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Published on May 9th 2003
"I know we suck, but we're better than your band," said Jay Bentley. Humor, something I didn't expect from Bad Religion, a normally serious band. That's not to say that they didn't deliver some seriously good music. "Kyoto Now" kicked things off well, shortly followed by "American Jesus." Other highlights included: "Modern Man", "No Control", "Suffer", and "We're Only Gonna Die." After pounding through song after song for an hour and a half, Bad Religion returned to the stage, after the usual "we don't do encores" to play "Infected", and "Fuck Armageddon, This is Hell." I would have been quite happy to end the night on that note, however, the band had something else in mind. "Sorrow." I know I should have seen it coming, but I was disappointed none the less that they chose to end their set with what I regard as one of their weaker songs. It's simply too hard to top "Fuck Armageddon" for a closer, but they tried none the less. All in all, an excellent performance by one of the greatest punk bands. Even though from the balcony where I stood, Greg Graffin's receding hair-line made him look like an old man. But that fucker can still sing. "We've got all kinds here: straightedge, hardcore, skins... emo, whatever the fuck you call yourself, we're all just punks." "Oh yeah, and fuck emo." That was the Casualties contribution to the night's humor. If havn't heard the Casualties before, the words, "loud", and "fast" would best describe their brand of punk. They've got energy, and that oh so wonderful "fuck you" attitude. I have never seen a band flip off the crowd as many times as they did. The Singer's middle finger was almost constantly reaching out to the crowd. On the downside, it was hard to distinguish between songs. The songs could have all had the same chord progression, and no one would have known, or cared for that matter. An interesting side note: Casualties fans are potheads. The instant they took the stage, joints lit up all over the room, and now my clothes are drenched with the odor of burning hemp. The opening band, Hot Potty, was so bad, it's funny. Think weezerish power pop, with cheese metal riffs thrown in every once in a while. Actually, I take that back, I shouldn't insult weezer by comparing them to this shitty, shitty band. It's not that I don't have an appreciation for their style, but sometimes bands flat out suck. This one of those times. I'm no fan of sparta, but I would much rather had sparta continue on this leg of the tour than these fucktards. And who the fuck names their band "Hot Potty?" Are these guys still in seventh grade? Again, that comparison is unfair, as most seventh grade bands have a little more creativity than Hot Potty. And who the fuck would buy a tee shirt that says "Hot Potty?" Let's pick on jr high kids for a moment again. I can picture some 12 or 13 year old kid buying a hot potty shirt out of sheer ignorance, then wearing it to school and being ridiculed by all their punk-as-fuck friends.
In the end, it was well worth the money to see Bad Religion, and the
Casualties were a nice bonus. Hell, I even had fun mocking Hot Potty.
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p.s. i'd rather be gay then anything like you internet losers P.S. I fucking hate people who are overly happy. Has nothing to do with sexual orientation. "gay" means, anybody who is overly flamboyant or happy, whether they be hetero or homo. I can't be blamed for society's bastardization of the word. Gay: You were just making a statement? You implied that Jeremy was gay through that statement. There is nothing in any of his posts to suggest that he is homosexual, let alone that he is insecure about his sexuality. what exactly is this terribly thoughtful "statement" based on? Calling somebody gay doesn't make you homophobic. Don't be so close minded. I have no problem with gay people. I was just making a statement. Hot Potty is Brooks Wackerman's (BR/ex-Vandals/ex-Suicidal Tendencies drummer) band. Well, you abviously don't have any insecurities about being homophobic. You're broadcasting it all over the internet. I think Jeremy is having insecurities dealing with his being gay. The kid basically walked up to Bentley and called him a sellout(not directly, but it was certainly implied). What should Jay have done? Patted the kid on the head, given his money back, and discarded the band's tour bus in favor of a shitty van? i dont know man, i really dont see how the bad religion bass player could really take offence to that statement. And to get up in the kids face, thats just plain dickin. But, i still like em, or atleast there older stuff! Ok, if I'm a member of a band thats been around over 20 years and has worked hard to get where they are, and some snotty kid comes up to me and starts talking shit, I'm going to get mad too. I wish Bentley would've knocked your ass out, maybe