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Push the destruct button on this sad monkey

Bleh | NY | 07/05/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"UNREAL! NOT TO BE BELIEVED! IMPOSSIBLE! However, it's true; this cd is such utter CRAP that it defies explanation.



Their "Pushmonkey" cd is, without a doubt, INCREDIBLE. After very little thought, in fact, that is the ONE cd I would choose if I had to pick just one to listen to for the rest of my life. So incredibly moody, and melodic, and powerful, and rocking, and mellow; hits all the bases. "El Crappy", however, CANNOT possibly even be the same band, and yet, after looking into it, it is! Incredible.



These songs SUCK, period. "Nu-Metal Rap-Rock" NOISE!!! What the Hell is wrong with these guys? Didn't they realize that they had an INCREDIBLY unique and AWESOME sound going? Didn't they realize that the listening audience was BOUND to "catch up" to them? Too impatient? Wanted to "cash-in" on the "new wave" of crap rock, guys? Shame on you!!!



Listen, people: DON'T even THINK about buying this crap; even the people who reviewed this recently and said they liked it had to admit that "it had to grow on them", and "at first they had to agree with the bad reviews", etc; what does that tell you? Doesn't sound like an overwhelming endorsement, does it, when even its SUPPORTERS have to make "disclaimers" about it. I should NOT even THINK about listening to their new cd; I should ban them forever for putting out such COMMERCIAL HORSECRAP like this; idiots!!!



This must be the most INCREDIBLE turn for the worse in the history of music; these guys should be FLOGGED for intentionally turning away from the synergystic-genius they found and created just so they could try and "make a buck"; traitors to art and integrity! Don't support this crap; don't buy it; DON'T!!!!!!!"

Pushmonkey Falls from the Tree

hewman | Columbus, OH United States | 03/17/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Pushmonkey's first CD was AWESOME; honestly one of the best ones out there, period. ... This new CD, however, is just such a disappointment that I can hardly believe it, unfortunately. I believe the band was listening to too much of "today's rock" before writing these songs, and the music has definitely regressed. Please note that most of the "5 star" reviews here on Amazon were written by people from Texas; perhaps it is no mere coincidence that the band is from TX as well? DEFINITELY listen to the songs before buying this CD; if you are hoping for a music experience similar to that of their first CD (or are hoping they may have even gotten BETTER, somehow) you will almost certainly be disappointed with this effort. I hope these guys can turn their backs to the current trends and get back to their incredibly original and melodic rock music."

Trying to be everything...End up with nothing

Johnny Z. Gonzalez | 07/16/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This deserves a negative rating. I haven't seen this band live in about 3 years because it is obvious they are more concerned with being "rock stars" than writing and performing the music that made 'Maize', the EP, and half of 'Pushmonkey' great. If you loved their self-titled album go buy 'Maize' which is thankfully getting re-released. The thing that upsets me the most about this band is that they used to play a bunch of awesome songs live that never made it on 'Pushmonkey'. I figured that maybe they were holding those tunes back for this release but it seems that they've decided to join the ranks of every nu-metal act out there instead. Oh well, at least we get a live recording of "Rednose" on the re-release of 'Maize'.



Please don't buy El Bitche. You'd only be encouraging them to make more garbage like this."