Punknews.orgPunknews.org Logo
Review Navigator

BackForward

Features

 

Contests

 


Reviews



...and here's the final installment of Bamboozle.

  • I ended up watching two Hellogoodbye songs after I'd missed Scatter The Ashes when the latter played earlier than their designated time. Super cheesy synth-pop-punk that Reggie And The Full Effect already mastered five/six years ago? I much rather would've watched strong atmospheric rock/post-hardcore that Cave In already mastered five years ago.
  • I overheard most of the Gym Class Heroes' set. They smartly played the more interesting tracks off their recently released full-length, The Papercut Chronicles, though I'm sure they could've gotten the real Patrick Stump instead of a pre-recorded overdub to sing the chorus of "Cupid's Chokehold" (that line being a covered sample of the chorus in Supertramp's "Breakfast In America").
  • After the band had played an illness-shortened two songs on the Long Island stop of last year's tour with Straylight Run and Hot Rod Circuit and I'd only caught three seeing them the day before, Say Anything played a full set on one of the outdoor stages. And my, it was fun. Apparently they played the same set as the day before, as "Spidersong," "Woe," "Belt," "The Futile," "Slowly Through A Vector," "Alive With The Glory Of Love," and "The Writhing South" was thrown somewhere in there if I'm not mistaken. It was a solid set that fully showcased the brilliant quirk of the rock, with Max promising an expanded set including the Baseball/Menora/Majora days on their upcoming headlining tour.
  • While waiting for Say Anything I'd also caught two Days Away songs. Fortunately, they were two of the better songs off their debut full-length, Mapping An Invisible World, that being "Ideas" and one other I can't quite remember.
  • It's no secret here that, though perhaps not avid, am a follower of Kane Hodder. On record it's not as obvious, but once you see the band live, you understand that the band's indie rock / hardcore amalgation depends a bit on the cheese factor. The lead singer was frequently galloping, skipping, and prancing around the stage to exert energy. He even started waving his hands like dove wings near the end of the set (think the end of the Happy Hands Club scene from "Napoleon Dynamite"). His whole presence was mildly awkward and overall pretty goofy, but his impressive range carried over to the performance well and the rest of the band were on point. They played amongst a few others "Aboard The Leper Colony," "Last Of The Anti-Fascist Warriors," and "I Think Patrick Swayze Is Sexy."
  • The last few times I've seen Boys Night Out, the band had apparently taken the tempos of many of their signature songs (namely "I Got Punched..." and "(Just Once)..."), and altering them so we're left with an easygoing pop-rock / near power-pop track with some screams. It's a strange, laid-back feel that mostly works. And at the set here, they did just that, but it was the slowest I've seen them play the songs. It's probably just a testament to their bold statements of going under a complete makeover for their forthcoming full-length, Trainwreck, which promises to be a dramatic change in sound for the band. While they also added "Where We Breathe," "Sketch Artist Composite," "It's Dylan, You Know The Drill" (closer) and "The First Time Shouldn't Taste Like Blood," and the first verse of "A Torrid Love Affair," two new songs were played. One was a screamless, easygoing pop-rock track with a repetitively catchy chorus and the other was a track in the vein of Make Yourself Sick, but slightly more complex and overall stronger than most tracks on that album. How this album clashes with the last, we'll have to wait until July 26th to see. Oh, and the band was pretty good I suppose.
  • For highly Alkaline Trio-influenced emo / punk-pop, Bayside isn't bad, and neither is their live show. They played amongst the few I saw "Masterpiece," "How To Fix Everything" (I think) and a new track from their upcoming followup to Sirens And Condolences, the already online "Existing In A Crisis."
  • For the one or two Chariot songs I watched, they didn't quite seem to be the fun Botch ripoff I'd seen when I caught them on Underoath's headlining tour late last year. While the band unfortunately seemed stripped of both qualities here, it was fairly enjoyable and they have a ton of energy, constantly moving around.
  • We saw one Mike Park song before leaving: the deathly catchy "A Girl Named Spike," which he preceded by talking about his "Degrassi" experiences. Even in that short timespan he seemed to exert all the nice, sincere qualities frequently spoken of around these parts.
Bamboozle is apparently set to return next year, so if the lineup does pique your interest, it might be a crapshoot in attending. If they set up the free stages again and the lineup just there gets your head nodding several times upon browsing, it could be worth attending just for the outdoor stages.






Please login or register to post comments.
What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
  • Share your opinion by posting comments on the stories that interest you
  • Rate music and bands and help shape the weekly top ten
  • Let Punknews.org use your ratings to help you find bands and albums you might like
  • Customize features on the site to get the news the way you want.

    Posted by Sally_Field on 2005-05-14 16:36:15

    Chariot was god awful, singer is a fuckin idiot on stage

    did u think the fights were sweet?!?!

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 6:33 PM (EDT)

    Hellfest was in NJ last year, and I had phun.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 5:57 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Anyone happen to catch van stone. that had to be the funniest thing ive ever seen. they kicked more ass then any other band there.

    and is everyone forgetting the explosion or what? they always put on a good show.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 5:13 PM (EDT)

    Highlights of Day 3 = Idiot Pilot, FBTMOF (blew me away), These Arms Are Snakes

    Chariot was god awful, singer is a fuckin idiot on stage.

