There was a time in my life I would have bought anything Lookout! Records released, and they released this gem with a moniker aimed squarely at me. The album comes off as a fairly standard pop-punk affair but the lyrics are more biting than their contemporaries. It was 1996 and my friend had started a band, I don't recall the band's name but I do recall they had a song called "drive like yoshi", through this band and his fanzine he was able to book #thewynonariders at the showplace theater here in Buffalo. The show didn't have a great turnout and my friend and his band stumbled through their first show. The Wynona Riders took the stage and the contrast was so severe, they were wound tight and played a fantastic set to the largely empty venue. They really won me over by treating the dozen people in that large hall to a great performance.
I was reminded of this album because the singer has since joined the road with the current touring Dead Kennedys. The dks played here recently and I wasn't able to attend though the reviews I've heard were largely positive. I got a little lost in thinking about how far our paths have traveled in twenty years, that guy performing sold out shows with the Dead Kennedys and me staying home to help out with my three beautiful sons. Sometimes courses work out for people and not in an expected way.
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