Punk

This is one of the best live shows i have ever been to. First is started Slow with the two opening bands, Kandi Coated and Totimoshi. Kandi Coated was a 4 man punk band who were very mediocre and Totimoshi was a hardcore punk band with 3 people. Totimoshi was very slow and draining with a screamo-esque simger and i was counting the seconds untill they finished. They finished and i was excited because i knew that thew next band has one of the best live performances i have seen in my short time on this earth. I saw them at the warped tour a few years back and the lead singer Spider man leaped off of the speakers onto the barrier am knocked it over on to a woman standing there watching the band. She got up and was fine but he felt so bad and dedicated the whole set to her and probably gave her a free t-shirt or something. When they started i was peeing in my pants with excitement. And sure enough the lead singer was all over the place and jumping on things and he full on jumped over the drum kit, it was awesome. After they got done the best metal band in existance right now came out, VALIENT THORR. They Rocked my socks off so hard they started to peel my shirt off as well. The lead singer, Valient Himself, Was all over the place too and would ramble on inbetween songs followed by the phrase "You Know What Im Talkin About?!" and the whole croud Screamed. It was all around awesome.

Compilations are, generally, a hit-or-miss kind of format. Gimmicks abound, and one good band is generally featured amongst a larger pool of bland and uninteresting groups that the label is trying to push. That is why the Hyped To Death label (hyped2death.com) has fixed the problems of the past: they issue CDs and CDRs of rare D.I.Y. bands from the late ‘70’s and early ‘80’s by bands that you’ve probably never heard of, but are just as good as the ones you have.

Album Review by Mike Fuselier, KPSU Editorial Team

I get excited when I hear a good band, like I could drop everything and dance for a thousand years. No amount of beer is enough, no amount of rent or bills due tomorrow could stop me from buying a t-shirt. It reminds me of when I first discovered music, when I realized that it was not just something your mom put on, but something you could discover and own, too. Neckties Make Me Nervous capture perfectly that joy of discovering a good band, and just wait until you see them live!