Come Out and Play.

I'm going to make a point of reviewing bands that few people have heard of today. If for no other reason then to serve as a warning/prophet of horrible/wonderful things in this world.

First on the list. "Rancid." Oh. My. God. I have never heard a more appropriately named band. They are truly awful. I kid you not, they are horrendous. the singer can NOT sing, he can't even pretend he can sing. The drummer is equally as terrible, he is nothing mare than a preschooler banging on a few pots and pans. Thank God almighty they have Matt Freeman on bass or there would be no rhythm at all, there barely is now. The guitarist isn't quite as bad, but he is hardly great. He's like the bee in the midst of hornets, at least he won't sting quite as hard. Yet, having said all of that, part of me feels that this group has potential. If they threw out the singer, and the drummer and found some guys that could actually do it. Then I would say go out and check them out. If you are a hardcore skinhead, go check them out, other than that stay as far away as possible.

Moving down the line. "Dream Theater. " Truly one of the more talented bands I've heard in a while. Truly unique vocals, keep in mind, unique does not mean good, nor does it mean bad, it means unique. No one else sounds like this guy. I enjoy it, but I can see how people wouldn't. Solid bass part, nothing spectacular but he is good enough to keep things going. Spectacular drummer, he is one of my favorite parts of the band. He has a kick ass part in the song "Honor Thy Father." The best part about this band is that they have John Petrucci on guitar. One of the fastest guitar players in the world, and without a doubt one of the best. Almost as equally amazing is the keys, there is a great duet where the keys and guitar go back and forth in a "Anything you can do I can do better" way. Truly one of the better bands in the world today, a little older than most but not bad at all.

I had a few more I wanted to review but I'll wait till I get a few more readers and actually get the word out there.

In personal news I am going to see "Breaking Benjamin" and "Three Days Grace" in concert this weekend. I am stoked and think this combination is truly genius. We'll see if I'm right this weekend.

Checklist

Love Addict - Family Force 5
Feathers - Coheed & Cambria
Let it Die - Foo Fighters

Take care of each other, HP.