Punk-O-Rama Tour 2002

live in Ottawa, Ontario (2002)

Angele

The 02' Punk-O-Rama tour just made it's way in, reeking havoc and frenetic streaks, supported by second year headliners, Guttermouth, along side kicking firmly Authority Zero and 1208. There was a certain oblivious coalescing between each of these bands, poles apart, melodies and free-thought attitudes that made for this year's tour, a harmony in perfect agreement.

First to go aboard, 1208 incited all proving he who shouts the loudest has the floor. Feeding their audience the best off ‘Feedback is Payback', without warning expressing the exact explicit quality of sound amplified on the L.P, causing a contagion of resonance to sweep through the crowd. The back up vocal's, for once were crystal clear intermingling well with perfected wailing guitar chugs. An extremely resilient force on stage or stereo, 1208's bare-fisted firmness will probably never dissipate, only strengthen.

Authority Zero paraded out next. Let the word go forth, they do honour to any fucking stage bearing out an impeccably perfected catchy sound, quickly capable of enslaving an entire audience. Eccentric in both guitar work and echoing structured vocals, they're somewhat comparable to Sublime's enthused sweet melodies powered by fast structured punk rock roots, leaving each song to resonate with longing. This earnest four pieces, converged, laborious minds and patience are soon paying off, bustin' ass for too long without the deserved recognition, Authority Zero have snugly established themselves as my favourite find of 02'.

The mighty mouth's Guttermouth and all their ‘Gusto' were the last to be unhitched that night, keeping up the groups legendary persona that anything too stupid to be spoken can be sung. Mark (singer) gangled about enthusiastically corrupting kids, in between beer grabs and accepting non-stop requests from their crowd. Ranging from lots off ‘Musical Monkey' to newer tracks from ‘Gusto' like Pee In the Shower and Footlong, they furiously danced worthy to their cause playing their wizardry orchestrated instruments. When all's said and done Guttermouth's vigilant joy on stage is a constant sign that their unyielding creative emotions are still fulfilling their continuously needed purpose.