tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post7239411723518689322..comments2024-03-22T00:10:34.801-04:00Comments on Beyond Failure: O.C.B. - Die TryingJames Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-77673466982213810382023-02-24T13:18:54.796-05:002023-02-24T13:18:54.796-05:00Thats funny. I liked Jimmy and kinda sounded like...Thats funny. I liked Jimmy and kinda sounded like him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-34431294611539832872021-08-12T19:53:58.866-04:002021-08-12T19:53:58.866-04:00Ironically, the Armory show happened when I was 16...Ironically, the Armory show happened when I was 16...here I am on the cusp of turning 50(!!!!Fuuuuuuuckkkkk!) and I STILL love and listen to all those bands!jcrust138@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112490642750648666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-13041196601188896052021-08-12T19:51:52.332-04:002021-08-12T19:51:52.332-04:00Fuck man, I LOVED OCB!!! First time I saw them was...Fuck man, I LOVED OCB!!! First time I saw them was At the National Guard Armory in Huntsville, AL (where I lived/still live!)..They played w/FUCT, SKELETAL EARTH, and LASTREGUS NOSFERATUS...I was 16. The LAST time I saw them was at the Circle Jerks/Weirdos show at the Masquerade in ATL!!! Every show in between was JUST as amazing...They threw themselves into their set and played like there was no tomorrow!jcrust138@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112490642750648666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-46198992707018810952020-06-09T23:42:21.051-04:002020-06-09T23:42:21.051-04:00Idk how to reply to the original story, but I got ...Idk how to reply to the original story, but I got my first tattoo at Visions in Cumming, GA at an OCB (Overly Compulsive Behavior) "concert" when I was 16!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14789686498759345777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-4787389371443386082017-02-21T09:41:45.230-05:002017-02-21T09:41:45.230-05:00Thanks for posting the first album....damn, been s...Thanks for posting the first album....damn, been since 2012 since I commented on this. Anyway, the sound quality is much better than the one I ripped off my original cassette. Wish the 2nd was somewhere to be found. I have a "just good enough" rip of "What's Inside", but my tape had been played so many times that some of it cuts out. Dance Not Destroy, Man in Blue, Stock Market Crash, What's Inside! Tim Colehttps://www.facebook.com/tim.cole.37604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-52830664557767578122016-10-12T15:18:32.191-04:002016-10-12T15:18:32.191-04:00Would love to see this thread keep going. I have a...Would love to see this thread keep going. I have a lot of the bands mentioned tapes that I've recently cut over to mp3. I played in bands back then and played, hung out and drank with most of them. O.C.B. Wad great to play with though our style was quite different, those guys brought their game too every show. I just ripped over to mp3 the tape "What's Inside". Some great shit. Can't figure out the year it was made though. Miss most of these bands we use to play with but thankfully I'm still in touch with members here and there. It was a great time in Atlanta and will be missed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043141924052309328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-12639901053591102132015-06-03T12:31:40.809-04:002015-06-03T12:31:40.809-04:00I still own a copy of "Die Trying". Been...I still own a copy of "Die Trying". Been thinking of putting her up for sale edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162422904854202490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-3969435929302264832013-06-24T08:53:24.648-04:002013-06-24T08:53:24.648-04:00I grew up with O.C.B. in Cumming, Ga. Their shows ...I grew up with O.C.B. in Cumming, Ga. Their shows at Visions were incredible to be in such a small town. So many good bands came through there. All the guys still live in the area except Laurence who lives in Washington. Chuck is working on a new band, Bennie owns a motorcycle shop and plays with J.B.Walker and the cheep Whiskey Band, and Jimi is a personal trainor in Cumming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555124195126718141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-1640957456784453362012-02-05T16:18:16.660-05:002012-02-05T16:18:16.660-05:00Oh yeah, "learned" my first song on guit...Oh yeah, "learned" my first song on guitar from the first album, pretty sure it was BEE BOP.- TimCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-47820482650681041292012-02-05T16:15:06.035-05:002012-02-05T16:15:06.035-05:00Great stuff...I had been looking for OCB on the ne...Great stuff...I had been looking for OCB on the net for YEARS! (heh must not have since 2009 though). I had ripped both albums when I first got a PC in the mid 90's. Unfortunately, both had been eaten a few times by my car's stereo. I wore the shit of them! I saw practically every show they did in Birmingham, AL. <br /><br />I wouldn't miss their shows along with FUCT or The Vomit Spots! Rednecks in Pain (Nashville?) was another good one. First time I saw them, I was 15 in either '87 or '88 at Dr Jeckyll's! Glad to see you guys are alive and kicking!