2008 Woodie Awards
Class One Concert Rock Student Center
Jason Hortillas
Issue date: 11/20/03 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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Last Friday, Class One Concerts held a truly amazing hardcore show in the Student Center Ballrooms featuring some of the best leading acts in the genre, getting the attention of fans not only from Montclair State, but a large turnout of people from all over New Jersey and beyond.
The Bled kicked off the three headlining bands, with a mix of obscure rock and roll mixed up with their sub genre version of hardcore. At points I found this band to be extremely catchy,They almost have a hipsteresque quality to them. Their debut album, Pass the Flask is receiving such rave reviews.
There is no mentioning that the highlight of the night was Daughters, who have a catalogue of 30 second songs that make up for what they lack in length, with the lunacy, and insanity of their sound and stage presence.In the audience you can not help but notice how possessed the lead singer is with what he is doing. It seems very demanding to the physical body to stand up there like he did, and deliver that glorious scream, and at the same time manage to drool all over himself and the audience below.
During the set a participating fan did the robot dance to the choppy high-pitched guitar parts interludes with short sessions of fun drum beats , but before I could get into it, the song was over. The sarcasm displayed in the band's attitude is what makes me love them even more. I highly recommend picking up Daughters' debut album featuring the ultra-brutal grind-influenced screaming chaotic action that you would only expect from such a band.
The headlining act Give Up the Ghost, ex American Nightmare) surged the most energy from the audience out of all the bands that night. Class One Concerts' president Kevin Dunphy seemed to be one of the most energetic people in the crowd during the set. Of the many things that stand out for this band the Singer Wes Fisold's lyrics are one of the first things that come to mind. I find them sarcastically beautiful and honest.
Give up the Ghost has a unique sound and can be seen as a very fresh aspect of hardcore music today. Their latest album is appropriately titled, We're Down Until We're Underground. The crowd, sound, energy, and enthusiasm of all the bands that performed were amazing.
Class One Concerts did an impeccable job with organizing and promoting this show, and look forward to other events in the future.
The Bled kicked off the three headlining bands, with a mix of obscure rock and roll mixed up with their sub genre version of hardcore. At points I found this band to be extremely catchy,They almost have a hipsteresque quality to them. Their debut album, Pass the Flask is receiving such rave reviews.
There is no mentioning that the highlight of the night was Daughters, who have a catalogue of 30 second songs that make up for what they lack in length, with the lunacy, and insanity of their sound and stage presence.In the audience you can not help but notice how possessed the lead singer is with what he is doing. It seems very demanding to the physical body to stand up there like he did, and deliver that glorious scream, and at the same time manage to drool all over himself and the audience below.
During the set a participating fan did the robot dance to the choppy high-pitched guitar parts interludes with short sessions of fun drum beats , but before I could get into it, the song was over. The sarcasm displayed in the band's attitude is what makes me love them even more. I highly recommend picking up Daughters' debut album featuring the ultra-brutal grind-influenced screaming chaotic action that you would only expect from such a band.
The headlining act Give Up the Ghost, ex American Nightmare) surged the most energy from the audience out of all the bands that night. Class One Concerts' president Kevin Dunphy seemed to be one of the most energetic people in the crowd during the set. Of the many things that stand out for this band the Singer Wes Fisold's lyrics are one of the first things that come to mind. I find them sarcastically beautiful and honest.
Give up the Ghost has a unique sound and can be seen as a very fresh aspect of hardcore music today. Their latest album is appropriately titled, We're Down Until We're Underground. The crowd, sound, energy, and enthusiasm of all the bands that performed were amazing.
Class One Concerts did an impeccable job with organizing and promoting this show, and look forward to other events in the future.