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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: andyrichter on August 13, 2006, 09:20:00 pm
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I've been looking foward to this all summer. Should be a fantastic show. :D Who's going?
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Me too. I've never seen a bad X show; they really know how to give their fans what they want (which for me is everything from the first 3 albums).
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I'll be there.
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<img src="http://www.eljefedesign.com/comps/xrollins.jpg" alt=" - " />
Did the poster working with X and Rollins Band for this show so see if you can spot them there. The silkscreened poster is only available at http://www.eljefedesign.com (http://www.eljefedesign.com) and in limited quantities.
This is one of the few shows I am really looking forward to all summer and have heard that Rollins Band has been playing extremely well all tour. Hopefully, Henry and Crew will bring a little somthing extra as they come home.
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Been looking forward to this one for a while. Can't wait.
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Wouldn't miss this for anything!
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I'll be there.
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Same
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Not missing this one...have had tickets for quite a while....
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any clues about set times? i'm wondering if i can still catch the end of the rollins set after the foo fighters show...
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forget it, just got the answer to my own question... from Rollins Band newsletter (http://21361.com/site_2004/main_newletter.html):
We are the middle slot of a three band bill on this tour and have been allotted a one hour set. I have never heard The Riverboat Gamblers, who are opening the show but people at the radio station say theyâ??re great and the headliners, X are Xâ??you know theyâ??re going to be great. Should be a good tour. I hope you show up.
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Originally posted by El Jefe Design:
Hopefully, Henry and Crew will bring a little somthing extra as they come home.
Like say, a rousing rendition of Rise Above with Ian Mackaye coming on for background vocals? :eek: Anybody there at the WM3 benefit show in 02 I think it was? Gooooood times.
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The WM3 show was amazing. Rollins Band is only playing for an hour so do not expect much between song banter.
The typical set list for this tour is:
On My Way To The Cage
Burned Beyond Recognition
Disconnect
Low Self Opinion
Divine Object of Hatred
All I Want
Icon
Starve
Volume 4
You Didn't Need
Black and White
Civilized
Liar
Nope, not a band song among them.
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Originally posted by El Jefe Design:
The WM3 show was amazing.
Yeah it was. The 10/2001 Rollins Band show was great as well. I loved the Mother Superior lineup. I heard this is the Weight lineup, which would explain the set list.
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The great thing about Rollins is if you miss the show, you can just read the book in a few months.
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Caught this show a few days ago in Cleveland and it was great. The Rollins portion was a jumbled version of the post above with the setlist. I've seen him a few times in the past and his recent show is as intense as ever.
Never had seen X before but they really know how to kick out the jams - John Doe and Exene in particular were very energetic and seemed really excited throughout the show. I'm not a megafan but I recognized many of the songs, so its safe to say that they bust out the hits. The guitar player hung out in front of the stage afterwards, signing crap and taking pictures. Very impressive.
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I will be there...and it's for The Riverboat Gamblers. They are excellent! Depending on how early the show starts, I might be able to stay and watch X.
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Riverboat Gamblers are fun in an Andrew WK meets Bouncing Souls kind of way.
They have put on a couple of great shows at the Ottobar in the past...
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Rollins Band were fucking amazing!
X did their usual thing (seen them too many times, they've never blown me away though).
Riverboat Gamblers were mediocre, imo.
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Rollins is such an inspiration. 25+ years in the music biz, with some highs and a lot of lows, and he still brings it every time. What a performance. Worth the $25 right there.
I thought the RGs were great. The singers' club crawl grew tiresome, since it distracted everyone from the band, and the songs weren't very strong. But the looked and sounded great.
X... eh. Last time I saw them a couple years ago (with the Fags) I thought they were great. This time they seemed to be just going through the motions. Exene in particular looked like she was annoyed and irritated to be there. John Doe put his all into it, which he always does, and naturally Billy never broke a sweat or his weird maniacal grin.
If it had been just X and RGs, it would've been a letdown. As it was, Rollins made the night.
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I pretty much agree with Relaxer.
Rollins was great. He should release his own line of black gym shorts.
X seemed flat. Exene looked bored and/or perturbed. Zoom is creepy.
The Riverboat Gamblers were a lot of fun.
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I felt sorry for the people that just came in after Rollins Band's set!!
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Rollins kicked ass...Riverboat Gamblers were pretty OK, their singer was like a boisterous puppy though. X was good, but I preferred their December show (more stuff from Under the Big Black Sun was played at that one). But all in all, a great show.
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Rollins was awe inspiring! I don't usually listen to that type of music, but, damn, it felt good to do some head banging and listen to some take-no-prisoners, testosterone-laden rock. Definitely worth the price of admission.
I was disappointed in X. They just weren't my cup of tea. I'm not sure what I expected, but they weren't it. I admit I'm not familiar with their ouevre. I almost left the show early, but decided to stick it out.
I thought the Riverboat Gamblers were fun. Not great, but not bad for an opener.
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The highlight for me was LIAR towards the end when he was yelling "SUCKER!! SUCKER!!" Does anyone know if he tours a lot??