<br /><br />Thanks for posting the download!<br /><br /><br />I see how, you HANDLED it!<br /><br />- Tim C -Tim Colehttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003454197089&ref=tn_tnmn#!/profile.php?id=100003454197089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-48882951798802842212011-12-14T11:08:30.248-05:002011-12-14T11:08:30.248-05:00This is Marc, old guitarist in Cyanide(later Akath...This is Marc, old guitarist in Cyanide(later Akathesia). I hit this blog while searching for old images of the Excelsior Mill and was surprised to see one of our old flyers. This site brings back memories, much of which are still a blur. I remember playing the Excelsior Mill, the Metroplex, the Pit, Visions, WREK Room, etc. with a lot of these bands. I remember hanging out at WREK. Good times. <br /><br />I saw that David, our old singer was mentioned above. He has a lot of old flyers and pictures at the different venues, but you may have already connected with him. <br /><br />Thanks for the blog and the memories.<br /><br />-MarcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-52429594920321003702011-11-29T23:04:44.440-05:002011-11-29T23:04:44.440-05:00I am Shawn Kerr and I'm sorry I did not get ba...I am Shawn Kerr and I'm sorry I did not get back to you guys had some internet issues to say the least !!! I will push them to do another show but lawrence is in Calli and could be hard to get back to Ga. ,,, I'll DIE TRYING ]Shawn Kerrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-88611229411934377282011-06-22T09:03:28.506-04:002011-06-22T09:03:28.506-04:00Hey there - thanks for the feedback. Could we get ...Hey there - thanks for the feedback. Could we get more information on the benefit show in Cumming on July 28th? It would be cool to see them in the modern era.James Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-76668644458629349522011-06-21T18:52:15.776-04:002011-06-21T18:52:15.776-04:00I am a very good friend of these guys . I helped p...I am a very good friend of these guys . I helped promote the band and saw most of there shows ! I pushed and proded to get them to do a reunion shaw which they did last year for chucks birthday . They are doing a benifit show in cumming on July 28th ! the guys all still jam but in several diffrent bands .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-25913385596700142192010-05-11T09:55:19.728-04:002010-05-11T09:55:19.728-04:00Hi Dustin - the Die Trying demo is posted on Media...Hi Dustin - the Die Trying demo is posted on Mediafire in the link at the top of the page, or you can copy and paste this link here:<br /> <br />http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4d59dce078e59d27ab1eab3e9fa335ca66b1a4f5361cc04e<br /><br />Greg King has the Dance Not Destroy tape, so I hope to be able to post it someday that I can meet up with him, probably at a GG King show.James Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-86558008630184959552010-05-10T17:22:19.333-04:002010-05-10T17:22:19.333-04:00OCB is amazing. I was also too young to go out to...OCB is amazing. I was also too young to go out to shows during the time when these guys were out. I was able to go to one Plex show: Rotten Gimmick, Circle Jerks and Seven Seconds. What a great time!! I have searched high and low to find OCB again for my mom threw my Die Trying tape away 20 years ago. Plz let me know where their songs are posted. What a great page here, brings back a lot of memories!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933737808447400779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-38398704081000677612009-10-31T00:15:05.779-04:002009-10-31T00:15:05.779-04:00ocb fuckin rules Right onocb fuckin rules Right onRaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-26030597260000366692009-06-15T14:43:30.639-04:002009-06-15T14:43:30.639-04:00Hey Robby,
Thanks for commenting! I got a messag...Hey Robby,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting! I got a message from Bennie the drummer from OCB that they are planning to play a few shows around town soon, so look out for that. Also, if you have any connections to Ghost Story, please send me an email as I have a question for them.James Joycehttp://beyondfailure.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-29036948543677892742009-06-11T11:10:50.071-04:002009-06-11T11:10:50.071-04:00OCB just ruled the day. I can't tell you how ...OCB just ruled the day. I can't tell you how many times I saw OCB at Visions in Cumming. Good times, good times. The other band that I loved was Ghost Story.<br /><br />Thanks to the blog owner for the nostagia.<br /><br />Robby Johnson - AtlantaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-81615378642982172632009-05-18T17:19:00.000-04:002009-05-18T17:19:00.000-04:00Richard s Kleid O.C.B. roadie
