tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post8566618340854208378..comments2024-03-27T14:13:14.579-04:00Comments on DOUBLE CROSS: Warzone poll results / Chris Zusi's Warzone memoriesDOUBLE CROSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894060297863887810noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-82930607289901353492010-03-05T05:25:01.215-05:002010-03-05T05:25:01.215-05:00great story. gotta love the warzone women. and yes...great story. gotta love the warzone women. and yes, the record still is dope, no exceptions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-38356240755159767632010-03-04T10:03:06.544-05:002010-03-04T10:03:06.544-05:00Hey Chris,
I totally remember that letter from Ra...Hey Chris,<br /> I totally remember that letter from Raybeez. I have one thing to say about that letter. "I, Raybeez"<br /><br />-NoahNoahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672165314509051324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-37169193381243365362010-03-03T16:01:37.802-05:002010-03-03T16:01:37.802-05:00all are great, but open your eyes is super underra...all are great, but open your eyes is super underrated. great record the whole way through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-30820568005828425762010-03-03T14:06:10.804-05:002010-03-03T14:06:10.804-05:00How many of us got into a show via RayBeez opening...How many of us got into a show via RayBeez opening the side door or sneaking out the hand stamper?Brett Hardwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088061590265579338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-49879910590006985212010-03-02T21:05:32.186-05:002010-03-02T21:05:32.186-05:00DFTS was and still is one of my favorite records. ...DFTS was and still is one of my favorite records. I would pour over the lyrics and thanks list for hours, (there's some great lines in there). I would drive around in my metal friends car playing a copy of that record all night. (I still have the tape.) It must have had an impact on one of them because after not talking to him in over 15 years he wrote me on facebook and he still remembered that driving around listening to it.<br />Bidipbolenny zimkusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-6663019804193103372010-03-02T16:22:29.102-05:002010-03-02T16:22:29.102-05:00mr.raybeez rules, i think even ray himself (RIP) w...mr.raybeez rules, i think even ray himself (RIP) would have to disagree with you, as Warzone definitely took a lot of ques from both the hip hop and metal worlds. despite what you may think of that mix with all the stuff that came out a few years later, Warzone wouldn't be Warzone without all those different scenes influencing their style/sound.<br /><br />with that said, great poll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-91050661103752349632010-03-02T14:54:30.698-05:002010-03-02T14:54:30.698-05:00hardcores for punx and skinheads, they created it....hardcores for punx and skinheads, they created it. no for the metalheads and the hip hop dudes, they killed it. raybeez rules.raybeez rulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-53713394773724720212010-03-02T10:55:47.301-05:002010-03-02T10:55:47.301-05:00Ray really was a unique presence in the scene. He...Ray really was a unique presence in the scene. He was older than most who were active in the scene, a veteran, had the perspective of one who delt with drug addiction issues, etc. I think this help him relate well to just about anyone. <br /> <br />Two Warzone show stories.<br />1. I remember seeing Warzone at a small theater in Anville, PA. The opening bands were Youth Defense League and The Uprise (two outspoken skinhead bands). This particular show was right after Don't Forget the Struggle...came out. Needless to say, me and several of my straight edge friends LOVED the record. The show was kind scary. My pals and I were the only non-skins in the place. Also, the skins at the show were clearly of a diverse mix of "skinhead ideologies". Ray was somehow able to "bridge the gap" between all the groups at the show. Although there was a pretty large fight after the show, I'm pretty sure Ray squashed many other would-be altercations that night. Call it "Harcore Diplomacy" I suppose. <br />2. A group of us went to see Warzone at a club in York, PA. Unfortunatley, the club owner was a no show and the gig never happened. The Warzone guys pulled up and we waited with them for about an hour. The band was extremely upset, but still cool enough to hang out at a pizza joint with us (a couple of straight edge kids).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2768432211492653817.post-10438293133463395182010-03-02T06:09:32.629-05:002010-03-02T06:09:32.629-05:00That is totally awesome. To read that a guy who wa...That is totally awesome. To read that a guy who was struggling with drugs found a way out by using the hardcore scene to connect with another guy who had had similar experiences is proof that hardcore isn't just music, but an active community and a positive way of life. Raybeez RIP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com