It's All About The Music
(don’t forget the Sex Pistols)…and anyone from the sound track to THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PT.1, REPO MAN, and there is no forgetting another cult classic- SUBURBIA-which, those of you worth your salt should have no trouble naming the Chili Pepper’s who played a part in that movie masterpiece that got none of the publicity and less of the acclaim that it should have. Then later –right before the whole grunge take-off we got the first taste of bands like Green River, the B---hole Surfer’s and Sonic Youth, just to name a few.
I do know my way around a mosh pit-never enter without a big thick soled pair of Doc.Martin’s, so when need be you can turn & kick the guy in the shin who’s almost knocked you down 12 times or keeps secretly trying to grope you The first thing that grabbed me about ABSENT MINDS was the Mohawk wearing cello player. He wasn’t just thrashing around with the cello, he was a truly gifted, classically trained musician with a vision I’d never seen before- oh but it’s more than that ABSENT MINDS is really breaking new ground by bringing together two music styles from opposite sides of the spectrum. And they rock.
The cellist is not the only surprising talented musician- every member of the band is at the top of their game and they came together beautifully .due in no small part to the drummers’ excellent timing…he was the glue that held these guys together. They were always ‘on it’; each member of that band always knew where they were supposed to be what they needed to be doing and they were always together, always on cue. The rest of the band consisted of two very good guitar players, that also each sang very well and last but certainly not least was the bass player; this guy made you feel it in your guts the way usually only BLUES players can. Their songs were morbid at times…”Burn Them".
DARK IS TO be expected in punk music- but there were also fun punk anthems made for moshin’ too. All in all these guys are much more talented than the average punk rockers are given credit for, not to mention more talented than they should be at this early stage in their careers. To make a short intro long- these guys get a thumbs up from me. The only thing that could have made this Portland bands show better would have been some demo c.d.’s. Keep an eye out for ABSENT MINDS- you’ll be glad you gave the cello a chance and got to hear the rest of the musicians. ABSENT MINDS are in their own league. Until next time, Firelyn
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