Jesus H. Christ ban...Richard s Kleid O.C.B. roadie<br /> Jesus H. Christ banannas, now I got "relentless" and "fucking it up",etc stuck in my head.but that's the point now idinit. I hope "aftertaste" and "badge above you" are coming soon.<br /> James, I'm a futurist,but I'm lovin your site.<br />i'm just gonna blurb-out some thoughts and memories.<br /> This was the era of tapes.cheap,low tech,high speed dub a tape to tape on a boom box for all you friends of any kind of music that you loved.2 cicle jerk songs,2 fugazi,2 O.C.B.,2 F.U.C.T.,2 fear and alot of local,etc.etc.It was "free music" and if you liked something you went out and bought the real tape.<br /> Punk was considered? outcast stuff, people treated you like a pariah-dog and a social deviant if you listened to punk.But we knew there was something there.90% of it was crap, but that 10% was sacred holy stuff.it is ineffable.Going to a show was like going to a pentacostal church.And slam dancing was like being in a riot.There was definietly? a group mind thing going on, A herd of animals or a synchronized pack of wolves.Jesus, the hair on my arms are standing up and I got the shakes.It was beautiful and it was dangerous.<br /> As for O.C.B.,Jimmy had creativity oozing out his pores,and I mean oozing.He was this fountain of creativity. all the artwork was his and his lyrics were so under-rated by most.It was incredible to watch.<br /> The "die trying" demo doesn't even begin to show chuck's sound.In real life,he would play with such power and volume that it would alter your D.N.A..Take it all the way up to painful and back off a notch.His cabinets would shake your bones.<br /> I could go on about how chris the brief O.C.B. manager opened up "the pit" or tales of L.S.D. and pot smoking,skating atlanta at night,little 5 points,touring tennessee,alabama,florida, and Georgia,etc.But I'll just end it with saying they were all "Goodfellas".I wish them all love.and all apologies.<br /> P.S. have you seen the documentry "American hardcore 1980-1986?"? this was the crucible of the times.thanks for reading.Richard S KLeidhttp://myspacerichardskleid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-24958083967488738612009-04-13T10:04:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:04:00.000-04:00Hey Damon - Thanks for taking care of Huntsville f...Hey Damon - Thanks for taking care of Huntsville for us. I was in contact with another guy in Huntsville involved in a similar effort: http://nostalgiaisntwhatitusedtobe.blogspot.com/<BR/>Maybe you know him. I was a big fan of the Slackers during the early 90's, and played Huntsville a lot during that time. Not so much recently, but that's the way it goes sometimes.James Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-2799166235902170552009-04-12T23:13:00.000-04:002009-04-12T23:13:00.000-04:00I had great times checking out OCB and other Atlan...I had great times checking out OCB and other Atlanta bands like Lastregus Nosferatus and Nihiist in Huntsville, AL back 20 years ago. OCB was, and still is one of my favorite punk bands from those days. I still remember the lyrics to most of the songs off their original 'Die Trying' demo. I was at the ill-fated Fugazi, OCB, Random Conflict show at the long gone Carriage Inn in Huntsville in 1990. For anyone interested, David Baird of Peer Pressure Productions in Huntsville put together a Myspace page to help document the history of our local scene during the 80s and early 90s. For a smaller city, Huntsville had a thriving underground punk and metal scene in those days. Those were great times. Here's the PPP site: http://www.myspace.com/peerpressureproductions19881995. I'm an active musician in the Huntsville are still. Feel free to contact me through my Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/deesonic. - DamonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-20871047666707520372009-04-06T03:11:00.000-04:002009-04-06T03:11:00.000-04:00Terry ya'll have been in Mark's thoughts for sever...Terry ya'll have been in Mark's thoughts for several years now too!!! I have tried to find ya'll on myspace and just Google in general SEVERAL times for Mark over the years, but now that I see your name here I think I was spelling your last name wrong....FucK! Are ya'll still here in GA? He figured ya'll prob moved to WIS? Anyhow, Mark does not have a myspace, or facebook. He's got an email: mr.markballard@gmail.com, but he probably checks it once a month, he's not all that spectacular on the PC, but you can get in touch with him through my myspace:<BR/>www.myspace.com/mrsangelbaby<BR/><BR/>Please get in touch with him, he's gonna Sh!t!Rae Ballard - Mark's wifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-41219718190889999752009-03-11T13:13:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:13:00.000-04:00mark just search myspace or face book for bob phel...mark just search myspace or face book for bob phelan or terry phelan... You have been in our thoughts for like 18 yrs now!! Timm jordan has already found us...your turn mother fucker!! I still remember driving out by canton to get you tooo practice in the garage...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145001754640059504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-88085121430711452982009-03-11T13:10:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:10:00.000-04:00Wow...My bro and I were both in animosity!! Our g...Wow...My bro and I were both in animosity!! Our good friend Dave was in Cyanide...Still chat with FUCT...Visions was crazy redneck ville with way too many lights...MARK BALLARD YOU BETTER GET A HOLD OF ME!!! TERRY PHELAN (BOB'S LITTLE BRO !!)FUCT>>>THE PIT ALL THIS SHIT WAY CLOSE TO HOME WAYUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145001754640059504noreply@blogger.com