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Published on August 20th 2004 Safety in Numbers, featuring lead singer/guitarist Andy from Hot Rod Circuit opened things up. My clever partner in crime at the show offered the idea that Andy really does believe in “safety in numbers,” as this side project implements the same number of guitars (three) that HRC rocks with. The few recorded songs I’ve heard from the band didn’t interest me a whole lot, but live, they brought it. The shared vocal leads prevented boring times, and the far right stage guitarist playing in his own world is an interesting sight. Their Jimmy Eat World / HRC (obviously)-inspired tunes gave the night a good head start... but then came Orange Island to kill any chance for solid continuity. Boring, dull, contrived - this band is absolutely nothing special. If Triple Crown had a sound, this would be it. Well, no, that’s unfair - if Triple Crown had a sound that was beaten to a bloody pulp with the ugly drumstick of musical crap, then this would be it. I sang along to the catchy “Only the Good Looking Need Apply” (on the label sampler packaged with the newest Northstar album), but that was the closest to highlight material the set came. Pipedown brought the hardest set of punk rock to the night. Their sound is essentially a faster Anti-Flag with 50% screamed vocals - from the guitar leads to the backup/gang shouts to the melodic vocals and matching phrase-laced outfits, every trait of this band has them destined to be the next A-F. I could do without the lead singer’s jet black hair dye and eye makeup, but I have to hand it to a frontman who’s good with crowd participation - the eye contact, almost-cheesy “sinister” stare-downs, and finger/mic points coupled with his stage cris-crossing was good to see. They even had the usual left-wing banter, urging us to make a change and taking a stand against those who prioritized money, greed, and profit over the environment, animals, and personal relationships (not necessarily respectively). Their set was enjoyable, and I know for sure they closed with “Risen Up.” The obvious highlight of the night then took the stage as Brendan, Chris, and Neal walked on to the opening chords of “Eye of the Tiger” playing on the PA. As the lights quickly shot back on, The Lawrence Arms went immediately into “On With the Show” and followed it right up with “Drunk Mouth Kitchen Smile.” Having heard from plenty of sources that the usual set this tour was extremely heavy on The Greatest Story Ever Told, I couldn’t care less whether or not this was the said case being an insanely huge fan of the band’s latest effort, but the night looked like it was shaping up to align parallel with the rumors. But alas - the band then dove into a plethora of semi-older tunes; an only relatively intoxicated and as a result tighter-than-usual trio played “Porno and Snuff Films,” “The First Eviction Notice,” “Right As Rain (Part 2),” “Quincentuple Your Money,” “The Rambling Boys of Pleasure,” “Turnstiles,” and “Necrotism: Decanting The Insalubrious (Cyborg Midnight) Part 7” (which sounded absolutelyfuckingamazing live, and followed a mini-rant by Brendan on how horrible Bush is, who also scathingly predicted a very sorry future for the girl who screamed “shut up and play!”). Chris had his usual cynical mug on, and Brendan danced around the stage with his enthusiastic smile plastered across his plastered face. They finished things out with “The Raw and Searing Flesh” (pulled off wonderfully despite the studio version’s glossy production) and “The Disaster March.” Amazing set, which only about a dozen-or-less people were into. My only complaint would be that the band deserved a forty-five minute set instead of their allotted time slot of a half hour. Having been only familiar with “20 Going On...” from last year’s Warped Tour compilation, I retreated to the back with a mostly unbiased view to watch Tsunami Bomb’s set. With a raw and relatively unbridled punk rock sound, the band played a fairly tight and fun set of tunes. About half or more of their set were new songs from The Definitive Act, so it looked like they hadn’t abandoned their plans to favor playing from the new one despite the date pushed back by two months, because according to Agent M, “our label is lame.” She grinned as she wailed her voice above the backup screams and distorted riffs for every song, and the band managed to unintentionally incite a “mosh pit” of the youngest average age I’ve seen in a while. Overall, I was comparatively impressed. SETLISTEl Diablo Inv Russian Say It My Machete Break No One's Swimming IB.U Headlines 20 Going Dawn on a Funeral Day NGVBD T.the R. [Planned two-song encore below, which wasn't done] Round Not F Thanks to Terry for setlist People who liked this also liked:   ![Champion - Different Directions | The Last Show [CD/DVD]](/images/covers/thumb/champion-different_directions_the_last_show.jpg)       ![Seasick - Awakenings [10 inch]](/images/covers/thumb/seasick-awakenings.jpg) Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
