What Shows Have You Been To Lately?

~~James~~ · 03-31-2014, 06:02 PM

I saw a local band called The Amazing Snakeheads recently although they are getting quite big. The Guardian (so rock'n'roll) said they were the best live band in the UK. They were very intense but in a good way. The guy was wiping tears from his eyesat one point and eye****ed the bassist for a while which was a little uncomfortable.

I also saw Metronomy which was enjoyable pop fan but not much else. They had neat stage presence and I just stared at the drummer most of the time because she is beautiful and talented.

**Janszoon** · 04-05-2014, 12:48 AM

Rocket from the Crypt
I just got back from this show about an hour or so ago. It was glorious! They were every bit as wild and fun as I always hoped they'd be and John Reis is one hell of a showman. They opened with one of my favorite songs of theirs, "Light Me", and roared through a lengthy set and encore of virtually all the tracks I hoped they'd play, finally bringing down the house with a great version of "Glazed". And yes they all were wearing those shirts from the picture above.

The opening act, Dan Sartain, was very good too, and his brand of punky throwback rock 'n roll fit well with RFTC.

dwill123 · 04-05-2014, 07:35 AM

I saw Kraftwerk "3D" this past Tuesday in New York City. What a great show it was. It was the standard show where they played all the standard Kraftwerk songs (Man Machine, The Model, Autobahn, Tour de France, Trans Europe Express, etc.) but with 3D visuals projected from behind. The 3D visuals added a new dimension to the Kraftwerk soundscape which I found found very appealing. I remember my first concert at the Fillmore East back in 1970 where the visuals were provided by the Joshua Light Show. The light show consisted of a guy behind a screen with an overhead projector and a bowl of water into which he'd drop colored oil and at times spin the bowl.

Fast forward to 2014 to the Kraftwerk projections, not some overly produced Hollywood production but a well balanced, simple 3D animated projection that worked well with the music. I can only say that a Kraftwerk concert should be on everybody's "must see" concert list.

**Frownland** · 04-07-2014, 12:17 PM

The Magic Band

Holy fuck, that was incredible. The Magic Band still has three original members as well as two younger musicians who joined in and did a great job. Man they nailed every track to a tee. They opened with "My Human Gets Me Blues" and moved all through Captain Beefheart's discography. You would think that it wouldn't be as good without the Beef but they did so well, it was fantastic. I'll have to say that the Youtube videos that I watched didn't really do them the justice that seeing them live does. They came out for the first encore as the whole band and did "Electricity," then as the crowd clapped for more, John French came out alone and did "Orange Claw Hammer". Definitely the best show I've ever attended.

**Janszoon** · 04-15-2014, 08:54 PM

Godflesh
I had been waiting 22 years to see these guys and finally got my wish this past Friday. They opened with "Like Rats", which was exactly what I hoped they'd open with, and were unrelentingly heavy throughout. It was great to see them though I have to admit I wasn't quite as blown away as I was hoping. I was feeling sick and dragged myself out to this because I wanted to go so badly, so take any gripes I have with a grain of salt. But I felt like, in streamlining the music for a live setting, it kind of lost something. It made me realize how much of what I enjoy about Godflesh are textural elements that are hard to replicate outside of the studio. At any rate, still a good show that I'm glad I got to go to.

Cut Hands (Whitehouse's William Bennett) opened. His stage presence may have left a little to be desired—hitting buttons and occasionally doing silly dances—but the music was really good—harsh, danceable meld of tribal and industrial aesthetics.

bob. · 04-21-2014, 03:35 AM

just got back from Cut Hands and Godflesh

i agree 100% about Cut Hands....the music was surprisingly good and his projection show went well with it....having seen him live before i was expecting his theatrics and arrogance

Godflesh was amazing live except several problems with equipment....it almost seemed like Broadrick tuned more than played

and Vitriol really did not seem into it at all....literally throwing his bass on the ground and walking off at the end....still very much worth it

**Janszoon** · 04-21-2014, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

just got back from Cut Hands and Godflesh

i agree 100% about Cut Hands....the music was surprisingly good and his projection show went well with it....having seen him live before i was expecting his theatrics and arrogance

Godflesh was amazing live except several problems with equipment....it almost seemed like Broadrick tuned more than played

and Vitriol really did not seem into it at all....literally throwing his bass on the ground and walking off at the end....still very much worth it

Yeah, GC Green was the same way at my show. I don't know if he legitimately didn't want to be there or if that's just his stage persona, but he was out of there like shot a second after playing his last note. Zero interaction with Broadrick and zero interaction with the audience.

Also, Cut Hands had projections at your show? He had nothing at mine.

bob. · 04-21-2014, 10:59 AM

both Cut Hands and Godflesh had projections

i have to say that he seemed generally annoyed with the whole thing....still when they were playing it was seriously good....and the audience was really into it so overall a great time....plus i feel like they really did a wide set list which was nice

**Frownland** · 04-21-2014, 11:25 AM

I saw the Chris Speed Trio last night with Dave King on drums and Chris Tordini on bass. It was really good free jazz, the drummer was especially superb. Unfortunately I missed the first ten minutes of the show trying to find the place, but what I did see ended up being pretty awesome.

