Hella/Need New Body roll call

[walkman]

let's just make it official...I'm in.  Snail, thirsty, nkotb(ie)ie, kurosawa?  Rhett?  Anyone?

[snailhook]

i went. i was in new york city all weekend seeing free jazz and wasn't near a computer, so i wasn't able to reply to this thread.
 
 i came in and saw the last couple of minutes of need new body, who sounded great. hella absolutely blew my mind...i can't believe they played about an hour and 15 minutes of full-on high-energy spazz rock. that drummer is jaw-droppingly impressive, up there with brian chippendale of lightning bolt for the "most ridiculous drummer in rock" award. the guitarist ain't no slouch, either, and is extremely fun to watch if you can get close enough to see his face. i won't miss these guys again.
 
 walkie, you going to et at it tonight? i'll be there, as well as the dysrhythmia/behold the arctopus show.

[Guiny]

Originally posted by snailhook:
  i can't believe they played about an hour and 15 minutes of full-on high-energy spazz rock.

An hour and fifteen minutes is a rip off according to Rhett.

[walkman]

Need New Body were INCREDIBLE.  A face-trippin, banjo-pickin, free-jazz-skronkin, death metal rattlin good time.  Yow!

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Worst band I've ever seen. I'll bet Markie and Lulu, whereever they are, would probably agree.
 
 

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
  Need New Body were INCREDIBLE.  A face-trippin, banjo-pickin, free-jazz-skronkin, death metal rattlin good time.  Yow!

[walkman]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Worst band I've ever seen. I'll bet Markie and Lulu, whereever they are, would probably agree.
 
   

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
  Need New Body were INCREDIBLE.  A face-trippin, banjo-pickin, free-jazz-skronkin, death metal rattlin good time.  Yow!

[/b]

Worst taste I've ever seen.  I'll bet Snailhook and Thirsty, wherever they are, would probably agree.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I dunno, when I saw them, they sounded like the were just playing random notes on their instruments. Sounded more like noise than actual songs.
 
 It's been a couple of years. Maybe they've learned to play their instruments, and discovered the basic elements of song structure.
 
 

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Worst band I've ever seen. I'll bet Markie and Lulu, whereever they are, would probably agree.
 
   

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
  Need New Body were INCREDIBLE.  A face-trippin, banjo-pickin, free-jazz-skronkin, death metal rattlin good time.  Yow!

[/b]

Worst taste I've ever seen.  I'll bet Snailhook and Thirsty, wherever they are, would probably agree. [/b]

[snailhook]

i'll agree with walkie.
 
   

Maybe they've learned to play their instruments, and discovered the basic elements of song structure.
 

i wasn't aware that music had to be restricted to structure and technical ability. there are incredibly advanced musicians that could improvise circles around your ass and you wouldn't know it because "there are no songs" and "they can't play." ignorance is bliss, so they say.

[walkman]

Originally posted by snailhook:
  i'll agree with walkie.
 
   

Maybe they've learned to play their instruments, and discovered the basic elements of song structure.
 

i wasn't aware that music had to be restricted to structure and technical ability. there are incredibly advanced musicians that could improvise circles around your ass and you wouldn't know it because "there are no songs" and "they can't play." ignorance is bliss, so they say. [/b]

amen, brother.  I recall similar things written about Ornette Coleman, Miles, Lou Reed, Glen Braca, John Cage etc etc etc.  I think "the basic elements of song structure" lost their all-important status before any of us were born.

[kurosawa-b/w]

I'm with the boys. Finding yourself in an unfamiliar soundscape can often be a thrilling thing. Snailhook, I need to check out Lightning Bolt live sometime. Opinions?

[snailhook]

kurosawa, lightning bolt live is one of the most incredible, inspiring experiences you'll ever have, as long as you can appreciate hyperkinetic rhythms, abrasive noise, and an intricate drum barrage at a deafening volume. the bolt set up on the floor of the space they're playing in, making for a most intimate and interactive setting. perhaps i'm biased because i lived in boston for years and saw them develop from day one, but i've honestly never seen them play a half-assed or boring show. hopefully, i will bring them to DC on their next tour.

[Guiny]

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
 

 I think "the basic elements of song structure" lost their all-important status before any of us were born. [/b]

All of us except Mankie of course.

[Captain Jack]

Originally posted by snailhook:
  kurosawa, lightning bolt live is one of the most incredible, inspiring experiences you'll ever have, as long as you can appreciate hyperkinetic rhythms, abrasive noise, and an intricate drum barrage at a deafening volume. the bolt set up on the floor of the space they're playing in, making for a most intimate and interactive setting. perhaps i'm biased because i lived in boston for years and saw them develop from day one, but i've honestly never seen them play a half-assed or boring show. hopefully, i will bring them to DC on their next tour.

Please bring Lightning Bolt to DC.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Needs New Body are a good example of the decline of music and art that defined the last part of the 20th Century. Just because it's progression doesn't mean it's an improvement, at least in my book. But hey, I guess we all have differing opinions. It's art, not science.
 
   

Originally posted by snailhook:
  i'll agree with walkie.
 
     

Maybe they've learned to play their instruments, and discovered the basic elements of song structure.
 

i wasn't aware that music had to be restricted to structure and technical ability. there are incredibly advanced musicians that could improvise circles around your ass and you wouldn't know it because "there are no songs" and "they can't play." ignorance is bliss, so they say. [/b]

[nkotb]

Speaking of live Lightning Bolt, you can check out a bunch of live MP3s and videos on their web website.  Pretty intense stuff.  I've been meaning to pick up their DVD, but I'm too cheap and/or lazy.
 
 

Originally posted by snailhook:
  kurosawa, lightning bolt live is one of the most incredible, inspiring experiences you'll ever have, as long as you can appreciate hyperkinetic rhythms, abrasive noise, and an intricate drum barrage at a deafening volume. the bolt set up on the floor of the space they're playing in, making for a most intimate and interactive setting. perhaps i'm biased because i lived in boston for years and saw them develop from day one, but i've honestly never seen them play a half-assed or boring show. hopefully, i will bring them to DC on their next tour.