Re: Just saw Tricky live and I feel..eh..well..

feesh@asu.edu
Wed, 07 May 1997 12:43:24 -0700 (MST)


I saw tricky a few months ago and I had mixed feelings on his show.=20
seemed to me like his band was still learning the songs. They didnt play=20
with much confidence, especially since they were trying to jam on all the=
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songs. It was also made apparent that Martina is just a voice and really=20
has no other talent. What I mean is she only sang EXACTLY what she sang=20
on the albums. everyone else in the band went off for ten minutes per=20
song, but Martina would only sing the first four minutes or however long=20
she sang on the album. after that tricky would pick up the slack and sing=
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the rest. Basically, it was obvious that tricky is the man who writes=20
EVERYTHING, and its a shame he couldnt back himself up with better muscians=
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however, tsome songs were absolutely incredible. overall a very hit or=20
miss show.
scott!

On Mon, 5 May 1997, Johan Sagnert wrote:

> I've just fought my way back through the heavy rain from a=20
> Tricky concert on this otherwise slow Sunday in Lund, Sweden.
> And I have to say I've got mixed feeling about what I've just=20
> seen.=20
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> On the one hand it was a great live concert with lots of new=20
> tracks (that I hope will show up on his upcoming album),=20
> kickin' new versions of the songs on "Premillenium tension"=20
> and some crowd pleasers from "Maxinquay". But...should this=20
> guy really be out on the streets? He seems to be totally=20
> freaked out. The band and Martina are on their toes to see=20
> what he's up to next. He can't possibly be acting, he really=20
> doesn't look well, I say to myself, when he stands there=20
> shaking and mumbling "I'm going out of my head" for 10 min.
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> It's been said before but I'll just confirm it, Tricky's music=20
> doesn't make you feel better when you're down, it makes you=20
> grateful that you're never felt as bad as this guy must be=20
> feeling right now.
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> Was it worth the =A313 then? you might ask. Not if you're looking=20
> for that friday night party mood. Otherwise definetely! But I=20
> guess you knew that already.
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> Hope I wont have nightmares!
> Johan Sagnert (iep95jsa@lustudat.student.lu.se)
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