Sorce of Corruption (winter/spring 2000)

Okay, so yeah, I have a nu-metal band for a skeleton in my closet, and yes, that is how we decided to spell the band name. It was one evening when Greg's older brother, Kevin (who may or may not have still been in school, even though it probably could have been his senior year), made some type of laminated sign, which bore what would be our misspelled name with a skull and cross bones below it, and brought it home to one of the practices that Greg and I (and probably Dan, and maybe Rich) were having. I pointed out the misspell, which was quickly countered with a "whatever, it looks phat yo." There were so many people shuffling in and out of Greg's attic, it was hard to keep track of who was in the band and who wasn't, and by the time it was over, we had a drummer (Greg), a bass player (Dan), two guitarists (Rich and myself), and two singers (Randy Ortiz and Kevin). Unfortunately, I couldn't find the last "demo tape" we made where we took our best live takes of three tracks, two with vocals, threw them on a Maxell tape, and tried handing them to local ska show promoters (I don't know why I thought Day 19 would book a nu metal band...) However, there were some gems (if I dare to call them such) on these other tapes I found, so feel free to laugh, cry, or mutter "WTF".

Soundcheck Number 1
(Greg- drums, Jesse- bass, John- guitar)

We performed this one at our high school talent show in the spring of 2000. Although there technically weren't any winners, we were pretty sure that we had won the night over by response and applause. That is... until that pack of popular girls one-upped us with their Thong Song dance...
Sorce of Corruption
(Greg- drums, Dan- bass, John - guitar, Rich - guitar)

Yes, that's Dan screaming in the background. Kevin sings on the lost demo version of this...
untitled
(Greg- drums, Dan- bass, John- guitar)

Exactly what it sounds like. I don't remember where Greg found that horn...
Trombone

Randy sings on the lost demo version of this, and called it "Run From Suicide". It was supposedly about himself. Yup...
Run From Suicide
(Greg- drums, Dan- bass, John- guitar)

Kudos to anybody who can get through all 14 minutes of this epic long-winded hungover 16-year old autobiographical folk tale. There are probably too many stories behind this for me to feel safe telling on the internet, but you might be able to gather a few from the song itself. Let's just say that with all the debauchery that went on in this place, I was probably exposed to more than any parent could have wanted for their child until they were at least 18 or 21 or, well, never. Watch out for the cameo from Greg's dad...
We Smell Like Beer
(Greg- guitar, Dan- most vocals and drumsticks, John- chair, Butch- cymbals, Tom- window)