2014-10-11 Royal Festival Hall

[markreed]

It was fairly boring merch tbh : the £50 box set, the vinyl, yellow Rez 12", three Art Prints as a set at £100, a gig poster, and a dubnobass shirt. Some of the dubnobass shirt had the date/ venue on the back, and I missed out on the shirt.

[Lx_Nen]

Also... fridgemagnets!

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by markreed

(Talking of which there is a fascinating shot around 41 minutes into the KCRW video where you can see the sample discs Rick uses for his sounds)

Actually, the collection of samples is on Karl's desk, and he triggers them with his CD-J. Here's a better picture of them:

[khouri]

The crowd was astonishing. Truly "good vibrations" as Karl likes to say. I've seen this band 10+ times and I've never felt energy from the crowd like I did in London - and for music everyone knew by heart. Brilliant audience. No topping it.

[whatmakesustick]

Another good review review:

http://www.tntmagazine.com/entertain...all-october-11

[whatmakesustick]

Originally Posted by markreed

It was fairly boring merch tbh : the £50 box set, the vinyl, yellow Rez 12", three Art Prints as a set at £100, a gig poster, and a dubnobass shirt. Some of the dubnobass shirt had the date/ venue on the back, and I missed out on the shirt.

They also had 10 sets of proofs of the prints (£150)...

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by twicezero

In the recorded version (and bootleg babies) It has rising note patterns through the second half. Instead last night's version has the beepy-drunk-trumpets that are all over the tramway 94 version (like the bit right at the start). I have no idea if it were deliberate...

That siren sound had regular appearances at the end of Nuxx from 94-99. It's had scant cameos since then, but it sounds like Rick's brought it back (or a recreation of it, since it doesn't quite sound the same) recently for some nostalgia.

[crank]

Gosh- i wonder if we'll get to hear it in the comfort of our own headphones?

[negative1]

i understand the rationale behind the show, and doing the tracks as they are on the album.

they sound good, and from the clips they did a great job on them.


however, for the last several years, i fear they have gone away from what made them
exciting as a live band. doing improvs. and that saddens me.

listening to the early shows, and even the one jam on the boxset shows they have the
capability to do a lot more than just individual songs.

maybe next year they will consider that.

in the meantime, getting a recording or if they make a dvd, watching it once would be
enough for this type of show. because it will not change much.

later
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[markreed]

Having seen the show, I assure everyone that if there is a live recording / dvd etc, that it will be worth watching and rewatching : it isn't just "album in full", but a recreation of the record using new instrumentation and kit, with many live debuts and very rarely played songs... and a crowd as fervent as any show of theirs I have seen.