tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post5946420998546528531..comments2024-03-22T00:10:34.801-04:00Comments on Beyond Failure: Character Builders - The hal al Shedad and Euphone/Heroic Doses at Under The Couch July 10, 1997James Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-66493043822589399652013-11-07T13:46:14.137-05:002013-11-07T13:46:14.137-05:00Thank you so much for posting the Euphone set, lud...Thank you so much for posting the Euphone set, ludicrously fantastic bandPhittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577466113433777428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-19329925177922791672009-02-05T02:17:00.000-05:002009-02-05T02:17:00.000-05:00Rabies Babies played with King Bros as well, down ...Rabies Babies played with King Bros as well, down here at the Earl. I don't know if I'd call it a "character builder" (those are too shameful for me to disclose)but it was a really fun show. I don't think any of us had played with a Japanese band before, so it was a big deal...CVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988886002555352107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-9732561126009010592009-02-04T10:10:00.000-05:002009-02-04T10:10:00.000-05:00They were called The King Brothers - and they were...They were called The King Brothers - and they were unbelievable. They know how to do it over there in Japan!James Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-36648562417130095852009-02-03T22:14:00.000-05:002009-02-03T22:14:00.000-05:00ummmm... opening for fugazi.and chocolate kiss ope...ummmm... opening for fugazi.<BR/><BR/>and chocolate kiss opening for that crazy ass band in philly. the "something" Brothers. help me out with their name, james.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-13671162111618041762009-02-02T10:26:00.000-05:002009-02-02T10:26:00.000-05:00Ex Members Of... playing with Wardance Orange. Th...Ex Members Of... playing with Wardance Orange. They always trumped us. Or Crisis Under Control playing with Sleeper/Serpico. We played at a VFW/Lion's Club in Rockaway Beach and they only played three songs (one of which was an amazing cover of "Zombie" by the Cranberries), but those three songs were played on a level way higher than us.MONKEYSATANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433927324759699925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-56967178889277980852009-01-31T19:59:00.000-05:002009-01-31T19:59:00.000-05:00man, motherlode fuckin rocked. i loved that band ...man, motherlode fuckin rocked. i loved that band when i saw them.Matt Mauldin https://www.blogger.com/profile/08730509895080535690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-91606148666663467502009-01-31T09:25:00.000-05:002009-01-31T09:25:00.000-05:00how about opening for Earth Crisis in their hometo...how about opening for Earth Crisis in their hometown of Syracuse...fucking lame. it was humbling because when we played maybe 30 people could be bothered to pay attention, but when Earth Crisis played there had to have been 300 people going nuts. <BR/>thanks Syracuse.<BR/><BR/>in high school, having my mother yell downstairs, "Gray, telephone, it's Sam McPheeters"...and it actually was Sam McPheeters.<BR/><BR/>opening for Avail way back when was always humbling, they were a great band circa 1990-91.<BR/><BR/>there were tons of bands that after seeing them I would think, "how do you compete with that?"; Unwound, Floor, Born Against, Deadguy, Harvey Milk, Freemasonry, Helmet, Downcast, Today Is The Day, His Hero Is Gone, Buzzoven, Torches To Rome, Quicksand, Scrog, Unbroken, and on and on. although Regicide always put up a good fight...Pink Panties too. <BR/><BR/>character builders...that's a good way to phrase it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-9555739535282524252009-01-30T18:53:00.000-05:002009-01-30T18:53:00.000-05:00Opening for Car Vs. Driver and opening for the hal...Opening for Car Vs. Driver and opening for the hal al Shedad ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-12734773735544652372009-01-30T17:17:00.000-05:002009-01-30T17:17:00.000-05:00Just be thankful you opened for those shows and di...Just be thankful you opened for those shows and didn't headline over the bands. <BR/><BR/>Humm...trying to think of humbling situations. Opening for Buzzov*en, Schlong, and Motherlode, it was our first show and obviously all those bands were sooooo much better than us.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and opening for The Peechees. They were nice and humored us by saying we were good. We were not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-39310201369546778932009-01-30T15:39:00.000-05:002009-01-30T15:39:00.000-05:00Ryan reminds me of Chris Farrall of The Sorts and ...Ryan reminds me of Chris Farrall of The Sorts and Hoover, but with a little more Chicago post-rock feel. Both amazing drummers, both rocking Under the Couch in 1997.<BR/><BR/>I remember the CVD set at the Midtown Music Hall with Lungfish and Brainiac being pretty rough on our end, which made Brainiac (touring under Smack Bunny Baby) seem like they were from another planet. Those guys could tear it up. Lungfish just doesn't even reside on our plane of existence.James Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-55066148475766836902009-01-30T12:55:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:55:00.000-05:00Man. I love Heroic Doses. When it comes to instr...Man. I love Heroic Doses. When it comes to instrumental rock bands, they just do it. It's mathy, yet tasteful and still grooves. And the instruments always sound good. You don't get board and think, "I wish this had vocals." And Ryan, damn, that kid can play. I love how he hits rimshots on his toms. You have to be so confident in your skills to just get up there and do that without a band in front of you. If you mess up, then, it's so obvious. He has no margin for error. He's very Stewart Copeland, yet way more out there. Just a really unmistakable, unique style he has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-32294809977511222762009-01-30T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:42:00.000-05:00car vs driver opening for lungfish and brainiac at...car vs driver opening for lungfish and brainiac at the midtown music hall.<BR/><BR/>bloodspoon opening up for neurosis and buzzov-en at the masquerade-purgatory.<BR/><BR/>bloodspoon opening up for born against at a house in ormewood park.Matt Mauldin https://www.blogger.com/profile/08730509895080535690noreply@blogger.com