    Posted by Allular on 2005-05-11 00:48:36

    The Chariot a Botch rip off? Uhh.. if you want Botch rip-off, listen to the new Norma Jean. The Chariot is far more heavier and thrashier than Botch ever was.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 12:03 AM (EDT)

    didnt mean to put coheed twice, whoops.

    -!Greenvandal!

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 12:02 AM (EDT)

    All those festivals in Asbury suck ass. Skate and Surf, bamboozle, Warped Tour, anything else they shit out....its all garbage.

    I saw Against Me!, Snapcase, Thrice, Coheed and Cambria, The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Catch 22, and Coheed and Cambria at one of the Surf and Skate dates like 2 years ago I think, and then the next year I wasnt even interested in taking the 5 minute drive. It went to shit THAT quickly. Whoever organizes these things needs to get their head out of their ass and stop ruining everything good that used to exist in asbury!

    I remember when I saw Green Day, Suicide Machines, Snapcase, and AFI all in the same fucking day...AT WARPED TOUR, what the fuck happened to that?

    BAH

    -!GreenVandal!

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 10:01 PM (EDT)

    I saw Kane Hodder open up for Less Than Jake. They really do suck, sorry to burst your bubble. They are just a bunch of fat guys trying to look gay.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 9:13 PM (EDT)

    The Surf Festival had Bigwig.

    This didn't.

    One demerit.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 8:05 PM (EDT)

    I stayed inside the convention center for the whole day. I felt soem bands were just ok, while others rocked it.

    -Amor for sleep: They put on a good show, and I gained a lot of respect for them.

    -All American Rejects: Amazing how many times the lead singer could yell fuck durign his inbetween song banter. Also, every time he said Asbury it soudned like Assbury. Maybe it's just that I'm immature. Who knows. But their music was tight and they pleased all the high school girls I was surroudned by.

    -Undeoath: Horrible. I will never pay money to see them again.

    -Alkaline Trio: Put on a greta show openign with 'Time To Waste' from the upcoming album 'Crimson'. They stayed energetic and put on a great show.

    -My Chemical Romance: The crowd went insane, and the music was equally as fun. After getting kicked int he head several times I took a seat in one of the seats at the convention center and got a rare glimpse of what the crowd looked like from above. Impressive stuff. 'Helena', their closing song, was executed perfectly if you ask me.

    Posted by Sally_Field on 2005-05-10 19:49:08

    wow, how come you didn't watch any good bands?

    Hey, I don't think he kept in mind your taste in music when he was deciding who to see.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 4:46 PM (EDT)

    wow, how come you didn't watch any good bands?

    Posted by Sally_Field on 2005-05-10 15:02:47

    Big ups to the guys two stepping during Boys Night Out.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 1:28 PM (EDT)

    no Fear Before? you suck at bamboozle dude

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 10:06 AM (EDT)

    Say what you will about hellogoodbye, but I really like that song "Call and Return." It follows the basic simple rules of songwriting:

    Any song will drastically benefit from handclaps and more cowbell.

    Also the rhyme scheme is pretty hot (radical / magical).

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 7:59 AM (EDT)

    The Souls were great outside at 8:10. Shoulda caught them!

    Posted by swingline on 2005-05-10 02:16:18

    is a real boy was pretty good the first 10 spins but it just got to a point where i couldn't stand anymore of it and i haven't put it back on in a year.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 1:56 AM (EDT)

    I like this review. The reviewer actually reviews, and doesn't make fun/tear apart any of the bands.

    Too bad the comments wont be the same way.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 12:43 AM (EDT)

    I agree with your evaluation of The Chariot, they just didn't do it for me... but you missed the best set on Sunday and one of the best live performances at Bamboozle (which I might add got pretty messy Sunday... the stages combining and bands getting thrown outside and others moving in. Confusing.) These Arms Are Snakes! I had only heard a few of their songs before but their performance was really over the top, and I was amused at how slowly, people started walking away from the show... mostly younger looking girls that were probably hoping for a catchy "screamo" (ugh) band to listen to and walked away when they didn't hear trendy little screams. After all, it was the Hot Topic stage. Don't ask me how These Arms Are Snakes got stuck on that one, they certainly aren't trendy or catchy.

    Posted by maverick on 2005-05-10 00:10:00

    -Say Anything's set completely stole the show. Everone was watching them, crowd and fellow bands alike.

    -The All-American Rejects, for being total complete cheese-pop, sounded really fucking good in the Convention Hall. The crowd response was mixed, but the band themselves definitely killed it.

    -Ben from Lucero played a solo acoustic set outside, and covered Jawbreaker and Johnny Cash. So, so good.

    -Circa Survive's sudden main stage appearance (how did that happen, anyway?) was quite enjoyable, even though no one in the crowd knew who they were.

    -Scott

    © 1999-2009 Punknews.org • Terms of Use • Privacy • About • ISSN 1710-5366 • RSS RSS Icon