Rumble In Rhodos @ CMW 2006

Hometown:  Oslo,Norway

Background/Composition: Fierce, liquor-punk-rock a la Billy Talent, Trail Of Dead and The Rapture.

Grade: 70

Comment: Predictably thunderous and thrashy. You feel like you should like them, but you don't.

Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations
80-100: Exceeds skill and knowledge expectations, i.e. rocked us so hard we peed our pants.
70-79: Achieves required skills and knowledge. Meets rock 'n' roll standard.
60-69: Demonstrates some skills. Approaches rock 'n' roll standard.
50-59: Demonstrates some required skills and knowledge in a limited way.
00-50: Has not demonstrated required skills or knowledge.

Learning Skills: E=Excellent, G=Good, S=Satisfactory, N=Sad Really

Oral And Visual Communication
EyeContact: G
Pronounciation: G
Stage Presence: E
Stage Banter: N
Image: E
Appearance: G
Use Of Stage: E
Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Step: Umm, let's see... OK, they're all blessed with a lightness of foot. That's something, right? Knees up, boys! Like most boy-rocker-bands who emerge from their parents' basement once a year to play a set, these guys are having trouble separating themselves from their influences. Oh, and look — pre-pubescent tantrum-screams, no sex appeal, and the random use of a tambourine. Why should we listen to them when we've already had At The Drive-In?

Musical Analysis
Level Of Participation: N
Problem Solving: N
Teamwork: N
Work Habits: N
Organization:N
Audience Participation: E
Sound: G
Composition: G
Songs: G
Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Step: When amps break, don't just freeze like a headlighted-deer. Talk to us! We're bored! Their problem solving was pathetic. So your equipment malfunctioned? Big fricken deal. The show must yadda yadda yadda. We didn't come for perfection, we came to be stimulated, so don't buckle under pressure. Luckily for them, the crowd was semi-forgiving, and piled forward. But ultimately, they mostly stood staring, holding their beers.

Other Skills And Areas Of Interest
Charisma: E
Problem Solving: N
Teamwork: N
Sexiness: G
Haircut: E
Indie Rock Footwear: E
Nods To Disposible Fashion: E
Cool Equipment: S
Level Of Inebriation: G
Actual Ability: G
Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Step: They look like movie extras from Footloose still wandering around. Tight navy blue Lee jeans, gay moustaches, golf shirts: they championed a plethora of indie rock couture that they may or may not have slept in. Trashy a la carte.