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[talk show host]

Sebadoh?! Fuck

[redbull]

6/12-6/15 - Bonnaroo (for sure now)

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there are three mountain goats shows coming up in early march for noisepop, i'll probably try to see at least one. i just got a ticket to adam stephens (two gallants) solo show for noisepop as well

[davin]

Originally Posted by Caine Walker

marilyn manson was a lot of fun, but i will say a few things:

-this was hands down the UGLIEST crowd i've ever seen. yowza.
-i don't know what it is about chicago crowds, but getting us involved in "audience" participation is fucking rough. there were some songs that deserved way more fist pumping and yelling back. you could tell that manson wasn't too thrilled with the way people were responding, but there were big cheers after every song.
-the show was only an hour long. : / however, they opened with Great Big White World and did a pretty good job of covering all the albums. a very healthy amount of Antichrist was played, complete with the podium and a bible that was lit on fire. shockingly, Heart Shaped Glasses is amazing live, and i freakin' HATE the studio version. it came across very Bowie, and i was very glad to see them do it so well. Rock n Roll Nigger also a nice treat.
-manson played with his dick a lot. like, a lot.

damn!! only an hour. grrrrrr.

i got a free ticket for the milwuakee show, and i'm supposed to leave in about 90 min. oh well, even a 1 hour show (about the time it takes me to drive to milwuakee) is worth if for free, specially with all that old material.

btw - the podium/bible shit is totally old school. he did somethign similar in 99, but just ripped out pages vs. burning.

[Caine Walker]

Originally Posted by davin

btw - the podium/bible shit is totally old school. he did somethign similar in 99, but just ripped out pages vs. burning.

dude. duh.

[davin]

Originally Posted by Caine Walker

dude. duh.

hehe, i know YOU know. just pointing it out for the kidz. 9 yrs was a long time ago!

So how was the opening? I'm thinking of delaying things slightly and missing Ours.

I opted for Milwuakee, not just because the ticket was free, but because its at The Rave downstairs (vs. Eagles Ballroom) which is alot smaller than Eagles & Aragon. It will be intense. And you know whats funny -- the 3 previous times that I've seen Manson, it has been in WI (never in Chicago).

Riverside Theater in Milwuakee - 1998
Dane County Colesium - 1999
Eagles Ballroom - 2003

[Caine Walker]

Originally Posted by davin

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So how was the opening? I'm thinking of delaying things slightly and missing Ours.

i have no idea. i wasn't so pumped about seeing Ours anyway, but my buddy that i went with had to work late and we got there right as the first notes of Great Big White World were being played.

it seemed like a lot of people followed suit because there was a line when we got there.

[smashingjj]

fuck it!

[aurel]

Originally Posted by Nothing/everything

0522 Eric's trip

Any chance you could upload some Eric's Trip please. They're playing Primavera and I'd like to check them out before I go.

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by Nothing/everything

Could be worse. so SMASHINGJJ, if you see anything on this list you might be interested in seeing: you know how to contact me.

well that list doesn't really appeal to me. i'm smug as hell nowadays, you know. i would like to see a gig with you soon though, been too long!

heard of little lucid moments i presume?

[deadaswarhol]

Ours is awesome, but they've been getting really shitty reception at the Manson shows

[davin]

Originally Posted by Caine Walker

i have no idea. i wasn't so pumped about seeing Ours anyway, but my buddy that i went with had to work late and we got there right as the first notes of Great Big White World were being played.

it seemed like a lot of people followed suit because there was a line when we got there.

ok, you probably missed a couple songs then. We got there just in time to wait 15min and then see the start of Manson.

good show. the band sounded much better than they did in 2003. and the crowd was much more into it than what you described. at least where i was 20ft in front of the soundboard, the crowd was really into it. all the chants and stuff were pulled off pretty well, though nothing too crazy. they played for 1hr 20min, took a 5min break to setup the podium and whatnot, played 1 more song, took another 5min break, and then ended with Beautiful People.

other than the bible/podium schtick, i was kinda disappointed by all the rehashes from the 99 tour. and the bible was totally a prop that just had a few flames on the edges....but i liked how he was acting like a marionette up there. they also rehashed the screen of falling pills, which looked pretty dated and low-res. plus the obscene/mobscene sign, the "fight" stuff, and the confetti. Personally i think he could really push the image of the band by updating some of this stuff. Even if was conciously done that way to be a return to that era vs. just trying to do the tour "on the cheap", it could have been updated.

but the music did sound great. i have to pop Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals back in my rotation.

