Super Ska-Punk Sunday (771 hits)
Category: Sound & MusicRating: -1.38 on 13 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by Tenyuki (View user info) at 2004-07-27 01:02:10 EDT
It was the same routine every month. We would all meet up and hang out in the middle of the floor. Whether it be at the luscious Chicago venue known as the Metro, or the craptastic venue, if it could even be called that, named The Bottom Lounge, we would always stay together. There was always a big group of us, but for the most part, three of us would always stay together.
And this day wasn't any different than the past, except for the fact that we were going to witness a band for the first time. Oh the excitement was very well known. You could feel the joy and emotion all gathering up during the car ride there. It was going to be a great day. Hell, we even dressed rude for the situation. To have a teenager who hates the thought of dressing up to shows dress up for one accents how magnificent the night was going to be.
Within minutes of entering the venue, most of the usual suspects are there. We have Sobun off to the side with Mikey, both of them puffing away at a cigarette. We have Amanda off to the side, her eyes sparkling as she keeps her gaze on one of the rudest of the rude boys, Rick. And we have myself, standing in the center of this crazy circle. The others weren't there yet, but it didn't matter, because we didn't need them to have some fun.
The opening band begins playing ten minutes after we step into The Bottom Lounge. The wonderful sounds of Latin ska fill the room as we, and everybody else, join together to fill up the floor. Skanking and the occasional moshing took place, and about five minutes in, the others showed up; Rogelio, the crazy Mexican punk, Peditto, the floppy-haired rude boy, and Curtis, the tall one with the fro. Anthony made a surprise visit as well.
Thus, we were set. We were complete. This was us... well... save for Spoomp.
About three songs pass before the thought occurred to me...
"Where the hell is Sobun?"
Ten minutes pass before we hear the news.
"Yeah man, Sobun got fucked up. He's outside waiting for his Dad."
A punk punched him because he thought Sobun was moshing into him. Of course, by "punched him", I mean "punched him and walked away like a pussy". Suffice to say, Sobun had to miss out on the rest of the show.
Despite being one person down, the crew stuck together, as we skanked and moshed the night away. Los Vicious de Papa brought with them the Latin side of ska. The Independents kept the "punk" side of the show up, as they closed their set with The Ramones' classic "Blitzkrieg Bop". The Know How, one of the best 3rd wave ska bands in my opinion, brought the house down with their ska riffs and remarkable horn lines. The Eclectics were playing a reunion show. With their poppy, upbeat sound, they captured the audience's energy and threw it back at them full force.
Then came Streetlight Manifesto. Opening up with "If And When We Rise Again", they got the crowd moving, in the forms of both skanking and moshing. The highlight of their set was the fan favorite "Point/Counterpoint". They could have easily shut off all the power to the mics, but with about 90% of the crowd singing along, there would be no point in keeping them on.
And this was "Super Ska-Punk Sunday", appropriately dubbed by Chuck Wren and his Jump Up! Records label.
"Ooh I've got a gun to my head, but that gun won't cock..."
(Anybody who can finish this verse gets bonus points.)
User Reviews
Submitted by ohlookasquirrel (user info) at 2004-07-30 00:24:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
This had promise, but sort of just dawdled off.
Why do all your friends have such special names?
Submitted by Tenyuki (user info) at 2004-07-28 08:37:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
It's sad. The same guy that punched my friend has Unity tattooed on his upper back. How hypocritical.
Submitted by Socialist_Joe (user info) at 2004-07-28 01:11:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
that is the ska message but not the message of most ska kids
Submitted by Tenyuki (user info) at 2004-07-28 01:09:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
And, about ska being "insipid"...
Getting the "ska" sound on your guitar takes a good amount of time. Try playing full chords on a down/upstroke while trying to emit the "click" you hear in ska.
Ska bands have way more members. Try choreographing a singer, two guitarists, a bassist, a drummer, and a full horn section (trumpet, trombone, and saxaphone).
And, above all else, ska's message is clear: UNITY.
Insipid my ass.
Submitted by Tenyuki (user info) at 2004-07-28 00:31:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
:D Where to begin??
"Rude" isn't a catch word, pal. It's how to describe how we were dressed. You know... rude boys, etc. etc.
Operation Ivy lyrics. Nice. I see no relevance with my post and the lyrics, but hey... good song. Though I prefer Hoboken and Here We Go Again.
To all those that said you don't care... well fuuuuck you! You read my shit, so obviously you do care! +2 for j00!
And "Punk Not Dead"... I hope you don't really believe that. Name me a band that's keeping the punk rock alive. Punk died when Epitaph got big, in my opinion.
I hope Death Metal doesn't equate to "nu-metal". If it doesn't... then awesome man. If it does... then damn... that's horrible.
w00t
Submitted by potatomanjack (user info) at 2004-07-27 08:52:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
If this post was a machine, it would be a crap-o-matic.
Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2004-07-27 03:25:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Ska is lame.
Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2004-07-27 03:14:50 (#)
Ranking: -2
Ok, shit posts are hereby reserved for free iPod whoring, because I don't have any money in my Paypal account to put up an uberboard link.
http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7411820
Submitted by Punk-not-dead (user info) at 2004-07-27 02:42:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
punk is dope
but you my friend, you suck
Submitted by A-Daamage (user info) at 2004-07-27 02:01:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Oh great, another fucking catch word: "rude". Stop trying to make it happen.
-2 for a pointless story, and -a whole shitload for ska, the most insipid form of music ever created. No one here cares about your teenage band of rejects. Go away.
Submitted by Socialist_Joe (user info) at 2004-07-27 01:16:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I've got a gun in my hand but thatgun won't cock.
My finger's on the trigger but that trigger seems locked
what do i win
at least i think thats right
Submitted by Sofa_Queen (user info) at 2004-07-27 01:11:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
"One nation stands tallest radiating blinding light. plasitc energy, flourescence, as your robbing us of sight. Set in our way, content with our decay, we wave the flag of freedom as we conquer and invade."
That song was written in 1989 by Operation Ivy, and yet it still holds true today.
Submitted by Socialist_Joe (user info) at 2004-07-27 01:04:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
ska sucks
but swing now thats real music
Submitted by Tenyuki (user info) at 2004-07-27 01:03:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Whoa, way to mess up.
That should be "I've got a gun in my hand..." -2 for me!