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Astronomer · 08-02-2013, 07:03 PM

Gig review - Karnivool, 2nd August 2013

I saw Karnivool last night for what I think is the tenth time! The show was at Melbourne Town Hall...

Which seemed to me a strange place to have a rock concert, but in the end it was actually a great venue for it. Spacious, seating and general admission areas, great sound quality, and you felt pretty up close and personal with the band. It's a smaller venue but they had two shows which means it wasn't too packed. Here's what it looked like inside at the gig:

As always, Karnivool did not disappoint. On the tram on the way to the gig I was feeling a little apathetic, due to the fact that I am not a huge fan of the new album, Asymmetry. Don't get me wrong, it is a great album and I do like it. Karnivool are amazing musicians. However, for me it does not top Themata or Sound Awake. It just doesn't have the same flow, epicness, and there is a lot of fluff that I tend to want to skip through. Anyway, that can be for an album review another day!

Like I was saying, I wasn't sure what to expect due to the fact that their new album wasn't doing wonders for me. But the show was just awesome. Their sound was brilliant, they still sound better live than any other band I have seen. Ian Kenny's voice was faultless. And the new stuff actually sounded a lot better live.

They played a fair bit from the new album, which I enjoyed to some extent, because of how flawless their live sound is. They also played a large amount of songs from Sound Awake which was great. But my one complaint - they only played ONE SONG from Themata. One song!

I was sorely disappointed. Some of some oldschool favourites like COTE, Roquefort and Fade did not make an appearance. In fact, I think that was the first Karnivool gig I have gone to where I have not heard these three songs. They came back for their encore and I had my hopes held high but they played two slower songs from their new album which kinda put the crowd into a lull. So I guess that's my only downside to the evening, and it was pretty disappointing.

Having said that though, Karnivool are still one of my favourite bands and are definitely still the best band I have ever seen like. Their live sound is a sonic beast.

The setlist was as follows:
1. Asymmetry
2. A.M. War
3. Themata
4. Nachash
5. Simple Boy
6. Goliath
7. We Are
8. All I Know
9. Deadman
10. Amusia
11. The Last Few
12. The Refusal
13. Set Fire to the Hive
14. New Day
Encore:
15. Alpha Omega
16. Aeons

08-02-2013, 07:03 PM	#84 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Gig review - Karnivool, 2nd August 2013 I saw Karnivool last night for what I think is the tenth time! The show was at Melbourne Town Hall... Which seemed to me a strange place to have a rock concert, but in the end it was actually a great venue for it. Spacious, seating and general admission areas, great sound quality, and you felt pretty up close and personal with the band. It's a smaller venue but they had two shows which means it wasn't too packed. Here's what it looked like inside at the gig: As always, Karnivool did not disappoint. On the tram on the way to the gig I was feeling a little apathetic, due to the fact that I am not a huge fan of the new album, Asymmetry. Don't get me wrong, it is a great album and I do like it. Karnivool are amazing musicians. However, for me it does not top Themata or Sound Awake. It just doesn't have the same flow, epicness, and there is a lot of fluff that I tend to want to skip through. Anyway, that can be for an album review another day! Like I was saying, I wasn't sure what to expect due to the fact that their new album wasn't doing wonders for me. But the show was just awesome. Their sound was brilliant, they still sound better live than any other band I have seen. Ian Kenny's voice was faultless. And the new stuff actually sounded a lot better live. They played a fair bit from the new album, which I enjoyed to some extent, because of how flawless their live sound is. They also played a large amount of songs from Sound Awake which was great. But my one complaint - they only played ONE SONG from Themata. One song! I was sorely disappointed. Some of some oldschool favourites like COTE, Roquefort and Fade did not make an appearance. In fact, I think that was the first Karnivool gig I have gone to where I have not heard these three songs. They came back for their encore and I had my hopes held high but they played two slower songs from their new album which kinda put the crowd into a lull. So I guess that's my only downside to the evening, and it was pretty disappointing. Having said that though, Karnivool are still one of my favourite bands and are definitely still the best band I have ever seen like. Their live sound is a sonic beast. The setlist was as follows: 1. Asymmetry 2. A.M. War 3. Themata 4. Nachash 5. Simple Boy 6. Goliath 7. We Are 8. All I Know 9. Deadman 10. Amusia 11. The Last Few 12. The Refusal 13. Set Fire to the Hive 14. New Day Encore: 15. Alpha Omega 16. Aeons __________________ Last edited by Astronomer; 08-02-2013 at 08:52 PM.