Tonight will be Saves The Day along with Circa Survive!!!!


Hell yeah!!

Who wants to go and drink Guiness with me while listening to a kick ass band from New Jersey?

I have no good concerts coming up.

ooh, except for this weekend.

But after that, none.

CarrieMpls said:

Well you see, you need to come with me! Circa Survive is kinda spacey rock. Check them out!

http://www.myspace.com/circasurvive

and Saves The Day are one of my faves.

http://www.myspace.com/savestheday

jerseykrs said:

Will do! When I get home. Myspace is blocked at my work.

CarrieMpls said:

Damn Nazi's!!


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jerseykrs said:

I know!

new jersey?

eww...

cborgman said:

Listen here buddy.....get off this thread!!!

jerseykrs said:

and what are ya gonna do if i don't? play some bon jovi and shake your big new jersey hair at me?

cborgman said:

Sweeny is going to give you a punch, from me.

jerseykrs said:

sweeny is too good a person to do that.

cborgman said:

I beat up his brother Matt Bon Jovi, in junior high....true story! hahah

jerseykrs said:

i would but i am busy making SOMEONE their soap


my kitchen smells of patchouli





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Mach said:

I'll have a guiness in your honor.

jerseykrs said:

how about you take a bath in her honor, as well as for the general good of everyone around you?

jerseykrs said:

have 2

i burned the tip of my nose making your soap... i DEMAND you kiss it better

Mach said:

aww...

cborgman said:

Anx isn't around so you're picking on me today? WTF?!?!?

jerseykrs said:

you're the substitute

cborgman said:

That's the cruelest thing you've ever muttered.

jerseykrs said:

i'd like to thank the academy of orgers, my agent endorphin, my lovely wife fantasyislander...
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cborgman said:

behind every good man . . . is a hot ass!!

So,

Like mentioned, Circa Survive really doesn't sound like anything the members of this band have previously played in, and that's a good thing. While the previous bands were all emo/hardcore/post-hardcore kind of stuff, Circa Survive is a very ambient, spacy rock band. I don't necessarily agree with the comparisons to The Mars Volta (TMV is much more atmospheric and multidirectional), but comparing them to say someone like Saosin or This Day Forward would be wrong. If you need an introduction to the band or its sound, then you should look no further than the album's stellar opening track "Holding Someone's Hair Back". The guitars weave in and out of eachother creating beautiful patterns and harmonies, coupled with the excellent backing of the drums and bass, and finally topped off with Anthony's trademark vocals which gives the band a very unique sound. Anthony really takes this band to its highest limits in tracks like "Act Appalled" and "We're All Thieves", where his vocals seemingly make or break the song. His voice is uniquely different from anything he's recorded in the past, and that really helps to define Circa Survive as their own band. His lyrics are another excellent aspect of the band, and they are as good, if not better, than anything he has ever written. Check "Handshakes At Sunrise" and "The Great Golden Baby" for examples. The guitars are a very intrical part of "Juturna". Colin and Brendan (who both came from This Day Forward) were more previously known for their chugging, heavy riffs in their previous band, but here show they are capable of using atmospheric and intricate groove-oriented guitar parts to get their points across. There's so many tiny effects, fills and harmonies that add to the sound, and you can really only appreciate how well these guys play together by listening to "Juturna" through headphones. The rhythm section of the band is also equally as talented, as their bass player was from the wonderful band Taken. The drums and bass don't try to show off too much, but instead work with the guitars to create the fullest soundscape that the band is capable of. This record is so uniquely different from anything that is out right now, and especially different from anything the members were previously involved in. If you are open to a different kind of music, and especially bands more like the Mars Volta (although I hate the comparison), then Circa Survive will be a much welcomed surprise in the heap of the emo and hardcore filler that is so dominating in music right now. Highlights are "Holding Someone's Hair Back", "Stop The Car" and "We're All Thieves".

Perfecting their power pop rock since the mid-'90s, New Jersey's Saves the Day call it like it is. They refrain from characteristic pogo-pouncing anthems for their own


quirky post-punk and energetic live shows, influencing a new school of emo/punk bands along the way. The first incarnation of Saves the Day happened when singer/songwriter Chris Conley was only 13, and the band was first called Indifference and later, Seffler. A name change to their current moniker, taken from a lyric from the Farside song "Hero," came with the recording of their first demo. Conley (vocals), Eben D'Amico (bass), Ted Alexander (guitar), David Soloway (guitar), and Bryan Newman (drums) made their debut with 1997's Can't Slow Down on Equal Vision Records, though D'Amico didn't join the lineup until after this album. Recorded during winter break of their high-school senior year, the record featured production work from Steve Evetts (Sepultura, Dillinger Escape Plan, Sick of It All).

Through Being Cool followed two years later, gaining a wider fan base and critical success among select punk markets with its greater pop sensibility. However, Saves the Day changed things up for 2001's Stay What You Are. Their third installment, and first release for Vagrant Records, Stay What You Are brought Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith, Toadies) to the mixing boards for a more structured punk rock effort. The album sold more than 200,000 copies, landed on the Billboard charts, and produced two heavily rotated MTV2 videos for "At Your Funeral" and "Freakish." Lots of touring followed; they headlined 2001's Vagrant tour with labelmates Dashboard Confessional, and scored opening slots for Weezer and the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day and blink-182.

In Reverie, the band's first for DreamWorks and with new drummer Pete Parada, followed two years later. Vagrant issued Ups & Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides in August 2004, an album that contained exactly what the title states. Saves the Day re-signed with Vagrant in early 2006 and officially welcomed new bassist Manny Carrero into their ranks. Sound the Alarm followed that April.

Too bad you didn't roll with me in Boston on St. Patty's Day weekend!!! Last year you said you were coming...now look what you missed out on! VIP treatment, lap dances, cuddles and diddles!!!

CarrieLee said:

Nice, rub it in you fuck.

jerseykrs said:

Hey you snooze you lose! You shoulda seen all the kilts around us at the bar! ahahahaha!!!!

CarrieLee said:

07

Don't quit drinking before then please.

CarrieLee said:

btw,