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we're all a musical bunch here on NS, right? well i went to the best gig i've ever been to (so far) last night, and was wondering what gigs y'all have been to recently, or what the best gigs you've ever been to are?

for me, last night, it was Pitchshifter (my favourite band) playing in quite a small venue, only about 600 people there... a mosh pit only just beaten in terms of sheer energy and violence by either Testament or Machine Head. i got some video here (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/pitchshifter%20video%201.wmv). t'was the first gig i've been to in months (since Megadeth back in last summer), but should be going to Download Festival this year hopefully (Metallica (again), Prodigy, alice in chains, avenged sevenfold, deftones, clutch (any good?), tool, god forbid (again), korn (again), soulfly (again), trivium... gonna be good!!)

i just wanted to share the video, really ;) :p
(and some pics from last night :): one (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/Photo-0102.jpg), two (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/Photo-0103.jpg), three (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/Photo-0104.jpg))

Best i been too.. hmmm probably a "A" gig back on may 13th 2005 they put on a great show and i met them afterwards and they where all pretty cool guys. Erm Maiden coming up december 15th this year, that will be amazing!! :D

My last gig was playing three venues for the Arctic Winter Games.
The first was a snafu and the second & third weren't anything to crow about (it was a matter of planning and arrangement, and thankfully not our performance).
For example: the song that actually warranted the most positive response was about constipation. Seriously.
I'm not tweaked out of interest for public performance, but i'd been looking forward to that for a year and a half. I got approximately ... a vest out of it.
No contacts, one future date, some good practice/bonding experience and a coffee.

Erm Maiden coming up december 15th this year, that will be amazing!! :D
mm maiden are pretty good live... they put on a good show but they just seemed lacking in energy when i saw em :(
might have just been a bad gig (end of the tour i guess) cos i generally hear good things :)

*shakes fist at Dance Of Death album*



edit: man i love pitchshifter :P (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLaOV0YKDkk&search=pitchshifter)

I think the best gig I ever did - and I've done many and had wonderful times - was playing Fitzgerald's and finding out Rob Zombie was in the audience and getting to meet him, have a beer with him, and have him tell me I was a kick-ass drummer. This was forever and a day ago.

Sweet.

The best other person's gig I've been to was seeing Jesus and the Mary Chain open for a then mostly unknown Nine Inch Nails at #s (Numbers).

The Tragically Hip, live on the Hill in Halifax, Canada Day 2002.
Best Show EVER.

Dead Kennedys

Mindless Self Indulgence

The Faint (possibly the best show I've ever been to)

Excluding gigs that I've played (which imo were the best :p).... probably Download last year (I also have a ticket for this year yay!), Alice Cooper, or Ayreon. That could all change if I get my hands on a Radiohead ticket tomorrow *fingers crossed*

As fanatical as I am about extreme metal, I think the best live show I've ever attended was Def Leppard. However, on a much more recent note, I went to the Headbanger's Ball show for Cradle of Filth; that was fuckin' intense! Now, going back to my "I'm Finally Legal" era, Exhorder & Acid Bath were always a blast at the little hole-in-the-wall local bars!!!

mm maiden are pretty good live... they put on a good show but they just seemed lacking in energy when i saw em :(
might have just been a bad gig (end of the tour i guess) cos i generally hear good things :)

*shakes fist at Dance Of Death album*

edit: man i love pitchshifter :P (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLaOV0YKDkk&search=pitchshifter)
They are. Few bands manage to sound as good on stage as they can on their studio albums - Maiden does.
The last three concerts I've been to were all Maiden concerts - I believe it's been two years ago already that I've seen them live, but they did indeed put on a great show.
And you just gotta love three guitars, it makes them sound so wholesome full!

As for the DoD - that was more like a dud! No comparison to BNW - and what happened to the layout? Where's the cool Eddie?

*shakes fist* Outrage!

Aw man, the CoF singer sounds like someone has put his balls in a vise. Now, Bruce on the other hand can sing.

The only concert i've been to is Queen and Paul Rodgers in New Jersey in October, and i'm going to see them again in April in Vancouver. They are my favorite band, so it was awesome, though not the same without Freddie. I wish i had seen them in concert while he was alive.

