http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones Sorry Megan, but I gotta disagree with you. The Loved Ones were the black sheep of the Block Party this year, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but unfortunately they were also the worst band I saw all weekend. I'd... Copyright 2008 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:51:48 -0800 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:38:30 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss My thoughts during the show went something like, "I wonder how many of my friends will continue speaking to me if I tell them how much fun I had a pop punk show?"

]]> Brittney http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083373 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083373 Block Party Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:50:13 -0800 I saw that band for the first time yesterday, too. Lit and blink-182? Why do you even write for a music blog?

]]> Nick http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083386 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083386 Block Party Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:11:40 -0800 Jeff Kirby writes for a music blog because he's smart and funny and has really good taste in music. And The Loved Ones were very good at what they do, which is something really fucking annoying by now (and always was, in my opinion).

]]> Chris Estey http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083603 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083603 Block Party Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:32:01 -0800 yeah 3, "Great Taste"? pfft. thats why he was all over The Swords poseur asses and dissed Slough Feg.

]]> i dont remember them from MTV http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083913 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1083913 Block Party Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:16:05 -0800 Just for the record, The Loved Ones drove all night to get to Seattle after their van broke down outside the twin cities. All so they could play for 30 mins on equipment they had borrowed from tourmates The Hold Steady. Now I know liking punk rock (especially "pop-punk", or any punk band that can carry a melody) in Seattle is the musical equivalent of a hate crime... but give these guys some credit- They played their asses off and the crowd loved it. To lump them in with Lit & Blink 182 is lame and inaccurate, and makes me wonder if Jeff actually set foot inside the King Cobra

]]> Peter http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1084050 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1084050 Block Party Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:23:01 -0800 Wow, they did have an amazing amount of energy and great vibes for so much they went through to get there and play. It wasn't my thing but like Jeff says the audience really enjoyed it and thanks for reminding me not to take the hard efforts of the touring band so lightly, Peter. It's hard work and they certainly didn't make it look like it at all. (And I love punk, and melodic punk, BTW, as do a lot of Seattle people.)

]]> Chris Estey http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1084193 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/re_the_loved_ones#c1084193 Block Party Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:38:30 -0800