Comments on: Three reviews and a video: What I did last week

By: 80's music

80's music — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:07:48 +0000

80’s music…

I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read….

By: Miller

Miller — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:50:05 +0000

Yes, Matmos was well-received because they only performed the songs they helped Bjork write for Vespertine. It was fascinating because they recreated the samples from some of the songs; I remember that they brought out a very wide container of rocks in which the both of them shuffled around in unison, producing the crunchy backing track on one of the songs.

And yes, there were a fair share of people who you could tell only went because it would give them more scene cred, not to mention plenty of celebrities, most of whom were probably there for the same reasons, but I also saw a few tear-streaked faces, the sign of a true superfan (or at least of someone who can be moved by music).

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:15:02 +0000

it’s hard for me to imagine a world where bonnie billy gets booed — but it’s kind of fun, too. did matmos fare any better? my fear of a bjork show is that half the people there would just be there because it would be the cool thing to do. not that they really listen to her music, which can be a tough task at times — in a good way.

By: Miller

Miller — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:22:33 +0000

Oh! Jeremy’s comment about crappy LA audiences reminds me of one of my favorite live-show experiences: Bonnie “Prince” Billy opening for Bjork at the Hollywood Bowl. This is an enormous venue, and Bjork is known for her lazer/fire/fireworks spectacle of a show, so the crowd is really amped. WIll Oldham comes out, alone, with just his acoustic guitar, walks to the mic and says, “I fucking hate you, L.A. I never come out here, but I love Bjork and Matmos, so let’s get this over with.”

He was like a musical Andy Kaufman, daring the audience to hate him. I like to think that his motivation was that at least this way they’d express something other than the subtle hipster nod. (I am guilty of the nod as well.) Most of the crowd started to boo, while a select minority (probably Oldham fans already) cheered. The booing finally overpowerd the cheers when Oldhan introduced “Riding” by saying, “This song is about wanting to screw your sister.” Best rock talk I’ve ever heard.

By: Kate the Great

Kate the Great — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:14:52 +0000

Brooke, I like the language of this peice. You describe the music in words without saying something like, “Oh, it’s too good. I can’t describe it. You just have to listen to it.” Because of your descriptions, I feel intrigued and the artist names stick in my head as stuff I want to hear. When I’m listening to other talk of music, I perk up when I hear these artist names and make a better effort to absorb the conversation.