I don't get to see many shows because i live in a city of only 16,000, we don't get many bands here, and i don't live very close to the cities that have concerts. I only went to the one in New Jersey because i was going to New York then anyway.

They interviewd the CoF vocal coach on NPR the other day. IT was interesting because she explained about how the screaming is not done with vocal cords but with the upper larynx or something like that.

They interviewd the CoF vocal coach on NPR the other day. IT was interesting because she explained about how the screaming is not done with vocal cords but with the upper larynx or something like that.
Contrast (if i may)
TNT vocalist
Nitro vocalist
Steelheart vocalist
Sheriff vocalist
Huun-hur-tuu
*and*
Geoff Tate (vocal theory)
*and*
Mike Patton.

Just a run of the angles there ...
A few are my models (back when i used other people for the tricks)

They interviewd the CoF vocal coach on NPR the other day. IT was interesting because she explained about how the screaming is not done with vocal cords but with the upper larynx or something like that.
I believe it's called "head-voice"? While that might be true - if he sang differently I might actually like CoF. Then again, I'm more of a classic Heavy Metal man myself...

I just plain can't stand anyones screaming; what's the point in sayign anything if noone can understand what you are saying? Plus is just sounds ugly and gives me a headache.

Best Rock Show: Grand Funk Railroad
Best Metal Show: Metallica (...And Justice Tour)
Band I've never seen but would love to check out: My Dying Bride

Not enough of a fanbase in the USA, I guess!!!

Best gig soundwise: Incubus at the Manchester Apollo. Was a brilliant gig, they sounded perfect, the balance was right and hell, even the lighting was spot on.

Most fun gig: Metallica at Leeds festival. Why? Caus' even those who were calling them all the names under the sun for being 'sell outs' etc were still chanting 'Master, MASTER!!!' when the time came.

The one I want to see: The Weakerthans.

Most fun gig: Metallica at Leeds festival. Why? Caus' even those who were calling them all the names under the sun for being 'sell outs' etc were still chanting 'Master, MASTER!!!' when the time came.

oh yeah... and Frantic even sounds pretty good live.
they were great at download 04 - kept us waiting in the rain for 2 hours but when joey from slipknot came on the drums with awesome double kick-pedal style, and we were right in front of the bass speakers, it was just unforgettable :D

my mate says the best gig he's ever been to was (apart from last night) napalm death at download last year... the only word he can use to describe the noise and experience is "assaulted" :p

I just plain can't stand anyones screaming; what's the point in sayign anything if noone can understand what you are saying? Plus is just sounds ugly and gives me a headache.
added aggression.

Because of who they are:
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie

Wildest, most engaging show-
Probably the Dirty Dozen Brass Band in a barn in Davis, Ca. They invited me back to thier hotel to jam, but I chickened out. (what I should have said was, "Ah man, I don't have my axe but I'll totally hang and listen to you all," then given the keys to the chick I took and told her I'd come get my car if I ever decided to come back...)

Pharaoh Sanders was pretty badass, and so was Ornette Coleman.

Jeff "Tain" Watts also was badass.

For non-jazz shows probably either The Cherry Poppin' Daddies with Skankin' Pickle or the one with Mephiskapholes.

Oh, and Pink Floyd, even if it was thier Division Bell tour.

The last gig I went to was shihad+autozamm on the Uni orientation tour. Both were good (first time seeing autozamm) but I've seen better shihad gigs.

Best gig?

Rorschach and Econochrist at ABC-NO-RIO in August '92.

Coming from a person who has already been to (*checks diary*) 57 gigs this year, that's quite an endorsement.

Other damn fine shows: Neurosis, '93, Stalingrad, circa '96, The Pattern, circa '99, Pine Hill Haints, 2004, Fugazi, '89, Rob McCullough, 2005.

Far and away the best gig I have ever seen was Broken Social Scene, in Belfast on the 10/02/06.

The fact that it was my 20th birthday has nothing to do with it, BSS were simply incredible.


Second best is probably Biffy Clyro in Glasgow on 14/12/05, where they played The Vertigo of Bliss straight through.

