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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
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 Posted - 05/04/2004 : 10:26:28
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Doesn't he say, "Well, we know one" ?
I'm at work, so I can't go back and review... feel free to update my transcription if it's blatantly wrong in any way (I think it's still the only print version of the press conference).
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SelfEscape
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Posted - 05/04/2004 : 20:31:30
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Edited by - SelfEscape on 05/04/2004 20:37:15 |
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gr1bbly
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Posted - 05/05/2004 : 04:06:20
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Heya,
Quick review post - I was at Coachella at the weekend, and saw the Pixies live for the first time. It was great. At first I was a little disappointed - in comparison to the performances on the Gouge Away film the performance was definitely lower energy and not as tight. There's also no way they could have lived up to my excitement =] But a couple of songs in I really started to get into it as more of a "recital" than a rock concert. Frank was very dignified, and they all took it seriously and did justice to the songs. Frank let Kim do most of the talking, and it was cute when Joey ventured to say "hi" to the crowd (that drew Frank's only real spoken comment - "look at you!").
I did think the set list was very unadventurous - just one song each from Bossanova and Trompe ("Velouria" and "U-Mass"). I was hoping they'd play some "later" material, and having seen them I think some of the more mid-tempo, involved songs on the last two albums would suit them now. I would have loved to hear "Motorway to Roswell", or "All Over the World", or even "Olympus Mons". These songs would suit a more mature Pixies, but I guess wouldn't please the casual fan.
Highlight of the show for me was "Where is my Mind". Again, the lower tempo really suits them now. But mainly it was this huge crowd singing along with Kim's "oo-ooh", at sundown in the desert. Then Frank's incredible voice singing that beautiful melody. I'm getting goosebumps just thinking back to that moment. I was actually choked up by that, so although I'm ripping on them for being older, etc., it was definitely still a powerful performance. Of course I brought a lot of nostalgia from listening to those albums I don't know how many times...
"Hey" was also excellent (again, lower tempo). Finally the half-tempo "Nimrod's Son" really works for me. Frank sounded downright evil singing "the joke has come upon me" at that slow grind tempo, and his more casual laughter is more chilling than the Surfer Rosa version.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2004 : 04:19:46
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cool review! and thanks for the press conference transcipt... some interesting things. obviously the 'new song' - would hardly be surprised, frank seems to write 3 songs a day, probably over breakfast... so maybe he had a particually pixies sounding song in the pipe-line... or a song they may have tried once but never finished, or music they had without lyrics?
anyway the other interesting thing was how they actually decided to get back together... ie it started off as a joke and then they decided they should actually do it, as everyone wanted it. seems to confirm some of the sources some of us had at the time, who were saying it was just a rumour started by a joke or mis-quote...
and nimrod's son, my favourite version so far was the one that started off slow and then for the 2nd half was fast. not heard it done that way before (obviously heard the fast start and slow 2nd half loads), love it that way around!
Is it like today? Oh, oh, oh-oh. Then there followed days with kings, empires and revolutions. blood just looks the same when you open the veins. sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone. but the furrowed brow has never left his face. he said, how did it come to this?
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cvanepps
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 05/05/2004 : 11:05:34
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| Will Dave be electrocuting any pickles on this tour? |
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madtempest
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USA
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Posted - 05/06/2004 : 07:26:16
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| hehe nice Dean, you rock man! |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/06/2004 : 11:45:57
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Hah that's so cool.Harry Potter,those guys really know how to RAAAAWWWK
"I joined the Cult of this guy / 'cause they took my other picture away |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/06/2004 : 11:50:31
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Originally posted by Dave Noisy
I'm listening to the MP3 right now, he says 'we don't have any new songs, we've learned a new song..' - which to me suggests it's a cover to me..
 Join the Cult of the Flying Pigxies - I'm A Believer!
Where'd you get the MP3 from?
"I joined the Cult of this guy / 'cause they took my other picture away |
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josh homme
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Posted - 05/15/2004 : 15:21:51
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<LINK REMOVED>
You'll get the Radiohad concert too, but its lower quality
WARNING: No ILLEGAL MP3s are to be posted/linked to here. Thank you. |
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ingersoll
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Posted - 05/16/2004 : 20:42:16
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| is it just me, or does frank look a little like Divine in those pictures? |
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