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sharplittleteethAh, the Tote. Grubby carpets and spilt beer. A real pub's pub. Except last night it was full of goths. And without any DJ-action.
IKON are good old fashoined goth: deep voices, echoing guitar, drum machines and dubious lyrics. Not really my thing, but I still enjoyed it. Even though the band's stage presence consisted mostly of them standing very still while they played, and poking the drum machine between songs. (This seem to have replaced changing guitar strings as the new way to lose an audience's attention.)
Dandelion Wine... well, I've made my love of this band known. Swirly girly goth, with dulcimers and flutes and heavy metal shredding guitar solos. They're cool. And the singer had traded her usual hippygoth dresses for black PVC and stockings. They rocked. Especially since they can use a sequencer without sounding like every other doof-doof-doof band on the scene.
And can I just say it was incredibly FUCKING RUDE of the Tote staffer who interrupted the band in the middle of a song to tell them they had to cut their set short.
Immaculata are exquisitely dressed, and very very silly. To be honest, I have to force myslef to enjoy them. They're camp and cheesy and snide, and I prefer my music to be a bit more sincere. I did like their keyboard player, though. He looked like a gothed-up Richard E. Grant.
IKON are good old fashoined goth: deep voices, echoing guitar, drum machines and dubious lyrics. Not really my thing, but I still enjoyed it. Even though the band's stage presence consisted mostly of them standing very still while they played, and poking the drum machine between songs. (This seem to have replaced changing guitar strings as the new way to lose an audience's attention.)
Dandelion Wine... well, I've made my love of this band known. Swirly girly goth, with dulcimers and flutes and heavy metal shredding guitar solos. They're cool. And the singer had traded her usual hippygoth dresses for black PVC and stockings. They rocked. Especially since they can use a sequencer without sounding like every other doof-doof-doof band on the scene.
And can I just say it was incredibly FUCKING RUDE of the Tote staffer who interrupted the band in the middle of a song to tell them they had to cut their set short.
Immaculata are exquisitely dressed, and very very silly. To be honest, I have to force myslef to enjoy them. They're camp and cheesy and snide, and I prefer my music to be a bit more sincere. I did like their keyboard player, though. He looked like a gothed-up Richard E. Grant.
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Date: 2004-05-21 01:09 am (UTC)Maybe it was his first day?
Licensing law paranoia? (I was kicked OUT of a bottle shop in Glasgow for just that reason).
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Date: 2004-05-21 05:30 pm (UTC)i thought Ikon needed something more in the visual department - either a video/slideshow or something more physical happening (aside from sound, the visual effect of a live drummer can't be underestimated, so you need something to make up for that). One time when the bass player was standing up the back, i even thought just something simple like having him stand on a little platform or podium would make it more interesting. But when Dandelion Wine came on, i realised even a nice red/blue lighting like they had would have made the difference, instead of the bare white light Ikon had (which made it look like they were doing a soundcheck).
Immaculata can do sincere if they want to. Some of their best shows have had moments when Garth seemed about ready to cry. They seemed to be on a more 'up' vibe this time. i almost wasn't going to stick around for them, not having been impressed with the 'new' Immaculata the last couple of times, but i'm glad i did. i forgot how much i love Garth's voice, and they've started to flesh out the synth-only sound a bit better (and learned to turn Sophie's mike down so she doesn't drown everyone else out). i still wish they'd leave 'Blood On My Hands' alone though - i'd rather never hear it live again than have to hear them ruin one of my favourite songs with a George Lucas Special Edition.