The most recent show I've been to was at the very beginning of this month. One of my favorite groups who are from Finland, The 69 Eyes, kicked off their first U.S. tour ever and I got to attend the very first show. It was definately amazingand I had waited 6 years hoping that they'd come to America to tour and was relieved when they finally did. It's right up there with seeing Type O Negative back in 2003 when I followed them on tour and attended 4 shows on the tour. It was great. :cool:

we're all a musical bunch here on NS, right? well i went to the best gig i've ever been to (so far) last night, and was wondering what gigs y'all have been to recently, or what the best gigs you've ever been to are?

for me, last night, it was Pitchshifter (my favourite band) playing in quite a small venue, only about 600 people there... a mosh pit only just beaten in terms of sheer energy and violence by either Testament or Machine Head. i got some video here (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/pitchshifter%20video%201.wmv). t'was the first gig i've been to in months (since Megadeth back in last summer), but should be going to Download Festival this year hopefully (Metallica (again), Prodigy, alice in chains, avenged sevenfold, deftones, clutch (any good?), tool, god forbid (again), korn (again), soulfly (again), trivium... gonna be good!!)

i just wanted to share the video, really ;) :p
(and some pics from last night :): one (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/Photo-0102.jpg), two (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/Photo-0103.jpg), three (http://www.hlj.me.uk/music/Photo-0104.jpg))

Well, I've not managed to attend even one gig since I moved to this godforsaken backwater (Georgia)...

Indeed... to show how long ago it was I last got to go to a gig... the last band I saw were Nine Inch Nails supported by Atari Teenage Riot (who were absolutely terrible, live).... so that's, what... 6 years ago or something?

Best gig - Ministry, at Rock City.

The far south of Brazil is not on the touring Itinery for anyone so no recent gigs at all.

Best gig - difficult choice - Knebworth 1979 or Motörhead at the Hammy Odean the same year. I have to go with Knebworth for being the end of an era.

Also, shortly after I turned 21 I went to my first bar to see Kix and it was a good show. *yay for hairbands* :p

I just plain can't stand anyones screaming; what's the point in sayign anything if noone can understand what you are saying? Plus is just sounds ugly and gives me a headache.
I absolutely second that notion - I at least want to understand the lyrics.

HAHA i dont go to gigs to listen to music!!!
I go to:

Get drunk.
Make money from buying and resale of t-shirts and drinks.
Get numbers of guys and gals.
See if my Ex turns up so i can pointedly ignore her
Advertise for house parties i have.
Stage dive.
See if my exex turns up so i can talk to her friends and try to get back in her good books.
Meet old friends
Make new friends
Network
and recently
to fuck.
:D

Wow, the most recent concert I went to was last July...saw the Pixies but missed the opening band. I enjoyed myself, but hated the venue and the fact that the Pixies didn't play their two best songs. Most of the other songs they played were good, though.

The best concert would have to be one of the Local H concerts I went to, or perhaps Stabbing Westward (R.I.P.)/Placebo. I've seen Napalm Death twice, but both times there were lesser bands headlining, in the second case a crap band that I didn't stay for. (Nile and Cannibal Corpse, respectively.)

Ministry wasn't all that good the first time, I didn't care for the opening acts, but the Ministry/Revolting Cocks tour should be good if I can end up going.

The most awesome gig I ever went to was Judas Priest. I was crushed right against the barrier at the very front. KK Downing gave me five!

I also saw Misfits, which was fun in a different way (I was drunk as a lord).

...the Pixies didn't play their two best songs.

"Is She Weird" and "Where Is My Mind"...?


...the Ministry/Revolting Cocks tour should be good if I can end up going.

You had to bring that up, didn't you... :)

Another few to mention...

The Prodigy - Simply class, so much energy both in their music and their stage presence... They put GnR to shame...


Blue Tones, circa 2002 - Past their 'Britpop' high point, but a gig by pro's. Small hall, but they filled it so well, engaged the crowd and really got everyone going. Not a bad thing in a club which is usually reserved for thrash/metal/heavy rock where the regulars turned out.

the most amazing musical experience i have ever had was in a dive in little havana in miami.

the local masters of afrocuban drumming were using the place for friday night jam sessions including themselves and the young men who wanted to become masters some day.

between 6 and 12 men playing various drums at the same time working to a rhythm so complicated i could only let it wash over me while an old man sang santaria songs (i think. it turns out i cant understand anything of cuban spanish)

The best i've seen to date was Mudhoney, at the start of last year. It was a small venue of about 200 people (Maybe more? I'm not sure, it was hard to tell.), and I got up against the barricade about a metre from the band. And they played pretty much everything I wanted them to play, and did two encores - and it was crazy. They had heaps of energy. I was expecting good, but they were nothing short of amazing. :D



clutch (any good?)

