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Post by phil on Sept 28, 2007 8:07:00 GMT -5
HÉ! I don't even know what "Post-Rock" means and the only 2 artists I ever listened to from Melonius' list are Brian Eno and Tangerine Dream ... Brian Eno I dig ... His work in the mid/late 70's is brilliant ...   Ambient 1: Music for Airport ... ... Another Green World   Here Comes the Warm Jets ... ... Before an After Science |
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Sept 28, 2007 8:25:56 GMT -5
The Mono show was weird as I had expected. The metal heads there to see High on Fire complained about "stupid pussy japanese chamber music" the whole time. It was too crowded and the crowd talked over the band in the quiet parts. I actually became so annoyed that I just left and went to a neighborhood bar near my apartment. Mono was pretty good but they seemed tired and annoyed, which was pretty much how I felt as well. The bands before them were pretty thumbs down as well.
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Post by Thorngrub on Sept 28, 2007 9:45:29 GMT -5
wtf. man, that sux. the mono I saw would've shut the traps of every metal head in the house. Louder than fuck. Destroyed my hearing for 3 days afterward. What gives -? "chamber music" ?? The live mono performance I saw obliterated nearly ever metal show I've ever witnessed into subatomic particle dust. Fuck
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Post by Thorngrub on Sept 28, 2007 9:46:15 GMT -5
also: I saw HIgh On Fire once and walked out during the third (boring as fuck) song. High On Fire my ass.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Sept 28, 2007 10:03:01 GMT -5
Eh, I like High On Fire, but yeah, not the most innovative of bands. Weird that that's the main guitar dude behind Sleep, who were just so supremely bad ass.
Yeah Mono just looked like they were ready to go home. I can't say as I blame them. Totally disappointing.
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Post by Thorngrub on Sept 28, 2007 11:53:43 GMT -5
Well, I honestly think HIgh On Fire has GOT to be at least 10x better than when I caught em, what w/all the accolades they seem to get. Musta been an off night for em, is all.
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Oct 4, 2007 16:40:09 GMT -5
Shame about the Mono gig.
iLiKETRAiNS were pretty good, but the set was way too short - mainly 'cos it was Sunday night and they got on late, I think, and looked a bit knackered. Awesome versions of "Spencer Perceval", "Terra Nova" and "A Rook House For Bobby". Some of the best visuals I've seen projected on screen at a gig as well - better than GYBE on that score, I reckon.
The support band were promising - Her Name Is Calla.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Oct 4, 2007 16:41:33 GMT -5
Any relation to the band named Calla from Brooklyn?
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Post by Thorngrub on Oct 30, 2007 10:56:48 GMT -5
Any relation to Stephen King's Wolves Of The Calla, I wonder?
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Post by RocDoc on Oct 30, 2007 18:21:30 GMT -5
calla lilies are pretty cool...
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Nov 4, 2007 16:10:39 GMT -5
Coincidence thorny... I've just started 'Wolves of the Calla'! Some girl at work lent me the 7 Dark Tower books and I've been tearing through 'em... some of his best stuff by far. How good is Wizard and Glass? Seems like Calla is going to be a sort of Magnificent Seven remake, from the first couple of chapters. Anyway, back on topic, here's a link for Mono fans, previewing the DVD which I believe is already out in Japan, but the rest of us don't get til '08? www.last.fm/music/Mono/+videos/+1-6RU_PHr0b2QI've not been on the forums for a couple of weeks, but at least I've had plenty of time on the long commutes to get to know Gone: A Collection of EPs and I'm loving it to be honest. I even think the chronological ordering makes sense; it's a perfect microcosm of their career, showing their development from Mogwai-esque guitar-noise peddlers to the more symphonic grandeur of the Albini years. I have to acknowledge there's a few moments here that would be considered misplaced or padding in a 'proper' studio album. The sonic experimentation at the end of "Black Woods" drags on a few minutes too long, "Rainbow" is too classical in feel, placing the guest string quartet alone in the spotlight almost, and "Since I've Been Waiting For You" is pretty but slight. But the rest of this collection stands up pretty nicely indeed. "Little Boy (1945 - future)" could be one of their career highlights, while "Memorie Dal Futuro" would also slot in nicely on either of the last 2 albums. Palmless Prayer is next on the list. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Nov 5, 2007 14:06:32 GMT -5
Coincidence thorny... I've just started 'Wolves of the Calla'! Some girl at work lent me the 7 Dark Tower books and I've been tearing through 'em... some of his best stuff by far. How good is Wizard and Glass? Seems like Calla is going to be a sort of Magnificent Seven remake, from the first couple of chapters. Whoa there nelly. You're asking how good Volume IV in the series is, and you're already reading Volume V?? You got the order wrong there laddie. I recommend reading the series in the correct order. Just for maintaining a proper sense of, well the sequence of events.  But to answer your question, Wizard and Glass is, perhaps, the highlight of the series. I think its the best written. And it reads very much like a western/romance. Well I mean, that's pretty much exactly what it is. Yet despite the possibility that its "genre" may not be to your liking, I think it will provide you with a killer story nonetheless. Many seem to think its the best out of the series, and I've a hankerin' to agree, more or less. |
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Nov 6, 2007 14:13:18 GMT -5
I've read Wizard and Glass and thought it was superb. I was trying to say a sort of rhetorical, 'Wow, just how amazing is Wizard and Glass'... it works better in speech than in print though eh? Yeah, when I realised Roland was going to tell the tale of him and Susan I thought 'oh no, a long boring flashback is coming up', but I pretty soon got immersed and thought it had a bit of everything, told in that easy-going King style. I thought it was one of King's very best novels actually, up there with stuff like The Stand, The Body and Rita Hayworth. |
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