Good god, how would they ever deal with a *real* gig?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:57, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

that's like me having to stifle a laugh
at a friend who informed me proudly that she fainted while moshing in a BMTH pit
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:00, Reply)

Bring me the Horizon?
worst band at sonisphere this year.

fucking hell they were bad
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:01, Reply)

I didn't see them
saw them on the Kerrang tour a couple of years back and they were shit, so avoided them
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:05, Reply)

Oh good lord
If she's not used to it, then fainting is to be expected. But being proud of it?

Only thing I've brought away from a gig proud was a cracking black eye. The only reason I was proud is because he didn't knock me out.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:02, Reply)

I broke my nose seeing a local metal band
called Torna-K. Fucking stupendous band.

I bled everywhere.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:04, Reply)

Nice
The black eye was from Carcass in Leeds, massive guy came stumbling out of the pit, cracked me with swinging fists trying to get his balance. Thank god for adrenaline.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:09, Reply)

I was headbanging (long hair days)
my mate was in front of me, my head went down as his shoulder came up and there was an unpleasant union.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:14, Reply)

I got dropped by a 10 year old in the mosh pit at Slipknot in Cardiff.
Kid just jumped up in front of me and the top his head went into my jaw before I staggered backwards and collapsed. Then preceded to be kicked by goths.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:16, Reply)

nasty

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:21, Reply)

One of the only times I've been put on my arse by a hit to the face and I'm sure you can
appreciate I get punched more than the average bloke.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:26, Reply)

She wasn't used to pits
and thus viewed it as a badge of honour that she made it in. I had to fight very hard to stop myself grinning and then laughing in her face
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:21, Reply)

I don't do well with rough gigs.
My friend had an excellent solution to gig crowding. At Leeds 08, he had stolen a lifejacket, got into the middle of the pit at Pendulum and inflated it on one of the drops.

He survived.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:03, Reply)

That's pretty genius actually...

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:03, Reply)

I had a friend say a pit was brutal because they got hit in the face.
The gig? Lost Prophets...
I told them how I was heading into the pit of a Machine Head gig (Vipros, I know you don't like them, but I do) and saw someone stumbling out, demented grin on their face, shirtless and with a bleeding BITE wound on their shoulder.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:16, Reply)

someone almost ripped my top off
during Rammstein at Sonisphere. That was pretty brutal
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:20, Reply)

sorry about that...

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:20, Reply)

You're only sorry you didn't succeed.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:21, Reply)

You should be
since the cameras passed by very close a few times
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:22, Reply)

Was it Darth Foxtrot?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:21, Reply)

No, apparantly it was Vipros

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:27, Reply)

apparantly?
from you as well. Tut tut.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:29, Reply)

I don't understand
why especially me? I only rarely correct other people
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:35, Reply)

because you're smart
and because I noticed.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:37, Reply)

People can like who they want
with the exception of U2.

Pitchshifter was pretty hardcore in the pit, particularly as I was bruised to shit from having seen Amen a few days prior.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:22, Reply)

Pitchshifter were actually brilliant every time I saw them
Never got to see One Minute Silence though, apparently their pits were carnage.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:24, Reply)

I'd barely heard Pitchshifter when I saw them
and have barely listened since. But I like what they are about. Particularly Hidden Agenda.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:26, Reply)

First two albums were quite death-y
Then they changed to a rock/nu-metal sound which I prefer. www.pitchshifter.com and deviant are good albums.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:31, Reply)

deviant is the one I know/have
it's a good sound. They're drum and bass sounding stuff was suitably banging. good transitions between that and metal too.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:34, Reply)

That's what i liked about them
They nailed the dnb+metal sound solidly.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:35, Reply)

yeah
I used them as an example to my mate when I was suggesting we do a bit of that in our work.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:36, Reply)

Spineshank are also quite good at that

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:38, Reply)

oh man
I haven't listened to Spineshank in years
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:39, Reply)

Recently rediscovered them
Along with Stabbing Westward and Strapping Young Lad.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:41, Reply)

I'm going to have to email myself a list of CDs to dig out

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:42, Reply)

One minute silence supported Slipknot at Cardiff
in the middle of Rise and Shine they got one half of the arena to move against one wall, one half against the other and when they dropped the chorus both sides were to charge at each other.

That was incredible. Such a great band.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:28, Reply)

I always missed them whenever they played locally
One of the many bands I wish I'd seen live before they split.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:32, Reply)

One of the best gigs ever that night, and a huge part of that is because of how good
OMS were, American Head Charge were a bit shit but Slipknot were fantastic. I know they are a bit cheesy but they do it for me.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:34, Reply)

S'alright
I like Slipknot too. Saw them supporting Slayer a few years back, they rocked it HARD. Couple of years later they came 'round again, only this time Slayer were supporting them...
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:37, Reply)

I went to that tour what was it called again?
I went to Birmingham, Unholy Alliance, that's it. With Mastodon supporting.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:41, Reply)

I was there too, in Birmingham.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:42, Reply)

Small world, turns out I lived on the same road as ceilidheadband as well for almost 18 months.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:44, Reply)

great fucking shit
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:32, Reply)

^ this

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:34, Reply)

Do you ever think a band/artist are ever "alright, not my cup of tea"?
Or can every musical act throughout history be put into two categories; "sublime, God-destroying-ly great" or "fucking shit"?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:35, Reply)

^this

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:36, Reply)

There are bands I think are 'fucking shit'
but I can still respect people's liking of them - bands such as Muse who do a good show and are competent musicians and thus fair enough if you like them - even if they are fucking shit...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:38, Reply)

But there's no group that you think are just 'alright'?
That you think are good musicians, you might like a few songs, but not with the euphoria you reserve for Tractor or Hawkwind.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:40, Reply)

I can't think of one.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:43, Reply)

that is a shame

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:44, Reply)

Monty of Binary Music Taste

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:45, Reply)

Wait! Here's one: Captain Beyond.

Iron Butterfly as well. And Steppenwolf.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:48, Reply)

I love that bit in The Simpsons when Bart replaces the elderly organist's sheet music with Iron Butterly's In A Gadda Da Vida and after the lengthy intro, they all start singing along.
(Cave Duck, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 16:00, Reply)

I also love that bit

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 16:03, Reply)