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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: blinksaar on September 28, 2006, 09:25:00 pm
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just want to know what to expect tommorow. thanks. and if anyone know's how long they played that'd be nice also.
thanks,
alec
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well I saw them yesterday in Chicago.
Vey nice stage/lighting set. But they only play for an hour with a 15 min encore.....not great.
they played everything you'd expect them to play with not a lot from the new album (thank god)
they were good but to brief....riviera theatre is a great venue though
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Wow, major disappointment. The sound was really puny tonight and no energy whatsoever. We left before the encore because our patience was running thin. Nice light show though.
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wow, that's disappointing to hear. when i saw they were going on at 9.30 rather than the usual 10 or 10.30 for a weeknight show, i figured it would be for a TWO hour set, not an hour set.
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I thought it was closer to 1 1/2 hours, but I wasn't really checking my watch.
I agree the energy was a little low, but Massive Attack isn't exactly happy fun pop music. The crowd got moving in the encore during Unfinished Sympathy. The sound mix was excellent from my spot - could've been a hair louder though.
Great lights/visuals/fog, and who knew all those interesting facts about Washington DC?
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anyone know the set list?
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All the Horace Andy songs and most of the stuff they played off of Mezzanine was incredible. Liz Fraser was underwhelming. She butchered "Teardrop" but sounded much better for "Group Four." The other female singer killed it on the Blue Lines stuff. No Daddy G (paternity leave or something like that) so that limited what they can play.
I was really jazzed to see this show and while it wasn't a disappointment, it didn't blow me away either. The set had its peaks and valleys, but overall I was pretty happy with the show.
I think they're used to playing bigger places so that is a challenge to the sound guy. The bass was a little overpowering last night.
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the set list was decent. i was hoping for karmacoma but of course without daddy G that song wasn't going to happen.
I thought "angel" rocked like hell. I thought the other female singer was fantastic. she totally owned "unfinished sympathy". "teardrop" was cool just becuase liz fraser was there. I was up front and you should have heard everyone say "holy shit!" when he introduced her. It was quite the funny moment. I was expecting Dot Allison, who usually fills in with them, so to say the least i was surprised!
personally though, next time, they should nab tracy from everything but the girl and bring her out on tour! she would totally bring the house down.
I think it was well worth the 40 bucks. I am pretty sure last night they played for 90 minutes. because they got on stange around 9:30 pm or so. and were done about 11:10 pm. I timed it the best I could. I think people got impatient because they jammed out a lot of the songs, which in my opinion was pretty rad.
I seriously loved the lighting. the messages about DC and all that stuff was killer. I thought the energy was pretty decent. granted, i was with some enthusiastic fans all the way up front. however, i did notice not many people around us danced or even moved, which is sooo lame.
I honestly wasn't even sure what to expect with the show, because i could never invision seeing them live when i was younger. I wasn't sure how it would have quite worked out. To me, Massive Attack is more for listening than something high energy like Depeche Mode. But to say the very least, I went home very very happy last night.
ps- set list wise, i don't remember much of the order but i'll try to name off a few songs...
1. false flags
2. angel
3. teardrop
4. safe from harm
5. unfinished sympathy
6. group 4
7. Hymn of the Big Wheel
8. Inertia Creeps
9. Mezzanine
I know that they played more than this. i was looking at the actual set list last night. some kid i was talking to snagged a copy of it.
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So if Daddy G is off on paternity leave, are there any of the 3 original guys there?
I'm all for paternity leave, but unless that baby was born really early or late, I think it was probably a bad idea to plan a tour to coincide with the due date.
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They are down to one orginial member who was the only one involved in the last studio album...
so besides the singers performing, what other musicians are on board for the shows?
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
So if Daddy G is off on paternity leave, are there any of the 3 original guys there?
3-D is playing with the band.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
so besides the singers performing, what other musicians are on board for the shows?
