Power Screamo Pop: From Ritual To Romance: Live 01/01/07 12:01 AM

The scene keeps dragging me back in. No matter how much or often I think to myself I'm so through with reporting exclusivley on the scene the scene finds away do drag me back in.

So where else do I find myself on New Years Eve? Yep the From Ritual To Romance Mansion a comfy little house party with about 30 or so guests. A bunch of drunk happy people ready to ring in the new year with one another. Then, no sooner does the new year ring in and Ruben of FRTR starts rounding everyone up. "Everybody to the Band Room" he's yelling, rounding up people from all parts of the house. oh shit are these dudes getting ready to play?

Yes, they were. I ran and grabbed my camera by the time a made it back into the band room it was standing room only as the entire party had crammed into a tiny room and FRTR was ready rock. Instruments plugged and tuned.

Dude, there was no where to sit let alone stand. So I figured since I had to stand anyway I might as well get the best sound quality I could possibley get and I stood right in the middle of the band. Drums behind me, bass and guitar to my left, guitar keyboars and dual vox to my right. People crammed into every possible corner all around.

The sound was great. All in my face and blasted out loud. In tune, in time, insync with one another. These gus were great. Rubens keyboards add a flava to the sound which helps keep them unique during a time when Screamo is so shiek so to say. The dual vocals also helps keep the music moving, never a dull moment. And that kid Maco or whatever his name with his Gibson Les Paul. Fucking amazing, I think I may have drooled all over his guitar or worse during one of his solos. Awesome. Thanks guys for letting me stand right in the middle of the room sorry if I messed you guys up at all.

I have to give much credit to this band for sticking together for something like two years now. In a time where I've seen band after band break up and be no more these FRTR dudes have stuck together and have a massive core audience to show for their efforts. I recently asked a co worker of mine what he thought of FRTR Hallloween show. He told me he it was the best Halloweeen show he'd ever been to. Every time I ask someone what they think of FRTR they rave to me about how awesome they are live. I'm stoked I finally got to see and hear for myself what everyone has been talkin about.

Go see this band live I promise you will not be dissapointed I wasn't