IAMX; Fri, November 21st, 2008.
I went with mancrushkeanu, and boy, was this a violent affair (i.e. I loved it). A couple of words about I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper, though. They were intolerable, and after their stint I heard someone in the audience say, "See, I told you they're better live!" If that's the case, one thing I know for sure is that I really don't want to hear these guys on record.
A bit surprisingly, IAMX kicked off with
Bring Me Back a Dog, a song I love but that's really gloomy. Their set was impeccable, and I think songs of Kiss + Swallow work a lot better live. The one more thing I could have hoped for was Missile, but it wouldn't actually have fit into the context at all. Definitely the dirtiest, rawest gig I've been to, meaning the energetic-as-fuck live show and the crowd behavior (a**holes!). Loved it so much, hurt like hell afterwards. The music's always been like a drug to me and now I got to enjoy its full potential. Janine is a lovely example of how less is more in terms of nudity. …
I went with mancrushkeanu, and boy, was this a violent affair (i.e. I loved it). A couple of words about I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper, though. They were intolerable, and after their stint I heard someone in the audience say, "See, I told you they're better live!" If that's the case, one thing I know for sure is that I really don't want to hear these guys on record.
A bit surprisingly, IAMX kicked off with
Bring Me Back a Dog, a song I love but that's really gloomy. Their set was impeccable, and I think songs of Kiss + Swallow work a lot better live. The one more thing I could have hoped for was Missile, but it wouldn't actually have fit into the context at all. Definitely the dirtiest, rawest gig I've been to, meaning the energetic-as-fuck live show and the crowd behavior (a**holes!). Loved it so much, hurt like hell afterwards. The music's always been like a drug to me and now I got to enjoy its full potential. Janine is a lovely example of how less is more in terms of nudity. …
