Pete Ashdown said:
quoted 11 lines The Chemical Brothers arrived and promptly kicked everyone's ass. They> The Chemical Brothers arrived and promptly kicked everyone's ass. They
> weren't there to entertain us with 303 mutations, there were just there to
> drop incredibly funky crushing drum beats with the subtlety of a Panzer tank.
> This was the best set yet. Their attitude oozed from the stage while their
> stage hands picked females from the audience to gyrate to their workings.
> Dance music with rock n' roll aspirations. Their visuals were equally subtle.
> Cops beating up on crowds, large ground canons, bombs, war, death, and further
> indications, that yes, The Chemicals were here to kick our ass. They only
> band of the night to get an encore, yet they didn't care. They returned to
> the stage, regarded their audience with disdain and continued to kick further
> ass.
I completely disagree. To me they seemed like the only band that really didn't
give a shit about being there and playing. This was the 4th time i've seen
them and the set was basically the same...it gets real old real fast to see
them wanking about and pretending to look entertaining when they're obviously
not. Most people that had never seen them before enjoyed them but people that
have seen them before that i talked to were basically in agreement with me.
I thought they were mostly a waste of time. Keep in mind that i really liked
them a while back but I just feel like they haven't evolved.
quoted 12 lines like watching a fascinating, ever changing jewel. I felt the fear of blinking> like watching a fascinating, ever changing jewel. I felt the fear of blinking
> in case of missing something. Without a doubt, this was the best visuals I
> had ever seen at any concert. They should immediately package it on laser
> disc and release it to the public, works like that should not be canned
> never to be seen again. What was even more amazing about the visuals is that
> there wasn't a computer generated frame in site. How someone could make a
> salad slicer into such a work of beauty is beyond me, but it happened. Back
> that up with Orbital's music and it freezes you into a state of gaping awe.
> The set was hardly danceable, and it was so above that. Royal Albert Hall
> indeed, Orbital deserves to play in better places than dusty arenas and
> smoke-filled clubs. With this tour, they have ascended into a different kind
> of artistry.
Not to mention integrating Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a Place on Earth"
with "Halcyon." :) :) Orbital were probably the highlight for me.
quoted 4 lines surprising thing was to see Thrash at the controls again. He has frequently> surprising thing was to see Thrash at the controls again. He has frequently
> expressed his boredom with touring, up to the point of stating that he was
> going to stick to the studio side of things, but there he was. Alex and
> Thrash played a lot of new stuff, or at least unrecognizeable stuff.
It wasn't Thrash, it was Andy Hughes, who looks a lot like Thrash at a
distance (same hair).
quoted 2 lines According to man-on-the-scene, Lazlo, a lot of what was played is due on the> According to man-on-the-scene, Lazlo, a lot of what was played is due on the
> next album, which is a relief. It is a return to a more beat-laden form.
I couldn't pin down a release date on Dr. Patterson, but he did tell me that
it would be called Orblivion...
I've done extended reviews of the event for URB in America and Blah Blah Blah
in the UK if anyone's interested...both will be out next month...
All in all I thought Organic was incredibly positive and a great experience,
even if simply for the opportunity to spend the weekend up in beautiful
clean air and lovely scenery.
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