Showing posts with label The Lawrence Arms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Lawrence Arms. Show all posts
Saturday, March 10, 2012
I hope people think this is a concert flyer and their heart stops. Click to Enlarge
The skull is of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, an extinct hominid species dating back about 7 million years. Whether it is really part of the hominina tree is unclear; there are conflicting views that it is either part of the human tree or the chimp tree. It very well could be the earliest human ancestor. The next time somebody tells you that humans did not evolve from apes, tell them they are absolutely right and that they should read up on early hominid species on wikipedia because it is really interesting. Derp derp, we didn't evolve from no monkeys! Of course we didn't, but we did have a common ancestor though that we diverged from. That's my opinion anyways.
The bottom one is a fossil Canis lupus, or a wolf, which is where puppies came from. :]
I made that during a break from studying for my endocrine/neuro exam. See you all soon, we have big news brewing.
Kind of Like: The Falcon, The Menzingers, Sundowner Genres: Punk Preview: Myspace
As promised, here is the bigger band related to Colossal that doesn't really sound like them except as far as punk music goes the Lawrence Arms are one of the most emotional and lyrically driven punk bands I know. I present to you their three albums that I listen to the most out of their body of work. The Greatest Story Ever Told was their first album I picked up, and it remains my favorite work by them. It is an album that is excellent from start to finish, and after one or two listens you will already know most of the words. Buttsweat and Tears is their latest work to my knowledge. It is an EP, but it is what I listen to second most out of their material. "The Slowest Drink At The Saddest Bar On The Snowiest Day In The Greatest City" is one of their best songs and it's on that newish EP. Then there is Oh! Calcutta! Which came after Greatest Story. Some people argue it is better than Story, but I don't agree with that. Either way, these three albums are a great introduction to a great band. If you like what you hear there is also other albums like Apathy and Exhuastion, but I don't really listen to that as much as their other stuff except for a couple songs.
Brendan's raspy higher voice and Chris's wide-ranged clean voice are like the Phife and Q-Tip of the punk world. There is definitely a contrast, but they go so well together (especially in harmonies), that it makes for really great vocals for this band. I would probably say that if it wasn't for bands like the Lawrence Arms, there wouldn't be hip bands around like Tigers Jaw today. They don't play many shows any more and I don't know if they have an album in the works at the moment, but if you get a chance to see them, do it. They put on some of the most entertaining, sing-along shows ever. Finally, here is an old ass video clip from the Daily Show featuring Ed Helms before he was famous, Brendan Kelly (Larry Arms bass player/singer), and Michael Graves. And remember... punks cry.
