I honestly can't think what "charms" California brings to the album other than the chance to exercise your finger on the skip track button. I suppose it does also bring the realisation that Dan is the Hawkins brother that got the talent.
> Fuck. Cocksucker. So I finally get around to buying HCTB
> at my local book/record store, and I decide to grab the
> one-disc / no bonus live CD deal and save myself $10.00 or
> so. Okay, great. Then I'm listening and I realize that
> "Like a Rose" has the F-word censored out of it. Fuck,
> that's bad. THEN it fucking hits me that "California
> Isn't Big Enough" isn't even on the fucking record! Argh!
> Now, neither of these things is that big an issue, in and
> of themselves. Neither track is a high point of the album
> (though each has its own charms that have grown on me to
> one degree or another), but... I absolutely detest this
> kind of censorship, and I hate that I've accidentally
> supported it. And seriously, if they have to put special
> labels on an album that HAS explicit lyrics, shouldn't
> they have to label them to let you know you're holding a
> censored product in your hands??? To let you know that
> there is another version out there with additional lyrics
> or even a whole 'nother song that you might want to buy
> instead??
>
> FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK Fuck fuck.
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