quoted 11 lines Hmm. I think this is a slightly silly thread, but I must join here. MBM is>> Hmm. I think this is a slightly silly thread, but I must join here. MBM is
>> the greatest live. Even if they didn't play stuff (which they do...sorta),
>> they remix and re-do tracks so aurally it's a pleasure! Not techno, but
>
> And the amount of energy they supply to the audience! When I saw them for
> the first time in Tampa (the MBM/808 State "rave"), I didn't even know who
> they were ... now I'd have to say they rank as one of the best live
> performances I've ever seen, simply because they never give up WORKING to
> make good music onstage! From the live drummer, to the mixing in of all
> kinds of samples, and the fact that they actually work up a sweat, it all
> comes together to make an incredible show.
Actually, the most amazing thing about Meat Beat is that Jack can do these
gigs stoned out of his gourd.
When the Meat Beat/Consolidated tour came through L.A. and San Diego, they
accidentally left one of the main roadies (a friend of ours) behind in his
hotel bed. We drove him down to S.D. and on the tour bus beforehand our friend
broke out the heavy-duty Green Guy, and Jack proceeded to smoke us all under
the table. It nearly made me pass out ... (I know, I know ... "wimp!")
A short time later we were inside and Meat Beat took the stage. To this day, I
will never know how he manages to do it ... I sure couldn't.
- Greg