Poor Dumb
Bastards
What can I say about this band. Well first off, it's not PC, it's not
for everyone. I could go on and on about how wrong they are. I won't cause
to my way of thinking ain't nothing wrong at all.. Honestly they made
my night. Great sound, great presence, great attitude.These guys take
me back to the late 70's and early 80's when the audiences at shows like
this were even weirder than the bands. When a outfit made of garbage bags
was conservative dress. God I miss those days. Actually I miss the audiences
and not most of the bands from that time. Let's face it most of the punk
bands in the day sounded like shit cause they couldn't play and could
care less about it. I'm not sure Poor Dumb Bastards qualify as purely
punk, They may just be too talented to be punk. Not to mention they don't
take themselves too serious, or at least not as serious as the bands I
remember. All of which are good things in my book. All I know is I'm looking
forward to the next show.
Photography wise I am semi pleased with the shots.. no flash and tons
of crowd in the way made it hard to shoot. So many shots, more so than
most shows I shoot had head and arms and whatever in frame. I just couldn't
get a great vantage point and there was no photo pit. Throw that in with
fast paced dynamic action on the stage and it was tough to get good shots.
The 30mm lens of mine was sorely missed this night. I did ok with the
50mm and the 85mm but I couldn't catch as much of the action as I'd have
liked. I hope to have my concert lens back soon.
satyr
1/21/2006
satyr@satyrgraphs.com

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