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Dude what’s the setlist?? Friends went, but didn’t know any songs (same scenario as me at Download actually)
A couple of people on this thread have referred to Alexander Tucker’s set as “droneyâ€? and “self-indulgentâ€?. Well, personally those traits to me are positive. I like to see musicians indulge themselves because sometimes it’s nice to get a bigger picture of what’s inside their head and what’s within their capabilities. If everything was refined and focused music would be boring. Some might say the Melvins’ ‘Stag’ album is self-indulgent (as it includes lots of weird, noisy, unbalanced solo pieces that pretty much outnumber the ‘regular’ songs), but it’s one of my favourites of theirs. And as for “droneyâ€? – well, I listen to Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works) right down to droney doom metal stuff like Sunn0))), Hyatari, Khanate etc. There are many people whose mouths would water at the prospect of droney, psychedelic acoustic folk. I’ll be adding his CD to my, ahem, ‘late-night’ collection.
Plus I hope his critics don’t refer to his pissing about with noise pedals as “self-indulgent�, especially not at a fucking Dinosaur Jr show. J’s style is defined by his mad effects use and loose soloing style, which could be construed also as being self-indulgent.
…..bottom line, however, is that I wish I was mashed that night.
Yeah I think “Chunks� was last because it was the only one I didn’t know. I (luckily) chose to drive up to the show because I didn’t want to draw money out to get the train so I stayed for the whole thing, and was at the front from “Forget The Swan� onwards. Managed to get one of J’s picks as well, which was cool because his had actually been used, rather than the ones big rock stars buy in bulk to throw out into the crowd (having said that I am still proud of my Sabbath reunion 2005 Tony Iommi pick).
That was indeed one hell of a noisy show. My ears are only just starting to get back to normal.
Who was the support bloke? He was great, but maybe a bit of an overlong set. Still, the pricks at the top who were bellowing at him needed to shut up.
How did the mix sound further back? I was pretty much in front of J the whole time and found it difficult to hear anything else. Still, not the noisiest show I’ve seen.
During “Chunks� a fat guy ran on with another guy on his back and they generally fucked around for a while, then fell onto the kit, then J picked up the china cymbal and chucked it on the floor. After 4 encores they finally left the stage. I still shouted for “Mountain Man� though, never mind.
