March 2nd - converge @ middle east.[views:7748][posts:3]Axis (Boston, Ma) - [cannae][killswitch_engage][lamb_of_god][puritys_failure][unearth][16][backstabbers_inc][converge][cursed][sex_positions] _____________________________________ [Mar 3,2003 1:57am - the_reverend ""] home, working on the pictures. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 3,2003 3:30am - the_reverend ""] http://www.returntothepit.com/concert.php?...te=2003-03-02&did=889&show=2&fest=1 pictures are up. I'm working on the programs for my database right now. so.. um.. the page looks a little weird right this second. will review in morning, what did you think? |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 3,2003 12:30pm - the_reverend ""] that's the michael @ Mazur PR. I also got to meet up with ryan (the saturday nasty habbits DJ) the show's selling out seemed like a scam... I know converge would have sold out down stairs, but there's no way that that was a sold out crowd. I think they undersold it for the fire martial or something (cause of the whole great white thing). There was so much room there. I easily walked around the place. sex positions: sreamo-ish. I'm not sure, I've never heard them before. backstabbers inc: This was an odd bsi performance. I wan't quiet sure about it. They played pretty well, but it's the first time I've seen them out of NH and without mike (playing in some way). The sound where I was standing was pretty sludgey so I couldn't realyl hear everything. It seemed ryans vocals have lost the dry-scream edge to them, but then again, I couldn't really hear the vocals well. the cursed: wow! I guess they are ex-the swarm. these canadians were awesome. The singer was the only one that really went crazy, but he barreled into the audience. they were and awesome surprise. I can't wait to see more. I know I have a swarm cd or 10" some where.. must dig out. 16: eh.. not my thing. I like them like I like alabama thunder pussy and scissorfight. I don't. converge: I've been a huge converge fan for years. I remember playing their cds and being blown away in like 97 on rttp. Saddly, this was the first time I've ever gotten to see them. They play tons of awesome songs, conduit, forsaken, locust reign, the saddest day, and even jane doe. they also played you have failed me (?) a new song and The Lowest Common Denominator. They were at some point taking request (and mostly saying "impossible" to most requests). The saddest part of the shows was it was dificault to pick out the tracks... is the sound there really that bad? I'm hoping so. I guess I'll find out at nemhf. unless of course converge plays downstairs. then I'll have to go to the bathroom for the sound to be good. *FACT: the sound downstairs at the palladium is suppose to sound awesome when you are in the bathrooms* |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 3,2003 1:04pm - untoughguy ""] I thought the show was really good overall. It was a long night, but the bands did a good job of keeping set changes short. The energy was high, and the eclectic crowd did a good job keeping out of each others way, and everyone seemed to have a really good time. Sex Positions: personally, i love this band. they are probably the strangest band in hardcore right now. this includes their music, and thier manorisms. the guitarrist kept taking excessive time in between songs to tune. the songs sounded good, but they are just a strange group of individuals. Backstabbers Inc.: i havent seen these guys in years, and i wasnt sure how i felt about them. they played a couple songs off the while you were sleeping album. the energy was high on stage, and the music was really tight. it was a considerably short set, but i thought i was a good performance. The Cused: this band was insane. the singer is about five feet tall, and could have kicked anybody's ass in that room. he spent half the set on the floor throwing people around the pit. he sang half a song lying on the ground in the middle of the pit. the songs sounded great, and the whole band had great energy. they were forced to use most of converge's equipment, something about problems at the border (they are from canada). this was also thier first U.S. show, so that only added to the excitement. 16: i liked this band like i enjoy scissorfight. i love them. simple guitar parts, simple music. lots of repetition. catchy stuff. maybe they played for a little too long, but i enjoyed them nonetheless. Converge: i thought this was a pretty sick set. ive seen them probably ten times, and this was as good as any. they do seem to have much larger egos now, but its only to be expected. they played for at least 45 minutes, and put on a hell of a show. the set included the usual arrangement of songs, plus a few out of the ordinary tunes. the second most big surprise of the night was ending the set with Jane Doe. The number one surprise of the evening was when Stephen Brodsky of Cave In got up to play a song on bass. it was surreal to say the least. |