PxLxFx (pretty little flower)
this is an article i found online written by the guys from ANAL CUNT talking about the set they played with PxLxFx (pretty little flower) it tickled me. i never really knew the difference between crust and grind, cept one is more political than the other.
What is the line between crust and grind? Does it have to do with the speed or the rattle of the bass? Is it more to do with a guitar that either solos or doesn't solo? Are screeched vocals more prominant in one than the other? I, generally, think it has more to do with the amount of patches sewn on the other patches that make up the drummer's shorts; it seems the most objective of all distinguishing measures. Controversy solved I can proclaim freely the night opened with Houston's Pretty Little Flowers, who are hereby declared to be... a crust band.
The bass rumbles and rattles, and the guitar simply alternates between two or maybe three drop-d power chords that are distorted beyond recognition. The band provided two types of vocals that are best described as shriek and cookie monster. Sometimes when the vocalist alternates between the two it sounds like the singer is having an argument with himself and that makes me smile. A lot. This however wasn't really the crowd that smiles at shows. Maybe they're grind? No no no, it's crust. Definitely crust.
Although the band didn't get the audience moving (and lets face it, what opener ever does?), the hundred or so folks stood politely with arms folded and occasionally gave nods of approval or smatterings of applause in the very brief moment between PLF's songs. The highlight for me however occurred when the drummer was playing a different song (misreading the set list) than the rest of the band and it took the band half of the song before they realized it. I'm guessing the drummer can pretty much be on autopilot for most of his band's set. You know, just poke him with a stick when it's time for a breakdown or the grinding guitar to play alone (but not solo, definitely not solo).
P.S. Pretty Little Flowers, I'm pretty sure they were grind.
haahahahahahahahahahhaha!!!!
What is the line between crust and grind? Does it have to do with the speed or the rattle of the bass? Is it more to do with a guitar that either solos or doesn't solo? Are screeched vocals more prominant in one than the other? I, generally, think it has more to do with the amount of patches sewn on the other patches that make up the drummer's shorts; it seems the most objective of all distinguishing measures. Controversy solved I can proclaim freely the night opened with Houston's Pretty Little Flowers, who are hereby declared to be... a crust band.
The bass rumbles and rattles, and the guitar simply alternates between two or maybe three drop-d power chords that are distorted beyond recognition. The band provided two types of vocals that are best described as shriek and cookie monster. Sometimes when the vocalist alternates between the two it sounds like the singer is having an argument with himself and that makes me smile. A lot. This however wasn't really the crowd that smiles at shows. Maybe they're grind? No no no, it's crust. Definitely crust.
Although the band didn't get the audience moving (and lets face it, what opener ever does?), the hundred or so folks stood politely with arms folded and occasionally gave nods of approval or smatterings of applause in the very brief moment between PLF's songs. The highlight for me however occurred when the drummer was playing a different song (misreading the set list) than the rest of the band and it took the band half of the song before they realized it. I'm guessing the drummer can pretty much be on autopilot for most of his band's set. You know, just poke him with a stick when it's time for a breakdown or the grinding guitar to play alone (but not solo, definitely not solo).
P.S. Pretty Little Flowers, I'm pretty sure they were grind.
haahahahahahahahahahhaha!!!!