No Kill No Beep Beep

Q and Not U | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dischord
• ASIN: B00004ZDZ4
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Quirk-ass posturing matched with infectious D.C. backbeat and overly catchy singsong/shoutfests comes together as one of the best aggressive indie pop albums to see the light of day in many years. Q & Not U offer a take on the classic D.C. sound by bending its rules a bit, making things more infectious and fun to listen to than the Dischord world is used to. Their minor melodies and to-the-throat rhythmic drive, matched with an aesthetic sense that offers no clich , offer more replay value than many of this band's peers, such as the other 2000-era Dischord addition, Faraquet. Shows are know to turn to dance parties in quite a hurry. Buy this for the enjoyment of technical spazz pop that few can produce with such tact. ~ Blake Butler, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dischord still bringing punk innovation, December 12, 2003

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Stephen Atkins (St. Petersburg, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Kill No Beep Beep (Audio CD)

Although there are endless comparrisons to Fugazi, Q & Not U are altogether a different band. These guys are moody yet highly energetic. They seemlessly splice together musical patterns in such a way that keeps the listener engaged. Above and beyond labels like "Pop-punk" or "Emo-punk" these guys play a musically mature yet delightfully naive take on traditional punk stylings. With an amazing live show to back it up, Q & Not U are redifining melody-driven punk music as we know it. Their lyrics are thoughtful and challenging without being too preachy. Although many of the tracks are highly dancable (as if that's a bad thing) don't take this to be another superficial pop album. Much of it is in what could be refered to as a "Math Rock" kind of style. With drum beats and synthesizers combined in a methodical yet fluid and organic fashion. This record is chock-ful of heartfelt emotion and genuine talent. Sure, they're no Fugazi, but that might not be as terrible as people think.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why I don't like where they're headed, August 13, 2004

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jersey barrier (fairview heights, ill.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Kill No Beep Beep (Audio CD)

Well, despite songs 7-9 being a little more fleeting and fast-forwardable, this record is a beautiful anomaly. And the fact is I really can't understand where all the Fugazi comparisons come in to the picture; Q And Not U, while recorded by the venerable team of MacKaye/Zientara, lay down their OWN surrealist groundwork. How the guitars seem to claw each other for which gets more of the glory and attention, how you aren't sharply implored to lock the lyrical jigsaw pieces in to a puzzle that makes the best sense, how Davis' and Klahr's voices provide such a great 'Jeckyl and Hyde' ambiance to the whole thing--"No Kill No Beep Beep" is a striking off-ramp from whatever associations others may hand to it on the proverbial silver platter. Q And Not U are the Hunter S. Thompson of punk. The Jello Biafras and the Henry Millers can battle it out on their own time. Insignificant flaws aside, this is a very commendable debut.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perhaps the greatest indie band ever, April 6, 2004

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spindizzler (Goose Creek) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Kill No Beep Beep (Audio CD)

well thats rephrase that they are the greatest art punk band ever i believe they exceed the Indie label and deserve their own "genre" .... these guys are the friggin shizzie....everything is so awesome. When you listen to this album please do more than that... Feel it live it love it. this is perhaps some of the deepest music ever written and recorded. Good Gravy i cant express how good these guys are its absoluteley amazing