You'd probably like them. Stoner rock-ish. I imagine they'd put on a good live show.

Here's one low quality MP3 link... (http://www.stonerrock.com/jukebox/Clutch-Sea_of_Destruction.mp3)


And another, a little slower. (http://www.stonerrock.com/jukebox/Clutch-Space_Grass.mp3) (And better, IMO)

Best gig ever - 65daysofstatic at Leicester Charlotte, 15th October 2005. Small venue (capacity 390), but they filled it, and pretty much everyone there was completely into the music. Best moment was 390 voices drowning out the sample in Retreat! Retreat! by shouting 'We will not retreat, this band is unstoppable!'
Only marginally better than when I saw them at Manchester Academy 3 on March 4th this year.
If only the sound guy there wasn't so fucking appalling at his job...maybe it's partially down to the equipment he's working with, but he never gets the levels right, and the sound in general is just atrocious.

That gig beat Rammstein, System of a Down, Dead Kennedys (admittedly without Jello Biafra), The Haunted, Manic Street Preachers, Soulfly, Bauhaus, Electric Soft Parade, Green Day, Placebo, Lostprophets, Dropkick Murphys, The Offspring, Goldfinger, and the Bouncing Souls.

Saw Oceansize supported by Pure Reason Revolution last night (in fact the gig finished pretty much at exactly the same time PM posted this thread...). That was immense. The singer nearly fell on top of me...

Coming up I've got 65daysofstatic supporting Hundred Reasons next weekend, Secret Machines the Tuesday after, Australian Pink Floyd on April 26th, and Me First & The Gimme Gimmes on May 8th. Then Download in June :D

Best gig ever - 65daysofstatic at Leicester Charlotte, 15th October 2005. Small venue (capacity 390), but they filled it, and pretty much everyone there was completely into the music. Best moment was 390 voices drowning out the sample in Retreat! Retreat! by shouting 'We will not retreat, this band is unstoppable!'
Only marginally better than when I saw them at Manchester Academy 3 on March 4th this year.
If only the sound guy there wasn't so fucking appalling at his job...maybe it's partially down to the equipment he's working with, but he never gets the levels right, and the sound in general is just atrocious.

That gig beat Rammstein, System of a Down, Dead Kennedys (admittedly without Jello Biafra), The Haunted, Manic Street Preachers, Soulfly, Bauhaus, Electric Soft Parade, Green Day, Placebo, Lostprophets, Dropkick Murphys, The Offspring, Goldfinger, and the Bouncing Souls.

Saw Oceansize supported by Pure Reason Revolution last night (in fact the gig finished pretty much at exactly the same time PM posted this thread...). That was immense. The singer nearly fell on top of me...

Coming up I've got 65daysofstatic supporting Hundred Reasons next weekend, Secret Machines the Tuesday after, Australian Pink Floyd on April 26th, and Me First & The Gimme Gimmes on May 8th. Then Download in June :D

Wow... are they still doing gigs at the Charlotte?

Last thing I saw there was a goth night... all 'local' bands (Nottingham and Leicester). I think it was Manuskript, Emma Conquest and The Horatii.

Best night of music I ever saw on the Leicester circuit was probably "Prolapse"... can't remember if I saw them at the Charlotte, but I saw them at the Pump and Tap, and Abbey Park.

I think the best gig I was at was Bon Jovi in Lansdowne Road, Dublin in June 2003. It was the first time I had a weekend away with my girlfriend, though, so it may have been in part to do with the slushy romance bullshit. They were excellent anyway - can't wait for their Croke Park gig in May!

I really loved the second Metallica gig I was at at the RDS in Dublin, also in 2003. The Darkness were supporting them - they too rocked. Also the first Iron Maiden gig in The Point in (you guessed it) Dublin*.

