The Stryder - Eleven Eleven

The Stryder live at El 'N Gee in New London, CT playing songs from "Masquerade in the Key of Crime"

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[colinsweet]

When is this video from? I saw them around 2001 at Club Culture in Chester NY and they had a different lineup - the lead singer wasn't there, the guitarist was doing most of the vocals, and the drummer in this video was playing guitar.

[DeadBrokeRekerds]

It's so hard for YOU to understand cus obviously you dont understand what being racist is. Just the fact that you pointed out WOW I CANT BELIEVE HES BLACK is enough.

[mskcouric]

@DeadBrokeRekerds It's not inherently racist. Racist would be me saying that he's a bad drummer because he's black, and I'm not saying that at all. Racist is not saying "there are more white people than black people in Finland." That's a fact. It's not racist. The same rule applies here. There are more white people than black people. That's a fact. It's not racist. Why is this so hard to understand?

[DeadBrokeRekerds]

@mskcouric That is so inherently racist, and Im sure youll never understand why.

[mskcouric]

@rudieobias You're so mad, dude. So mad.

Gym Class Heroes are not a pop punk band. I said nothing of hardcore either, since the first great hardcore band (Bad Brains) was black. TV on the Radio, also, is not pop punk.

It has nothing to do with hangups. It has to do with dominant culture and geography. That's why, relatively, there are many more black rappers than white. Many more white country singers than black. Stop crying. No one was assigning any value to his being black.

[rudieobias]

@mskcouric Yellowcard, Plain White T's, Gym Class Heroes, Houston Calls, The Blood Brothers (hardcore), TV on the Radio (indie). The list goes on and on. Race is a hangup that doesn't belong in music of any genre.

[mskcouric]

@rudieobias It's just unlikely. It says nothing of his ability, but everything of the conventions of pop punk music. Find me another black person in a pop punk band. I dare you. Find me one.

[rudieobias]

@mskcouric Well, that doesn't sound racist at all. He also wrote all the music and lyrics.

[mskcouric]

Still can't believe their drummer was a black dude who played this style of music. So good on record, though. They sound very close to the record.

[JamisenEtzel1]

wow what a lost gem. great post