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live in Boise, ID
2002
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Review by: Mason
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Published on September 27th 2002

Punk-O-Rama 2002, Now this is the first time Punk-O-Rama tour ever came through Boise but we were lucky we got it. Before I bought tickets and thought this should be the Pop punkorama but I bought tickets just because 1208 and Guttermouth put on a good live show. I got their and 1208 took the the stage.

When they took the stage they started the set with "Lies That Lie," a very good song. That got people moving around alot, but the moshing died down after 30 seconds. After that they played "Lightshow," which did the same thing, got people moving then they stopped shortly. Exactly after Lightshow they played my favorite song by 1208 "Retire." The pit lasted all through this song. Now 1208 really puts on a good show but they kinda just standed their like boards. They played a new song and said this was their last song. I was kinda pissed because 1208 only got a half hour set. But they closed their set with "Scared Away." After that Authority Zero started to set up.

I have never heard of Authority Zero but my friend in Portland said they sucked. I really didnt expect much from these guys but as soon as they came out they played "Passage In Time," This got the whole crowd jumping and moving around in the pit. I got in and stayed in through their whole set. I would put up more of a review on Authority Zero's part but I didnt know any of the songs. I thought Authority Zero was awsome live, they got the whole crowd into their set. I would recommend this band to anyone and everyone. Next up...GOB.

Now I heard 3 or 4 songs by GOB, and those songs were really poppy and couldn't get me into their music. They took over 45 minutes to set up. finally they started with "For the Moment." People went CRAZY, the pit was huge. They next played 2 new songs of their upcoming 3 song EP. The only song I could recognize after that was "I Hear You Calling." Their set was fun, and after the vocalist said Boise Idaho is fucking awsome a million times they played their last song and got off the stage. Now GOB may be signed to a huge label and been on tour with shitty bands before but their set was really rockin' but still not as good as I would expect. Next up Guttermouth...

I had only seen Guttermouth once in my life and it was at Warped 2001. They put on a rad set at Warped and I would expect no less than on the Punk-O-Rama tour. I quickly bought a Guttermouth shirt and made my way up the the front. After a half an hour of setting up Mark Adkins came out and made fun of Boise. This got the crowd riled up for their set. People started yelling "SELLOUTS!" right before the set and telling them not to play any new songs. I would have to take those peoples sides, the new Guttermouth album "Gusto" has some bad reviews from fans all around the world. They came out and opened up with "Gusto," their was a little movement but more booing than a moveable crowd. They next played "Shes got the Look." The whole crowd area turned into a pit. After shes got the look Mark talked to the crowd a little bit and got a tambourine bitch girl to play for them. My friend somehow was the lucky one to get up on stage first. Then they had little kids get up on taller peoples shoulders, then they played "Chicken Box," and all the smaller kids fought each other from the person's shoulders. It was quite funny because the pit hit some people with little kids, and the little kids fell down. After that Guttermouth played "Looking Out For #1," Don't get me wrong I'm sure the song is good to some people but I think it is somewhat slow and boring. During their set they played favorites like "1,2,3 Slam," "Secure Horizons," "Lipstick," and "I Won't See You In the Pit." Guttermouth then took fan requests, the first person said "Teri Yakimoto," my favorite Guttermouth song. But Guttermouth refused to play it which pissed a lot of fans off. But Guttermouth ended their set with "Perfect World." The moshing was AWSOME, the bands were good, and the tickets were only 6 dollars for the first week which was how much mine were. I dont think you could see a better concert for 6 bucks.

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Posted by waste_elite on 2002-10-03 23:23:31
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someone better tell all those punk bands to grow up then...

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 10:04 PM (EDT)
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shit, when you're 15 dressing up like a punk gets boring and stupid

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 10:00 AM (EDT)
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PUNK ROCK!

i dunno.. once youre older than 19 being a "punk" just seems sad. ("punk" meaning the whole dressing up to fit the "punk" fashion code)

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:46 AM (EDT)
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Amen to that.

All this "Old punks need to let it go and step aside" shit is very audacious. Why are they being told to move aside by people who aren't even punks? People need to leave them alone. They're keeping what little real punk scene we have left alive. The trendy shit comes and goes all the time. Even the big ass skate oriented pop trend right now will die, street punk was and always will be in the background the whole time, as the roots of real punk.

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:42 AM (EDT)
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"drug overdoses and lack of bathing.. theyre all dead"

That couldn't express more ignorance. those punks, a.k.a the real punks, still exist, are still doing that, and by god, are the only real punks left.

God bless 'em

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 11:33 PM (EDT)
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"
What ever happened to nothing but good old street punks pogo dancin and having a drunkin good time?
"

drug overdoses and lack of bathing.. theyre all dead

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 4:35 PM (EDT)
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Mosh pit in a punk show? That's what you get when people who don't know punk start touring calling themselves punk.

What ever happened to nothing but good old street punks pogo dancin and having a drunkin good time?

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 4:33 PM (EDT)
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If the tour wasn't a street punk tour, it shoulda been called pop-o-rama. Exactly what point in time did some kids look at the original punks and decide "yo, we like the word punk so that's what we'll call ourselves," while being absolutely nothing like the real punks of the time. Now that those kids have blown up into a nation wide trend, every one thinks that is punk and they even use their band's philosophies to defend themselves.

