[kj] (OT) Faith No More in LA

Ketracel White ketracelwhite at hotmail.com
Mon Apr 27 20:28:54 EDT 2015 

Wow, that brings back memories! Got to see Soundgarden open for FNM, Queensrÿche and Metallica at 'Day on the Green' in 1991 at the Oakland Coliseum - first date of the Black Album tour. I came to the same conclusion - SG killed everyone (although FNM & Metallica were great - never been a fan of QR).

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> On Apr 26, 2015, at 11:06 PM, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> Saw FNM thrice in Feb, with SOUNDGARDEN. FNM were awesome; SOUNDGARDEN won.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Jim
> Harper
> Sent: Sunday, 26 April 2015 10:15 p.m.
> To: adrianwason at btinternet.com; A list about all things Killing Joke (the
> band!)
> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Faith No More in LA
> 
> Yeah, 'Sol Invictus', due out on May 19th. I'm very much looking forward to
> it. Heard three tracks from it and they're excellent, so I'm optimistic.
> 
> BTW, it's the Album of the Year line-up, with Jon Hudson on guitar. When
> they announced the reunion tour a few years back, a handful of dissenters
> complained that Jim Martin wasn't involved. Yeah, a real loss there... Not.
> 
> On Sun, 26/4/15, adrianwason at btinternet.com <adrianwason at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Faith No More in LA
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)"
> <gathering at misera.net>
> Date: Sunday, 26 April, 2015, 8:56
> 
> good setlist,I didn't
> know they're doing a new album?
> ----Original message----
> From :
> jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk
> Date : 25/04/2015 - 19:26 (GMTDT)
> To : gathering at misera.net
> Subject : Re: [kj] (OT) Faith No More in LA
> 
> Nice setlist. Good to see all
> four Patton-era albums represented, even if they do stick  mainly to the
> hits. Cheers!
> 
> On Sat, 25/4/15, T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com>
> wrote:
> 
>  Subject: [kj] (OT)
> Faith No More in LA
>  To: "'A list
> about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" <gathering at misera.net>
>  Date: Saturday, 25 April, 2015, 19:12
> 
>  Saw Faith No More at the
> Wiltern
>  Theater in LA last night, the 3rd
> show of a 3 night
>  stand.  Only the second
> time I've ever seen them, the
>  first
> being about 25 years ago opening for Metallica.
> 
>  Got there a bit early and
> once I was wristbanded for the
>  pit, spent
> the next hour plus people watching upstairs from
>  the balcony overlooking the lobby.  Pretty  eclectic mix
>  of people, a lot of really fat
> bearded metalheads, hipsters
>  in long
> sleeved plaid shirts, black rimmed glasses and
>  beenies, older gray haired stoner types, a  good number of
>  younger kids fresh outta
> high school and a surprising number
>  of good
> looking women!  Opening band "Flattbush" who I
>  think are locals (there was a different opener  every night),
>  was probably the worst band
> I've seen in a very long time -
> 
> one-note screamo cookie monster vox, fast pounding drums  and
>  constantly shreddy soloing.  The
> singer who was a
>  skinny bald Asian kid
> complete with a big coolie hat tried
>  hard
> but the music and the band was just laughably
>  terrible.
> 
> 
> Once that horror show was done, I secured a spot in the  pit
>  on the left side a couple people back
> from the stage in
>  front of FNM's
> keyboard player.  Lucky for me, it seems
> 
> kids these days are shorter than ever, and no matter where  I
>  stood, I pretty much towered over anyone  around me and I'm
>  only 6ft tall.  The
> stage crew (all dressed in white,
>  btw) had
> set up these white planters full of floral
> 
> arrangements across the entire front of the stage so  being
>  up front, it was tough to see
> anything below the waist of
>  the band on
> stage. With even the amps clothed in white, the
>  stage looked like a flower shop.  
> 
>  Faith No More came on at
> 10pm on the money and played about
>  an 80
> minute set.  I believe this was one of the few
>  shows they've recently played where they  didn't open with
> 
> "Motherfucker," instead opting for the more  subdued "Sol
>  Invictus" off the
> new album.  Second song was "From Out
> 
> Of Nowhere" and the place went nuts and the band pretty  much
>  held that energy through much of the
> show.  Patton
>  sounded great but the mix
> down front where I was was very
>  bass and
> drum heavy.  Speaking of which, I gained a new
>  appreciation for Billy Gould, his bass playing  is fantastic,
>  with a perfect deep tone.
> Bordin just beat the shit
>  out of his kit,
> constantly splintering sticks with roadies
> 
> pouring bottles of water over him constantly through the
>  set.  Mid-way through the set after
> "Midlife Crisis," I
>  moved just
> outside of the pit over to the opposite side of
>  the stage hoping for better sound mix, but  unless it was a
>  part of a song that
> featured a prominent guitar bit, the
>  guitar
> was pretty buried in
>    the mix.  The only
> thing I didn't "get," was the
> 
> short fat dude dressed up in a white leisure suit with a  hat
>  and his face covered like the Elephant  Man who would
>  occasionally wander across
> the stage - whatever the gimmick
>  was
> supposed to be, it slipped by me.
> 
>  Overall, a great show, I'm glad I went.  The Wiltern is
>  always my favorite place to
> catch a show. 
> 
> 
> Setlist:
> 
>  Sol Invictus
>  From Out of Nowhere
> 
> Caffeine
>  Evidence
>  Epic
>  Sunny Side Up
>  Surprise!
> You're Dead!
>  Midlife Crisis w/Lowdown
> tease
>  Last Cup of Sorrow
> 
> The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
>  Easy
> (cover)
>  Be Aggressive
>  King
> for a Day
>  Ashes to Ashes
> 
> Superhero
>  (encore)
> 
> Motherfucker
>  Digging the Grave
>  This Guy's in Love With You (cover)
> 
> 
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