All these gigs showed not only real musical talent, but energy and passion, and a fantastic atmosphere among the crowd.

All the good bands go to sodding Dublin, not here :( The Darkness have played here twice, but none of the big international bands mentioned above.

Wow... are they still doing gigs at the Charlotte?

Last thing I saw there was a goth night... all 'local' bands (Nottingham and Leicester). I think it was Manuskript, Emma Conquest and The Horatii.

Best night of music I ever saw on the Leicester circuit was probably "Prolapse"... can't remember if I saw them at the Charlotte, but I saw them at the Pump and Tap, and Abbey Park.
Indeed they are. They get some pretty big bands - the Fall played there last night (though as I said above, I was in Nottingham seeing Oceansize). They have a gigography page on the current site, and there's some massive bands there (massive now, not when they played) - Muse, Radiohead, NOFX, Coldplay, Gomez, Mogwai, Kyuss, Oasis...ok, so none of them were within the last 5 years...
Not heard of the Pump and Tap, and I don't know if they do gigs at Abbey Park anymore. Not heard of any since I've been here (about two and a half years). They've got the Summer Sundae festival - no really big bands, but some decent underground and up-and-coming bands. Patti Smith played last year IIRC.
The Uni has some bands occasionally...Graham Coxon's playing soon...and De Montfort hall has some as well - Franz Ferdinand and Fun Lovin' Criminals recently, and it's where I'm seeing the Australian Pink Floyd.

The brutest "bolos" I've presenced are every time Saratoga plays live, and the last time that WASP came to Spain. Historical!! :p :p

Recent Gig....convention of *whispers*
Best Gig...Queen 1985 with the live version of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Indeed they are. They get some pretty big bands - the Fall played there last night (though as I said above, I was in Nottingham seeing Oceansize). They have a gigography page on the current site, and there's some massive bands there (massive now, not when they played) - Muse, Radiohead, NOFX, Coldplay, Gomez, Mogwai, Kyuss, Oasis...ok, so none of them were within the last 5 years...
Not heard of the Pump and Tap, and I don't know if they do gigs at Abbey Park anymore. Not heard of any since I've been here (about two and a half years). They've got the Summer Sundae festival - no really big bands, but some decent underground and up-and-coming bands. Patti Smith played last year IIRC.
The Uni has some bands occasionally...Graham Coxon's playing soon...and De Montfort hall has some as well - Franz Ferdinand and Fun Lovin' Criminals recently, and it's where I'm seeing the Australian Pink Floyd.

I narrowly missed seeing The Offspring at the Charlotte, just before they got big... but I did see dEUS there.

I saw Pop Will Eat Itself at DMU Student Union.

I wonder if Sumemr Sundae has replaced the old Abbey Park (this would have been about 5/6 years ago). Saw some pretty good stuff there... Asian Dub Foundation, Transglobal Underground... and the infamous Babble Soundsystem...

Pump and Tap is (or used to be) down near the DMU Halls of Residence/ football ground, etc.

went to see Four Tet a couple of months ago - that was pretty awesome. don't get to gigs much actually which is well annoying cuz there's nothing i like more.

I only had seen local bands (essex, england) before the 15th march, when I saw Trivium.

This was the best gig I have ever been to (maybe because the rhythm didnt muff it up, followed by the lead and drums, leaving their poor bassist playing alone... damn local bands).

I only had seen local bands (essex, england) before the 15th march, when I saw Trivium.

This was the best gig I have ever been to (maybe because the rhythm didnt muff it up, followed by the lead and drums, leaving their poor bassist playing alone... damn local bands).
Ah, Essex. Truly is a shithole when it comes to live music (with the obvious exception of the V Festival...well, maybe not). I've seen about 1 good band in Essex apart from at V, and that was the Strokes (before they got big) in 2001...maybe 2000. And they weren't that great. Apparently they've got better, but I still wouldn't want to see them again.

So glad uni gave me the excuse to get away.

Where in Essex are you?

I may go to see the Subhumans on the 11th.

"Is She Weird" and "Where Is My Mind"...?Nope, "Rock Music" and "Break My Body". They didn't play anything from the last two albums, though not playing anything from Trompe Le Monde isn't all that much of a bad thing.

