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Oct. 25, 2002

Third Fret

by Josh Gottlieb-Miller, Page Editor
Review: The best band at Blair. Period. Propelled by Julian's practiced drumming, Sam's energetic guitar-playing and Kohlmeyer's admirable work on bass Third Fret rocks out completely. Third Fret also benefits from explosive original arrangements that survive repeated listens. Live or recorded, Third Fret's skillful hard rocking is able to psych up almost any crowd.

Genre: Rock.

Band Members:
Sam Goldman (Blair, senior): vocals, guitar
Julian Goldman (University of Maryland, sophomore): drums, vocals
Chris Kallmyer (Good Counsel, senior): bass, vocal noise

Influences: Old Everclear, before they were signed to a major record label. Weezer, Fugazi, and punk.

History: According to Sam Goldman, the band formed because of a “bungee jumping accident."

Albums: The Vault. (Expletive deleted) Concerto in D Minor. Plode. The Cows Labor Union of America.

Website: http://www.thirdfret.net/

Best Song: National Unity

Worst Song: Wake Up from Tomorrow.

Best part of being in a band: Sam claims, “Playing music, the
lamest answer."

Lamest Answer: (See above.)

Worst part of being in a band: According to Sam, “It's frustrating getting our music out because it's difficult to get shows and it's hard to sell the CDs because people really don't care [about us] and our music's not that good."

Reaction from other Blair band: “They’re awesome." (Josh Scannell, Livewire)

Quotable: “We don't sell CDs for fruit loops...[Third Fret's] a band united by their hatred for Ben Austin Decompo...Third Fret strongly supports the Kazoo bands of America," Sam rambles.



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  • Jeremy Hoffman (View Email) on October 27, 2002
    Love this review! Sam has to be the best interviewee of all time.
  • julian goldman (View Email) on October 28, 2002
    in response to jeremy, i would agree about Sam, except that he recently accidentally shaved a racing stripe down the middle of his head... so i'd say that all bets are off. As for the article, this get's my annual award for most milage on the least content. Josh, i applaud you. I want you to write the band's post-mortem anthology. Will you be ready to start next week?
  • Heather (View Email) on December 4, 2002
    Does it truely count as a "Blair" band if only 1 of the members actually attend the school?
  • Answer to Heather on December 13, 2002
    Third Fret is a "Blair" band, because Julian is a Blair graduate, and Chris wishes that he went to Blair.
  • sara wozniak on January 11, 2003
    I have to question a band that doesn't sell CDs for fruit loops. I mean, come on.
  • J Chen on January 19, 2003
    Where can I get my own copy of Third Fret material?
  • chris kallmyer (View Email) on February 17, 2003
    J Chen- You can get third fret stuff from Sam Goldman, loon extraordinaire. He is a senior at blair. If you have trouble finding him, feel free to e-mail us at theband@thirdfret.net. If your lucky a responsible member of the band might recieve the e-mail. And heather- yes I do wish I went to blair.
  • joanna (View Email) on October 5, 2004
    third fret's acool name. how'd you come up with it?well, i've been reading all the reviews and articles and everyone says you're the best band yet. is there any chance that we(my band ) can hear you guys?
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