[kj] OT: Sisters of Mercy, S.F. show

[Alexander Smith]

It struck me that Andrew has gone out of his way *NOT* to wear black  
for the past decade to further his otherwise futile quest to distance  
the Sisters of Mercy from all things Goth. Yeah, --- good luck with  
that, Andy.

Alex in NYC



On Mar 23, 2006, at 4:10 PM, ade wrote:

> Indeed - dull & oddly glam. Maybe it was the shiny salmon pink shirt
> that I remember Eldritch wearing. Can't remember much now, but I'm
> sure of this - I've seen 'em do better*10.
>
> ade
>
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>
> yeah, my main compliant about the Sisters is that the show came off  
> real
> cheesed out - glam hair metal. To me, the Sisters should be more moody
> and atmospheric. Watching the guitarist in a bright neon green tank  
> top
> w/ his man boobs hanging out is not good times.
>
> I knew going in to see them, there'd be a drum machine - he'll, I dont
> even think the guitarist were playing the actual riffs of the songs,
> just doing soloing type stuff over what was programmed. The problem is
> that lack of a live rhythm section just flat out sounds bad.
>
>
>
>
> phil spooner wrote:
>
>> Just picking up a few comments recently ("they were not metal"  
>> springs
>> to mind - sorry if that's a mis-quote) - I'm wondering what people
>> actually expect of The Sisters live.
>> As it's been pointed out, it's always foggy, never been a drummer etc
>> etc.
>>
>> Phil
>>
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