▁this ▁tun ing , ▁" you ▁could ▁play ▁a ▁power ▁ch ord ▁with ▁one ▁finger . ▁Right ▁away ▁I ▁was ▁like , ▁' F uck .' ▁I ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁bare ly ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁instrument , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁a ▁sudden ▁it ▁was ▁tun ed ▁differently ▁than ▁what ▁I ▁was ▁used ▁to ." ▁Early ▁dem os ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁sound ing ▁like ▁" ch ugg ach ug ga ▁straight - edge ▁hard core - style ▁stuff ." ▁While ▁Bot ch ▁was ▁still ▁searching ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁identity , ▁the ▁members ▁cont empl ated ▁becoming ▁a ▁straight ▁edge ▁band ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁adm ired ▁the ▁Seattle ▁straight ▁edge ▁group ▁Und ert ow — one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁names ▁in ▁the ▁Seattle ▁hard core ▁scene ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Cook ▁also ▁expressed ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁veg an ▁straight ▁edge ▁band ▁Earth ▁Cris is . ▁On ▁the ▁group ' s ▁feelings ▁toward ▁straight ▁edge , ▁Cook ▁said : ▁ ▁Kn ud son ' s ▁guitar ▁playing ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁" cra zy ▁and ▁angular " ▁bands ▁Angel ▁H air ▁and ▁Drive ▁Like ▁Je hu — the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁influence ▁on ▁math core — and ▁the ▁heav ier ▁bands ▁Sep ult ura , ▁Sound g arden ▁and ▁M esh ugg ah . ▁▁ ▁Band ▁members ▁Final ▁line - up ▁Brian ▁Cook ▁– ▁bass ▁guitar ▁ ▁Dave ▁Kn ud son ▁– ▁guitar ▁ ▁Tim