[kj] Sisters Of Mercy = napping through concerts

[Alex Smith]

I fell asleep on my feet at a secret Sonic Youth show at the Knitting Factory.

Cripes are they dull.

Alex in NYC



-----Original Message-----
>From: Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 9, 2006 10:29 AM
>To: gathering at misera.net
>Subject: Re: [kj] Sisters Of Mercy = napping through concerts
>
>I have seen them three times.  It is cool that they pull it off live but the 
>show is quite a sleeper.
>BUT it is not as bad as SNORING through a Jesus and Marychain.  I was so 
>tired.  I wasn't even drinking.  I sat down in a seat and my girlfriend at 
>the time kicked the bottom of my boot real hard.  I woke up and had no idea 
>what was going on or where I was at.  I thought I was still dreaming.
>Or it is not as bad as my father snoring, loud, through a 1978 KISS concert 
>because he was stoned out of his mind an detested them.  IT was great I was 
>not even 6 loving every minute of disco KISS and my father is sawing logs.
>
>Chris
>
>>From: gregslawson at aol.com
>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
>><gathering at misera.net>
>>To: vassifer at earthlink.net, gathering at misera.net
>>Subject: Re: [kj] Sisters Of Mercy
>>Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:50:15 -0500
>>
>>You need comfy seats at a CC concert, because they're so BORING they make 
>>you want to SLEEP!
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 
>><gathering at misera.net>; The Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
>>Sent: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:24:33 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>>Subject: Re: [kj] Sisters Of Mercy
>>
>>
>>
>>It really depended on the venue, though. I saw the Cocteaus at the Beacon
>>Theater (which features nice, comfy seats) and it was sublime. I saw them 
>>again
>>at the jam-packed Roseland Ballroom (where people stand around, packed in 
>>like
>>sardines) and it was ghastly. One shouldn't go see the Cocteau Twins 
>>expecting
>>choroegraphy, pyrotechnics, stage-diving and big rock poses. They were 
>>strictly
>>about the music. In the proper venue, they were an amazing live act, so 
>>long as
>>you didn't go expecting Gwar.
>>
>>Alex in NYC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>> >From: fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com>
>> >Sent: Mar 9, 2006 8:27 AM
>> >To: The Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
>> >Subject: Re: [kj] Sisters Of Mercy
>> >
>> >On 9/3/06 12:57, "Marcos Santiago" wrote:
>> >
>> >> cocteau tiwns were the first 8 years career programmed
>> >> drums and they were one of they greatest band ever...
>> >
>> >They were crap live tho'    ;)
>> >
>> >
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