3-D, Horace Andy, Liz Fraser, the other singer (is it Debra? she can WAIL), 2 drummers, keyboard/sampling, guitar, bass.
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The setlist was:
False Flags
Risingson
Black Milk
Man Next Door
Butterfly Caught
Hymn of the Big Wheel
Mezzanine
Teardrop
Angel
Future Proof
Safe From Harm
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Inertia Creeps
Unfinished Sympathy
Group Four
They came on at 9:30, show was over at 11:15, so I have NO idea what show you all were at that was only an hour and fifteen minutes long. The main set wasn't even over until 10:45, and that was before the encores.
Overall I loved it, cant wait for tonights show. I'm hoping they'll pull out Heat Miser or Antistar.
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
The setlist was:
False Flags
Risingson
Black Milk
Man Next Door
Butterfly Caught
Hymn of the Big Wheel
Mezzanine
Teardrop
Angel
Future Proof
Safe From Harm
--
Inertia Creeps
Unfinished Sympathy
Group Four
They came on at 9:30, show was over at 11:15, so I have NO idea what show you all were at that was only an hour and fifteen minutes long. The main set wasn't even over until 10:45, and that was before the encores.
That's the exact set list from Chicago the night before.....there was no banter with the crowd and the set was done in about an hour and 15 mins....
It was good but a bit impersonnal.....
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There was some crowd banter they did.
The volume at the floor level was perfect. If it were louder it would have interfered with the experience, quieter and it wouldn't have had the impact. They didn't get a soundcheck yesterday, they were running late, but other than once where the keyboards were just too loud it was a very nice mix. Agree I would have loved to hear some daddy g songs, in fact 3-d mentioned before Risingson that he would be doing the Daddy G parts because he couldn't make it (the rest was long on his accent). If you think about it, what did the 3 guys in Massive Attack do? Sing and arrange the songs. I don't think they played the drums or bass or guitars, so not having them there more or less limits what they can play based on their singing.
I had fun, but the stupid people behind me (bragging about how his iPod has "____ Attorney at Law" on it) and the girl with the fake snotty British laugh should be shot.
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Sound was A LITTLE UNDERWHELMING from where i was (1 person was between me and the barricade)
other than that though, REALLY enjoyed it and am very happy i'm going back again tonight.
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hey jesse! it was rad watching the show with you and your friend. i wish sooo much i could go back today.
after you guys left, i ended up having champaign with 3D. i should have snagged you guys to come up stairs. I'm still kinda freaking out over it.
www.myspace.com/saintangelsin (http://www.myspace.com/saintangelsin) i posted a photo on there of me w/ 3D.
enjoy the show tonight.
ps- i'm seriously kicking myself for not getting a tshirt :(
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Originally posted by saintangelsin:
hey jesse! it was rad watching the show with you and your friend. i wish sooo much i could go back today.
after you guys left, i ended up having champaign with 3D. i should have snagged you guys to come up stairs. I'm still kinda freaking out over it.
www.myspace.com/saintangelsin (http://www.myspace.com/saintangelsin) i posted a photo on there of me w/ 3D.
enjoy the show tonight.
ps- i'm seriously kicking myself for not g
etting a tshirt :(
phh. fuck the shirt.
that photo's so much cooler than a shirt
it was very nice meeting you too
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phh. fuck the shirt.
PABST BLUE RIBBON
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For those of you who are going tonight, I'll be doing my set from the DJ booth up in the corner (as I was last night).
I'll be DJing something like 9-10:45 p.m.
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what was your setlist last night christine?
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They came on at 9:45 and finished at 11:15 pm.
Liz Frazer was not very good. But the Horace Andy songs were great, esp. Angel. The 3 song encore was the best.........
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for those of you that went both nights, please tell me that tonight was a major improvement! after your commentary, i went tonight with low expectations and left very very happy.
i thought the show was very good, but they needed to up the female vocals-singing at the higher pitch just dissipated-particularly during unfinished symphony.
whomever said earlier they are better suited for a larger venue/crowd was right-massive attack would make a kick ass closer at coachella.
