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Review by: Brian / KirbyPuckett
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Published on August 5th 2005

With the increasing popuarlity of certain styles, Warped Tour last year resulted in a bit of diversity brought into its lineup, and seemed to bring in the better bands doing something of the "heavier" variety. This year, the "heavy variety" was mostly shitty screaming post-hardcore bands on the Smartpunk stage, and thus, there was a less interesting lineup this year than ever for me personally. However, I did manage to see the few expected gems in the rough (italicized are Kirby's interjections)...

My day started at its peak with the Dillinger Escape Plan. Greg Puciato was a madman, basically. While only once was a stage fan thrown into the crowd with Puciato apologizing and explaining he thought it wouldn't go that far (and immediately giving the victimized crowd member a t-shirt as compensation), twelve-foot speakers were scaled multiple times with Puciato looking rather destructive and several incidents of violent swings of the mic stand occurred; even the left stage guitarist took a swing at him. Actually, there seemed to be a bit of tension between the two, but I couldn't tell how serious it was. Regardless, for the most part there was a ton of energy from the rest of the band, with some of the set including in this rough order: "Panasonic Youth," Sugar Coated Sour," "Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants," a few others and closed with "Sunshine The Werewolf."
Saosin sounded much improved over their performance at the Charleroi VFW a few weeks back, and the sound setup was likely a partial explanation. Regardless, I arrived during their second song, and saw them play most of the songs off the Translating The Name EP as well as "I Can Tell...," but still no new songs that would assumingly appear from their long-delayed debut full-length on Capitol.
An entire Big D And The Kids Table set provided a nice distraction from the rest of the day. "Checklist" opened things up, followed by "My Girlfriend's On Drugs," "Little Bitch," "You Lost, You're Crazy," closer "LAX" and a few others. Their set seemed to be hampered by some odd song choices, but they still served up an enjoyable 25-or-so minutes of their signature ska-punk.
I could pick out a Bedouin Soundclash song in the distance just by the classy horn usage and definite comparisons to London Calling.
If you like ridiculously over the top metal with an overdose of guitar squealing, the pasty fellows in Avenged Sevenfold sure delivered. I watched their last 2 songs waiting for Thrice, one of which was one of the forgettable tracks off City Of Evil (read: the track listing), and "Unholy Confessions." Lots of smoke and mime makeup. Fun fun.
Thrice tore it up. They kicked it off with "Betrayal Is A Symptom," and it's clear that despite the increased accessibility notable in all post-Illusion Of Safety material, the band's intensity on those and earlier tracks are not lost one bit. "The Artist In The Ambulance" and "Under A Killing Moon" also made appearances as well as two songs off the forthcoming Vheissu. The first, "Image Of The Invisible," is likely the first single off the record with its every-other-line chant of "WE ARE THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE!" The second was a bit more creative, with Dustin and Eddie trading off screams at two points in the song, a pseudo-bluesy/lounge feel to the guitars, and Teppei even playing some jazzy organs at the end.
I didn't closely watch them, but MxPx sounded good. I remember overhearing "The Darkest Places," "My Life Story," "Heard That Sound," closer "Punk Rock Show."
Per apparent tradition, the Transplants covered "White Riot," and used cleavers instead of their instruments for the song while raw hunks of various meat could be seen strewn around the stage. True story.
I’m not afraid to admit it, I like the Transplants and they were definitely on my list of acts to see during the 11th anniversary of the tour. Security was swarming the sides of the stages and the photo pit as Travis Barker took his drum kit, Tim Armstrong stumbled onto the stage, while Skinhead Rob and the backing band filled up the Mike stage. The energy was in the members, but not the music as they opened with mediocre versions of "Not Today" and "Apocalypse Now" from their new record Haunted Cities, before leading into everyone’s favorite hair product song "Diamonds & Guns." The set list was dominated by mostly newer songs with the exception of "Tall Cans" as the other track from the self-titled record and an interesting rendition of "White Riot." It was certainly interesting to watch Barker on drums and Armstrong’s antics, but their presentation was nothing out of the ordinary. [PICTURES OF THE TRANSPLANTS]
Who would've thought Mest still has a huge fanbase? They try and sound like the Police on their new album. It's pretty amazing. And not in a quality way.
Say what you must, but the Starting Line played the best songs off Based On A True Story, and thus, they played a good set. Sure, I was groaning inside with the inclusion of "Leaving," "Given The Chance," and "Bedroom Talk," but "Inspired By The $," "Surprise Surprise" and "Ready" also found its way into the set, and it was, dare I say it, enjoyable.
Some English pop-punk band was playing prior to the Bled, but I couldn't figure out who. Only when I walked up to the stage did I realize it was the Fight. They aged quick.
When I heard that the Offspring would be playing their first ever stint on the Warped Tour this year my excitement for the concert went up a notch. That level of anticipation grew tremendously when the band promised that they would be playing older material, specifically from Ignition and their self-titled debut. I’m not sure if it was the energy drink I just downed or the thought of possibly hearing cuts like "Beheaded" and "Session," but my heart was heavily beating against my chest. Even though each member of the band is eligible for the punk rock retirement home, they came flying on to stage and immediately ripped into the rapid "All I Want." Their 30-minute set never let down (until Dexter drenched the sweaty crowd w/ a fire hose) as they ripped through the hits "Come Out & Play," "The Kids Aren’t Alright," and "Self-Esteem" while delivering notable classics "Genocide" and "Bad Habit." Despite their age and questionable current recordings, the Offspring easily put on of the better performances of the day, regardless of that I was still upset that they did not hold up to their guarantee playing songs from the beginning of their discography. [PICTURES OF THE OFFSPRING]
The Bled was another sureshot highlight. After a few introduction jokes by Reggie And The Full Effect's James DeWees, they tore into the set with "Sound Of Sulfur," with "Red Wedding," "Ruth Buzzi Better Watch Her Back," and two new songs from the upcoming Found In The Flood, both of which were just as heavy as anything on Pass The Flask. The band didn't miss a note and thus, the Kung Fu theatrics were out in full force.
On the Explosion’s last tour I was fortunate enough to catch Throw Rag and their quirky antics translated quite well onto the few people that decided to watch the band. Beer bellies, flying pink shirts, and smashed washed boards only begin to detail the oddities that occurred during their recital on the second stage. [PICTURES OF THROWRAG]
I caught a few Motion City Soundtrack songs -- "Capital H," one other and "Better Open The Door" -- and they sounded great, but it was time to call it a day.
Closing the evening on the second stages was Minneapolis’ Motion City Soundtrack. As always, the band was spot on during every song; rarely do they miss a beat during their infectious pop numbers. With the recent release of their sophomore record Commit This to Memory fresh in every fan’s head, MCS have one hell of a solid set list. There’s hardly a dull moment or a reason to stop dancing between "Capital H" and "Everything Is Alright;" well, maybe you can catch your break during "Modern Chemistry." My only real disappointment was that they never slid into "When You’re Around," easily one of their best live songs, but who can complain when every kid on the floor is singing along with the "Future Freaks Me Out" to close it all out? [PICTURES OF MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK

Pictures by Meg Reinecker:

OTHER PICTURES:

The A.K.A.’s
Big D & the Kids Table
Dropkick Murphys
MxPx
Reggie & the full Effect
Saosin
The Bled
Thrice

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 11, 2005 at 1:47 AM (EDT)
My Score:

dude! of course this shit blows! It's "Warped Tour Punk" AKA mall punk...the only good act that's on the tour right now is A WIlhelm Scream...and I think the only reason why they're on it is cause its a good slot for them to be on, I seriously doubt that any band worth a shit likes any of the bigger acts on the tour. If you paid to see this then I'm sorry but you're a fucking idiot...

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 3:21 PM (EDT)

anyoen going to the warped tour search out the heart attacks...you wont be disappointed...unless oyu like abd music...then you will be disappointed...im sure im more profound at times

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 8, 2005 at 6:25 PM (EDT)

anyone realize' tim's "overtatoo" on his right arm ? it used to say "brody", now it's like kinda covered up with a skull... http://photobucket.com/albums/v292/kirbypuckett/Warped Tour 2k5/The Transplants/?action=view¤t=transplants29.jpg
transplants suck anyway. still fancy rancid though.

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 8, 2005 at 6:16 AM (EDT)
My Score:

to the very first post
ofcourse its fucking worth it. fuck for under 50 bucks or however much it is to so many fuckin awesome acts all on the 1 day.. FUCK... its fuckin warped tour. If it ever decides to come back to Australia, ill go no matter who's on the bill, its fuckin WAPRED TOUR. score is for thrice and strungout, plus kevin lyman if he does ever get warped back to OZ

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 9:14 PM (EDT)

Nice pics.
You should've seen Bedouin Soundclash though.

Posted by TheOneTrueBill on 2005-08-06 13:45:34

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/kirbypuckett/Warped Tour 2k5/The Offspring/offspring23.jpg

Classic Dexter right there. I don't care wat anyone says, I still love the Offspring.

