Guitar strings snapped, cymbals got smacked, and sputtering cassette loops whipped through Boston's sold out Paradise Rock Club as Mission of Burma played to their hometown crowd Saturday night. Gunning from welterweight comeback triumphs such as "2wice" to gravelly vinyl memories like "Mica," Roger Miller, Clint Conley, and Peter Prescott navigated the post-punk spectrum while tape manipulator Bob Weston preserved the band's pre-laptop era ethos. But despite how MoB's signature indie rock ring sporadically summoned its socially-charged heyday, Conley introduced "Nancy Reagan's Head" from last year's Obliterati as evidence that they've made one major adjustment: "This is proof that we've finally given up being political," he said. "There's just no point anymore." STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS FARAONE

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We asked: What were you doing when Mission of Burma dropped Vs. in 1982? COMMENT

Name: Alex Taylor
Age: 27
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
Occupation: Software engineer
"Being three in Virginia."

Name: Maria Tinto
Age: 21
Hometown: St. Andrew, JA
Occupation: Model/writer
"Nothing yet."

Name: Rick Martell
Age: 25
Hometown: Woburn, MA
Occupation: Computer programmer "Throwing baby food around."

Name: Tripp Underwood
Age: 29
Hometown: Boston, MA
Occupation: Musician
"A lot of sandbox playing."

Name: Scott Ferguson
Age: 45
Hometown: Newton, MA
Occupation: Artist/musician
"Going to their last show."

Name: Lyle Hazel
Age: 40
Hometown: Arlington, MA
Occupation: Computer programmer
"I was in high school."

Name: Vladimir Wormwood
Age: 22
Hometown: Kennebunkport, ME
Occupation: Waiter
"I was just an idea."

Name: Kate Dunton
Age: 30
Hometown: Boston, MA
Occupation: Teacher
"Sharing."

MoB's Roger Miller and Clint Conley

Drum obliterati, Peter Prescott