Hi all, does any body here listens to Tori Amos ? http://www.los-angeles-casino.com/lanir/casino-directory-2005.htm l this is late but whoooaa the arms were so fucking cool and brendan was hot i went to the knitting factory show and they shoulda kicked tsunami bomb right off stage and let the arms play instead they played quincentuple! larry arms rock, tsunami bomb is lame, and someone should spraypaint their trailer. hmooms "I think TB has gone WAY downhill since the old bass player was kicked out" I just saw Pipedown last night, it was an awesome set and I took video of them, The Code, and Thought Riot. The Shady View Terrace Split was handed out to those who purchased anything at the Merch table. Let me make one thing immediately clear: This score is for The Lawrence Arms and The Lawrence Arms only. Thats funny all the people who wrote the songs like Lemonade are no longer in the band. Oh well... the only tsunami bomb song i ever liked was lemonade. i've only heard 3 songs. are there other songs that sound like that? i picked up the orange island album in the used store for 3 bucks. i sold it back two days later. score is for the larry arms. This score is for Indianapolis being cancelled Yeah, I enjoyed the Orlando show, Larry Arms were amazing, Orange Island gave me a headache though! I was at the Chicago show, and I saw two FAMILIES at the show. Yes, mother, father and eight year old kid family. Look I'm not saying anyones wrong but I thought Tsunami Bomb was great. They're not the type of band I usually listen too (Drokpkick Murphys, Lower Class Brats, Casualties, Minor Threat) but I think Tsunami Bomb was excellent. Pipedown was good, I bought a patch even though I'm not into hardcore i liked them. and The Lawrence Arms were excellent, really got into them after that cause their merch guy gave me the shady view terrace split. But, I still think Tsunami Bomb were really good,M is a really good singer and sung great live, and really nice in person. I love them now after I saw them but even if you didnt you have to admit that M is a good singer. I thought they were greatIn my opinion a great show I've been to two Lawrence Arms shows in Detroit and the crowd is never really into them, i just dont get it. I love them, and I missed the detroit stop on this tour I know its been said before...again and again...but I think TB has gone WAY downhill since the old bass player was kicked out. To be honest they were not that far up the hill to start with. The tracks from the new album I heard weren't that exciting. So I am not surprised that Kung Fu pushed back the date for remixing. I saw this tour too and I think Law Arms should have been headlining. They gave the better show. TB seemed to just be going through the motions. It wasn't bad but not as good as it used to be. does that chick from tsunami bomb still yodel instead of sing? I saw this show in Richmond. Lawrence Arms was amazing, and since it was their 666th show, the wore eyeliner "borrowed from Pipedown" and dedicated the whole set to satan. Of course they were slightly intoxicated too.... Tsunami Bomb can talk all the shit they want about Kung Fu, but from what I've heard, KF thought the new album sucked so bad they were forced to delay it for remixing. Tsunami Bomb has never impressed me live. When they played with Tiger Army and the Damned they were out classed, and when Strike Anywhere opened before them on the Bouncing Souls tour last year, well it was obvious that Strike Anywhere was the best damn band on the whole tour. um, er, you mean "Risin' Up"???? for almighty pipedown?! Pipedown is the shit...my favorite band, I'm going to see this basically for them(and for the Lawrence Arms too...) Wouldn't you be? This is their record release tour, and they have no records to sell. It sounds like they've been saying non-positive things about Kung-Fu Records on every stop of the tour... they must be really pissed that their new record got delayed. tsunami bomb are decent. oh yea, very good review broham. at wednesday's show they played a part of Hot Water Music's "turnstile" during the Lawrence Arms's "turnstyles." That totally ruled. "there's no point to surrender!" i was at this show, the lawrence arms were amazing and tsunami bomb is one of my favorite bands but honestly didn't do much for me I saw this show tonight in nyc and last night in ct, every time ive seen the larry arms there are only a dozen or so people into them, but nyc is always great because those dozen or so are usually drunk and willing to rock the fuck out without any care... unlike CT. i caught this tour last night in CT. I hear the pipedown-antiflag comparison, but i think that Pipedown besides being faster have a slight metal edge. The lawrence arms did not disappoint. Although they didnt play either of the two songs i was dead set on hearing, they did play "Hey, what Time Is Pensacola etc." I thought their set was quite good. Sorta sloppy, but aint nothing wrong wit dat. Tsunami Bomb underwhelmed me. I thought they would be better from all the hype. Dont get me wrong, they were actually pretty good, but pretty overrated. Agent M is pretty and their music is rocking. Lordy the Arms are great to watch. Nice review, I can see the drunk smirk on Bendan's face by the way you describe it. score is for the fag below me. tsunami bomb is the worst fucking band ever. i think lawrence are better cuz they got more of a street sound. |
