[kj] NYC Reviews?

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Thanks Alex! Maybe their set list will change?
 
Cheers,
 
~ LB
 
 
In a message dated 12/4/2010 10:15:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
vassifer at earthlink.net writes:

Hi  y'all....

Well, Jon gave you the setlist and Chris gave you the basic  details,  
but here's my take.

Got to shitty Shades of Green  around 7:30, was joined in due course by  
Yossy (Joseph/Exorcist) and  Adam (the Stranger) and big Matt Burke.  
Had some pints and a good  ol' chat. Repaired to the venue around 9:40.  
Lots of folks milling  about --- and, like Chris said, a surprisingly  
sizable amount of  young people.

Good sized crowd, but not capacity. Plenty of elbow room.  Was found by  
the great Frank Coleman and Chris & Meghan. Stood  around drinking  
pricey beer and mulling over merch options. Opening  band were Android  
Something-or-other, and were entirely  forgettable.

In the crowd, I chatted with Big Takeover-writer, resident  local punk  
icon Jack Rabid and one of the glamorous twins from The  School of  
Seven Bells. Interesting to learn she's a massive Killing  Joke fan ...  
and smokin' hott.

Band assumed stage to sound of  "Blade Runner" snippets. You've seen  
the setlist. I'd have liked a  bit more from certain albums, but no  
real complaints. "Love Like  Blood" dedicated to Raven and Yoof's dad.  
No "Raven King." No  "Singularity".

Overall, the performance lacked the intensity of the  2008 sets, but  
was still righteous. Still blown away to see Big Paul  up there  
twacking away (watching him during "The Wait" and "Fall of  Because"  
were total highlights for me).

Great closing  rendition of "Pandemonium,".... which has never been one  
of my  faves. Storming version, though.

Afterwards, we repaired to 119 bar  around the corner (to the  
mellifluous strains of The Damned, Richard  Hell & the Voidoids and  
other classic punk tracks). Drank a bit  more and chatted. Mulled over  
notion of camping outside of stage  door to possibly chat with the  
boys, but it was getting later, it  was getting colder and honestly, I  
never want to be 'that guy' ....  the sycophantic hanger-on who wants a  
piece them when they're trying  to relax after the show.

Ended up buying a shirt, but not the tour  shirt (blighted by the image  
from the album cover). Went for grey KJ  one (Hammer/sickle logo) with  
Captain Goggle-Face from the cover of  last year's live box on the back.

Today, had to bring my little girl to  a birthday party for one of her  
classmates .... not precisely what  my hangover needed.

Yossy took some pics. Check out his Facebook  page.

Alex in NYC






On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:34  AM, Wessidetempest wrote:


> All right all right

> Let me  preface that we got to the venue about 20 minutes before they  

>  were supposed to go on. We had our ticket scenario to deal with  

>  (call ticketmaster before going if you do not have physical tickets   

> from the may tour).

> The venue was 2/3 full if not more. And  oh my gosh there were a  

> plentiful amount of people under the  age of 30.

> The fellow gatherers find us. We buy a steeply over priced  drinks  

> and get ready.

> Intro. Sound bite from Blade  Runner with other blips and swirls.  

> Then off to the  races.

> Decent mix of new and old. Most of the standards. They did  Eighties  

> again which I was surprised. I figured it would be  dumped again  

> (great song great album). Absolute Dissent, this  world hell, in  

> excelsis, ESS and Ghosts of Ladbroke were  represented.

>

> The band was good. A little off in a few spots.  Youth was trying to  

> have a laugh with the serious Geordie and  Jaz. Jaz was talky but not  

> too much. Big Paul was great. When  he does backup vocals it really  

> makes a difference. Reza did  another great job of properly  

> presenting the past  sounds.

> Merchandise- better then the last tour for sure. Youth has a  bunch  

> of paintings. There is only one proper tour t-shirt (with  dates).  

> There are 3 other ts and one hoodie. All reasonably  priced ($25-$45,  

> going rate).

> I've seen them better  I've seen them worse. Solid 8.5 out of 10. So  

> no complaints.  Seeing them again on Thursday in Pontiac.

>

> Chris and  Meghann

> Detroit via NYC

>

>

>

> On Dec 4,  2010, at 11:02 AM, "TB" <planetary at socal.rr.com>  wrote:

>

>> Pretty quiet here today.  Either the list is  fercockta or everyone  

>> was wiped out by last night's  show.

>>

>> T.B.

>>

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