The day I went to my brothers computer and first listened to authority zero forever changed my life.. Literally they instantly became my favorite band. I listened to them for years, then andiamo came out, I didn't get that album for probably 6 months, when I first listen to it I was really disappointed. The band that I thought was infallible became really political and more punk. Whatever I just kept listening to a passage in time and all was good. Then I became more of a zero fan listening to that one album twice a day and every now and then play some andiamo. About this time I contacted bill from the previous zero website and asked then if they could come to the Tampa, Florida area( where I live) and they did... And I missed it.. I was crushed one of the only chances I might have to see zero and I missed it. Still I listen to then for hours at a time Then janurary 20, 2007 (2 days before my birth day) 12:34 came out I got it that night and listened to it the first time the next morning... I cried... None of the songs retained the passage in time sound, none Of the songs were perfect ( like every song was in passage) I sat there driving to school as each song left me more and more disappointed. The band that had such a huge influnce on my life had become more and more punk and less of the amazing band that I had listen to since I was 8. They were becoming less like ska-reggae punk and more like just another punk band. Whenever I listen to authority zero I feel so inspired, I feel so.. I really can't explain it its so much an epic feeling I'm so much in awe of this perfect music that makes me feel better whenever I'm sad, calmer when I'm pissed, just all around great, but that music is only in passage and I just wish authority zero would stoping being political like Mexican radio, less cheesy like courage and more just that fun, ya know guys Messin around like mesa town. I have never seen them live. But on may 23 I will. Ive been looking forward to this for years. I was so excitied, I was listening to them more than ever, but I started looking at videos of them playing live and I just broke down. They WERE just another punk band. they didnt slow down and play for good music, they just played faster, less quality and more thrashing about, listen to the album version of " a passage in time" and then the live version and you'll know what I'm talking about. I'm still going to the concert for sure, but I'm just so... Sad, sad that maybe the one band thats had such a huge influence on every part of my life is differnt than I thought they were, maybe they persive themselves as an imagine differnt than how I looked at them. As I'm writing this I'm literally in tears, but still hoping that maybe there next album will be differnt, and ironicly more like good ol' days ( which I'm listening to) and just have fun.
i wrote this a couple days before the concert(may 23) and i felt that i shoudnt edit this because i wrote this with out stopping once(just spelling errors) so it more or less just came from the heart... idk how i feel about it now but i guess im just gonna have to find me way