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Post by Lainey on Sept 17, 2005 1:03:41 GMT 1
AHHH JUST GOT BACK, FUCKING BRILLIANT, AS GOOD AS ASTORIA, EVERYTHING RULED, GREAT CROWD, AMAZING BAND AND VERY COOL VENUE, POST REVEIW SOON, OH GOD IT WAS GOOD... BURN IT CLEAN, SUCK YOU DRY, YOU GOT IT, HATE THE POLICE.... AHHHHH!
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Post by Smallstone on Sept 17, 2005 8:05:43 GMT 1
So how good was it? Well.. that was one of the best Mudhoney shows I've ever seen. I felt like a giddy school girl all day I was so excited. I like the early doors scenario - we were in the pub next door by 10.15! Immortal Lee County Killers warmed the crowd up well. There was even a mosh pit, which for a support band is pretty rare. Koko is a cool place. No trouble getting a beer at one of their many bars. Sight lines are excellent - there are so many different places to watch, sound is good and what with the place being quite new its clean. Hey these things matter!! I was with my wife and 4 friends and we had a great spot up on the blacony.
Mudhoney amble on at 8.30 and naturally it's straight into Touch Me I'm Sick. Place goes mental. Afterwards Mark quips 'You can all go home now' (like duh...folks do like other Mudhoney songs).
So the set is NOT like the CD. Which is a good thing!
We get this (if my memory is correct):
Touch me I'm Sick
Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More
Need
Chain That Door
Mudride
No One Has
If I think
In 'N' Out Of Grace
Burn It Clean
You Got It (Keep It Out Of My Face)
Hate The Police
is that right? Christ it was only last night!! I think this puts paid to that thread of what order Superfuzz Big Muff should be played. The Sub Pop re-issue CD is WRONG! Ha ha ha!
Then we get these:
Suck You Dry
The Straight Life
3 x new songs which I think are I Saw The Light, It Is Us and another one - (or maybe it was just 2 new songs...)
Here Comes Sickness
I think that was it maybe I've missed one or two.. did they play Into The Drink? Someone with better memory I'm sure will post the set!!
Anyways what a show. I thought it ws better than the Astoria - which was a great show! Hell I've been going to see this band since May 1989! This was one of the best gigs I've seen them do!! They were rocking. Steve was REALLY digging in! Some amazing licks. Halloween was MENACING!!!! If I Think - well all of Superfuzz just tore the place apart! Mark had mic problems as they came back. Caused a few false starts and Danny left his drums to throw the stand into the wings.
The whole band were having it. Danny is such a good drummer..
Bought both the posters. The cool hard card £5 one and the psychedelic £12 one. I like this buying posters at gigs routine! Costing me a fortune getting 'em framed though! So yeah! What did folks (who were there?) think?
I'm going again tonight!! On my own!
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Post by norecess on Sept 17, 2005 10:56:11 GMT 1
Nice review, thanks!
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Post by MarchToFuzz on Sept 17, 2005 13:05:21 GMT 1
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Post by Smallstone on Sept 18, 2005 13:29:07 GMT 1
Ok Saturday September the 17th @ Koko....
Even better than Friday im my opinion.
I'll post a review later but.... better set!!!! Personally had a better view - though they rocked it....!!!
Anyone else go to these shows? How about some more reviews? Opinions? Photos?
Who went to these shows? This was legendary stuff?!!
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Post by Thurston_Whore on Sept 19, 2005 1:04:39 GMT 1
Fuck me...saturday was fucking amazing!!!!!!!! to late to talk now only just got back and i need food but yeah tell you guys about it later ok.  |
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Post by riotordiet on Sept 19, 2005 12:29:34 GMT 1
AMAZING! FAN FUCKING TASTIC! thats all i have to say on the matter....for thetime being....  |
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Post by h8kurdt on Sept 19, 2005 15:23:29 GMT 1
Amazing is the only word I can describe. The set list was (I got the sheets ;D)
Touch me I'm sick
Sweet young thing....
Need
Chain that door
Mudride
No one has
If I think
In n out of grace
Burn it clean
You got it
Halloween
Hate the police
Encore
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Into the drink
Poisoned water
I saw the light
Get into yours
Hard-on for war
where the flavor is
I had to laugh
God it kicked so much ass though. I got there pretty late but the queue was still small but I wasn't bothered about getting to the front. I get in have a beer and I noticed that their was only like 4 people at the front so I thought might as well seeing as their is room.
Bird Blobs were really good. The singer looked like a Mexican mike Patton (!?!). The only problem was all the songs started to mold into one.
Then the dudes came on. As ever they were funny and damed cool. The crowd felt crazy behind us but I couldn't see.
I shouted to guy
"PLAY THE NOLAN'S"
"WHAT"
"PLAY THE NOLAN'S"
He just looked at me like 'what the fuck'. It was a joke, man. I don't think he knew who the Nolan's were. Overall a kick ass night.
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Post by Smallstone on Sept 19, 2005 15:56:51 GMT 1
Here's a thought!
Why do people throw cans of beer at bands? Picture the scene. You've just paid £3.30 for a can of Kronenburg (this is after paying £15 + booking fees etc and paid maybe to get to the venue - had a few drinks before hand etc.). You're possibly seeing a band you really like. Here's an idea; just as they're starting their set lob a can of beer at them!! Thats sensible!! Sorry - I'm being ironic... Its not sensible and it's not a sign of your 'affection' for the band you're watching it's fucking stupid. If anyone threw a can of beer at me whilst I played I'd stop the set.
Sorry had to get that off my chest - only thing that annoyed me about the 2 shows!! Throwing beer cans at Mudhoney. Pretty stupid.
Actually that and the mad bloke who asked for a sip of my beer (I gave him the can...) and then tried to climb up the side of the stage to leap into the crowd. Security stopped him! Ha ha ha.
Hello there though to the dude (if he's reading this) who was brandishing the Mr Epp & The Calculations t shirt. Nice shirt.
So anyway - yes. Saturdays set just worked a treat. 2 x tracks from Tomorrow Hit Today! Brilliant. They just seemed to rock that little bit harder on Sat. night - Friday was great don't get me wrong! Halloween again just tore the palce apart. If I Think too. They just seemed so into it as a band. In N OUt Of Grace version Saturday night was the best I've ever seen. Hard On For War is a great track.
To cap it all I got in free on the house guest list which is always nice!! If only I'd had the energy to stick around till 1am..... Earth were doing set..... Damn my ageing body!
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Post by Thurston_Whore on Sept 19, 2005 17:42:19 GMT 1
Well where do i start? i got there kinda late didnt miss none of mudhoney though only the support bands i did hear a bit of bird blobs who did sound pretty kool from what i heard.First gig i been to where i was up in the balcony to which fair play was a fucking great view right slap bang in the midddle so we could see the band very well indeed...The croud JESUS CHRIST the croud were amazing fair play everyone just going fucking nuts when they got onstage lol i neary died thinking fuck im actually gonna see these bastards but man what a show i'd have to say this is by far the best show i have witnessed im my 21 year rein as a human being.The songs just had so much power to them think like 20x better than the album or something,Marks voice is still as beautiful as i can remember,Steve was like god on guitar,Dan awesome drumming and nice little drum solo he did to,and Guy was also kicking alotta ass up there.Met a few kool people there to (dunno where you lot were off the forum?) I also got a mudhoney poster only the £5 though and a nice mudhoney t-shirt  I also would have LOVED to stick around for earth but after the mudhoney show i was already out of money  What a fucking show though guys!!! New songs sound really rockin to...must see them again like fucking soon!!!! I feel privilaged i was there ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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