Gwar at the usual spot
Saturday night I went to see GWAR for the 3rd time in less than a year. Alot like an ICP show, I loved the 1st, but it's the 2nd that gets you hooked. This was easily the best show I've seen them do. This is also the most sloppy I've ever came out of one of their shows, and the last one was outside in pouring down rain produced from one of the 87 hurricanes to hit the southeast this year. That was still awesome though.
I have been thinking about my stance on music lately, and what even begins to excite me anymore. I'm jaded in the worst way. I feel like I've seen it all.. Everything from the Gin Blossoms sucking ass on stage to Ozzy doing 70 year old frog hops on stage and really being not good, to ICP throwing faygo (over 20 times I might add), to Oderus having a sword Fight with Arnold Schwartzenegger...and on and on and on. Here lately on my latest metal show kick, I've come to realize that just about every band sounds the same and does the same thing on stage. It's pretty boring to me. I get tired of screams and the "put your middle fingers up" and the circle pits. I think I just like to go to the shows to knock back a few beers and be with my friends. GWAR is still relatively new to because I didn't get to see them live for the 1st time until last year, but I wonder how long this is going to last. I mean, I will always love ICP but I've seen them so many times that I don't even think about the front that much anymore. When I was 17 or so I woulda ran over a charter bus to be at the barricade and act like a fool, but 9 years later it's not the same. I think seeing Gwar was a good thing to get me back into having fun, so I'll ride this out for awhile and see what happens. I stayed glued to the barricade the whole time Saturday night and it was the shit! I'm actually surprised I could still hold my own up there and not suffocate to death. That is one good thing about being older I guess. Throwing skinny youngins around isn't much of a problem.
I am too lazy to take pictures like I used to. I just feel like I'm keeping up with less when I don't have to worry about getting good pictures with a camera, BUT thanks to the GWAR community on myspace and this dude whose name I cannot remember hooked up LOTS of pictures, and I will totally rip him off and post a few. They are pretty damn good. I will caption these and try to explain to you why Gwar > your band.
Reason no.1
If your band doesn't have a dinosaur eating people on stage at all times, your band sucks.
Reason no.2
If your band is really not buff and still doesn't use black markers to trace out a six pack stomache and biceps, your band sucks.
If your band's bass player isn't from another galaxy and doesn't wear spiked shoulder pads, your band sucks.
If my freakishly not groomed sideburn is not pictured in a picture of your band preforming, your band sucks. (see, the big headed goofy guy completely turned the opposite direction for some reason)
I can't think of a cool caption. I just think Flattimus Maximus rocks.
and finally...
If I'm not completely covered in red colored water and fake blood...and have the neck of my favorite twiztid shirt stretched out large enough to go around my waste when your bands show is over, your band sucks!
Just call me a sucker for gimicks. I love this stuff! Good show, good times.
I have been thinking about my stance on music lately, and what even begins to excite me anymore. I'm jaded in the worst way. I feel like I've seen it all.. Everything from the Gin Blossoms sucking ass on stage to Ozzy doing 70 year old frog hops on stage and really being not good, to ICP throwing faygo (over 20 times I might add), to Oderus having a sword Fight with Arnold Schwartzenegger...and on and on and on. Here lately on my latest metal show kick, I've come to realize that just about every band sounds the same and does the same thing on stage. It's pretty boring to me. I get tired of screams and the "put your middle fingers up" and the circle pits. I think I just like to go to the shows to knock back a few beers and be with my friends. GWAR is still relatively new to because I didn't get to see them live for the 1st time until last year, but I wonder how long this is going to last. I mean, I will always love ICP but I've seen them so many times that I don't even think about the front that much anymore. When I was 17 or so I woulda ran over a charter bus to be at the barricade and act like a fool, but 9 years later it's not the same. I think seeing Gwar was a good thing to get me back into having fun, so I'll ride this out for awhile and see what happens. I stayed glued to the barricade the whole time Saturday night and it was the shit! I'm actually surprised I could still hold my own up there and not suffocate to death. That is one good thing about being older I guess. Throwing skinny youngins around isn't much of a problem.
I am too lazy to take pictures like I used to. I just feel like I'm keeping up with less when I don't have to worry about getting good pictures with a camera, BUT thanks to the GWAR community on myspace and this dude whose name I cannot remember hooked up LOTS of pictures, and I will totally rip him off and post a few. They are pretty damn good. I will caption these and try to explain to you why Gwar > your band.
Reason no.1
If your band doesn't have a dinosaur eating people on stage at all times, your band sucks.
Reason no.2
If your band is really not buff and still doesn't use black markers to trace out a six pack stomache and biceps, your band sucks.
If your band's bass player isn't from another galaxy and doesn't wear spiked shoulder pads, your band sucks.
If my freakishly not groomed sideburn is not pictured in a picture of your band preforming, your band sucks. (see, the big headed goofy guy completely turned the opposite direction for some reason)
I can't think of a cool caption. I just think Flattimus Maximus rocks.
and finally...
If I'm not completely covered in red colored water and fake blood...and have the neck of my favorite twiztid shirt stretched out large enough to go around my waste when your bands show is over, your band sucks!
Just call me a sucker for gimicks. I love this stuff! Good show, good times.