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it was the same exact set list tonight, as i compare mine to yours. our show went about an hour and 45 minutes though.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
The setlist was:
False Flags
Risingson
Black Milk
Man Next Door
Butterfly Caught
Hymn of the Big Wheel
Mezzanine
Teardrop
Angel
Future Proof
Safe From Harm
--
Inertia Creeps
Unfinished Sympathy
Group Four
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loved your djing! definitely going to be checking out what other venues you spin at.
Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
For those of you who are going tonight, I'll be doing my set from the DJ booth up in the corner (as I was last night).
I'll be DJing something like 9-10:45 p.m.
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agree. the show was great. lost momentum about midway through but picked up. i think daddy g would have been an asset to mix things up a bit. but it was sweet. deep . . .
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I enjoyed both shows VERY Much. well worth the money.
Thank you 930 8-)
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Yeah same here.
Originally posted by lily1:
for those of you that went both nights, please tell me that tonight was a major improvement! after your commentary, i went tonight with low expectations and left very very happy.
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Loved the show...it wasn't brilliant, but it was one of those nice experiences where the sound, lighting and performance made it well worth my dollar(s). Crappy week at work, and to end it with this show really salvaged it. I have to say that "Teardrop" was utter perfection. Seeing Liz Frazier again reminded me how much I miss the Cocteau Twins. I'm very glad that it was such a good evening, the band seemed to really enjoy the reaction from the audience when they were leaving the stage too.
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"teardrop" was the one song that somewhat disappointed me. Like others have said, Liz's voice was definitely lacking something and her performance of that song live just wasn't nearly as powerful as it is on the album version. Rest of the show was great.
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Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
For those of you who are going tonight, I'll be doing my set from the DJ booth up in the corner (as I was last night).
I'll be DJing something like 9-10:45 p.m.
What was the song you played at around the 9:30 mark with Thom Yorke on vocals and killer drums. Was that Radiohead?
Great set.
Great show too. I wasn't really looking forward to it, based on some of the tepid reviews and my memories that MA are actually kind of a mellow band (on record). But the sound was great and I really enjoyed it.
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What a great night.
I thought the show sounded great (from a few feet in front of the mixing desk).
The songs translated well live, and Horace Andy seemed like the coolest guy in the world.
And...
blah.
it was good.
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Originally posted by beachy324:
what was your setlist last night christine?
I'll aim to post both set lists sometime soon -- maybe this weekend, if I can copy (and decipher!) them in time.
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Excellent show, but I wasn't blown away by it either. My expectations may have been a bit too high.
The audience seemed rather lethargic. I would have expected Massive Attack fans to be more into moving with the music, but most people were just standing there even during the faster songs. There's more dancing at Stellastarr* shows.
I also agree that Horace Andy is the coolest. I enjoyed his songs the most last night, and I was desperately hoping he was going to perform during the encore, but he didn't.
I thought the sound was pretty good, if not perfect. The light show was fantastic. Best light show since Billy Corgan's last year.
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Unkle - Rabbit in your headlights (underdog remix)
There's also a great 3-d remix of that song.
Originally posted by Relaxer:
Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
For those of you who are going tonight, I'll be doing my set from the DJ booth up in the corner (as I was last night).
I'll be DJing something like 9-10:45 p.m.
What was the song you played at around the 9:30 mark with Thom Yorke on vocals and killer drums. Was that Radiohead?
Great set.
Great show too. I wasn't really looking forward to it, based on some of the tepid reviews and my memories that MA are actually kind of a mellow band (on record). But the sound was great and I really enjoyed it. [/b]
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
What was the song you played at around the 9:30 mark with Thom Yorke on vocals and killer drums. Was that Radiohead?
Great set.
Thanks!
Somehow I overlooked your post earlier. Azaghal1981 is correct; the tune was indeed UNKLE (feat. Thom Yorke) with "Rabbit In Your Headlights" as remixed by Underdog.