Engine · 04-21-2014, 10:22 PM

I'm seeing Godflesh this Thursday (not sure who's opening). Will report my experience.

04-05-2014, 12:48 AM	#62 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Rocket from the Crypt I just got back from this show about an hour or so ago. It was glorious! They were every bit as wild and fun as I always hoped they'd be and John Reis is one hell of a showman. They opened with one of my favorite songs of theirs, "Light Me", and roared through a lengthy set and encore of virtually all the tracks I hoped they'd play, finally bringing down the house with a great version of "Glazed". And yes they all were wearing those shirts from the picture above. The opening act, Dan Sartain, was very good too, and his brand of punky throwback rock 'n roll fit well with RFTC. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

04-07-2014, 12:17 PM	#64 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	The Magic Band Holy fuck, that was incredible. The Magic Band still has three original members as well as two younger musicians who joined in and did a great job. Man they nailed every track to a tee. They opened with "My Human Gets Me Blues" and moved all through Captain Beefheart's discography. You would think that it wouldn't be as good without the Beef but they did so well, it was fantastic. I'll have to say that the Youtube videos that I watched didn't really do them the justice that seeing them live does. They came out for the first encore as the whole band and did "Electricity," then as the crowd clapped for more, John French came out alone and did "Orange Claw Hammer". Definitely the best show I've ever attended. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

04-15-2014, 08:54 PM	#65 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Godflesh I had been waiting 22 years to see these guys and finally got my wish this past Friday. They opened with "Like Rats", which was exactly what I hoped they'd open with, and were unrelentingly heavy throughout. It was great to see them though I have to admit I wasn't quite as blown away as I was hoping. I was feeling sick and dragged myself out to this because I wanted to go so badly, so take any gripes I have with a grain of salt. But I felt like, in streamlining the music for a live setting, it kind of lost something. It made me realize how much of what I enjoy about Godflesh are textural elements that are hard to replicate outside of the studio. At any rate, still a good show that I'm glad I got to go to. Cut Hands (Whitehouse's William Bennett) opened. His stage presence may have left a little to be desired—hitting buttons and occasionally doing silly dances—but the music was really good—harsh, danceable meld of tribal and industrial aesthetics. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

04-21-2014, 03:35 AM	#66 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	just got back from Cut Hands and Godflesh i agree 100% about Cut Hands....the music was surprisingly good and his projection show went well with it....having seen him live before i was expecting his theatrics and arrogance Godflesh was amazing live except several problems with equipment....it almost seemed like Broadrick tuned more than played and Vitriol really did not seem into it at all....literally throwing his bass on the ground and walking off at the end....still very much worth it __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

04-21-2014, 10:59 AM	#68 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	both Cut Hands and Godflesh had projections i have to say that he seemed generally annoyed with the whole thing....still when they were playing it was seriously good....and the audience was really into it so overall a great time....plus i feel like they really did a wide set list which was nice __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

03-31-2014, 06:02 PM	#61 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I saw a local band called The Amazing Snakeheads recently although they are getting quite big. The Guardian (so rock'n'roll) said they were the best live band in the UK. They were very intense but in a good way. The guy was wiping tears from his eyesat one point and eye****ed the bassist for a while which was a little uncomfortable. I also saw Metronomy which was enjoyable pop fan but not much else. They had neat stage presence and I just stared at the drummer most of the time because she is beautiful and talented.

04-05-2014, 07:35 AM	#63 (permalink)
dwill123 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 265	I saw Kraftwerk "3D" this past Tuesday in New York City. What a great show it was. It was the standard show where they played all the standard Kraftwerk songs (Man Machine, The Model, Autobahn, Tour de France, Trans Europe Express, etc.) but with 3D visuals projected from behind. The 3D visuals added a new dimension to the Kraftwerk soundscape which I found found very appealing. I remember my first concert at the Fillmore East back in 1970 where the visuals were provided by the Joshua Light Show. The light show consisted of a guy behind a screen with an overhead projector and a bowl of water into which he'd drop colored oil and at times spin the bowl. Fast forward to 2014 to the Kraftwerk projections, not some overly produced Hollywood production but a well balanced, simple 3D animated projection that worked well with the music. I can only say that a Kraftwerk concert should be on everybody's "must see" concert list.

04-21-2014, 11:25 AM	#69 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I saw the Chris Speed Trio last night with Dave King on drums and Chris Tordini on bass. It was really good free jazz, the drummer was especially superb. Unfortunately I missed the first ten minutes of the show trying to find the place, but what I did see ended up being pretty awesome. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

04-21-2014, 10:22 PM	#70 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I'm seeing Godflesh this Thursday (not sure who's opening). Will report my experience. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.