The word punk is used incorrectly too often today.

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 12:25 AM (EDT)
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You guys posting reviews from Boise boosting the bands are great. Some shithead wannabe anarchists whose cause is there cock and some vasoline don't have a right to bitch. If you thought that Guttermouth is a sellout then why did you idiots go? Oh thats right because you like there previous albums. You guys who complain probably don't even know punk rock that's probably why you were lucky to get the show as some one put it. I like all the other albums more than Gusto and think they could have done better but it doesn't mean they suck. Don't be so closed minded and if you are maybe you should turn down your eminmen cd and pay attention to the stupid reviews you type.

Milwaukee Guttermouth Fan

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 30, 2002 at 9:03 PM (EDT)
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Don't ever say that you have seen a mosh pit in a punk rock show...never

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 30, 2002 at 2:53 PM (EDT)
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The guys in 1208 can finally concentrate on 1208, now that 98 Mute broke up, they don't have to divert their energy into being in both bands.

I remember the great mixup in the studio.

"Bro, is that our song?"
"I don't know, it has palm mutes, and a redundant drum beat, some generic lyrics..."
"Lets flip for it. Heads, its 98 Mutes, Tails, its 1208"
"What if we just keep the song for both bands, and change the title? That way we won't play 98 Mute songs when we're on as 1208"
"Bro, awesome"
"Word is bond, broham"

wyzo

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 30, 2002 at 2:44 PM (EDT)
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you brag about moshing, a dirty dirty word.

You thought it was funny when little kids fell down. Then again, you like guttermouth, you still think being politically incorrect is still shocking after the 1000th time, and everyones gotten used to it.

I will fucking rape you. You son of a bitch idiot.

wyzo
or is it
--------WUSS ROCK EMO----------

....no its wyzo

Posted by CanadianPunkRawker on 2002-09-30 09:01:12
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It sure is funny how the crowd went nuts for gob and chanted "sellout" towards guttermouth, doesn't that seem wrong to anyone else?

Posted by punky on 2002-09-30 03:09:49
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Guttermouth still sucks

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 11:56 PM (EDT)
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i think grammer police rocks because he corrected grammer mistake that reviewer have made.

Posted by maverick on 2002-09-29 23:32:24
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I like how it wasn't just the "grammar police," it was the "fucking grammar police." That made me laugh.

-Scott

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 8:36 PM (EDT)
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hahaha grammer police is funny.

but yeah - i think this review was written by a 12 year old.

never back down - always stood up for your rights!

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 1:30 AM (EDT)
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In Edmonton we get Face To Face, Guttermouth, Moneen, Authority Zero, 1208, and the ridilin kids or some shit. I just don't know if 30 bucks is worth it to see moneen. The place it's happening at is a cheesey neon bowling alley place, where the security beats kids up for crowd surfing. Is 1 band really worth putting myself through all that?

Also, that review was terrible. My head hurts from reading it. Stop repeating things (Before I bought tickets... but I bought tickets. Authority zero took the stage... when they took the stage.)

Learn to use the word "their" . It's seriously the most common fuck up in the english language, but it shouldn't be.

"There" is the word you use when you're talking about a place (i.e. When we got there, some crappy ska band was about to play.)

They're is the contracted for of "they are"
"Their" is talking about a group of people.

Don't use "But" so many times. (But their set was really rockin' but still not as ...) Don't be afraid to end the sentance and start a new one with "However" or something of that nature.

Stop talking about the pit. Nobody cares. Pennywise had one of the biggest pits I've ever seen, but they still suck.

overall, a crappy review. That's what my rating is for, on account of the show not being here for a couple weeks.

-the fucking grammar police.

Posted by waste_elite on 2002-09-28 20:57:15
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wow

crappy tour

Posted by THAT_GUY on 2002-09-28 11:29:20
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Houston gets Nerf Herder,1208,Guttermouth,Authority Zero.We get GOB with NUFAN,Yellowcard,and the Eyeliners.They seem to fit in better with that lineup,but hey,that's my opinion.

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 12:58 AM (EDT)
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And Nerf Herder joins in at November or sometime much later in the tour.

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 12:58 AM (EDT)
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Dude my review got posted on fucking Epitaph, theres even a link to this from the epitaph site.

Posted by WussEmoRock on 2002-09-27 23:42:44
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I thought Nerf Herder was suppose to be on the tour??

*****Wuss-Emo-Rock*****

p.s. good review

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 27, 2002 at 11:05 PM (EDT)
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I should add, that Gob is not signed to a huge label. They're on Nettwerk, and though yes, they do have some bigger acts, they're really pretty minor league when you view their operation.

And it's true that they're distrubuted via a major in the US, that's just distribution.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 27, 2002 at 9:23 PM (EDT)
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Comic Book Guy says: "Worst Tour Line-Up Ever"

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 27, 2002 at 8:58 PM (EDT)
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they just standed there, I think you mean stood.

No way am I going to see this tour, especialy if gob is playing at the one here in vancouver because you knowe hte people that go to see gob play here are all fucking idiots.

Posted by evildeadalive on 2002-09-27 18:51:20
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Why must concerts be judged on mosh pits?

As far as this tour goes: no thanks.

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