Posted by piratasmuertas on 2005-08-06 00:31:22
My Score:

P.S. Judging by the photos, I think Skinhead Rob Aston is the one Madball fan. It was always a mystery and now we know who it is.

Posted by piratasmuertas on 2005-08-06 00:30:06
My Score:

Dear Paul,

My mom doesn't play hockey.

Sincerely,
Ron

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 12:14 AM (EDT)

I bought tickets for Warped tommorow (sunday), I really don't know why, especially when considering that the way my luck's been going any of the bands I actually want to see on the main stage (offspring, strung out, millencolin) could very well occupy the same time slots as the bands I want to see on other stages (big d, bedouin, astronautilis). Ah, well I'm old and senile!

-notfeelingcreative

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 8:19 PM (EDT)

lmfao, dude i WAS drunk last night when i posted that review

the art ross w/ tommy b??? hahaha, nice

i caught millencolin...it was solid, but very small crowd but it was cool

they played
no cigar
farewell my hell
fox
kemp
olympic
penguins and polarbears
bullion
mr. clean

and 1 other maybe...thats in order though ^

i was jacked i had to miss MCS! fuckin fuck

nhl this year is gonn rule
forsberg a flyer?
gonchar a pen?
kovalev still a fucking canadian??
your mom!!??

paul

Posted by radioXwaves on 2005-08-05 19:52:49
My Score:

Warped was mediocre at best this year. usually there are a decent number of bands I want to see. This year the count was much lower. The Code ended up not playing, so that took one out of the cards. I missed The Motorpsychos (local band) because I was in like for 40 minutes waiting to get WATER and I was too beat to stay for Millencolin so I bounced right after The Offspring.

I had a good time hanging out with friends, and harassing kids that didnt want my flyers... but all in all, Warped was relatively bunk this year.

The sun is also now a sworn enemy, as it was hot as balls

Posted by Archangel on 2005-08-05 18:50:28

"i've seen them 6 times and the only time they mentioned anything about jesus christ was the first time. which was also when they were fairly new. so im guessing the figured out how annoying and stupid the whole preachy speech between one of the songs thing was and stopped doing it."

Well, that's good. Because it was annoying as hell both times I saw them.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 5:50 PM (EDT)

In NHL '95 I won the Art Ross Trophy w/ Tom Barrasso -- Now that was a feat!

...but show some respect...NHL 94 or bust! Because it will be included in NHL 2006 this year!

On a sad note, I had to miss Millencolin to see MCS -- boy was I pissed!!! Had I not been on Motion City's guestlist and awarded a photopass I probably would have skipped them for our Swedish friends.

- Kirby

---------------------------

Pittsburgh kicked ass in that game. Lemieux, Jagr, Francis, etc. They suck now, but those bastards got Crosby, so I don't care.

Posted by etwiels88 on 2005-08-05 17:19:27

The only Christian bands that I've seen that mentioned anything about God and Christian beliefs (etc.) were Sinai Beach (the first time, cause he was talking about getting raped or some shit like that) and The Chariot.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 4:38 PM (EDT)

"If by "stage presence and enery and shit" you mean "preaching about how much they love Jesus Christ and pissing me off" then yes, you are correct."

i've seen them 6 times and the only time they mentioned anything about jesus christ was the first time. which was also when they were fairly new. so im guessing the figured out how annoying and stupid the whole preachy speech between one of the songs thing was and stopped doing it.

Posted by kirbypuckett on 2005-08-05 11:53:42

For some reason I thought Brian watched DKM, so I didn't put a write up of 'em in there, but as you can see from my pictures, I did watch 'em.

Don't have the time now, but they did win the extra 10 minutes of playing time.

- Kirby

Posted by PBKangaroo on 2005-08-05 11:35:41

I went to a warped, the music was no where near as good, but less people were watching the only tolerable bands except for offspring and avenged sevenfold.
How come no one saw millencolin? and no mention of DKM? but atlanta had Chuck D and he saved the day.

Posted by kirbypuckett on 2005-08-05 11:34:41

Oh yeah...

Don't take the Monster energy drinks from their bus, they will hunt you down and kill you.

Just ask Brian...

- Kirby

Posted by kirbypuckett on 2005-08-05 11:33:51
My Score:

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 9:38 AM (EDT)

I am also 25 and I haven't gone to a Warped Tour since '01. I went to 5 straight kick-ass Warped Tours from '97 to '01 and have had no desire to return. And I don't regret that decision one bit.

Glad to hear The Offspring are still rockin' hard. Smash was one of my favorite albums back in the day.

