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Orlandofest 2003

live in Orlando (2003)
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Contributed by: Kevin11
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Published on June 24th 2003

Orlandofest! The most anticipated thing of the year for me! The highlight of this fest was for sure the fact that i got to interview my favorite band, Against Me! but i'll get to that later, Orlandofest was full of surprisingly great bands who made the fest one of the best i've ever been to.

Ok, lets make a few things clear: I only saw only a few bands on friday, i will review only those , i saw almost all of the bands saturday, so while you'll get the big picture of the fest, you won't here much about friday...I missed the following bands: xbxrx,Majority Rule, plastic mastery,Carrie Nations, blue eyed boy mister death,The Holy Mountain, Cowboys Became Folk Heroes ,a game of you...WRITE YOUR OWN REVIEW OF THEM BELOW.

There were alot more people than I expected here, i expected maybe a hundred, but a few hundred kids showed up with intent to rock. onto the bands

Alright, Baby Dracula was one of the surprises of the fest for me, Goth Surf punk from South Florida, having almost a garage Misfits sound, these kids put on a good show, they handed out free demos which I picked up and enjoyed very much...woo!

Skip a few hours till my return, when I saw Kite Flying Society, these local hardcore kids also put on a great show! With the rain pouring down on the kids, they played a melodic blend of complex guitars mixed with some metal vocals which made for a super set.

Airoes was next, from the start, they made me think of Blankwave Arcade-era Faint, more rock driven than techno driven, however very danceable...and the kids danced. I don't mean hardcore dance...I mean MTV spring break dace. It was cool though...thumbs up to these guys too.

The K10 propspect was next, and i didn't really know what to think of these guys, they were on tour with the Carrie Nations and i guess had some energy...the crowd liked them somewhat...i'm not sure about em though. Their live set was not enough to judge on I guess.

End night 1...for me.

The next day, I was going to interview Against Me! around three, however the AM! van broke down, so unfortunately plans were delayed. I arrived at like 7, when Closed Casket Diary was playing, the crowd was dead for this except the last song, i'm not sure why, everyone knew the words, it was probably a cover and i'm just not scene enough, so no one told me. They put on an OK show.

If my memory serves me correctly, The South played next, just fast punk, it was ok I suppose, by the book type stuff not too many chances being taken.

From here on out, I dont know what order the bands are in, i just know i saw them, don't fret if they are out of order.

With rain as the backdrop, Reactionary 3 took the stage (ACTUALLY, there was no stage) these guys rocked pretty hard, i was not too familiar with these guys other than they were on No Idea (my favorite label) they played fast punk too, Against Me! enjoyed them too, as they stated in the interview. Thumbs up.

I don't remember I Would Set Myself On Fire For You, sorry...the name sucks though.

Kodan Armada was next, boy, they fucking rocked it, to my surprise the crowd went off with this band, which came to a surprise to me. I really wasnt going to watch this band, but as soon as they started, the kids were all screaming "TICK TOCK!" over and over, which caught my attention, unfortunetly, i couldn't get a very good view since there was no stage, but I could for sure see the energy put forth by these guys, best non-Against Me! band of the fest, I bought a cd from them, which i absolutely love, these guys were so fucking good. 2 members started crying after the set...i'm not here to judge that sorta thing.

Dispensing False Halos played next, didnt see them cuz I was interviewing Against Me!, but they sounded metal.

I don't remember Revenge Therapy either. Sorry.

Books on tape played, fucking weird. Techno, just a dude with a mixer, this shit was fucked, it was cool...I guess...thumbs sideways.

Abe Froman played, they were great as well, aside from having an awesome name. A girl singer, however their live show saw resemblences to Against Me!, the crowd loved these guys too. thumbs up.

Next up was Kylesa...uh, Metal...I didnt like these guys. I'm not sure what else to say.

Unfortunately, due to rain, there were not as many people there for AM! as there should have been, maybe a few hundred, but perfect weather would have produced an insane number.

AM! set up and Tom said "Hey we're Against Me! from Gainesville" which was greeted with thunderous applause, the blasted right into a new song, i'm not sure what it was called, but it was great! After that, another new song that was called "Mutiny on the electronic bay". After that, yet another new song...the best new one they played i think. Without pause, after the 3rd new one, Warren started the drumbeat of "Pints Of Guiness Make You Strong" which was gratly cheered by the crowd. The crowd knew every fucking word and it rocked. Tom's vocals were just drowned out in the sea of chanting "Hey, just like James i'll be drinking Irish tonight!" and other such notable lyrics, which were screamed by the crowd.

That's when it all came crashing down, Nelson, the man who put this all together came over to Tom to tell him to wrap it up (it was 1:15 AM). He told him to play 2 more, however, the Rollins security guard had different ideas, he called the cops and made everyone leave, after a few minutes of the crowd pleading for one more, everyone left, passing by 11 cop cars as they left. Fuck that shit man.

Anywho, it was a great weekend that i'm sure will be as great next year! I only wish Against Me! could have played more...but 4 songs is still great in my book...plus the new songs are amazing. Great bands, great atmosphere, great fest.

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Anonymous (July 9, 2003)

Everyone calm down, this was a good review.

Anonymous (June 29, 2003)

" The K10 propspect was next, and i didn't really know what to think of these guys, they were on tour with the Carrie Nations and i guess had some energy...the crowd liked them somewhat...i'm not sure about em though. Their live set was not enough to judge on I guess."

but what did they *sound* like?

you are so suck, kevin11

Anonymous (June 28, 2003)

you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. maybe you should actually fucking listen to the bands before you see them.

