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Published on October 19th 2004
You know, with my 25th birthday lurking around the corner, I tend to get the "old man" syndrome at shows recently. "Bah, too many kids, looked at all those X'd hands, don't stand in front of me, I can't see, quit bumping me...", you get the idea. So where does this ranting tie in? Old people love Social D. Maybe because unlike most of their companion bands from "back in the day", they have stood the test of time, or maybe its just music old people like. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
I went to the show in Indianapolis. and the Explosion didn't play. I liked Tiger Army and of course Soc. D kicked ass! After the show i got Ness's autograph. The funny thing about this is that if you replace "Washington" by "Toronto" the review still works PERFECTLY.. I'm serious, I thought you were reviewing the Toronto show, and I agree completely. im 21 and i dont even get in the pits anymore.. not cuz i cant handle it or anything but unless i'm totally coked up i'd rather just drink and enjoy the band.. and even that i dont even find myself at shows much cuz in socal i'm definitly the oldest kid there or one them. everyone is like 15 these days except for a social d show. i'm used to being the youngest kid at shows and now its all changed so i guess i'm getting the old man syndrome when it comes to this scene kinda early, or maybe just that some of things that the older people dont really care for are because we grew up.. oh well. Im 38 sickboi and this was a brilliant show....... But i know how you feel-oldpunker- Yeah, like someone said. Old Man Syndrome is relative. At local shows, I feel O-L-D. At Rise Against at BB King's, not so. More folks my age (on a Sunday night in jan.). I hate all of you. It's shi that everyone gets to see The Explosion except for us going to this show in CA. So you better get to the show early to pay respects to them because they tear it up. I think you have to be old to like Social D. You are only as old as you feel. I'm about to turn forty and I still go to shows. My 15 year old daughter has been raiding my record collection for a few years now and I started taking her to shows last summer. We play music in the basement together with my other kids. My point is, age doesnt really matter if you enjoy what youre doing. See you in the pit....er....seats.(I dont feel THAT young).-Todd in NH Go Sox! The old man syndrome isn't as bad at shows where the crowd is older. At the Pittsburgh social D show i actually felt kinda young, at 24 no less. At the Alk3 show earlier this summer, I had old man sydnrome bad. I'd say the average age at a trio show is now 17 or so. i'm 25 and i'm getting this disease you guys are getting. i used to get in the pit a lot but now i'll do it maybe a few times during a show. man, Im 33 and still going to shows. I saw social d last week in NYC and didnt feel too out of place but my girlfriend did. She's never been to a punk show before and boy was she shocked. Going to see Bad Reglion and Rise Against this weekend so hopefully the old man syndrome wont be there too bad. The place Im going to actually has an over 21 section so might not be too bad. Oh yeah! What about Matt Freeman playing with Social D?! How was THAT? Guess I'll have to wait and see fer myself... SO EXCITED to see this lineup! Nick told the Pittsburgh crowd last night that we were way better than their last few crowds. in your face DC. "though the audience was full of energy for practically the entire performance" I started getting old man syndrome around 22. quit moshing, look down on the trendy young kids (was I really like that back then?) hang out in the bar. I prefer it. I find myself enjoying the music more now than when i was a teen wanting to stage dive, mosh and such. Dont worry about the "old man syndrome". I turned 30 last year & still go to shows all the time. I'm 27... last concert I visited was a Good Riddance Concert in Amsterdam (Netherlands) with an avarage age of 16 or something....SHIT!!!! old man syndrome? Holy shit, I don't even wanna know how much the hoodies are gonna be in Canada... they played your theme sickboi! i'm in my 20's too and i've had the old man syndrome for some time now. eh, it won't stop me from going to shows. i dont understand how ANYONE charges so much money for merch. Who honestly buys this shit? Good review. I'm 28. I think I've had the syndrome for some time now, but I just keep going. It's too hard to stop. What the fuck is my alternative anyways? Radio fests? October 30! No worries, Chris. Honestly, there was very minimal tweaking I had to do to your review, so I just took it out. The original disclaimer was aimed at readers, not the staff, just thought I'd let you know. Does EVERYONE in their twenties get old man syndrome when they go to a show? VISA/MasterCard Accepted? shit thats punk.. But i don't care i'm still seeing them when they come to toronto. good review. this score is for tiger army mutha fuckas. i was at a Rise Against show last tuesday in Sauget, IL and that's where i got the old syndrome feeling and im only 21--maybe its cuz im drinking. anyways hte rise against show was $1 and they played for an hour and a half. it was a pretty sick show that 1st paragraph reminds me of myself on saturday during the briefs, before they got offstage and all the 15 year olds went the fuck home so d4 could blow the roof off the place. i can't fuckin wait for 10/26 when social d blows through my town. |
