Hermanator X wrote:And there was me expecting an LSD in amsterdam gag
too easy

I'm envious, though. I've wanted to see NIN since I was a wee calf, but for some reason I've never made it happen.

Hermanator X wrote:And there was me expecting an LSD in amsterdam gag
Hiroyuki Hayashi wrote:TodayweplayinSanDiego!
Wealwaysplayhere.Whenweplayedforthefirsttime,
thecrowdwassmall,
butguaduallymoreandmorepeopleareshowinguptoseeus!
Andtoday'sshowissoldout!!
Iamhappy!
Thecrowdtooexcited,WOW!Iseethisheavymoshamoungthe
crowd.
Atfirst,Ithoughtthisscenewassimplyexciting,
butthereweresomepeoplewhowereoutofcontrol,others
seatedonfrontoftheaudience,withtheircocktailsonthe ground.
Thismademeveryuncomfortabel.Nearlyangry.
Usually,Idon'tbotherwithsuchthingsbuthavingashowe verynight,
thelongdrives,jetlagandexhaustionhasmademeevermore sensitive.
Thankstothis,Ibangedmypreciousguitaronthefloor.
I'msorry!!!Stratocaster!
Theshowwasawesomethough.
seppukudkurosawa wrote:I'm off to see The Fall later today, so I'll be back with an update later.
so sorry wrote:I got as close to dancing as I possibly could without looking like a late-30s white dude without rhythm (oh wait, that's exactly what I am).
so sorry wrote:PS To all the potheads out there in the Zone, do yourself a favor and go buy a SD CD and blaze up (is that what you stoners say?)... you won't regret it!
tapehead wrote:The band I had come to see played first. I caught on to Boris after several fanatical posts in the zone about their "Pink" album released in '05
tapehead wrote:since hearing it I've been delving into their extensive back catalogue, and I think "Heavy Rocks" is my favourite.
Maui wrote:so sorry wrote:
To the uninitiated, Steely Dan may come across as borderline elevator music.
Cool you had a good time!
Tsk tsk though for putting Steely Dan and elevator music in the same sentence.
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:tapehead wrote:The band I had come to see played first. I caught on to Boris after several fanatical posts in the zone about their "Pink" album released in '05tapehead wrote:since hearing it I've been delving into their extensive back catalogue, and I think "Heavy Rocks" is my favourite.
and thanks for returning the flavor!
tapehead wrote:Heavy Rocks is essential Boris.
tapehead wrote:I don't mean that in the sense of 'you got to have it'
tapehead wrote:more that the tracks here go to the 'roots' of metal and hard rock (Sabbath, particularly) and tease them out into their punk and drone tendencies - maybe a little more accesible than Pink for a new listener as well.
seppukudkurosawa wrote:Gonna be seeing Polysics and Guitar Wolf soon- they're both playing Brighton.
So...Brock, when are you gonna be ordering that plane ticket?
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:tapehead wrote:Heavy Rocks is essential Boris.
truer fucking words my friend...tapehead wrote:I don't mean that in the sense of 'you got to have it'
vehemently disagree. It is essential listening, a veritable behemoth of sound.
3rd spin in a row, thing floored me.tapehead wrote:more that the tracks here go to the 'roots' of metal and hard rock (Sabbath, particularly) and tease them out into their punk and drone tendencies - maybe a little more accessible than Pink for a new listener as well.
damn well put.
i will add, it rocks, and rocks ultimate.
Brocktune wrote:@ Sepp - thanks for the guitar wolf love. really, it's so nice. can't wait to get your take on Polysics!
seppukudkurosawa wrote:I'd been looking forward to them for ages, so as you can imagine I was pretty distraught. It's gotta be at least a couple of years until they play here again too.
Brocktune wrote:And thats the thing about CSS. they are so much fucking fun. Usually, "fun" is the equivalent of braindead. But that is so not the case here. And thank god! Lovefoxxx's lyrics aren't your average "girl with a guitar" type of lyrics. And their music is so good.
Brocktune wrote:Who gives a fuck if they don't know how to play their instruments? Believe me, I never thought I would ever catch myself saying those words EVAR! But, as my musical journies take me to more places, and different places, I've found more and more music that makes me feel like that, which (as a musician) can be a real difficult reality to come to grips with.
Brocktune wrote:But as our own beloved Keepcoolbutcare has proselytized previously, sometimes the style IS the substance. Now, that can be a bit much for the idealist to process.
Brocktune wrote: Thank you for reminding me that because it's fun doesn't mean it has to be insipid, or pedantic.
Why is that whenever dudes are blessed with impressive technical skill and versatility, they usually end up throwing themselves into pastiche or parody? When you're forced to view all of music as a set of formulas and modular chord changes, does it all just seem easy and silly?
Brocktune wrote: except "CSS Suxxx" and (sadly) "Patins" which is like my favorite track on the record, and the one I wanted to hear the most.
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:Brocktune wrote: Thank you for reminding me that because it's fun doesn't mean it has to be insipid, or pedantic.
now that's interesting, coming from you. One of the quibbles I have with some of the stuff you sent me, and some of the artists you extol with your typically fiery passion, is that for all their technical proficiency (and I'm thinking specifically of Ween and Polysics) they're decidedly campy. Matthew Perputua over @ Fluxblog (scroll down, he's got an mp3 of "Friends" off the new EP!) raised this very point recently w/r/t Ween...Why is that whenever dudes are blessed with impressive technical skill and versatility, they usually end up throwing themselves into pastiche or parody? When you're forced to view all of music as a set of formulas and modular chord changes, does it all just seem easy and silly?
I mean, you sent me both Black Nasty & Ugly Duckling, two of the silliest (yet fun) and campiest hip-hop acts around. The majority of what you sent me just didn't come across as "serious" enough, there was no there, there, as it were, for me at any rate.*
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:good stuff dog. I don't like 'em, and find the praise they receive baffling, but to each...
DennisMM wrote:Tomorrow night I am seeing Lyle Lovett (without the Large Band). k.d. lang is the opener. I'll try to write a review.
bastard_robo wrote:IM GOING TO GO SEE WEIRD AL NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!
TheBaxter wrote:damn i meant to post this but forgot.
i went to see the decemberists this past saturday at merriweather post pavilion in columbia, md. they were great, blah blah blah...
but what i really meant to mention was, sitting right in front of me was a girl who i swear looked EXACTLY like tangerine. same hair, same glasses, same looking face. but tangerine is in the UK isn't she? so i don't know what she would be doing in columbia, md. but it looked SO MUCH like her. could she be vacationing in DC? has she even been around the zone lately? i couldn't hear her say anything, so i couldn't pick out a british accent. probably just mistaken identity, but wouldn't that be freaky if it was really her? a random zoner encounter in the real world? i thought about yelling out "TANGERINE!" to see if she turned around, but that might've made me look weird.
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