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| Subhumans / The Casualties / Lower Class Bratslive in Baltimore2004 live show   Review by: Xis See others by this writer Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on November 5th 2004
Election Day, 2004. Just about 30 miles from the White House, away from pundits, pollsters, and political pricks, the Ottobar, the partriarchal head of Baltimores punk rock family, is alive and vibrant, and not because Kerry won Maryland moments ago. Tonight a four-banger of pure punk glory revs its engine and emits a thick black toxin that takes over hundreds of kids. The Subhumans, Casualties, Lower Class Brats, and Monster Squad may be from different times and different parts of the world, but not one of them stifles the meaning of punk rock.
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holy fuckin shit. i wasnt even at this show but have seen all these bands a couple times. heres my suggestion, why dont all the old bastards that think that punk is "stale" or "unoriginal" just be happy that the genre even still exists. and if "real" punk is about not giving a fuck while being politically charged and shit then why are you so damn concerned about what kids today look like or for that matter give you "dirty looks" maybe theyre gay and want to hook up...who knows. besides the point. anywho, and for all you leathered and mohawked kids (myself included) fuck man pay attention to the show not the people in the crowd. i would have killed to be at this show and you fuckers arent even saying "man that was a badass show" all you talk about is punk politics and bullshit around with the idea of unity when someone whos next you isnt decked out is studs and the like but thinks the same way. doesnt that sound like a fuckin nazi. all you bastards need to shut your holes, find some common ground and listen to some Ramones because whether you like it or not you have something in common with the guy who walked into the show with blue jeans and generic shirt on.hmmm... "UP THE PUNX! UP THE DRUNX." LCB, Monster Squad, Casualties, what a show. I don't know what you pissers are cry'n about, I caught the show in Minneapolis, it was one of the best shows I've seen, next to the Subhumanz. People bitchn about this and that, why don't you walk away from this way of life- Punks Unite tour will go down as one of the greatest. Monster Squad showed the Sioux Falls crew a great time after the show, a bunch of kick ass guys. UP THE PUNX! UP THE DRUNX. ok this ones a while back, but whats with the guy knocking the comment about the bass player? dont be a snob just because you took music theory... the greatest era of punk was mid to late 70's New York. none of those bands/artists looked or sounded anything alike, yet they were all punk. ramones, blondie, television, suicide, patti smith, lydia lunch and the whole no wave scene, richard hell and the voidoids, the new york dolls, the talking heads etc. johnny rotten was right, punk died the day it was made an institution rather than an artistic mindset. i dont have a mohawk or leather jacket and have been to hundreds of punk shows. not a single strange look. Its not about what you look like, its about why you're there. wearing clothing styles that originated in the 70s isnt copying, in a way its paying homage. what better way to show respect to someone than to carry on a tradition that they began?....and youre right, the pistols were shit. Hardcore punk has become all about show and no substance. That's all I'm complaining about. There's no scinerity left in the music, and it makes me sad. That's why I prefer the old stuff as most punks do. There's bits of the soul in each song, now its just the unwanted dregs. Punks are just so easily amused by flash and schock that music comes in second. There's hardly any originality left, and when there is, its not considered true punk rock and discarded. That's why so many punks don't like Leftover Crack and Against Me!. They inject something fresh in a stale genre. Punk has become so same, that if its different, its no good. you people are far too obnxious. this entire bill kicked ass, how do u call the casualties fashion punks when youre the one paying more attention to what they're wearing then what they're singing. if u think the music is crap then that's that. but its stupid and out right egotistical to act like you need to police these punks for making a uniform, are u not creating your own uniform for yourself in the process? let people be who they are, youre not gonna stop all the assholes who dont like u at shows coz u don't fit they're fashion mold but youre no better for doing the same thing to them! if u don't want to listen then dont go to the show. end of story. " And if your thing is spiking your hair and patching up your jacket, you the fuck are you to judge? This is a well written review and obviously alot of kids enjoyed the show. Thats what it SHOULD come down to." i agree. its all about the fashion nowadays. you can walk into a punk show and get strange looks if you don't have a mohawk or wear a leather jacket. When you put up your hair, patch up your clothing, and harrass a rudie for being at an Agent Orange show, that's not being a punk, that's being an asshole. That's what's happening to punk, punks care what you look like rather than who you are. BSD- you dumbass. if you ever get off that nice little pedestal youve built for yourself youll realize that MAYBE the reason Subhumans attracted the street-punks and fashioncore kids is that, just because youre not one of them doesnt make them any less punk, or you or the subhumans any more punk. Maybe Johnny was right, and it IS about doing your own thing. And if your thing is spiking your hair and patching up your jacket, you the fuck are you to judge? This is a well written review and obviously alot of kids enjoyed the show. Thats what it SHOULD come down to. all you 'punk police' that keep ripping the casualties, get a life. You sit on the internet and do nothing but talk shit about bands just because you dont like them. You think the casualties are sitting on punknews reading what you have to say about them, or if they did would they care? NO. Thats what makes them punk. they play what they play because they like it and fuck what everyone else thinks. thats punk rock. Not every band has to be the most politically minded, most revolutionary band in the world. Some people are in punk bands because ::gasp:: they LIKE it and theyre having FUN. thats what your precious Ramones were doing, and does anyone rip on them?.....ps- dont go by what Johnny Rotten says. He hated the pistols when he was in it, then became a bitter old man when other bands did it better. Sex Pistols were the backstreet boys of punk...hand-assembled by a money-grubbin manager and forced to play stuff that would sell, simply because it was the "thing" at the time. BSD sucks a big fatty and obviously knows nothing about the mc5 Does anyone know what BSD actually likes? I bet it reads like a Spin top 50 of all time list. I would've loved to have seen the Subhumans/Tossers show awhile back. I just think it's weird that Subhumans attracted street-punks and fashioncore kids... I mean, sure their music is fast, but it's also harder to play and more intelligent than street-punk. None of their songs are dumb enough to say something like "proud to be punk". I hope this review was a joke. "Subhumans made us feel proud to be punk"? It's a funny thing, I was just watching "The Filth and the Fury", and Johnny Rotten said something that really struck me, amounting (somewhat) to this: I just got back from the subhumans/caustic christ/7 crowns show, i'm sure it was so much better than this crappy bill! subhumans are the only decent band on the bill and you hardly mentioned their set. shame. For the first time that I can remember, Jesse couldn't be more right. The Casualties suck because of their shitty music... The MC5 knew nothing about anarchy, either. John Sinclair just bossed them around. I think you meant to say "kings of NYC fashion punk." These guys care more about their hair than actually political activism. Shit man, go listen to the MC5s "Kick Out the Jams." That record will be better than anything any of these clowns will ever put out. Fuck this over-produced studio shit. "oi oi up the punxxxx" - Wow man, I admire you for being so 'non-conformist' and 'different' to the rest of the punk scene. Typing in that sarcastic phrase for the 2,567,334th makes you such a trend-setter. I bet you had a right old chuckle about it too. I wish every show had a lineup this good. Woo Hoo Subhumans/Caustic Christ 21 more hours!!! Anyone who saw this tour can kiss my ass because I'm so insanely jealous. "...which is unfortunate because he was really REALLY good (take it from a fellow 4-string slinger). " I hope the Subhumans make-up those missed tour dates soon. Oooh, oooh, "Beat on the Brat"? Didn't you feel a little bit silly at a Casualties show? Score is for hXc. |
