Everything louder than everything else
03-12-2006 – 21:58I went to two concerts this week, both of which rocked.
The first was Motörhead, to which I went with my father and brother on tuesday the 28th. My pants were shaking quite literally, I could sense the vibrations. I’m not a connaisseur of their songs, so most songs all sounded alike, but once in a while it’s just important to get the shit blown out of your ears. The only Motörhead song I know, as do most people, is Ace of Spades, and surely enough, when they played that the audience around me made it a point to insert the phrase “THE ACE OF SPADES!” as often as they could possibly manage. Seeing old and young rockers alike, rocking their socks off to 3 old men who make more noise than one thousand vacuum cleaners, that is amazing. Somehow it is appalling as well, but still amazing.
On friday, Mark and I went to see Placebo, which also rocked but then in a very different way. At first we were standing way up front, in between the swooning teenage girls. Screams and shouts alone would make one go deaf. Even though the first hour of the concert was not perfect, I had an overall great time. I know the songs a little bit, but I can’t sing along with them as much as the rest of the audience (except on Taste in Men, that one I know by heart), so I spent my time staring at the people on the stage and wondering why the hell Brian Molko had shaved off his hair. I really loved their take on Running Up That Hill (I want more bands to cover this one, it rocks every time I hear it), and of course I yelled along when they did decide to play Taste in Men. All in all, those two songs alone were already worth my money.
Another outstanding fact: at both concerts the supporting act was brilliant. Motörhead had a band named Skew Siskin, which fitted in nicely with that same kind of hardrock, and Placebo had Howling Bells, a band with a really beautiful melodic sound and a female singer whose voice mediates between Heather Nova and Kate Bush (in my ears anyway).
A beautiful, melodious week…
2 Responses to “Everything louder than everything else”
Motörhead is indeed awesome. They may be bastards, but their music is truly great.
And what is with Snowies and Placebo? You’re the third couple I hear about going to see Placebo. You guys should’ve worn your Snow sweaters :p
By Cailin Coilleach on Dec 4, 2006
I didn’t know that, all I knew was that a Shell colleague of Mark, two friends of ours and a new Snower went to see the concert. Both the Shell colleague and SJ (Bas) went very last minute. And I still don’t have a Snow sweater ;)
By Wi11ow on Dec 5, 2006