Corrosion of Conformity has been consistently rocking out for a couple decades.
Seeing them is always a good time, but when they are paired up with classics like The Obsessed, Crowbar and Mothership, that just makes for a darn good time.
The show at the Orpheum in Tampa was not as rowdy as the last show with Power Trip and Cannibal Corpse where I had my knee taken out by a rouge stage diver who took a running leap and flipped off the stage onto me and my friend – who wound up getting
seven nasty infections in his eye from whatever that guy had on his shoe – but that’s ok by me.
There was still quite the crowd packed in, enough people that once you got a good spot, you better plan on camping out there all night, as the wave of people would simply overcome your spot if you dared to move.
Yes, they still got rowdy and got the mosh pit crashing around like the waves of the ocean eroding the shoreline.
Ride the ebb and flow of people pushing around you.
Mothership I had not seen in years, so it was a pleasant surprise to see them on the bill.
They rock with a stoner rock type of vibe that has a little more of a grungy, but not quite doomy, rock vibe.
Their melodies have always captured me, and they have a great groove if you’ve never seen them.
The Obsessed is another band that has been around for years.
I think Woody said that C.O.C. first played with them in like 1984?
Or am I just thinking of that book?
Either way, both bands have been around for quite a while, not only earning their dues, but schooling the younger generation on what it’s like to really rock out.
Of course, Crowbar must also be thrown into the mix.
I know both Pepper and Woody of C.O.C. have schooled me in music, as has Kirk Windstein, like when he was playing in Valium Knob, as opposed to with Pepper in Down.
Years ago, I took a soldier to see C.O.C. when they were playing with Disturbed.
This was before they did that remake of Simon and Garfunkle.
Instead of watching most of Distrubed’s set, the soldier and I opted to chill on the C.O.C. bus and watch a video of Mike Gordon from Phish giving bass tips.
Most people probably wouldn’t think of Phish and C.O.C. in the same setting, but Woody from C.O.C. always stressed that people in music should appreciate all genres, turning me onto Dwight Yokum.
Think back to when Galactic’s Stanton Moore had been drumming for C.O.C., and fans might see that the jam scene and the rock scene might be more connected than people realize at a glance.
Sure, there’s that NOLA connection between the two, but many were shocked when a jam band drummer took the stage in the rock scene – only to be even more shocked when he could rock out, too.
Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bowers had some interesting thoughts on Ween, as we have had conversations about them in the past, and Woody also had an appreciation of the band that seems to try a new genre with every album they produce.
It’s funny to sit back with guys from the rock genre to talk about jam bands with ease, but it’s not always the same to go to a hippie festival and try to talk about Slayer. Then again, it really depends on the person that you're talking to...
Without further ado, the man that I was talking to, Woody Weatherman, talked not only about music appreciation, but other topics of delight. You should really watch it. Just click play.
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