Posted by istapledmyfoot on 2005-08-05 07:30:12

(I think paul got drunk)

Posted by ThomPunkAheaddotcom on 2005-08-05 05:51:09

The fight are terrible.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 4:01 AM (EDT)
My Score:

oh yea i met tim armstrong which was sick!!! now i've met jesse michaels and tim...and i was 9 when op ivy broke up!! i don't know why thats cool but it is.

offspring were tremendously underwhelming. they were much better at x fest 04 .

scores for stevejones's comment

paul

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 3:59 AM (EDT)

while i generallly like you guys (kirby and brian) yoiu guys are tripping bizalls.

first off mario and crosby are going to tear it up this year.

anyway, this was paul's 8th warped tour, making me 25 and old as fuck.

anyhoo....

the best acts of the day were

avenged sevenfold. - this shit is nuts. i dig both their newest cd's but never considered myself a huge fan. dude. they are so fucking tight live, great stage presence, so badass....if you like metal (i'm very partial to pantera) these dudes delivered

thrice was tits. holy fucking shit. the new songs are so fucking sick. damn. that fucking harmony breakdown, almost a slave dirge was amazing. goodnight. thrice own.

mxpx took me back to 98 like it was no thaaaang. amazing. great set. 'my life story' was flawless....'darkest places' was a great addition. just awesome at what they do. fun fun fun.

STRUNG OUT.WOW. the fucking end! so tight, virginia madison and too close too see to please us old heads, and no voice of mind just fucking blew me away. great fucking job. i felt bad they preceded fall out boy cuz all the idiot kids lined up to hear fob on the next stage and bha blah blah fuckin blah.

dissapoinmentrs??? oh yea. transplants are garbage bag. i refuse to type anymore about them, especially their...cover...of...of......

starting line shoud really figure out how to play their songs the tempo they are on cd and not as slow as molassis. jesus fucking christ they suck. fucking kenny is such a bitch. nice job losers. and 'inspired by the $' is the dumbest shit ever. so boring.

fob sucked. i love their cd's but christ they suck live. and jesus christ kids wtf are you all doing sucking their dicsk and lining up in droves?

amber pacific totallly are sufer dudes bro and are totrally gonna blow up bro.

the end

paul

kirby, i will own you in nhl 95 if i ever meet you you punk bitch!

hellooooooooooo gonchar!!!!

paul

Posted by john-311 on 2005-08-05 03:46:40

It sounds like the Transplants and the Offspring are still playing the same set.

Posted by lou on 2005-08-05 03:25:55

i saw emery at warped in pittsburgh. they played about an equal amount of new and old stuff. i figured a lot of new stuff since their album dropped the next day. they didn't mention a word about their homeboy JC though so i don't know what the comment below is about.

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 2:48 AM (EDT)
My Score:

Someone that actually went and saw most of the bands I was there to see.

Posted by Archangel on 2005-08-05 01:46:15

"someone who reviews this warped tour shit should watch Emery and mention the set list cause i want to know if they play more old or new stuff. they have one of the best live shows around in terms of stage presence and energy and shit"

If by "stage presence and enery and shit" you mean "preaching about how much they love Jesus Christ and pissing me off" then yes, you are correct.

Posted by colin on 2005-08-05 01:45:13

that song "image of the invisible" fucking rules. warped's lineup this year, however, does not.

Posted by stevejonestherealbones on 2005-08-05 01:44:27

what a cute couple you guys make with your joint reviews of the warped tourismo....FAGOLAS!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

- jones the bones

- stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 1:28 AM (EDT)

someone who reviews this warped tour shit should watch Emery and mention the set list cause i want to know if they play more old or new stuff. they have one of the best live shows around in terms of stage presence and energy and shit

Posted by primeevil7 on 2005-08-05 01:14:28
My Score:

Score is for "Under a Killing Moon".

Posted by etwiels88 on 2005-08-05 00:56:39

I've got a VIP Parking Pass for the Philly Warped Tour, tyler. Free parking, sucka.

And I thought mewithoutyou was only playing like early early on in the tour? I hate when they add and drop bands without notice...

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 12:53 AM (EDT)
My Score:

Score is for not seeing Bedouin Soundclash.

At least you saw Big D.

www.purevolume.com/themalcontents

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 at 12:51 AM (EDT)

Bedouin Soundclash doesn't have horns

Posted by tylerdurden8136 on 2005-08-05 00:28:20
My Score:

i went to the pittsburgh show...def not worth the 32.50 12.00 parking.

Posted by fallingupwards84 on 2005-08-05 00:13:38

Warped Tour is coming here on Monday, and I'm still debating whether or not its worth my time and money

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