Vivian on 9/12/2010 at 16:03
C'mon, dish it - how were FNM? I'd love to see them but its a bit pricey. Last thing I saw were Shrinebuilder - gotta say, live doom is a little bit dull after the first hour.
Scots Taffer on 10/12/2010 at 12:56
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It-Pn75AxZ8) A challenge to anyone who says Muse have lost their knack for live performances (sorry for the iphone quality and crowd false-starts)
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT5rB7Q1Pt4) Better (sort of) further away option!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ach-IcWliHw) Shit, even in HD... do these people even WATCH the concert themselves?
Though I gotta say... I love the fact that the light blinds mine and the sound is deafening... truly the way to experience it :D
From a brief run through youtube videos we were one of the cleanest best co-ordinated intros as many were either out of sync video, big curtain errors and so on.
Rug Burn Junky on 11/12/2010 at 00:41
Quote Posted by Vivian
C'mon, dish it - how were FNM? I'd love to see them but its a bit pricey. Last thing I saw were Shrinebuilder - gotta say, live doom is a little bit dull after the first hour.
They were pretty amazing, hadn't lost a beat and didn't feel anything like a reunion tour. Rumors this summer were that they were recording again, but from what I've read recently, they're disbanding again after a few more south American dates.
I don't think I could do the concert itself justice, so I'll just link to (
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/07/faith_no_more_w_1.html) this review at Brooklyn Vegan. Those pictures were all from pretty much where I was standing, so it's a good representation of my memories. My only regret is that I didn't go to the follow-up show on Monday, since they played "The Crab Song," probably my all time favorite FNM song.
I will also pass along this tangential anecdote:
You know how, when you're in a general admission crowd, you'll jump up and down and sing along?
You know how you'll also turn to random guys in your vicinity and both be shouting along with the lyrics?
You know how there's that spot in "Be Aggressive" where the lyrics are simply "I SWALLOW!" over and over again?
Bad combination. I must say, the instantaneous look of recognition and revulsion on that guy's face, when we both realized we were shouting "I swallow" at each other, stopped jumping, and meekly sought refuge in the crowd is something I'll never forget. I'm sure he feels the same way.
Vivian on 11/12/2010 at 13:15
Ha ha! That sounds hilarious. I heard they mainly wrote that song to annoy Guns n Roses fans when they were on tour together. I'm jealous.
Kuuso on 11/12/2010 at 18:41
Faith No More were amazing on their reunion tour and I think they've only got better due to Patton becoming a truly great singer (not that he's been bad ever). I can totally get behind what Scott said about the I swallow bit. The crazyness of Cuckoo for Caca was the highlight for me as well as the brilliant Bee Gees cover I Started A Joke.
snauty on 11/12/2010 at 21:24
FNM always a treat. Met them once in my little record shop i was working at the time before their '96 gig. Damn I even saw them when Patton still had the long hair. Oh I feel so old...
last 2 gigs within days: Kashmir - like Radiohead without the electronic weirdness - and Helmet. Latter still in splendid form, though it's only Page left from the originals.
next gig very soon: the Young Gods, swiss quartett who Patton is reportedly a big fan of. They even performed together a few years back: (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcJuXeAzw4)
Scots Taffer on 12/12/2010 at 05:54
Next is either Sunset Sounds festival with Interpol and The National headlining first week or so of Jan, or if I can't get to that The Black Keys late in Jan.
Kuuso on 16/12/2010 at 14:47
So I saw Godspeed You! Black Emperor in UK on the 14th. Pretty much the best gig I've seen. There's just a lovely sense of cohesion between their eight-player cast. You usually see that kind of precision only in orchestras or jazz bands, yet with GY!BE it goes alongwith the absolutely HUGE stomach-trembling rock/metal sound. As on record, every little detail was coordinated and retro film projectors helped to set the ambience nicely. It's also so pleasant to notice that a song has quietly creeped into it's climax, with a perfectly naturaly build-up and you hardly noticed. Subtetly with such huge sounds is rare.
There's something rare in GY!BE's music. It really somehow evokes feelings, strong ones. It's hardly music, just the sound of doomsday or any other image they want to evoke.
Only Mogwai comes near (alongside some rare metal bands) on the sound front, but they differ in band composition so much that they can't be really compared.
Scots Taffer on 17/12/2010 at 00:32
Yeah, GY!BE remains one of the most affecting gigs I've ever been to. The marriage of the black and white 16mm film of dilapidation and urban decay soundtracked by the rise and fall of apocalyptic strings works a little too well.
Briareos H on 17/1/2011 at 10:18
After almost 20 years, Chem Brothers still rockin' (Live in Paris 2011.01.14 holy shit)
