It was a good show, especially comeback kid, andrew did an amzing job with the vocals. which didnt surpirse me since hes so good with figure four. his vocals are different with comeback kid though, i think i like them better. This is Hell put on an amazing set, i was impressed, i had never seen them before saturday night and i'll definately see them next time they play toronto, i need to get more familiar with their stuff first. Ignite was awesome to, but it was unfortunate they didnt get a good reaction, aside from like 20 people, i'll get to that later. First Blood was ok, they were good if the only thing you like is throwing down and songs with breakdowns that are 3 minutes long. none the less, i have alot of respect for them and their beliefs even though i dont partcularly like thier music.
Now, this is the disturbing part. it seems all kids know how to do in the toronto scene is throwdown or two step, theres nothing wrong with it, but these kids need to understand that very rarely can you throwdown to comeback kid and you cant two step or throwdown to ignite. It was disgracefull a band like ignite thats put so much of themselves into the scene and the kids here dont know the first thing about them becuase they dont have breakdowns. the big problem is that 85% of kids are into hardcore music becuase they think its cool, or they're following a trend. its frustrating for people like me who have been into the music since we were little kids and becuase of that it holds a special place in our hearts. For me hardcore isnt about flailing your limbs all over when some dude plays the strings open on his guitar, its not about being in a crew, its not about looking a certain way, its not about following a trend. its about the sincerity of the music and passion and truth thats in the message.
I was pushed over the edge to write this whole rant when i was in front of the stage for comeback kid, they played the song changing face and before they played it andrew said that the song was for anyone who is here for the right reasons. and if you know that song you know what they meant. anyway theres one line in the song that says "I don't need a crew to validate myself." and sure enough theres a kid who i know is in a "crew" yelling these lyrics into the mic. thats proof these kids arent in it for the right reasons.
Anyway thats enough, this is getting ridiculous. im just so disollusioned with the scene right now, its drving me insane to see these kids take something i love and twist it to fit their mold. A mold that is actually contradicting the whole message of the music that they claim to hold so dear.
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people always talk about how they're dissillusioned with the scene,
but hey, even if you've listened to it way longer than these kids,
why does that mean they can't listen to it.
like yeah the trendy two step kids are annoying as fuck,
but if everyone just pointed out all the bad things about the scene all the time
no one would ever get anywhere, nothing would ever evolve, nothing would come out of all the good things that are happening in the scene right now, and no one would have a good time anymore.
keep up the good writing though, i like reading your stuff.
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