you'd wake up with some common sense. guy below me: is he taking it right by getting in his face after he told him he took it wrong? this jeremy fellow said "it must be nice to be able to charge $25 a ticket and have a sold out show", so the guy theatend to fight him? is that the right thing? no. is jeremy an idiot for saying that? i dont think so. are you a flaming mountain of fag and retarded loser cumshot for calling him one? i'll answer that when i care, bastardwhore. Jeremy: He "took it wrong"? How could he have taken it "right"? By handing you a 50 dollar bill? You are, and remain, an idiot. I don't care if the Casualties make their own clothes, or their own fucking wine, they still suck. a bit off topic... but i read back to where people were calling the casualties mall punks. Thats fucking hilarious. Especially since they have lived in New York City for years (their whole lives for most of them), and if any of you hicks have ever stepped foot into NYC, you'd know that there are no malls there. And even so... a mall punk is someone who listens to media drenched popular punk music... even if that music is actually punk {{Cough..NOFX..Cough}}. The casualties listen to old school. I dont see anything that makes them mall punks. They make their own clothes, they dont buy them in fucking hot topic. But then again why am i wasting my breath cause i think most of the people who go here listen to emo and pop-punk anyway. SO fuck you anyway. I'm 17, and straight up emo. juliana theory all the way baby. Jeremy was an idiot, and he didn't have any reason to say something so stupid. But a forty year old trying to start a fight with some dumb 15 year old is ridiculous. The guy sounds like he's as dumb as the person he wants to fight. You started shit with HIM, you moron. Please fucking die. wow, you guys really put it into perspective there. wait, no, you guys just made yourselves sound very crude and useless. I'm sorry if the idea of an asshole starting shit with me over ticket prices isnt a big deal to you, but when it comes down to it, all i said was "it must be nice to be able to travel from one sold out show to another and have each kid there worth 25 bucks." One more Jeremy comment - everyone fucking knows you're not gonna sell a damn thing of BR's. You might tell us you will, you might tell your friends you are, but when it comes down to it, you're gonna sit in your room by yourself and listen to the records, because you know they're good or else you wouldn't have gone to the show. So don't come on here and act hard or talk like you're one badass kid who has his ideals straight and puts his beliefs ahead of everything. You don't. And everyone knows it. The Casualties aren't Oi, but they sure do suck. Quit saying the Casualties are Oi!... It's just bull shit. I love Oi! and can tell you it doesn't sound anything like them. They are just hardcore crap, nonetheless, but I don't think half of the people that bash them has ever heard them. I know for sure that 100% who consider them Oi have never heard Oi! Jeremy: You win the idiot-of-the-week award. WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO ACCOMPLISH by going up and talking shit to Jay Bentley (I noticed you didn't mention his name, since you don't even know it). Did you think he would sit there, nod and then say, "You know what, you're right! How horribly selfish of me to travel the country and play punk rock for kids that love my band. I'm an ass. Here's your money back. I apologize. Oh, by they way, feel free to have sex with my wife!" Idiot. I also agree with Jay. $25 is not a lot to charge for a band that has been playing together for over 20 years. Get over it. And what the shit did you expect him to say to you anyways? Obviously he's gonna get a little pissed off, you think just cause your some 17 year old piece of shit he should just take it? Maybe one day you'll want to make a little more than minimum wage too. wow, i just went to this show in little old grand junction colorado. hmm, the casualties were pretty terrible while bad religion was pretty good.....until i talked to the biggest stuck up wannabe rock star in the world, the fucking BASS player for Bad religion. oi oi oi, there. i wrote a cusualties song. the backwards episode of seinfeld owned. ha, spraypainted timberlands! who would have thought!!!! i forth that, and second that I third that... it was nearly as bad as the name Hot Potty. yeah i second that.. that was bad for holy douglas's pathetic attempt at humor. Bad Religion?! Bad religion?! -BR is hillarious. They played at warp tour once in dressed like Jesus and the Easter Bunny. Oh and go easy on the reviewer shit. There's been worse than that up here. At least its more than a paragraph. never "heard" the casualties. not "heard of"... i've heard of them. they're terrible poseur crap. There were these pieces of shit staff people that keep pushing me behind those windows that go