Tamara Palmer wrote about The Chemical Brothers
quoted 8 lines I completely disagree. To me they seemed like the only band that really didn't> 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.
I have to disagree with this statement. I've seen Chemical Brothers
before and they were great both times. You mentioned that they play
basically the same set. What do you expect, they only have one album? All
the other bands at Organic have more albums. Also, the Chemical Brothers
haven't been around that long. What maybe a year and a half? I think if I
saw ANY band four times within a year, their set wouldn't vary that much.
I met someone at the show, who saw them the night before in SF. They said
that the show up there was different, a different set. Tom and Ed
Chemical were jumping around during their whole performance, they
certainly didn't look bored. I think they did a great job, just cause
they didn't say anything like "hey LA you were great" or" we are glad to be
here". Doesn't mean they don't give a shit about being there.
You also said you liked them a while back and that you feel like they
haven't evolved. Again look how long they have been around, are they
suppose to evolve every 9 months. Have you heard their new remix of Dave
Clarke's - No One's Driving? Perhaps you are getting bored because there
are so many Chemical Brother rip-off bands coming from LA. I have heard
SO many bands copying their style and most of them seem to be from LA.
I see you write for URB, how come they are so behind. My favorite
magazine is MUZIK, whenever I pick up URB it seems like such OLD news. I
am glad that there is at least one decent American Magazine, trying to
cover the techno scene. Why should anyone ever buy URB when we have IDM
and Muzik? I hope that URB can improve or catch up.
cheers,