And I love those drums too!
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Originally posted by jesse:
Sound was A LITTLE UNDERWHELMING from where i was (1 person was between me and the barricade)
other than that though, REALLY enjoyed it and am very happy i'm going back again tonight.
That is one of the crappiest places to stand in terms of sound. You have just those two little speakers (if they are on) shooting sound at you. Sure the bass hits, but the highs and mids are not getting there the same as the rest of the room. Best sound is either about 25 feet from the stage, center or often by the light desk or mixing board.
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amazing show. thought there could have been more bass but I loved it.
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Last night's show was much better than the first night, for the simple fact that they were much looser, I think, and it just seemed like everyone brought their A game. LOVED it.
Black Milk was TOOOOOOOO good.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
The audience seemed rather lethargic. I would have expected Massive Attack fans to be more into moving with the music, but most people were just standing there even during the faster songs.
I think the music is rather introspective and I think people could be really into it and delve into the music and the lights, but that wouldn't be apparent to the observer. However, I was disappointed how many people were not onboard with the show and talking during the set. Breaking the mood.
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who here thinks 3-D is an amazing dancer??
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He was like...boxing with himself.
LOVED it.
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My friend has a theory that is was on purpose.
The intentional "I am a British white boy who has been making soul music for 20 years" dance.
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
He was like...boxing with himself.
LOVED it.
hahaha yeah it was awesome. i wish i could've gotten back on stage and started doing it. especially because i'm sure my friend and I were the youngest ones there.
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Originally posted by Alec:
who here thinks 3-D is an amazing dancer??
I was thinking the same thing Thursday night during the set. I liked how he just bounced around on stage. and I love the title someone gave his dancing ("i'm a white british guy who's been making soul music for 20 years")I also agree with whoever said he was boxing with himself!
I'm now kicking myself for not complementing him on his dancing skills.
I wish I could have recorded the conversations I had with 3-D. He's a total trip and all around nice lad.
One of the things I remember talking about was karmacoma. I tried getting him to rap me some of the song backstage, but wouldn't do it without tricky or cool daddy g. I even told him that I would fill-in those parts. to say the very least, that conversation was a bit humorous. I'd say off and on that whole evening after the show, we chatted about a total of 40 minutes.
Originally posted by jesse:
phh. fuck the shirt.
that photo's so much cooler than a shirt
it was very nice meeting you too
yeah you're totally right. I'm still going to order a tshirt off of their website though.
ps- i'm still a bit shocked about meeting him!
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Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Originally posted by Alec:
who here thinks 3-D is an amazing dancer??
I was thinking the same thing Thursday night during the set. I liked how he just bounced around on stage. and I love the title someone gave his dancing ("i'm a white british guy who's been making soul music for 20 years")I also agree with whoever said he was boxing with himself!
I'm now kicking myself for not complementing him on his dancing skills.
I wish I could have recorded the conversations I had with 3-D. He's a total trip and all around nice lad.
One of the things I remember talking about was karmacoma. I tried getting him to rap me some of the song backstage, but wouldn't do it without tricky or cool daddy g. I even told him that I would fill-in those parts. to say the very least, that conversation was a bit humorous. I'd say off and on that whole evening after the show, we chatted about a total of 40 minutes.
Originally posted by jesse:
phh. fuck the shirt.
that photo's so much cooler than a shirt
it was very nice meeting you too
yeah you're totally right. I'm still going to order a tshirt off of their website though.
ps- i'm still a bit shocked about meeting him! [/b]
holy shittt, your so lucky, how can i see the pic??
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I can explain how it all happened... granted it's a weird, somewhat longish story haha. i'll put it this way, when i got to the 930 club that night, i had no fucking idea that i was going to meet massive attack.
so here's the picture of me w/ robert aka 3D (a girl i met at the party took this for me and emailed it on her phone)
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/weirdliving/meandrobert.jpg" alt=" - " />
ps- sorry if the photo is a bit big...
