Suhgurim from Va. Beach and The Drapes from Portland, OR had also been slated to play, but they didn't make it. Also, Ensign from New Jersey experienced van troubles that would render them absent. "20/20" should do a story on the mechanical condition of bands' vans from the NY/NJ area (Jack Black, L.E.S. Stitches and Blanks 77 have also missed shows here for that reason). Admission paid, my next order of business was to search for loose tapes by the British metal band Quartz. Using my NWOBHM detector, an oddly shaped instrument resembling Joe Elliot's arm paired with Bruce Dickinson's face, the quest for Quartz turned up nil. Just as well, because fifteen guys in NOFX shirts had been giving me a "What the hell is that guy doing?" stare. Who knows what would've happened, had my Quartz find been in the black?Kill Ratio from Va. Beach (I think) went on first. Their sound was of the Victory/Revelation school, with heavy rhythms and angry vocals. Have seen their stickers on numerous stop signs and telephone poles. They really got people moving, when a member of the crowd sang the final number. A cover, I assume, since twenty or more up front knew the words and were clamoring for the microphone. Yeah!
Lostribe followed and were truly in their own element. These skate-punks delivered with the tightest performance I'd seen from them. Their melodic-hardcore sound with sing-along choruses reminded me of Face To Face's Don't Turn Away album. Skaters on the ramp took advantage of the live soundtrack, and they pulled off an insane arsenal of tricks (sorta like a skate video come to life). Lostribe saved two of their best for last -- "Life Sentence" and "S.C.F.B." Thumbs up!
Next, Goober Patrol from England entertained with their humorous style of pop punk. If you'd taken a Lagwagon album and meshed it with the in-between song banter of Peter And The Test Tube Babies' Pissed And Proud, you would've gotten something similar to Goober Patrol's set. They had the best T-shirt for sale -- a black one that goofed on Motorhead's No Remorse album. The oft-covered "Spiderman" theme closed things in a fun,
goofy way. Jolly good!
Diesel Boy outta Santa Rosa, CA were the last band of the night and played fast pop-punk songs about Drew Barrymore, their ex-drummer, and, of course, jerking off. By far, the number that had the biggest response was "Titty Twister" from the Fat Wreck Chords sampler Survival Of The Fattest. Sounded like everyone in the building was singing, "My pants are falling down..." Way to go, but if you'd wanted to disguise beer, ya'll should've used an A&W Cream Soda bottle instead of a Coke one. Just ask Mitch.
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