filter w/ ours at the dive, 05/22/2008

this past thursday, i went with my wife, anna, and friend, shane, to the dive in goose creek, sc to see filter with opening bands opiate for the masses and ours. it started with a smallish crowd for the first opener, opiate for the masses. they were pretty decent, although a bit over the top for my taste. but they were excited to be there, and that helps.

the second opener, ours, is an insanely good band, and i was excited to finally be able to see them. the crowd was not as enthused as i was, but hey man, their loss. they pretty much ruled. they only played 6 songs, all from their new cd, mercy (dancing for the death of an imaginary enemy), which i picked up two days prior, but even not knowing the songs very well, i was still enthralled by lead singer jimmy gnecco's voice. it is so powerful live. combined with the excellence of the band, it made for a very awe-inspiring show.


photo courtesy of my actual digital camera (!), not my crappy camera phone

if you have a chance to see these guys live, i would suggest doing so. they deserve so much more attention than they are getting.


photo courtesy of myself

once they left the stage, filter took over and brought the crowd to a raging frenzy. i started making fun of the all the drunk people, screaming "woooooooo!!!" really loud and pumping my fist, then i realized i was having a really great time, so i kept being obnoxious. i think it made the show much better than it would have been otherwise. we were right up front for this one (as we were when ours was playing), and there were several hand slaps and fist bumps from lead singer, richard patrick (did you guys know he is the younger bro of agent fox moulder replacement and t-1000 robert patrick? - that is some pretty sweet knowledge). anywho, he was in top form, screaming his face off.


photo courtesy of myself

the band played lots of their more popular songs, like captain bligh, jurassitol, hey man nice shot, and one of my personal favorites, dose. they also played an insane version of their song trip like i do that was originally recorded for the soundtrack of the movie spawn with the crystal method. they also played a few from their new album, anthems for the damned. after the show, my wife and i spotted richard patrick hanging outside the side door and accosted him for an autograph. he was also nice enough to take a picture with me.


photo courtesy of myself (yep, i took that picture)

the show was killer, and i will not hesitate to see filter or ours again if they come around in the future. as for opiate for the masses...well, i would watch them open for filter or ours again.