You had to bring that up, didn't you... :)Yep. Hope I learn to drive and get a car by then.

clutch (any good?)
Best band you mentioned. Last gig I saw was Earth/Sunn0))) a couple of months ago. I particularly enjoyed it.

Best band you mentioned. Last gig I saw was Earth/Sunn0))) a couple of months ago. I particularly enjoyed it.

Oooh, nice.

We never get any bands in that style playing here. Or if they do, I never hear about them. :(

Best band you mentioned. Last gig I saw was Earth/Sunn0))) a couple of months ago. I particularly enjoyed it.Are you familiar with Lair of the Minotaur? I'm not, but they're on Southern Lord records along with Earth and Sunn 0))) and they're playing here late next month, so I wondered if you knew what they sounded like.

Edit: Earthride is also playing here Saturday, do you know them?

Oooh, nice.

We never get any bands in that style playing here. Or if they do, I never hear about them. :(
Really? That sucks, there's a big experimentalist underground scene in Edinburgh (my town) at the moment. Crazy stuff like one guy who creates sounds by smashing his face over a pane of glass.

Are you familiar with Lair of the Minotaur? I'm not, but they're on Southern Lord records along with Earth and Sunn 0))) and they're playing here late next month, so I wondered if you knew what they sounded like.

Edit: Earthride is also playing here Saturday, do you know them?
Lair are pretty cool - I wouldn't go out of my way to see them but I quite like them. I never really liked earthride that much- though they seem like a band that I would - they just seemed a bit generic to me.

Really? That sucks, there's a big experimentalist underground scene in Edinburgh (my town) at the moment. Crazy stuff like one guy who creates sounds by smashing his face over a pane of glass.

Heheh, sounds cool. I don't think so, anyway. If there is, it'd be very underground. How many of those bands have enough of a following to justify the cost of a tour out here? Not many, sadly...we had the Melvins about 4 years ago, but that's all I can think of. (But I was too young for the 18+ show at the time so I missed them)

Ah well. I want to start a band like that one day.

Lair are pretty cool - I wouldn't go out of my way to see them but I quite like them. I never really liked earthride that much- though they seem like a band that I would - they just seemed a bit generic to me.Ah, thanks. I assume they're both doom metal bands?

Ah, thanks. I assume they're both doom metal bands?

Speaking of which, have either of you heard of the band Boris?

Speaking of which, have either of you heard of the band Boris?I've heard of them and hear they're pretty good, but have never heard anything by them.

I've heard of them and hear they're pretty good, but have never heard anything by them.

I freeloaded a couple of albums, and i'm going to buy them when I have some spare cash. I'd recommend them, particularly the album Amplifier Worship.

Oh yeah, and check out Electric Wizard's Dopethrone album as well if you haven't yet. Possibly the heaviest i've ever heard, in a good way.

I freeloaded a couple of albums, and i'm going to buy them when I have some spare cash. I'd recommend them, particularly the album Amplifier Worship.

Oh yeah, and check out Electric Wizard's Dopethrone album as well if you haven't yet. Possibly the heaviest i've ever heard, in a good way.Thank you, I've been planning on expanding my doom metal collection. Are you familiar with the band Pentagram? (the U.S. band)

Thank you, I've been planning on expanding my doom metal collection. Are you familiar with the band Pentagram? (the U.S. band)

Heard of them, but hadn't checked them out 'till now. Just looked them up and it seems to be my sort of thing. :D

I've been meaning to have a look at the band Trouble, but i'm having trouble finding their songs online to check out. If I saw a CD in a store i'd probably take a gamble, but eh...from Ebay is a bit more of a pain.

Heard of them, but hadn't checked them out 'till now. Just looked them up and it seems to be my sort of thing. :DYeah, I'd think so. Do you ever go to www.centurymedia.com ? Century Media is a record label, but they also carry pretty much every heavy metal CD on their website.

I've been meaning to have a look at the band Trouble, but i'm having trouble finding their songs online to check out. If I saw a CD in a store i'd probably take a gamble, but eh...from Ebay is a bit more of a pain.Their first two albums are supposed to be rereleased, and those are their "classic" albums, so I'd wait until then. All of their albums seem to be out of print.

