Song #3: Blood on the Bands

Song #3 in the set list is “Blood on the Bands”… hmm, what can we say about BoB?  First off, the AC/DC-esque title is not far off the mark – this song is a screamer (not like Bon Scott, however, more like Henry Rollins).  And, yes, there’s blood, and bands, and one of Jim’s most fascinating guitar leads that sounds like a crazy science experiment boiling over – this lead comes in response to one of my best lyrics ever:

The blood is on the bands

The demands of misfits 

They’re having hope,

But it’s the secret hidden dope in their ears.

… and then Jim’s guitar lead conjures up that ‘dope in the ears’ sensation – and one tends to bang one’s head in that circumstance… Hence, I would call this one a ‘banger’,  It also has a  rhythm that I would put right up next to System of a Down. Thematically, the song calls into question the soporific effect that modern music has on the population – another distraction from the five alarm fire at the center of power. You can’t wash your hands.; the blood is on the bands. Good song #3.