ROCK!!!!!!

Ok, I thought I couldn't be more impressed by Sue Generis or DNA, but I was wrong. I went to Sue Generis's CD release party at the Quest last night. 8 bands, Mainstage: Johnnyrook, down and above, Skywind, with Sue Generis headlining; Ascot room: Sounding Moods (used to be Subnormal), Shadowbox, EXO (from Chicago) and Ginger Jake headlining. Ok, first off, I was sore from dancing at my cousin Leon's wedding this weekend. Side note on that-it was a beautiful ceramony, Leon and Lacy are perfect for eachother, and I had a great time dancing for hours at the reception after. So I am sore from that, and from climbing, and from sitting in a car for 8 hrs, but ready to have a good time. I went with Chris, my concert buddy here, and we watched part of Sounding Moods, then all of Johnnyrook, then all of dna, then part to most of EXO, then part to most of Skywind, then all of Sue generis. Man--I was so impressed by all these bands. I had never heard Johnnyrook. I like their style, but I have to admit, I'm not as huge of a fan as some of the other bands I've heard. I have only heard them once though, and there isn't much in the way of music that I hear just once and like instantly. dna, sue generis, skywind, and B! I did like instantly. The rest of the local music I've heard so far I have had to hear more than once to decide. EXO rocked the house, as usual. I love their sound and it's great they get up here often enough for me to hear them live more than once a year! Sounding Moods--hm, liked them much better as Subnormal. They are WAY too mainstream for me now. Not to say they are bad, they are very talented, and their stuff should get radio time...it just sounds like everything else on the radio. Didn't get to see Ginger Jake of Shadowbox, so can't say anything about them. Skywind had the energy turned up--and I danced out to them. My new fav song of theirs is Kansas. Extremely powerful.

dna--what can I say? The new stuff Rocks! It has more energy, it's faster but cleaner, and deeper--better put together. I love the old stuff too, but I really like the new direction. This show they gave it their all, not that they don't always, but I'm sure the venue and the crowd helped to raise it up a notch and make it the most memorable show that I have seen recently.

Then Sue Generis came out to do their thing. They had an intro song, and a little slide show--very sweet. (I'd use bigger and better adjectives and verbs if only I could spell, but I'm not running this through a spell checker, so I'm stuck with the old verbage for now--even though half the time I spell those 'old tried and true' words wrong anyway) I had heard some of the new stuff, but there was one or two songs I hadn't, and I was again blown away by the energy. There were some sound issues, that they had no fault in, but they played on, and the crowd rocked on, and I almost punched out a fan in front of me for being annoying and attempting to ruin my show experience. But, all was not lost, I squeaked into the broiling fans trying their best to create a mosh pit and found myself in a much more animated section of the crowd, that was much more fun. I could rock out there without fear of getting a cigarrette or an elbow in the eye, getting my ass slapped or receiving a misplaced 'wet willy'. I mean seriously girls--you are at a show, in the frontish rows, to watch a band that is pouring their hearts and souls out in the music in front of you. Could you at least TRY to pay attention!!! Ok, end of rant. She did not ruin my show experience though, cause I made it better, and with music that good, it would take a lot to ruin it.

So, a great show, and a great time, though about the only part of me that doesn't hurt right now is my nose. I went climbing tonight too, so I made sure to catch any muscle that wasn't complaining and give it cause to strike. **A note, I'll link the bands websites later, I'm tired now, and my fingers are also sore!