Yeah, I'd think so. Do you ever go to www.centurymedia.com ? Century Media is a record label, but they also carry pretty much every heavy metal CD on their website.

Hmm, I usually buy stuff through ebay or stonerrock.com. They seem pretty cheap though. Might look into it. :)

Their first two albums are supposed to be rereleased, and those are their "classic" albums, so I'd wait until then. All of their albums seem to be out of print.

Ahh, okay. They're regarded as a "classic" doom band, but they're oh-so-hard to find.

Saw Oceansize supported by Pure Reason Revolution last night (in fact the gig finished pretty much at exactly the same time PM posted this thread...). That was immense. The singer nearly fell on top of me...

Don't suppose Sucioperro were also supporting?

(Oceansize are class)

Last gig I saw was Earth/Sunn0))) a couple of months ago. I particularly enjoyed it.

Haven't got to see Earth yet, but Sunn0))) about nine months ago were pretty good. Quite possibly the loudest low end I have ever had the experience of being subjected to. Khanate were pretty entertaining when I saw them a few months back too, but for some reason they had trouble holding peoples' attention. Possibly something to do with the fact that the local supports had played incredibly good sets immediately beforehand.

Don't suppose Sucioperro were also supporting?

(Oceansize are class)
Ah, here be a story. Sucioperro turned up about 20 minutes after they were due to go on, while Pure Reason Revolution were setting up for their slot. Sucioperro begged and pleaded with the management to let them go on, and eventually they were allowed to play a couple of songs (well, 4). Considering doors were meant to be at 7, and the end of the gig should've been around 10, and Sucioperro went on at about 8, this led to much confusion.
PRR were late on, because of Sucioperro, but still played their entire set. Oceansize, who didn't get a proper soundcheck beforehand (because of PRR's diva-ish nature), spent 10 minutes longer than normal setting up, so in the end they only played about a 40 minute set. They were not happy, the crowd was not happy, I was not happy.
Yes, Oceansize are class. Sucioperro and PRR, on the other hand, are wankers.

Ah, here be a story. Sucioperro turned up about 20 minutes after they were due to go on, while Pure Reason Revolution were setting up for their slot. Sucioperro begged and pleaded with the management to let them go on, and eventually they were allowed to play a couple of songs (well, 4). Considering doors were meant to be at 7, and the end of the gig should've been around 10, and Sucioperro went on at about 8, this led to much confusion.
PRR were late on, because of Sucioperro, but still played their entire set. Oceansize, who didn't get a proper soundcheck beforehand (because of PRR's diva-ish nature), spent 10 minutes longer than normal setting up, so in the end they only played about a 40 minute set. They were not happy, the crowd was not happy, I was not happy.
Yes, Oceansize are class. Sucioperro and PRR, on the other hand, are wankers.

That's a pity. Sucioperro are really brilliant. And the guys in the band were really sound when I met them at a Biffy gig in Glasgow last year. Not good about Oceansize only getting a short set, wonder why PRR played their full thing.

That's a pity. Sucioperro are really brilliant. And the guys in the band were really sound when I met them at a Biffy gig in Glasgow last year. Not good about Oceansize only getting a short set, wonder why PRR played their full thing.
They didn't seem that great...kinda averagey. The bass player was pretty good, and they were very polite...Maybe if they'd been able to do a longer set they'd have made more of an impression.
PRR probably did a full set because it's a bit difficult to split their songs; they really do run into one another. I love the music, they seem a bit arrogant though.
Oceansize still played Ornament/The Last Wrongs - that's pretty much what I went for :D Such a beautiful song.

They didn't seem that great...kinda averagey. The bass player was pretty good, and they were very polite...Maybe if they'd been able to do a longer set they'd have made more of an impression.
PRR probably did a full set because it's a bit difficult to split their songs; they really do run into one another. I love the music, they seem a bit arrogant though.
Oceansize still played Ornament/The Last Wrongs - that's pretty much what I went for :D Such a beautiful song.
Here's their myspace, only two songs on though, so it's not much use: http://www.myspace.com/sucioperro

I would YSI a song or two, but I don't know how the mods are about that sort of thing...