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ahhhhhhhhh your so lucky. tell me the story of how you met him ahaha. i'm into this.
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I got her backstage to meet him. Then I officially had backstage passes for Friday. Just...bliss.
I dont get "band-happy" or starstruck for that matter, but I was really REALLY happy to be meeting him/Horace/Liz/Debra.
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I got her backstage to meet him. Then I officially had backstage passes for Friday. Just...bliss.
I dont get "band-happy" or starstruck for that matter, but I was really REALLY happy to be meeting him/Horace/Liz/Debra.
how'd you get backstage passes?
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Originally posted by Alec:
ahhhhhhhhh your so lucky. tell me the story of how you met him ahaha. i'm into this.
Well, I was right up front. rather close to the center of the stage and almost up against the baracades during the whole show.
I noticed this one guy who was right dead center and he was singing and mouthing the words and all that stuff. I figured after the show, I have to give this dude a high five.
Anyways, I'm minding my own business during my favorite massive attack song (safe from harm), just singing and reciting the words and dancing. I ended up making some serious eye contact with 3D. My 13 year old self kinda went off and was like "i wonder if it's possible to meet him." (little background info- when i was 13 way back in fall of 1998, i had a huge crush on 3D)For the rest of the show, i payed some serious attention to 3D's body language. (i know how dorky, right!)
During the last song, I noticed that 3D signaled to the guy all the way up front who i mentioned earlier in this post. The signal i interpreted it as "meet me in the back for drinks." The second I saw that I thought "fuck, i now have to talk to this guy."
As soon as the show was over, I walked over to where the guy and his friend were standing. Turns out, this guy was more or less a kid. he was younger than me. I'm guessing 18 or 19 years old. We started chatting about massive attack and depeche mode. he was all impressed that I'm friends with a band who opened for Depeche Mode this past spring.
The kid was also impressed that I got 3D to "pay attention" to me as he put it. So I guess I wasn't imaging things haha. I was then invited upstairs. He said "i think we're going upstairs. that's where the band is suppose to be after the show." So I went up stairs and waited around for a few minutes. Realizing I wanted to get a tshirt, I ran back downstairs. I told the kid and his friend to wait up for me. I ran downstairs only to see that the merch booth was closed. I ran back upstairs only to find the kid and his friend were gone. They were already back there.
I stood around for about 30 seconds thinking "oh fucking great. No way I'll get back there." Then out of nowhere, I heard somebody say (this was in an american accent) "You can come in now." There were people ahead of me, so I just played it cool and walked in with them. (turns out they didn't even have backstage passes either. actually, I don't think anyone from the show hanging with the band had a pass of some sort)
I was the last person in there. 3D was standing in the little hallway that led to the hospitality/dressing room. He was introducing himself to people as they walked in. I was the last to walk through and pretty much just ended up hanging out with him for most of the night. He was very polite might I add. He was getting a glass of champaign and offered me some, so it's pretty cool to say that I had champaign with one of the lead guys in massive attack :cool: not to mention, later on he handed me a piece of chocolate haha. we had a slight discussion on how awesome milk chocolate is.
I did meet Liz and Horace as well. Very cool people. It was just such an honor to meet them. My older sister was jelous that I got to meet Liz. She grew up on coctaeu twins. (hell my older sis was jelous that I even got to see Massive Attack live)
I'm a journalism student. I've been doing music journalism since I was 15 (6 years ago if you don't feel like doing the math) and I don't normally get star strucked. Then again, it's rare when I go to a concert on my own (as in no interviews, photo passes, backstage passes, free tickets ect) and somehow randomly end up backstage.