[CHLAMYDIA]

Mechanical Animals

[redbull]

Originally Posted by deadaswarhol

Ours is awesome, but they've been getting really shitty reception at the Manson shows

no shit, they're playing to Manson fans

[Caine Walker]

Originally Posted by davin

good show. the band sounded much better than they did in 2003. and the crowd was much more into it than what you described. at least where i was 20ft in front of the soundboard, the crowd was really into it. all the chants and stuff were pulled off pretty well, though nothing too crazy. they played for 1hr 20min, took a 5min break to setup the podium and whatnot, played 1 more song, took another 5min break, and then ended with Beautiful People.

but the music did sound great. i have to pop Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals back in my rotation.

yeah, i was hanging out in the left wing by the beer. my friends wouldn't venture too far into the crowd, so all i got to see was a bunch of people standing around not singing along or anything.

i've been blasting Mechanical Animals pretty regularly for a while now. i was so excited to get there and hear GBWW, Rock is Dead (which was fucking AWESOME, btw) and the Dope Show (also pretty killer).




on a completely separate note, has anyone heard anything about Godspeed? i still swear to fucking christ's bloody side that i saw a date for them at the Logan Square Auditorium...

[redbull]

Originally Posted by Caine Walker

on a completely separate note, has anyone heard anything about Godspeed? i still swear to fucking christ's bloody side that i saw a date for them at the Logan Square Auditorium...

that was A Silver Mt. Zion, who are doing a US tour this year

also:
April 9th - Bon Iver

[Caine Walker]

Originally Posted by redbull

that was A Silver Mt. Zion, who are doing a US tour this year

THANKYOU. i still feel like a retard now, but less of one.

[davin]

Originally Posted by Caine Walker

yeah, i was hanging out in the left wing by the beer. my friends wouldn't venture too far into the crowd, so all i got to see was a bunch of people standing around not singing along or anything.

i've been blasting Mechanical Animals pretty regularly for a while now. i was so excited to get there and hear GBWW, Rock is Dead (which was fucking AWESOME, btw) and the Dope Show (also pretty killer).

so you went to Milwuakee too? Or did I misunderstand you?

Yea, those songs were kickass. and so was Antichrist Superstar. I was totally hoping for "I don't like the drugs" after dope show....

[pale blue eyes]

Oh!

Eels - 3/28 @ First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia

I'm excited.

[Mayfuck]

02-21 Captain Ahab, The Smell
02-22 Liars/No Age, El Rey
03-01 Grizzly Bear w/LA Philharmonica, Disney Concert Hall
03-08 Old Time Relijun, The Smell
03-11 Atlas Sound/White Rainbow, Echo
03-13 Acid Mothers Temple, Echo
03-20 Nile, The Key Club
04-04 Autechre, Echoplex
04-11 Xiu Xiu, Echo
04-12 Dirty Projectors, Echo
06-19 Arch. In Helsinki/Gang Gang Dance/Ariel Pink, Henry Fonda Theater

[spring]

Originally Posted by pale blue eyes

Oh!

Eels - 3/28 @ First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia

I'm excited.

you should be! have you seen them live before?

[Nothing/everything]

Originally Posted by smashingjj

i'm smug as hell nowadays, you know.

what's this supposed to mean

[I'm Hardcore]

feb 10th - Dead Meadow + Black Mountain

seeing this show with TuralyonW3, woo

[RopeyLopey]

Originally Posted by Nothing/everything

0217 American music club + Bee and flower
0229 Kinski + Dead meadow
0305 Earth + Sir richard bishop
0320 Alamo race track
0323 Wombats
0329 I am kloot
0403 Claw boys claw
0411 Presidents of the USA first, and then venue-hop to see Efterklang
0430 Sebadoh
0507 Black mountain
0521 Timesbold
0522 Eric's trip

Could be worse. so SMASHINGJJ, if you see anything on this list you might be interested in seeing: you know how to contact me.

does you gf go with you to all the shows?

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by redbull

6/12-6/15 - Bonnaroo (for sure now)

Bonnaroo is a joke now.


OH btw...

Saul Williams @ Martyr's on 4/18

...definitely going there instead of RJD2 on the 18th

[Nothing/everything]

Originally Posted by RopeyLopey

does you gf go with you to all the shows?

unfortunately not, she's interested in other music than i am. Timesbold she'd might join up with me to. Actually, most gigs i go alone.

[redbull]

Originally Posted by KrazeeStacee

Bonnaroo is a joke now.

i don't care that much about jam bands, so this doesn't bother me

[pumpkingrrrl]

5/8-9 Ministry, Meshuggah, Hemlock - Chicago

i need to see Ministry on their last tour.

[Caine Walker]

Originally Posted by davin

so you went to Milwuakee too? Or did I misunderstand you?

Yea, those songs were kickass. and so was Antichrist Superstar. I was totally hoping for "I don't like the drugs" after dope show....

haha, i think i misunderstood you, actually. i just assumed that you were in chicago.

[pale blue eyes]

Originally Posted by spring

you should be! have you seen them live before?

I saw them like ten years ago play one of those radio station shows. Actually, it might have been longer than that even. They played for all of forty minutes and for whatever reason I have not been able to see them since. So, yeah, I am pretty excited.