Nobody sounds like Rick Froberg. The frantic rush of his surf-strewn punk guitar exclamations, the high-pitched yelp of his blitzkrieg vocals, doused as they may be in the gasoline-soaked annals of classic punk, are uniquely his own. Some bitch whiners may complain that Obits don’t attack with the same heat-seeking ferocity and manic urgency of his previous, more legendary outfits, Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, but if last Thursday’s show at 529 proved anything, it’s that Froberg and his band mates still have plenty of fire left in their bellies. Here they are closing out their set with a blistering version of “Pine On” from their debut full-length, I Blame You. The much-anticipated follow-up, Moody, Standard and Poor, is due out March 29th via Sub Pop.
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529 can be rough, but this sounds great. I also took video of this one but it will never see the light of day. And I’ve put some videos of questionable quality up on YouTube before.
I already dug I Blame You, but the songs are so much better live. Really looking forward to the new album.
So pissed I missed this show.
@littledadvances – I actually use two cameras, a hi-def camera for the video and an old camcorder with a great mic for the audio. Meshing them together is a bitch, but the videos turn out so much better.
Glad you were there to film, I was going to drive down from Athens and film, but was too much of a pussy about the ice/snow. Planning on doing so when they come to Athens on March 21st though. Thanks for posting.
No problem, Mike! Thanks for watching.