They're a band to check out, they've an album out on Captains of Industry sometime in June.

Ornament/Last Wrongs is one of my favourite songs ever. Even if Everyone into Position wasn't a patch on Effloresce ;)

Here's their myspace, only two songs on though, so it's not much use: http://www.myspace.com/sucioperro

I would YSI a song or two, but I don't know how the mods are about that sort of thing...

They're a band to check out, they've an album out on Captains of Industry sometime in June.

Ornament/Last Wrongs is one of my favourite songs ever. Even if Everyone into Position wasn't a patch on Effloresce ;)
I've not heard Effloresce, only Everyone Into Position. If it is as good as EIP, then I'll try to get my hands on it somehow. Couldn't find it a torrent for it.

If you want to TG or email me a YSI link, feel free.

Ah, Essex. Truly is a shithole when it comes to live music (with the obvious exception of the V Festival...well, maybe not). I've seen about 1 good band in Essex apart from at V, and that was the Strokes (before they got big) in 2001...maybe 2000. And they weren't that great. Apparently they've got better, but I still wouldn't want to see them again.

So glad uni gave me the excuse to get away.

Where in Essex are you?

Essex used to have a good rave scene, abck in the early-to-mid 90's.

(I'm another ex-Essex boy...)

Essex used to have a good rave scene, abck in the early-to-mid 90's.

(I'm another ex-Essex boy...)
:p Bit early for me (born 1985). Plus I'm really not into that sort of music at all. Well, maybe the Prodigy, but that's about it.

:p Bit early for me (born 1985). Plus I'm really not into that sort of music at all. Well, maybe the Prodigy, but that's about it.

Ah... yes, more than a decade older than you, then... Prodigy kicks ass... but so did the Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Underworld... Josh Wink.. etc..

There's usually some good in every music scene. I even once heard a Jazz record I liked. :)

Nothing too recent (the last decent gig I went to was before Crimbo), but I'm off to see Foo Fighters and the Strokes in June, and a couple of us are trying to get hold of some Radiohead tickets for the Blackpool gig (damn you for being popular, Radiohead). I'm also off to Leeds again, so should be an interesting summer. And by interesting I mean expensive.

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Ah... yes, more than a decade older than you, then... Prodigy kicks ass... but so did the Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Underworld... Josh Wink.. etc..

There's usually some good in every music scene. I even once heard a Jazz record I liked. :)
Chemical Brothers are ok, I get a bit bored if I listen to more than a couple of songs though. Don't know much Leftfield, and I've not heard of Josh Wink. Underworld (named after a dog they won money on at Romford interestingly enough), on the other hand, have simply been played too much. A guy I live with thinks Born Slippy is the best song ever written, and he plays it over and over again. I hate it now. And there's no good emo.

Nothing too recent (the last decent gig I went to was before Crimbo), but I'm off to see Foo Fighters and the Strokes in June, and a couple of us are trying to get hold of some Radiohead tickets for the Blackpool gig (damn you for being popular, Radiohead). I'm also off to Leeds again, so should be an interesting summer. And by interesting I mean expensive.
Heheheh, I'm going to see Radiohead for free, at V. And I'm hopefully going to Reading as an Oxfam volunteer. And going to Truck as a steward. Plus Download as a punter. 4 festivals for me this year :D

Heheheh, I'm going to see Radiohead for free, at V. And I'm hopefully going to Reading as an Oxfam volunteer. And going to Truck as a steward. Plus Download as a punter. 4 festivals for me this year :D
I hate you.

I hate you.
You love me really.

You love me really.
Well yes, but one of those hatred-type loves. A sort of simultaneous soliloquy of sanctimonious shite.

And by that I mean...

...um....

...I love you. I think. I'm confused.

Well yes, but one of those hatred-type loves. A sort of simultaneous soliloquy of sanctimonious shite.

And by that I mean...

...um....

...I love you. I think. I'm confused.
You seem to love your alliteration more than you love me (seen V For Vendetta by any chance?).
I feel so...unloved. :(

You seem to love your alliteration more than you love me (seen V For Vendetta by any chance?).
I feel so...unloved. :(
I'll give up the alliteration...just for you.

And yes, I actually quite enjoyed V.