number 9

NUMBER NINE HAVE BEEN KICKING(AND KICKED)AROUND THE CHICAGO PUNK SCENE IN SOME CAPACITY OR ANOTHER SINCE 1984. ONE OF THE FIRST FEW BANDS TO HELP FORGE A SOUTHSIDE SCENE BY THROWING NOW LEGENDARY VFW PARTIES AND GOOD OLD FASHIONED HOMEWRECKERS AS WELL. THESE GUYS FOLLOW THE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE CREDO AND WILL ROCK THE FUCK OUT OF WHATEVER YOU POINT THEM AT!!! THEY HAVE DONE SHOWS W/ G.G.ALLIN - THE EFFIGIES - DEAD STEELMILL - INITIAL REACTION - CERTAIN DEATH - JOHNNY VOMIT - SCREECHING WEASEL - BHOPAL STIFFS - I.D. UNDER - R.O.T.A. - UNDERDOG NYC - JUST TO NAME A FEW. THEIR MUSIC WAS AN ODD YET WORKABLE MIX OF PUNK/METAL/EXPERIMENTAL/DOOM W/ SUBURBAN DECAY THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. BESIDES THE NOW LEGENDARY DEMO TAPE 'MEET YOUR PAST'('85) NOT MUCH RECORDED MATERIAL EXISTS OF THIS BAND. THAT IN NO WAY DISCREDITS THE HARD WORK AND HUNDREDS OF SHOWS THIS BAND DID. HARDCORE/PUNK WAS MEANT TO EXIST IN THE MOMENT, AND YOU COULDN'T REALLY CAPTURE THAT KIND OF ENERGY IN A STUDIO ANYWAY, THAT WASN'T THE POINT.THOSE WHO WERE THERE W/ THEM BACK IN THE DAY KNOW THE TRUTH AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR NUMBER NINE. - nikkopeaedia

ADDENDUMB: "there have been rumblings of more shows coming up. caught them the other nite in Hammond, totally unannounced gig. they raged. New singer Durf really fits in well w/ the old guard." - nugentfan666 RAGE PRESS ONLINE 2/10