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Good Charlotte Raters I just think it is not fair how people rate Good Charlotte. They hear one or two songs which they have had and just totally judge them. I think if a person is going to judge a band i think they should listen 2 a few of their albums and then make an opinion. In my opinion they are not pop u can clearly see that from both of their albums if you listen to them all the way through. At the risk of having things thrown at me, I agree. Although Good Charlotte do tend to attract teeny boppers you could accidentally kill by stepping on them, does it really matter? I don't care what Good Charlotte are labelled as, I still really like them. Their new video 'Hold On' has made a lot of 'haters' look at them in a different light, so for that, Good Charlotte, we salute you! (Or at least some of us do) - Ed

To Be Or Not To Be (Melted) *clears throat* cheese- better when melted or not? discuss.... i say melted, mmmm stringy goodness!!! There are far too many cheeses in this world for me to pick a favourite, but I have to say that melted cheese is a food of the Gods! Unfortunately, one of my so-called friends once persuaded me go on a cheese bender, and ever since that night I haven't been able to look at cheddar in the same way. I hope this helps. - Ed

FFAF - Band Of The Month? You're kidding right, out of all the bands in the rock music world you choose this band of incoherent noise-mongers to be your band of the month. I mean please, after having to endure them three times in the past few weeks, seeing them support Maiden, I couldn't disagree more. And don't give the lame argument that they were the wrong band for Maiden's fans and that's why they didn't go down to well and all that crap, I've seen plenty of support bands booed incessantly by the fans but still play a blinding gig. Funeral for a Friend's songs have no structure what so ever beyond, melodic bit, screaming, other type of screaming, melody and if they can remember, another screaming bit. Their lyrics (the one's I can make out anyway) sound like they belong on an early Radiohead album and their music sounds like about 20 songs all mashed together into 3 minute bursts of EMO-wannabe bull-pats. I don't doubt their musicianship, some of their riffs appear to be very technical and I commend them for their live performance from a technical point of view, but they all seem to be mangled together without any thought. Why not choose a band of the month that isn't part of a flash-in-the-pan-its-cool-because-Kerrang!-said-so-sub-genre-of-a-sub-genre. Funeral for a Friend will take the predictable route of many other bands of this type, enjoy moderate success in Britain and Europe for about 12 - 18 months, release a second album to little or no interest because the Kerrang-Crowd have a new flavour of the week to worship and disintegrate into nothing. Best case scenario, a few hangers on go see them on their second established tour, then they disintegrate into nothing. Funeral of a Friend are way too fashionable for their own good, this has given them their success, it will also rob them of it. Rant Over Gaz, Sheffield Ok that rant was obviously well thought out so well done and I'll leave it for other people to reply...what do you think? FFAF: incoherent noise-mongers or not? Who cares, I just love that phrase - Ed.

Incoherent Noise-Mongers Unite Yes I agree that FFAF are incoherant noise-mongers! I thought I was the only one who had noticed how shite they are! Woo, I'm not alone! Charlotte, Rock Pulse Does ANYONE like them? - Ed.

FFAF Fan I just wanna say that I'm not a FFAF hater and I do like their music because its different to most bands out there, I like the fact they scream on it. Does anyone agree with me here? We have a difference of opinion, finally! Anyone else? - Ed.

FFAF "can't pull it off" I’m not a hater of FFAF but I’m definitely not a fan. I can listen to music which involves screaming of some sort but in this case I agree, FFAF are incoherant noise-mongers. I don’t think they are anything special and are similar to many other bands at a similar stage in the industry. Emo/emo-core (whatever bands are labelled these days), I think the combination of styles FFAF are attempting has the prospect of being a good idea but they can’t pull it off. However they have been successful this year, someone must like them! This could go on for a while...they have been very successful this year so I imagine quite a few people must like them - Ed.

