AIDS Wolf @ NXNE 2009

Background/ Composition:
AIDS Wolf are a batshit crazy Montreal foursome who make noise to lose your mind to.

Grade: 82

Comment:
AIDS Wolf just finished and I'm drawing a blank. I feel like my inner monologue just got gang kicked in an alley. Their music seems custom made to sledgehammer whatever walls in my brain keep my thoughts organized. They're the four horsemen of the noisepocalypse. What is music?!

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
Eye Contact: G
Pronunciation: G
Stage Presence: G
Stage Banter: G
Image: G
Appearance: G
Use Of Stage: G

Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Step:
Vocalist Special Deluxe wailed like a cat in heat and jutted out her jaw like someone on a PCP rage. She wrapped the mic cord around her neck and caressed the speakers. The audience was generally calm, but when she wandered onto the floor mosh pits erupted around her like she gave off some kind of pheromone that induces dementia.

Musical Analysis
Level Of Participation: G
Problem Solving: G
Teamwork: G
Work Habits: E
Organization: G
Audience Participation: E
Sound: G
Composition: G
Songs: G

Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Step:
AIDS Wolf "songs" are swirling maelstroms that deliberately thwart any relaxation of the ears. The wild electric guitar and bass fluctuations batter your senses until you soften like a bruise. Only when you've accepted the catatonia of complete sensory overload do any patterns emerge from the chaos.

Other Skills And Areas Of Interest
Charisma: E
Problem Solving: G
Teamwork: G
Sexiness: G
Haircut: E
Indie Rock Footwear: G
Nods To Disposable Fashion: G
Cool Equipment: G
Level Of Inebriation: E
Actual Ability: E

Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Step:
What am I supposed to talk about here? Sexiness? This is anti-sex! Should I nitpick their image? Make fun of their shoes? This is a band called AIDS Wolf. It's total nihilism.