by the ramps back to the lobby. This guy is like "you can't block the isle". I lean back to look at what I'm blocking. Its a 4 foot isle separating one half of the balcony from the other, and I'm hugging the wall anyway. He's like "you can find a seat in the upper balcony".. so, I say "are you fucking kidding me?".. they're all worried that kids are gonna die if one fat guy blocks 1/8th of the exit. Not look I wouldn't move to accomadate a rushing crowd being chased by a trail of fire. I was totally gonna hit the guy, but he woulda kicked me out. So, I was forced to watch bad religion through a little window from a fucked up angle. I've never heard of the casualties, but I'm familiar with all the poseurs that love them. I gave em a chance, but every song sounded the same, and their GAP issued punk clothes were pissing me off. But, I guess not everybody can wear plaid golf pants like greg graffin. i saw BR there when they played with Ignite a couple years ago, and the sound was a lot better. Its not just the theatre (which is admittedly very shitty), but somebody doesn't know how to set up greg's mic levels. He sounded muffled and out of key the whole time, due to it not being leveled right. Hotty Potty was a disgrace. He was doing that retarded promise ring prancing bullshit. bad religion played good though. i kinda wish they'd play their remake of "generator" like they did at warped tour this year (they have a more advanced version of the improv they did on tested, that starts of kinda jazzy and such). They played all their songs straight, without really changing anything. Though they did do some weird shit to "do what you want", but I couldn't really tell what it was in that place. i thought it was funny that they stopped to talk for a while. They talked about how they hate the moore and aren't ever coming back. the mics were all shitty, so it was a constant struggle to translate what they were saying back to english. it was a lot of fun being in a contortionists position, pinned against a way, kinking my neck to see through the part of the window not ocuppied by a person in order to see bad religion. it was one of the worst concert experiences i've ever had. though it was my 4th time seeing them, so I guess its good to let other people have a chance. dude, the casualties aren't punk Well, at least the opener in Seattle wasn't the band that Avril Lavigne's old bass player started like it was in edmonton. But the other two bands more than made up for that, as they did put on a great show. crappy review, enough said, next please!!!! I know this isnt a review... but i hate how people can be one sided... everyones either like "I hate the casualties, they suck, they molest children and they are mall punks," or like "The casualties rule they are the best if you dont like them you suck." Not that everyones like that, but for the most part, and those arent direct quotes- i pulled those pretty much outta my ass. Anyway, the point is that like, dont be so extreme. Like the casualties are one of my all time favorite bands, but i agree that their lyrics are pretty stupid, and somewhat fake. But i also think that its stupid to say "they spend too much time on their hair." Well they can do whatever the fuck they want, its not like its a fashion statement. Its not like you cant be in the casualties if you dont have a mohawk. I dunno i think its just stupid that everyone either hates or loves them. I mean its fucking punk rock, dont expect anything amazing, and dont obsess over it when its good. Just listen to it, thats what its there for, not so you can pick at the good and the bad. Jesus its not that big of a deal. This score is for the Casualties. Bad Religion were one of the best sets I watched last year. I wanted to go to this show until I found out it was at The Moore. I hate that fucking place. I vow to never go back there again. What a terrible fucking review. You ought to be ashamed. you dumbasses obviously dont know who hot potty is, Its brooks wackerman the drummer from bad religion, and tyler from pulleys side project. bad religion has always been a funny band. jay can be hilarious on stage. just cuz their music is serious doesn't men they aren't casualties are fun to watch but theyre kinda dickheads... I like the backwards review. Reminds me of that weird episode of Seinfeld..... dude i dont know hot potty and i dont care really, although i think brooks is the drummer in it too. i would like to second the fact that the casualties suck and are total mall punks who shout "oi" and "punx" over and over. although i highly doubt theyre child molestors. if you can back that up, than more power to you. but if you cant, take your slander somewhere else. I hope you're kidding, because unless you got something to back that up with, you're a Grade-A douchebag. The Casualties spend more time on their mall punk hair than they've ever spent writing a song or being "punk rock". |
