Show Journal 2005-09-17
Tonight’s show was definitely a little humbling to say the least. Section 8 started off in a respectable manner even though most people didn’t know what to make of them. We played and although it wasn’t our finest hour it wasn’t too shabby either. Then I saw Bane and I felt puny. They were so energetic, so raw and so god damn heavy that I was amazed. The singer had so many intelligent things to say about music and the scene that it bordered on inspiring at times. They put me back in high school discovering a new band for the first time. I bought a CD and a shirt. I’m hooked. After having our ego’s reduced by Bane we then got/had to watch Strung Out. If you aren’t familiar with them Strung Out is sort of the ultimate musician’s band for punk rock. Some of the stuff they do with the guitars is just ridiculous. I can barely even follow it let alone play it. Dustin commented he was happy to see the drummer make a mistake just to prove he’s human. After witnessing the fury of Bane and the complexity of Strung Out I felt a little bit smaller. Actually a lot smaller. Definitely a great show and although it is was initially depressing it’s definitely cool to get to play with bands like these to see how great bands can be. Thanks to Thrasher Presents and the Loveland folks for being so nice to us.
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