-----Original Message-----
From: Gokhan Karakus <gokhan@superonline.net>
To: 'acid-jazz@ucsd.edu' <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>; 'warren tang'
<w4@geocities.com>; 'Tunde Olubajo' <tunde@arches.uga.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 10:39 AM
Subject: RE: Massive Attack Live
>
>
>Dancing is not the point. If you play the song's exactly as they are on
>your record, do one encore and then leave after a little more than one
>hour as elapsed, your telling me your not into the gig.
>
>I saw Tricky at Irving Plaza in NYC on one of first trips to the city
>and for most of the show the stage lights were off. All you could see
>was him shuffling about. But nonetheless most of what he played were
>creative elaborations on his recordings with a lot of freestyling thrown
>in. He wasn't there to sell a CD, he was there to try do something
>interesting and entertain himself and the audience.
>
>MA in Istanbul last year was plain boring. The part that got me was the
>place was packed, about 7000 people who don't usually get an opportunity
>to here anything of interest live, and the band did not seem to really
>care.
>
>Not that I expect the best show every night but if I were those guys I
>would say to myself, " Here I am in a country where access to my kind of
>music is limited, let me do something good here and create some more
>interest".
>
>GK
>
>
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>>From: Tunde Olubajo
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 05:11
>>To: Gokhan Karakus; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu; 'warren tang'
>>Subject: Re: Massive Attack Live
>>
>>I guess these are all just opinions, but some people dont really need to
>>dance around or see someone dance around e.t.c. at a concert in order to
>>enjoy it. I remember someone having similar comments about the Portishead
>>concert a while back (my best concert to date) . For bands like these I
>>think u should plan on lounging or just standing and bobbing your head,
and
>>get consumed by the music. Bu t then again I have never seen Massive live
so
>>it may be different, even though i doubt the experiences can be that much
>>different.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gokhan Karakus <gokhan@superonline.net>
>>To: 'acid-jazz@ucsd.edu' <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>; 'warren tang'
>><w4@geocities.com>
>>Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 6:17 AM
>>Subject: RE: Massive Attack Live
>>
>>
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>>>Massive Attack live leaves a lot to be desired. I saw them last year
>>>here in Istanbul and the show basically amounted to nothing more than
>>>standing around and singing the CD versions of the songs.
>>>
>>>There was nothing in the way of improvs, experimentation, or any other
>>>jamming. They didn't seem to into the whole stage show thing at all. I
>>>think they are probably more comfortable sitting in the studio, spliffed
>>>out, twirling knobs.
>>>
>>>GK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>----------
>>>>From: warren tang
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 04:37
>>>>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>>>>Subject: Re: Massive Attack Live
>>>>
>>>>At 11:06 AM gg 98/7/6 PDT, Curtis . wrote:
>>>>>The likelyhood of someone on the list having witnessed the first leg of
>>>>>the Massive Attack Mezzanine tour is high...
>>>>>Any recent live reviews?(Yet, I haven't heard a thing)
>>>>
>>>>massive attack's third concert in sydney should have been THEIR best for
>>>>the set.
>>>>
>>>>the problem i had was being on the front row: with the speakers facing
>>>>squarely forward, the full range of sound could not be heard. i had
seen
>>>>david sanborn previously at this venue (the enmore theatre). and that
time
>>>>i was all the way on the last row but had a direct view of the stage via
>>>>the isle. i recall the sound definitely being better.
>>>>
>>>>the massive attack show lived up to its rave of light and (slick) sound.
>>>>but i was disappointed with the guest and lead singer's (which i must
>>>>confess to not knowing their names) lacklustre performance. but who's
>>going
>>>>to expect the original guest artists to tour with massive attack.
>>>>
>>>>on top of this their choice of songs were pedestrian. their pop chart
>>>>stuff, which seemed to me was too slow for a concert. where i
anticipated
>>>>energy i got a downer (my location could have been a factor. further
back
>>>>may have been better spot). still i heard it was better than their first
>>>>tour of australia.
>>>>
>>>>if it seems i am not being very specific about song titles and members'
>>>>names it's because i don't know them. i'm not a big fan. and im the type
>>of
>>>>person who will go to a movie without knowing anything (about its
actors,
>>>>directors and plot) about it. similiarly i like going to concerts in
>>almost
>>>>the same manner. that way i have no expectations and judge a show by its
>>>>performance and not its album.
>>>>
>>>>after saying so i still feel their music is best heard on cd and not to
>>see
>>>>in a concert. nothing is more disappointing than seeing people stand
(and
>>>>not move around) on stage and sound exactly like their albums. thats not
>>to
>>>>say their music is bad. i like their stuff but concerts should be a good
>>>>night out and not be like a two hour video clip of people in front of a
>>>>mic. chill music when i shouldn't hve been chilled.
>>>>
>>>>w
>>>>
>>>>ps. incidentally, does anyone know whether the male lead singer deaf? he
>>>>had a hearing aid or earplugs on for the whole concert, and stood there
>>>>almost (e)motionlessly as if he had to feel the music ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-
>>>>end
>>>>
>>>>warren tang:
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