Vegas and LA for me.
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Vegas and LA for me.
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Yeah Vancouver fo sho. Converge and QOTSA within a week...yussss.
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Boston was awesome. Looked like the BU arena was full or close to it.
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Indeed it was. I was on the rail right near the middle thanks to @jessamineny getting there early and saving me a spot in line.Originally Posted by RhettButler
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaiPqyIgqO0/
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It really bothers me that Feet Don't Fail Me, which is the perfect opener song (for this tour at least), isn't played at every show.
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Boston was a fantastic show. Then I went to Portland, and meh. Poor Josh's knee. He was limping around and so clearly in major pain. I feed off the energy coming off the stage, and it was a downer, even though he was trying so very hard to soldier through. They also cut short the set, including axing Hanging Tree.
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Did he mention how he hurt his knee? I ask because at one point during the St. Paul show, he seemed to trip on the base of one of those light columns and he fell, but kept playing and finished the song laying on his back. I was concerned for a minute, but the music never stopped and he didn't miss a beat. Respect!! Anyway, makes me wonder if that's got something (or everything) to do with it...Boston was a fantastic show. Then I went to Portland, and meh. Poor Josh's knee. He was limping around and so clearly in major pain. I feed off the energy coming off the stage, and it was a downer, even though he was trying so very hard to soldier through. They also cut short the set, including axing Hanging Tree.
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He hurt it during the TWYUTD video, and had surgery on it before this leg of the tour began. It either wasn't successful or (more likely) he wasn't able to give it enough time to heal properly. It's been giving him trouble throughout the tour.
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Anyone see Slash and Duff at the Boston show? Heard they were there (GN'R played on show the next night).Boston was a fantastic show. Then I went to Portland, and meh. Poor Josh's knee. He was limping around and so clearly in major pain. I feed off the energy coming off the stage, and it was a downer, even though he was trying so very hard to soldier through. They also cut short the set, including axing Hanging Tree.
Last edited by GulDukat; 10-26-2017 at 04:25 PM.
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Matador Records hid free tix to last night's MSG show in envelopes at a few select subway stations here in NYC. Pretty cool.
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Tickets secured for The Forum and I am so pumped that Royal Blood will be returning as their opening act!
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Royal Blood was pretty good but maybe hammed it up a bit much for an opening act.
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Royal Blood is fuckin' amazing live, plain and simple...
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It was so great to see a show without a fluff local opener that plays an 8-song set that's 7 songs too long.
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Saw QOTSA at Madison Square Garden last night. Josh was in good spirits and his leg looked OK. It was sad that they only played one song of Lullabies (as usual), but nobody cares about that. The new songs continue to evolve. Feet Don't Fail Me and The Evil Has Landed are huge! I sat right behind the soundboard in the 100's section. The stage production was no frills, so it kind of sucked being so far away from everything. As Kurt would have said, "I've never really liked an arena rock show". Royal Blood is fucking sick by the way. I can't wait to see what their future has in store. They are already giving DFA a run for their money (as the best 2-piece of all-time)....all due respect to Local H and The White Stripes.
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QOTSA playing the Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ in March 2018
https://www.inningsfestival.com/line...active-lineup/
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I just got into this band about a month or so ago. I missed out.
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I can't believe they let you in! What's touring with them like???
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The setlists look mighty fine but after so many spins I gave villains this band is no longer what I want to see. Sold my tickets for the two shows I was going to attend and gave my money to three BRMC shows instead.
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Your loss. I saw them twice on this tour and they were amazing both times!
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you truly are going to miss out. I've seen these guys live a bunch of times and this tour is excellent. The Villains tracks sound amazing live and are 10x better than the studio versions.
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These recent shows seem like a whole heap of fun! Nice to see that Mexicola's been played a bit too. I wonder if the band will come back for another Aus show next year, I wouldn't really mind if they didn't, but it would be nice to hear Villains stuff live. To be honest, I'm way more excited for the possibility of NIN show over here.
