Biff O'Hara, Ron Isa, Dion Trottier, Greg Oropeza. Ribzy alumni include include Sharon Nicol, Kathy Hill, Jamie Rodriguez, Derek Csimma, Pat Toves , Matt Kreitzer, Rick Poo Poo, Donovan and Jason Drummond
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Influences
Props to all of our SJ collegues Los Olvidados, The Faction, The Retorts, Executioner, Grim Reality, Whipping Boy, Frontline, Thieves Cross, The Stiffs, The Bruces, Mistaken Identity, Reign of Terror, Onslaught, The Embalmed, Living Abortions, Caustic Notions, and later, the Diesel Queens, Diatribe, The Odd Numbers, The Kingpins, Spit Muffins and Rocko.
Sounds Like
...no one, although some have mentioned The Germs and Rudimentary Peni.
What other say about Ribzy: (for full text of reviews, see Ribzy Discography in myspace blogs)
"... Absolutely sick, raw hardcore punk ...absolutely fantastic stuff and that's the creativity and rawness that excites me deep, deep down."
-No Front Teeth Magazine, United Kingdom, 2006
"... Combining the gritty assault of early Teen Idles/Minor Threat with the aggression of early Black Flag and the inventiveness of Flipper...in other words the real thing." - Sean McGhee~Punk & Oi in the Uk, 2006
" ...a musical lesson (of early punk) in it's purest form. A treasure for fans of true punk everywhere." - Larry Trujillo , Zero Magazine Sept. 2006
" Snarly skate punk that was certainly influenced by Black Flag ... adolescent snot 'n rant.. Standard west coast punk...and that's meant in a positive sense." - Al , Peabody, MA ~ Suburban Voice Online
"(a) scrappy hardcore band with oodles of charm, they apparently progressed over the course of their career... Good to see these kids get their due." –Jimmy Alvarado , 2006 Razorcake Mag
"... (they) helped embody the '80s Hardcore movement through their own rendition of gritty punk angst and bottled-up-rage....enough intensity to allow the band's music stand the test of time." -(CD)Manic, 2007, underthevolcanoe.net
"Great gnarly vocals in the tradition of 60's punk and Darby Crash." -The late, great Tim Yohannon, MRR 1982
"Furious short Songs, times reminding of D.R.I. (and) songs of the early ADOLESCENTS" -Ox Fanzine, Germany 2006
"... first stage raw USHC which dries hotly it is good!" -Nat Records, Tokyo 2006
"Hey Greg, where's the girls?" -Jello Biafra
"...the level of talented songwriting and performance that made listening to all the crappy early 80s hardcore bands worthwhile" -Erik, of Rebel Truth, 2006
"...like the Germs on speed. " -Dead Beat Records, 2006
Ribzy welcomes new friends, but denies those who are not really interested in us or whoring to get their numbers up. Although we only play a handfull of shows a year now, we like to keep our site managable.
The band 20 GRIT will be on The Metal Scene T.V Show air on TV Station "KJLA" Reaching Over 4.5 Million Homes In The So.Cal Area airing Tues Oct 27th 10PM
Second annual Zombie crawl thursday October 8th Sad Boy Sinister at the Mission Ale house Downtown San Jose Thursday October 8 with THe Obsessors and Grimace & the Fakers. Dress like a zombie and you could win $500
Tell your friends and ours! We need help with promoting this show. this is a last minute thing so tell everyone! We need your support. SBS is ON @ 10:15
Sad Boy Sinister at the Mission Ale house Downtown San Jose Thursday October 8 with THe Obsessors and Grimace & the Fakers. Dress like a zombie and you could win $500