Also, what was the comment he said about the Bush family?
mmmmm he's so buffed, too...damn. I want to suck his toes. lol
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Rollins was awe inspiring! I don't usually listen to that type of music, but, damn, it felt good to do some head banging and listen to some take-no-prisoners, testosterone-laden rock. Definitely worth the price of admission.
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Originally posted by Joe M.:
Also, what was the comment he said about the Bush family?
At the time, I didn't think it was specifically about the Bush family. I thought he was referring to a stereotypical Republican, pro-war family. But I suspect you're right that he may have been speaking of Bush, though I didn't hear him say "Bush" at any point. It went something like this, I think: "There's a family in Washington, DC, who votes to send young men off to war to die. They sit around their dining room table and stick white linen napkins under their chin and pray to God and they think they're the good guys. Well, they're not! And there will come a day when the war comes to them and their blood will flow." Or words to that effect.
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You could be right that he's referring to a typical Republican family... he mentioned about an "overweight family in this town". I don't think the Bushes are overweight.
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Originally posted by Joe M.:
Also, what was the comment he said about the Bush family?
At the time, I didn't think it was specifically about the Bush family. I thought he was referring to a stereotypical Republican, pro-war family. But I suspect you're right that he was speaking of Bush, though I didn't hear him say "Bush" at any point. It went something like this, I think: "There's a family in Washington, DC, who votes to send young men off to war to die. They sit around their dining room table and stick white linen napkins under their chin and pray to God and they think they're the good guys. Well, they're not! And there will come a day when the war comes to them and their blood will flow." Or words to that effect. [/b]
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nobody mentioned that the first act's lead singer walked from the stage to the t shirt area in the back with a wired microphone and climbed into the balcony and then moved all the way to the stage left in the balcony and then worked his way back to the stage in the reverse direction. took about 2 songs. he had his wired mic the whole time and sang. then he climbed the stage right speaker stack and climbed into the band dressing room area.
henry rollin's drummer kind of looks like henry. henry's mother, step father and ian mackaye were by the monitor board for hr's set.
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I figured that might have been his mom...how funny.
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Well, it's not like they had to travel far for it. His mom and step-dad live in the area.
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i'll be the lone dissenting opinion here and say X were awesome. i'm probably biased though as X is one of my favorite bands of all time. bonebrake was fucking great as always and john doe was working real hard and having a blast. billy zoom is billy zoom, creepy grin and stare at the ladies, and playing almost effortlessly. i did catch exene in a few moments where she looked visibly annoyed but it seemed more like a reaction to the people up front who just stood there. she seemed to imitate this one guy who had the crossed arms locked position going the whole set. but overall, she seemed to be enjoying herself. yea, they may not be visually the most exhilerating band you'll ever see these days (can't say how they were live back in the 80s) but they're pros and they know how to rock the songs live, which at their age (yea, i went there, sorry to the older folks here) is pretty awesome in my opinion. and the fact that they followed rollins also probably had something to do with you guys seeing a "flatter" response in comparison. i loved the setlist, a good distribution of songs from their first 4 records.
i wouldn't consider myself a huge fan of rollins band in general but i enjoyed myself during his set. that guy was fucking possessed last night. anybody see rollins' mother and step father up on the stage right balcony? mom was trying to show her support for her boy but she seemed a bit, uh...uncomfortable while henry was gyrating around on stage. his step father had the grim look of death on his face the whole time. great set nontheless.
riverboat gamblers i wasn't too big on but the lead singer exploring the club was pretty entertaining. i liked his energy and cool to see him finish off the night with X on world's a mess.
all in all, a great show last night. i hope we can see john doe come back soon for his solo material.
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I love X as well, but have to admit that compared to other times I've seen them, they were comparatively flat...I still enjoyed them, but I guess it's all relative. And after 2 very energetic opening bands, I can also appreciate that for people in the audience they seemed a little dry. But DJ Bonebrake really is amazing, so is Billy Zoom. They never disappoint me.
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Originally posted by anarchist:
henry rollin's drummer kind of looks like henry.
Before the band came on-stage, my buddy and I (neither of us had seen any recent Rollins show or photo) were debating whether he'd be in his trademark muscles-and-shorts outfit or if... the sands of time had forced him to cover up a bit. Which was dumb because I've read every one of Henry's books and they are testaments to his obsession with muscles.
But when the drummer came out, with his back turned to the audience, we were like "Holy shit! He DID get pudgy."
And then we saw a fucking massive wall of muscles with the words SEARCH AND DESTROY rippling like puppies under a blanket, and we were quickly disabused of that notion.
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It's good to see that I'm not the only one who thinks of puppies when I think of Rollins.
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I agree 100%....you are not the only dissenting opinion....the X setlist was pretty damn sweet and I really enjoyed the set....not the best show of their's I have ever seen,but pretty damn awesome......only caught a few Riverboat tunes,but will check them again the next time they roll into town....Rollins was Rollins....the live show and his energy level are undeniable...and his band was hitting on all cylinders,that being said.....I have never been that big of a "sludge rock" fan....besides about 3 or 4 tunes I kinda gotta lump everything into one big "swirl" of sound.....no hooks,no melody...just some massive,loud screaming ROCK!....but it was damn good for what it is...and I saw Black Flag at least 3 times back in the day,so I've been a fan for some time...I just don't listen to that style of rock at all or very often anymore....personal taste I guess.....I did meet Henry outside at the tour bus after the show and he was super cool....short as hell,though...I towered over him,and I'm only 6'1".....told him how much I dig his IFC show and was hoping for another season........overall it was a pretty damn good evening...
