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Published on July 19th 2005
Ah, Portland, Oregon. I really don't know much about it. It's my first night in town after moving from the southeastern U.S. I know Al Burian wrote a lot about Portland in Burn Collector. I read a bit about it in a book by Chuck Palahniuk. So, for my first night in town, I'm quite excited to see the Lawrence Arms are playing in a tiny, crowded room. I can tell I'll like it here.
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go kill yourself, colin. Wilhelm beats all these band's asses, I saw saw this tour in Frisco...the Larry Arms are pretty damn mediocre if you ask me, not to mention the fake stage balls with all the drinking, I hope at least a couple members get liver pserosis and get to looking really old soon. To Almostpunkenough I was at that show too and they didn't close with necrotism but they did play it. I think it was like one of the earlier songs. The last song was off of A Guided Tour of Chicago and called the north side the l and l and any number of crappy apartments. I didn't know this song going into the show but when I came home and looked at their songs I realized it was that because in Brendan's drunk rambling he seemed to say the song title for a long time and this was a pretty long song title that I didn't know. I played it and it was definitely their last song and it's really fucking good too. I want the set list too. No, they all came out within the month of february 2002. So, I guess it was a good month. correct me if im wrong, but didnt' thrice "illusion of safety", bad religeon "process of belief" and the lawrence amrs "apathy" ALL come out on the same day in february 01? that was quite the good new release day now wasn't it? I think everyones forgetting about DIARY. thats one of my favorites from chuck. If you remotely interested in art or chuck that books a must. The image I have in my head of an intestine attached to a pool drain will never leave my mind... Chicago Bulls theme song? er, wouldn't that be Sirius by the Alan Parsons Project? I get 25 points for that useless and utterly stupid factoid. Now I think about it, the fact that I actually know that, makes me want to fukkin' kill myself. Score is for Guts and it's uncanny awesomeness. "The Lawrence Arms, however, write incredible songs and play with some of the most emotion I've ever seen." Score is for Lawrence Arms & Chuck P...I just started "Haunted" and the first story in the book will have you laughing your ass off. oh wow, you mean Chuck P. isn't James Joyce??? no WAY man. WOW. Next you're going to tell me that the lawrence arms aren't genious like ..fucking...fucking Beethoven... why did lawrence arms headline? they suck ass. the sound of any member of a wilhelm scream farting would sound more complex than anything lawrence arms could or will ever write. i saw this on june 4th in tribeca, excpet the methadones were there instead of smoke or fire (who i'd love to see). all three bands put on killer shows, though i'd have to say the larry arms were the best, barely beating out wilhelm. these two prissy village bitches wandered in and seemed ammused by the 'punkness' of it all, they were fucking hot though. "why did lawrence arms headline? they suck ass. the sound of any member of a wilhelm scream farting would sound more complex than anything lawrence arms could or will ever write." why did lawrence arms headline? they suck ass. the sound of any member of a wilhelm scream farting would sound more complex than anything lawrence arms could or will ever write. "Brickwall Views" reminds me of someone I used to know, it depresses me everytime, but I can't stop listening to it, kinda like, when you keep fooling with that fucking loose tooth! Okay that was my nonsensical emo rambling for today. "Smoke or Fire sounds like a band that you'd have to see live to actually get the intensity of their music." Smoke or Fire sounds like a band that you'd have to see live to actually get the intensity of their music. Their LP really bored me. And was it me, or did his voice sound totally different on some of the tracks? I've been listening to the Lawrence Arms, drinking and "Pulp" by Charles Bukowski all day, therefore this show, which I did not attend gets a '10'! Man, Dostoyevsky is like all the other authors that have written some of the "greatest books ever", it's influential, but ultimately boring as hell. "Palahniuk and Ellis are total hacks. I am sick as all hell of hearing about them. Go read some Dostoyevsky, Camus, or Joyce instead. Seriously. I'm not joking. Trendy, self-indulgent, "postmodern" literature needs to die." I caught this tour in Arizona and agree 100% with everything. I still really can't get into A Wilhelm Scream, Enemy You was good simply because they're still keeping the 90's skate punk thing going, Smoke or Fire blew me away, and The Lawrence Arms were incredible. Palahniuk and Ellis are total hacks. I am sick as all hell of hearing about them. Go read some Dostoyevsky, Camus, or Joyce instead. Seriously. I'm not joking. Trendy, self-indulgent, "postmodern" literature needs to die. This sounds like a good show although the Lawrence Arms sometimes put on some really bad shows when wasted. My favorite Palahniuk book is Lullaby, which is also one of my favorite books ever. You can't go wrong with that or Choke. Survivor's probably the weakest. Everything he writes is good though. Right now, I'm reading Haunted. It's a weird book of short stories that are linked together with a main story. I read Survivor before this, and it was a very good book. Interesting, but good. what chuck book should i read first? i've been very intrigued for quite a wile. i'll check out, that jay guy and frank guy. i love bukowski and have read alot of his stuff already and i dug american psycho by ellis hey steve, i've read everything he's written aside from the new one, "haunted." the three that you've read would be the three i'd recommend. in reponse to brian's comment below me, i thought invisible monsters was alright, but nothing phenomenal. there's so many great books out there, i'd recommend going with something by another author, unless you are just dead set on reading more palahniuk. anyway, i have read surviver, fight club, and choke...what other chuck books should i read if any? paul; only 13 song set? they played 18 in cleveland, sure u aren't forgetting any? Good review choke was hilarious. i hope someone else who read it felt the same. chuck palywhatever sucks and is empty novelty bullshit prententious garbage. "Stranger than Fiction" by Palahniuk is a must-read. The stories/articles/essays are a little hit and miss. but some of them are just pure genius. "My Life as a Dog" and the one where he worked as an escort for the hospice. i dont like lawrence arms...i dont really hate them or anything...but they are right there with a wilhelm scream as far as bands that everyone seems to dig, but i cant get into...heres to hoping i'll like ruiner...since, you know, i love to love bands!!!!! yay! arent exclamation points fun! goddamnit...i was in chicago the day they came to my city... Chuck Palahniuk is the man, sure Haunted isn't his best work, but a few of those short stories are really really good. C'mon-us Canadians need this tour. Please? hey maybe brendan could wipe his ass with $100 bills too, if he didn't spend it all on getting fucked up before every perfomance... I saw this show in Frisco, it was fucking phenominal. Although, Wilhelm played before Smoke or Fire, but every band gave an awesome performance. Good tour indeed my friend Score's for Al Burian/Jessica Hopper's reading tour. hey kliph, where i live, i had 3 chances to see this show!!! and i still didn't go!!! hahahaha. I wish i had dragged my ass to see this though. No, this show does not come by my area. I hope you rot in hell. fuck yea lawrence arms hell of a live band |
