WHat a fucking insane show. I have never laughed so hard at a concert as I did at Throw Rag, I was front and center and got sweat on and saw the lead singer's cock...I tried to look away, but when the dude is 4 feet away, it's a little hard to ignore. Yuck. I thought they rocked the house though. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. Grotesque, comical, and inexplicably brilliant.
QOTSA's set was great, a few glaring omissions like "In the Fade", "Better Living Through Chemistry", and "Feel Good Hit of the Summer", but it was fun to hear stuff like "Avon" and "You Would Know". The versions of "No One Knows" and "I Think I Lost My Headache" were just amazing. And of course "Regular John" was great too. The new version of "God Is In The Radio" was neat too.
The first thing that got thrown at Josh was a wad of paper of some sort...the second was some kind of stuffed animal. Josh was fucking PISSED...the glare that he gave showed that he is not one to be fucked with. I met him earlier in the day and he is a bit intimidating. Pleasant and polite, but he is a tall mofo and would definitely be capable of putting you in the hospital. The venom really fueled that last part of the show though.
My overall thought is that Josh kicked Nick out of the band because he wants to move the band foward into a realm that I think would make them more serious...perhaps more "professional". The musicianship this time around was quite impressive, the Queens are definitely moving foward in what Josh wants them to be. Having Nick around is probably like having your goofy younger brother playing pranks and getting loaded. After a while it's just embarassing, especially when you want to be more artistic and serious in your presentation. But sadly, Nick added that punk rock element to the band that made them more fun. Josh is absolutely brilliant, but he is always better with the cast of sidekicks. Nick (in my opinion) was the secret element to the Queens that pushed them over the edge into white light/white heat. All that being said, it was still an amazing concert. Troy is one hell of a musician and Joey Castillo can pound the skins. All in all, a great time.