I won't lie the whole entire time was quite surreal, even though people were very down to earth. It was funny 3D told me what hotel he and the band were staying at. (I didn't go to the hotel after the party, because I was getting a ride from some very cool people and I knew that my mom would kill me. she was expecting me to call her when I'd get back from the show) Anyway, Robert also asked me if I would be coming back for Friday night and I told him that unfortunately, I am going to the beach for school. (which I did do that this past weekend) he basically said back to me that it was alright and that he too would opt for the beach if he didn't have a show to do, but i thanked him for the offer and gave him my contact info. i told him about my poetry and artwork and he said that he'd like to see it sometime, so that's why i gave him my contact info. it'll be interesting to see if he emails me or something.
oh and one more thing, I did actually get the courage to tell Robert about my crush on him. It was funny, I told Deborah about it and she was like "you should tell him. don't hold anything back. I think he doesn't have a girlfriend might I add."
I hope that was enough details for you haha.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I got her backstage to meet him. Then I officially had backstage passes for Friday. Just...bliss.
I dont get "band-happy" or starstruck for that matter, but I was really REALLY happy to be meeting him/Horace/Liz/Debra.
Okay I have to ask, which one were you at the party? we obviously had met. I remember the kid I met at the show somehow got his name on the guest list for Friday's show or so he claimed hehe.
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Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Originally posted by Alec:
ahhhhhhhhh your so lucky. tell me the story of how you met him ahaha. i'm into this.
Well, I was right up front. rather close to the center of the stage and almost up against the baracades during the whole show.
I noticed this one guy who was right dead center and he was singing and mouthing the words and all that stuff. I figured after the show, I have to give this dude a high five.
Anyways, I'm minding my own business during my favorite massive attack song (safe from harm), just singing and reciting the words and dancing. I ended up making some serious eye contact with 3D. My 13 year old self kinda went off and was like "i wonder if it's possible to meet him." (little background info- when i was 13 way back in fall of 1998, i had a huge crush on 3D)For the rest of the show, i payed some serious attention to 3D's body language. (i know how dorky, right!)
During the last song, I noticed that 3D signaled to the guy all the way up front who i mentioned earlier in this post. The signal i interpreted it as "meet me in the back for drinks." The second I saw that I thought "fuck, i now have to talk to this guy."
As soon as the show was over, I walked over to where the guy and his friend were standing. Turns out, this guy was more or less a kid. he was younger than me. I'm guessing 18 or 19 years old. We started chatting about massive attack and depeche mode. he was all impressed that I'm friends with a band who opened for Depeche Mode this past spring.
The kid was also impressed that I got 3D to "pay attention" to me as he put it. So I guess I wasn't imaging things haha. I was then invited upstairs. He said "i think we're going upstairs. that's where the band is suppose to be after the show." So I went up stairs and waited around for a few minutes. Realizing I wanted to get a tshirt, I ran back downstairs. I told the kid and his friend to wait up for me. I ran downstairs only to see that the merch booth was closed. I ran back upstairs only to find the kid and his friend were gone. They were already back there.
I stood around for about 30 seconds thinking "oh fucking great. No way I'll get back there." Then out of nowhere, I heard somebody say (this was in an american accent) "You can come in now." There were people ahead of me, so I just played it cool and walked in with them. (turns out they didn't even have backstage passes either. actually, I don't think anyone from the show hanging with the band had a pass of some sort)
I was the last person in there. 3D was standing in the little hallway that led to the hospitality/dressing room. He was introducing himself to people as they walked in. I was the last to walk through and pretty much just ended up hanging out with him for most of the night. He was very polite might I add. He was getting a glass of champaign and offered me some, so it's pretty cool to say that I had champaign with one of the lead guys in massive attack :)
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no problem! i love sharing my stories. I have the most insane things happen to me at shows. I just have to laugh that this one happened so randomly. if somebody told me a week ago that this would happen, I would have be like "you're full of crap" haha.
hell, i'm still pinching myself about it.
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Originally posted by lily1:
loved your djing! definitely going to be checking out what other venues you spin at.
Thanks, lily1! (Somehow I overlooked your message at the time.)