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So many tracks on my wishlist for the upcoming show...
Quit, Better Living, Deaf, Wolf, Fun Machine - I can happy if they play one of those.
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Saw them 6 times in the past already and the shows ranged from mindblowing to lackluster so I indeed know what I could miss out... but I don't want to fuck up the overall amazing experience I had in 2013 when I last saw them after not enjoying two shows at all before. Maybe the next record will pull me back in.
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Fair enough....Like Clockword is a tough act to follow up so I can understand your hesitation. I was just trying to point out that the live act they put on now is better than what the album sounds like.
For me, nothing will top the 2013 Halloween show at The Forum.
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That show and one of the dates I went to on the Self-title reissue tour were my favorites.
grrr. woof.
was that the show jake shears came out with them for "keep your eyes peeled"?
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On another note, I secured my tickets for BOTH San Diego shows
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Never thought I'd be able to buy more tickets so soon to shows so close to home. Bought London, ON and Rochester this morning. The long wait begins.
NIN better announce a tour, or I'm going to use all my vacation time on this band.
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So, while I sold my ticket I surprisingly was given a press ticket so I gave in and went to see the guys. Someone out there must have desperately wanted me to go and while I was with great people and actually looking forward to the show, I was indeed utterly dissapointed and seemingly the only one who felt that way.
For me the show was absolutely mediocre and totally not up to the high standard they set in the past for me. I have to thank QOTSA and especially Josh for alot of things, since Queens were the band that introduced me to pretty much every band that I deal with right now whether it is only for my private pleasure or for work as I choose to work in this industry because of my love for music. And Queens were an integral for building my mindset about music, artists, how a concert should be and what I love about music. Over the course of 12 years I pretty much met everybody from the desert rock scene from Chris Goss to Mark Lanegan, Jesse Hughes and people like Brant Bjork, Sean Wheeler and Dave Catching et al. And I am truly lucky to get all the chances I got and still get.
So yeah, I own a shit ton of bootlegs too and I absolutely adored this band for years and honestly, I don't know why I hate pretty much everything they do right now with Like Clockwork... being somewhat of a second coming.
Back to the show, the new songs were god awful IMHO yet "the way we used to do" indeed was pretty smashing compared to the studio version and got me moving very quickly. Old gems like "monsters in the parasol" or "leg of lamb" were absolutely amazing as well, but with a setlist spanning 22 songs and me being bored except for maybe 8... well, I did not enjoy it. The band played tight and fine, but there was no spark or at least not the one that I felt before. The light show felt cheap as well when being compared to the firework that was the 2013 tour. What has happend?
BUT the most striking thing hasn't got shit to do with the band is probably the fact that I think the venues they play are way too big. (Even my very first NIN show was shit because the venue was absolutely inapporiate) Here in Munich the sound was a hot mess and the lighting situation subpar as well. And then there are people that come out of the crowd telling you that this is the best thing they saw? Yet they may only know two songs if any, zero lyrics etc. and are only there for the sake of it being a QOTSA show. That might be a snobbisch opinion of me and I am by no menas someone who tells people to act quietly on a goddamn rock show, but some of you may catch my drift. Same goes for bands like Royal Blood or the Foo Fighters.
So yeah, I will always love the swagger that Josh Homme puts on stage although I think he used to be more focussed and I can appreaciate that the band is trying new things and evolving, while I will always miss those riffs that shine through on songs like "millionaire" and "song for the deaf". And yes, there are many more bands to enjoy, but the reason for my rants is simply the fact that this band has truly been very important to me. Time to move on? Maybe and sadly. And c'mon, am I really the only one? I actually start to feel bad and like a complete dick...
That being sad, I would still very much like to watch them in a club or small studio. The band truly shines IMHO when you can soak up all the details and watch them play upfront. When I can concentrate on what is being done I can even enjoy the new songs. So yes, that would be something I could truly enjoy from QOTSA. Just my 2 cents, if anybody cares.
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