Originally posted by andyrichter:
i'll be the lone dissenting opinion here and say X were awesome. i'm probably biased though as X is one of my favorite bands of all time. bonebrake was fucking great as always and john doe was working real hard and having a blast. billy zoom is billy zoom, creepy grin and stare at the ladies, and playing almost effortlessly. i did catch exene in a few moments where she looked visibly annoyed but it seemed more like a reaction to the people up front who just stood there. she seemed to imitate this one guy who had the crossed arms locked position going the whole set. but overall, she seemed to be enjoying herself. yea, they may not be visually the most exhilerating band you'll ever see these days (can't say how they were live back in the 80s) but they're pros and they know how to rock the songs live, which at their age (yea, i went there, sorry to the older folks here) is pretty awesome in my opinion. and the fact that they followed rollins also probably had something to do with you guys seeing a "flatter" response in comparison. i loved the setlist, a good distribution of songs from their first 4 records.
i wouldn't consider myself a huge fan of rollins band in general but i enjoyed myself during his set. that guy was fucking possessed last night. anybody see rollins' mother and step father up on the stage right balcony? mom was trying to show her support for her boy but she seemed a bit, uh...uncomfortable while henry was gyrating around on stage. his step father had the grim look of death on his face the whole time. great set nontheless.
riverboat gamblers i wasn't too big on but the lead singer exploring the club was pretty entertaining. i liked his energy and cool to see him finish off the night with X on world's a mess.
all in all, a great show last night. i hope we can see john doe come back soon for his solo material.
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Not that the whole band isn't great (I'm talkin' about X), but John Doe is enough to keep them in the top slots of live acts, in my book.
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Originally posted by The Bombay Doors:
Rollin's brings his parents to his shows?!?
Back in the day; as in their hey day in the early to mid 80s; Henry's mom and stepdad were at every one of Black Flag's shows in Baltimore, and they played a lot. A lot of people told me this couple actually lived in the Baltimore area, even though Henry's from DC, but I don't know that all for a fact other than that he did grow up and live in DC before he moved out to L.A.. Maybe she moved up here after marrying this new guy.
Anyway, I always thought that his mom was the best part of the whole show. Visualize a middle aged woman wearing a mid-calf length A lined skirt with your average sorority girl snowflake sweater or other common preppie wear of the day and a nice acceptable page boy hair style amongst a room full of black clad sweaty Punks.
Better yet, now visualize this same woman standing up on a chair or a table dancing her little heart out through their entire performance with her husband standing dutifully by her side smiling away, maybe breaking a slight move or two. Classic! This mom obviously loves her son.
Henry Rollins is a momma's boy! :p
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I certainly respect all the opinions above, but The Riverboat Gamblers are basically my favorite band..so of course I thought they were great. I am close with the band(they all know who I am..Mike offered to get me in for free, but I already had bought my ticket..argh)! How can you not like a band where the lead singer breakdances in the middle of the crowd and climbs to the balcony? haha.
I certainly like Black Flag and Henry Rollins, but Rollins Band doesn't do much for me... and I didn't stay till the end...so I missed all of X(who I would have liked to seen).
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Did anyone notice somebody falling off the balcony during the show?
From: Bob Mould's Blog (http://modulate.blogspot.com/)
"Tuesday, August 16, 9:30 Club. Rollins Band was a loud, physical experience. Henry keeps on keeping on in his own uncompromising way, and that's why I have respect for him. X were fun as can be - lots of songs from the first two albums. An older person fell (out of the balcony?) during the set, creating a loud and palpable thud. Seeing a reflective puddle around the still form, I ran to grab a paramedic. Upon leaving the club, I saw the person standing and talking, albeit very slowly. Punk's not dead."
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Did anyone notice somebody falling off the balcony during the show?
From: Bob Mould's Blog (http://modulate.blogspot.com/)
"Tuesday, August 16, 9:30 Club. Rollins Band was a loud, physical experience. Henry keeps on keeping on in his own uncompromising way, and that's why I have respect for him. X were fun as can be - lots of songs from the first two albums. An older person fell (out of the balcony?) during the set, creating a loud and palpable thud. Seeing a reflective puddle around the still form, I ran to grab a paramedic. Upon leaving the club, I saw the person standing and talking, albeit very slowly. Punk's not dead."
It was Grant Hart trying to get Bob's attention.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Did anyone notice somebody falling off the balcony during the show?
I didn't see him fall, but the guy ended up on the floor about 6 feet away from me. He eventually got up (with a little help) and walked outside. I thought he had just passed out, but I've heard from several people that he fell off the balcony.
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to the best of my knowledge, nobody fell from the balcony.
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i didn't notice or hear of anyone falling from the balcony. but then again, i was up front having too good a time to notice.