Random Organized Thought Energy/Arm The Homeless Review...

The best thing about having your own blog is you get to talk about whatever you like!  Mind you, I tastefully present news worthy of hitting up the blog, but this review hit a little closer to home.

Over the past weekend, I was able to perform a show with some of the best local musicians I know.  Heads were banging, amp distortion cranked to the max, amps catching on fire, snares broken and pits a moshin!



First to hit the stage was my old high school band 'Random Organized Thought Energy' (aka R.O.T.E.).  Being that we haven't played a show in over 6 years, we were all a little intimidated by the time spent apart, but confident in our ability and progression as musicians.

 

We had a great crowd response to back us up and remind us that we play some damn good metal tunes.  We ended up performing our EP2, with a few added bonuses like Absence of Knowledge and Violent Femmes' 'Blister in the Sun'.  Like us or hate us, we all had tons of fun and had a great time playing to those who came out early in the evening.



Then we move on to my boys in Arm The Homeless!  For those not aware, we have been playing together for the past five years and have focused a lot of time and energy into covering tunes by Rage Against The Machine.



The first set is always filled with classic/nostalgic 90's tunes that everyone can sing along to.  Hell, we even had our good friend Art Pisanski up on stage (minus the actual stage) to help us sing Weezer's El Scorcho.  And all I gotta say is "The red head said you shred the chello, and I'm jello baby..."



After the first break, we spent no time ripping song after song of RATM covers.  Covering everything from No Shelter, to Bombtrack, and of course (the fan favourite) Killing In The Name.  We ended up playing around 12-15 RATM tracks with little to no damage or the people and the bar.  I only say this because for some odd reason, we are the only band that tends to break out in a moshpit in our little bar (The Nest).  Either way, the crowd was happy, energetic and ready for more.  We loved the response we got from the crowd and only made us want to play again very soon.



For all of those who came (one or both nights), we very much thank you for having a great time with us, grabbing a beer and singing along to the songs we all know and love.  And as a final sign off for this review...

F**K YOU!  I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!


(For more photos of the shows, please visit the band's Facebook pages)