I have grown up listening to many bands that profess to have a hatred for authority, but never have I seen it so forcefully expressed as with the Murder City Devils.
First lets get this out of the way: Moody was sauced, plastered and pretty well pissed when he came on-stage. This by itself would have made for an interesting show as he was stumbling around falling over monitors and almost hitting people with his microphone stand.
The commentary on humanity in between songs was what really hits you. If I were to take all the comments and synthesize them it would be something like this: high school jocks and former jocks
all need to go fuck themselves
and the only people who matter are those freaks, geeks and homosexuals. He also made out with most of the males on stage and one in the audience.
Moody also has a hatred for the media and all those that are in authoritative positions. When the media were allowed in to take some photos he spent a good portion of the time trying to disrupt their attempts to take pictures of him.
This bad boy and hate the world style of live show is one that has seemed to die off in recent years. You don't see many bands coming to their live shows drunk and pissed out of their minds any more. It was a blast from the past to see this form the Murder City Devils and one that I can say left a profound impression on me and right now I can't say if it is a good thing or a bad thing. While he was offensive and insensitive he did attempt to point out the double standard that many people have.
The fans of the Murder City Devils treat Moody like a mad prophet. They flock to him and he blesses them like little children. He tells them to take nothing from nobody and stick it to the man. And that is what makes the Murder City Devils one of those bands that leaves a mark on you and changes the way you see music, whether you want that or not.
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