Anonymous (June 27, 2003)

I give this review a one because i found it totally unobjective and while it is good for a review to have some of the reviewers opinion involved in an explantion it shouldnt be limited to "they play metal i dont like it" or to describe something as "the best non-against me band" I dont mean to bad mouth kevin11 in anyway, if thats way he wants to write a review then more power to him, but its not really helpful, i didnt walk away with an understanding of any band you mentioned that i hadn't already heard. To me when writing a review it shouldnt be just to praise what you like a disregard what you dont like, you should keep in mind that not everyone that reads your review likes what you likes or feels the way you do or see things the way youare and chances are they are reading a review to get an understanding of something they have not heard. My advice would be that if you are gonna do more reviews , specificaly reviews of fest type shows that have many stlyes of bands, that you attempt to step out of your own shoes a bit to give a more abjective opinion and maybe go into at least some detail on a bands sound.

Anonymous (June 26, 2003)

To the person who said that the times were posted on the orlando fest webstie: The times were majorly fucked up, and so was the band order.

Yellowtrash (June 25, 2003)

Wow Kevin, you need to listen to the bands before you go to their show.

Anonymous (June 25, 2003)

Hey Kevin, don't worry about the people who are talking shit. Most of them wouldn't have the balls to submit a review anyway.

evildeadalive (June 25, 2003)

Yeah, I thought the Hulk was pretty wicked good too. What was bad about the ending?

Anonymous (June 25, 2003)

If you can't remember anything about half the bands and don't have anything interesting to say about the other half. hmmmm. Maybe you should take some notes next time. You might remember more about what happened at the show.

Anonymous (June 25, 2003)

Mmm... I have The South's "Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!" and like them or not, it is anything but by the book fast punk.

if you are going to write a review about bands most people will not have heard of, it would be nice to actually take some time to at least make an attempt at integrity. i mean, the schedule was posted on orlandofest's website...

-boldredletters

Anonymous (June 25, 2003)

I just saw The South in Menomonee Falls, WI. They really suck, I'm sorry. Against Me!, however, is fucking amazing.

-FlabbyG

lieutenant (June 24, 2003)

But man, to enter a tangent I must add that the Hulk was simply SPECTACULAR. No better justice could have been done for this tragic hero, and Ang Lee is my god.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

yeah, you guys are correct. Redline is the best band ever.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

*of

-ignorant cretin

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

the ending ot the hulk was bad

-ignorant d

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

Hulk analogy = funny ass shit!

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

Were u trying to make us jealous by saying you were going to review against me! like over and over again, you're so cool

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

good review

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

me just watched mtv. it was kewl!

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

This score is for NCAA football 2004, out july 16th on ps2.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

Mental notes stay in your brain dipshit.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

next time, i should see who's writing the review before i start reading it. mental note: avoid kevin 11 reviews.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

and that was supposed to say "i'm not trying to talk shit"

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

if you write a review you should know what bands you are talking about. there where actually 4 bands between closed casket diary and the south - that "fast punk" band (which is what you seem to call alot of not fast punk bands) was actually a metalcore band called adore miridia.

i'm trying to talk shit, but you should really know what it is you're talking about because you're just spreading false information.

and this is rich from theset-up.com (i'm too lazy to create an account, thats why it anonymous)...if you go to my site there will be a photo feature of the fest up in the order that all the bands played, so that might help you a bit.

evildeadalive (June 24, 2003)

I thought it was a good review. I also understood and had a chuckle at the Hulk analogy. To the dumbfuck who couldn't understand it, pretend it's a movie review.

Kevin11 (June 24, 2003)

Dear Mr. Hulk analogy,
You're going to have to understand that the fest lasted about 17 hours over both nights. How was i supposed to A) See every band, B) Remember every detail? I was surviving on very little sleep, the weather was terrible and I couldnt see anything. I'm not making excuses, I stand by my review, and as all reviews of mine (with the exception of punk-o-rama, i just wanted to shit talk) I enjoy it. Eat shit and die. Next fest in your area, i expect you to tell me every detail of every band, deal?

greyicewater (June 24, 2003)

Haha, good thing you caught the typo. you would have been eating it sooner or later for it with that comment.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

*You're

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

Hulk analogy didn't make sense. Your stupid.

RyanTMurphy (June 24, 2003)

Think you could get away with suing the organizers because this was technically held in Winter Park and not Orlando? Actually it might be Orlando, the line goes right on one of those streets. I was actually on the Rollins College campus where this was held on Saturday, but it was in a car with Playground Heroes and we were lost looking for their gig. Also, I'm surprised you never mentioned the weather problems, resulting in everyone crowding into a hallway. Apparently some of the bands (Dispensing False Halos or whatever their name is & some others I was told)didn't even use mics because it was so wet. Sounds like this show ended up being kind of weak.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

I went to see the Hulk. I missed most of the movie at the concession stand and in the bathroom. Most of the rest of the movie I wasn't paying attention to. The end was good though. WORST REVIEW EVER.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

Gotta say, that's the worst review of anything I have ever heard.

greyicewater (June 24, 2003)

I would set myself on fire for you owns you all. seriously. bad name or not(i happen to like it). my score is for them.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

haha, awesome response kevin

Kevin11 (June 24, 2003)

No.

Anonymous (June 24, 2003)

stop writing reviews