uumm, i went to the last show because i LIKE strungout. i had no intentions of going for the other bands but since i paid for the ticket i'd figure i'd give them a shot. i also never heard of them, so i did not know what kind of music they played.
i went to the skate and surf fest because my girlfriend wanted to, and i also gave the bands a listen to instead of just writing them off as thinking they're bad. i didn't like it.
its not like i go to the shows and piss on everyone else's parade, i stand and listen and don't bother anyone. there's a problem with that? so my opinions of bands differs from yours, :thumbs-up:, i don't care
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i also went to the yankee game today and i'm not a yankee fan. how is that different than going to a show as a fan of music thinking maybe i might hear something i like?
edit2 - i never bitched about what they do in the pit, i asked why they do it. they can literally kill each other for all i care.
i did go into this last show hoping to enjoy at least one of these other bands, but it was just the same stuff i don't like. oh well
and its not like i didn't enjoy myself and i was just standing around pissed off. even though i said that stuff asking about the mosh pits, i still like watching them do it.
the last show i went to was static x at the vanderbilt in early may. they were amazing. i love seeing them in small venues. they had two other bands with them, who i have never heard of before & their names totally escape me right now. they weren't too bad. but static x is so awesome to see live. i can just stand back with my eyes shut & move to the music.
next show is gonna be korn at the garden. but i like smaller venues way better.
came from seeing Coheed & Cambria, The Reunion Show, The Movielife, and Catch 22 at the World
first of all the world is a really cool place to see a punk show...its really small and all GA and everyone goes nuts. this is the first time i've been to a show there.
Coheed fucking ruled. they were miles better than anyone else there, but unfortunately as they are pretty unknown they played a really short set. they were amazing though, i want to see them again soon hopefully.
reunion show was awful...they are apparently a local long island band, but they just sounded terrible. it made me wish that they weren't on the bill and they gave that time to coheed.
Movielife was good, better than the last time i saw them. they weren't great, but they played a good show.
catch 22 was great, as always...the crowd went completely apeshit, one of the most ridiculous pits i've been in, the smallness of the crowd made it that much worse. they played a great set, one of the better ska bands out there.
Here's a short review of the Irving Plaza show I went to tonight:
The Alps - Eh, the singer had some gay dance moves that were kinda amusing
The Movielife - Suprisingly good, lots of fun live. I enjoyed them.
Taking Back Sunday - Stole the show, they proved to me why they are one of my favorite bands. The lead singer mustve stage-dived like 10 times and he gets everyone involved. Best performance of the night.
Midtown - Bleh, I enjoyed the water I was drinking though
Thursday - Debuted a new song, came out for an encore song, great as usual.
Weeee....I went to a show too. A little more reserved than the ones you guys went too.
It was at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Small, loud, intimate.
The Brought Low
God damn, these guys fuckin rock. They were the reason I went to the show, and they didn't dissapoint. They are a NYC band, so if you get a chance, check em out. They are in the "stoner rock" vein, but really they're just great rock.
Les Baton Rough
Wow did they suck. We left after the first song to sit in the bar. They are a bad 2000 knock off of late 70's early 80's punk. They just sucked my mother fuckin ass. And I actually like alot of punk.
The Warlocks
They were pretty good. Very thick. We only stayed for about half their set. They are kind of a cross between Velvet Underground, and a heavy Pink Floyd. They had 2 drummers (but they played the same part??? I dont know why) 2 guitars, and a bass. They could have done with 2 guitars, but they all played different distortion to give a really thick sound. They were pretty cool live, but I think they would suck on disc.
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