Tiredness + Screaming = Not Good I'm glad im not the only one to not like ffaf too.. i went with jess to the interview, and while they are nice guys, i was pretty tired and hadnt heard anything of theirs before. And screaming when tired is not good. I wouldnt say i hate them, simply because i cant remember much at all, but at the time i didnt really like it. I would have been happy to curl up n go to sleep if it hadnt been for all the beer and sick on the floor... arnt shows the best! X Suzi X Beer...if anyone has been to a gig and NOT had beer thrown over them I'd like to know so I can see what I'm doing wrong. - Ed.

All Hail Blink and their Ditteys I would just like to say, i got the new blink 182 album "blink 182" for my birthday and i have listened to it and what i heard i liked! I like the fact that its been recorded all over the place and over a while. And i can't wait till february, block 114 row H !!!!! woo!!!!! X Suzi X p.s. I love the blink site. I could spend hours just playing with those little ditteys at the top of the page... Bands always seem to get more 'mature' as they release new albums...one day Blink are going to get sick of it and start singing about raping dogs again. Possibly... - Ed.

Never Heard Of Them? I think Never Heard Of It should get signed, they are an awesome band and they are reli nice people in general, whoop whoop, hope they tour UK often after february. ~julz~ If anyone didn't know, Never Heard Of It will be supporting [Spunge] along with Graveltrap in February. Details can be found in the Gig Info section - Ed.

NHOI Mania Hey, im new to this site, and i just wanted to add on to the NHOI letter. The guys form such a dudey band, and are soooo great live, i saw them in october, and omg, am i glad i came across them! i think it would be really worth checking them out if u havent already heard of them (-hahaha never heard of it, not heard of them, ok thats sooooooooo not funny!) check out their site, they are coming back to the uk in february, if u can, check them out! yey!! byede bye kaylie p xoxo I wonder how many people will be going to the Spunge gigs to actually see Spunge...- Ed.

Blink 182 - Disgrace? I personally am a huge Blink 182 fan but there are people out there who say they aren't punk and are a disgrace to music. They say their lyrics are all about girls and it has no meaning. I dont really know where this letter is going so.... I dunno. Yeah! I see your point. Actually, no I don't, but Happy New Year - Ed.

SATS and yet more Cheese I was reading this weeks column by Kirsty, and as ever it was very entertaining and made me think. I agree 100% that teachers put too much pressure on students in the SATS examinations. Teachers tell you over and over from years 7-9 that the SATS are incredibly important. However teachers 'forget' to tell you that the SATS are put in place to test the national average of students at that age and also to test the quality of teaching to put on league tables, which every school has. Teachers place their pressure from the SATS on to the students they teach. P.S Spreadable cheese rocks! I agree, the first important exams you take are your GCSEs, so you may as well just see the SATS as a chance to practise exam procedure. If you're in years 7, 8 or 9, enjoy them because, unfortunately, the years afterwards are filled with a lot of work - Ed.

GC - The Great Debate I would like to welcome the newest member of Rock Pulse, Gina. It’s good to see another member of the Rock Pulse team who is obviously enthusiastic about writing, and anyone who is a NHOI fan can’t be bad either. I was just reading the latest article concerning Good Charlotte and my opinion on this matter is that I do not have anything against Good Charlotte, nor do I label them sellouts. I am aware they did not mean to become such a great success in such a short period of time and that it is not their fault they have younger fans. However, the release of 5 singles did not help matters. I feel this is far too many singles to release for an album and can be seen as many as a way of receiving great amounts of exposure and money. Another problem I feel Good Charlotte could have prevented was telling English fans at an English concert they did not like England that much, and on that occasion didn’t appear to want to be on stage, but this seemed to change in their latest tour in the UK which received good reviews. Perhaps Good Charlottes’ huge fame is short term and will end in the near future. Who knows? I don't like using the term 'sell-outs'...most bands don't make a lot of money so if I was in a band and had the opportunity to make some extra cash, I'd definitely take it! - Ed.