For information on where I'm spinning, check out my website (http://www.varietyisthespice.com). My next scheduled appearance is Wed. 10/25 at Club Five, from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on the rooftop.
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Originally posted by saintangelsin:
no problem! i love sharing my stories. I have the most insane things happen to me at shows. I just have to laugh that this one happened so randomly. if somebody told me a week ago that this would happen, I would have be like "you're full of crap" haha.
hell, i'm still pinching myself about it.
what are some other coool stories??
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Originally posted by Alec:
Originally posted by saintangelsin:
no problem! i love sharing my stories. I have the most insane things happen to me at shows. I just have to laugh that this one happened so randomly. if somebody told me a week ago that this would happen, I would have be like "you're full of crap" haha.
hell, i'm still pinching myself about it.
what are some other coool stories?? [/b]
Not to brag or anything, I have tons of stories... like this past summer, I got to hang out with joan jett on her tour bus at warped tour for about 15 minutes. (her label arranged that for me actually...)
i think another good one (in a simular vein to the massive attack incident) was the first time she wants revenge played DC. they played the black cat with the electric six. this was february of this year. I interviewed them for my radio show and for a magazine here at university of maryland (i go to school there). the interview happened before the show even started and it was terrific. I just got such a kick out of the fact people who were just coming in for doors were like "was that she wants revenge sitting with you?"
during their set, adam (the keyboard player. he's the white one who wears the hats) sends out "someone must get hurt" to me. it's all because i talked to him before the interview about some songs that are therapy for a broken heart. I mentioned to him that "someone must get hurt" has been one of my favorites.
my night got even better... after the show, my sister and i went downstairs to the backroom where right round (80's dance party) was happening. my sister told me we had to go to it, because she ran into swr and they wanted to hang out with us. I thought she was being full of shit, ya know. Well to my surprise, I ended up chilling with Adam and Justin until 2:30 am. For some reason, they picked my sister and i to hang out with after the show.
I've seen them a few times after that and each time i've seen them, something awesome happens. the last time i saw them which was back in july, i celebrated my birthday with them.
back in may, i saw them open for depeche mode. I had tickets before they were even announced as the opening act. at the concert, they knew i was going to be there. Justin gave me this huge shoutout in front of i think atleast 2000 people. I about died when he was talking to me from the crowd and I wasn't very close to the stage at all. I was in the 102 section of nisan pavilion. My mother who was at the show with me was like "megs, he's talking to you..." she said I looked like i was going to faint.
back in april, they did another gig at black cat, on the way to that show, i ran into steven from Fuse TV. he's the host of "steven's untitled rock show" and some other stuff on that channel. It was so random.
I do realize how lucky I am. I remember when I was in middle school and early high school wishing I could be the kid who got to meet bands, and now for the most part, I have that odd skill and priviledge. I think in part it's from doing music journalism since i was 15 (i'm now 21) and being a dj. I do realize that musicians are just normal people for the most part ;) so I guess keeping a cool head is always a good thing.
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i wanted to post this link to this article about massive attack's recent shows in nyc...
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etsecw4918666oct06,0,66749.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines (http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etsecw4918666oct06,0,66749.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines)
apparently, cool daddy g was able to make an appearance at one of the shows. (yeah i'm jelous about this. i still want to hear karmacoma!)
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verry cool story. the only musicians ive meet are toby keith (no i dont like country) and Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.
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Originally posted by Alec:
verry cool story. the only musicians ive meet are toby keith (no i dont like country) and Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.
that's still pretty cool though! i have yet to meet billie joe armstrong. (though i love greenday) and it's okay to not like country... though meeting toby keith must have been interesting.
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Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Originally posted by Alec:
verry cool story. the only musicians ive meet are toby keith (no i dont like country) and Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.
that's still pretty cool though! i have yet to meet billie joe armstrong. (though i love greenday) and it's okay to not like country... though meeting toby keith must have been interesting. [/b]
haha oh yeah hes one cool cat.