INTERPOL - July 22 - Heaven Nightclub
I don't do sleeping in. Even if ive been out to 4am the previous night I will still wake up at 8-9am. As soon as Im awake i have to get up and do something.
Ok so Friday night was the Interpol concert at Heaven nightclub. We (Me, David, Sara and Caly) got to Heaven about 30mins early which was a good call. Was in the line for a fair while Toby and Courtney rocked up, I was heaps nervous for some reason but this went away after a while. Went in, headed straight to the merch tables. I picked up a rad Black Interpol tshirt wanted to get two but only had enough bread for one. Me Sara and Caly proceeded to pick out a good vantage point which was in the middle of heaven infront of the elevated .... blah blah details schmetails..
The first band Snowman sucked balls. They were all good at what they were playing but its just what they were playing wasnt even music, it was shit. Some ok riffs but there was nothing to this band. No rythm no lyrics worthwile of taking note of. They were from Perth. My friend David reckons all bands from perth suck and I am tending to believe that maybe this is the case. In watching them I got nothing at all from them, gave me the impression that to be in a band in perth all you have to do is act energetic and do the band image thing? Im talking crap but this is something I was thinking while watching them.
Anywho.. after what seemed to be an eternity Interpol entered the stage. The crowd went nuts. As soon as they started playing I knew I was in for a treat. The sound was awesome in this place.. the drums were so clear and bassy, the guitars perfect and everything sounded like it did on the cd but only louder and much richer. I cannot remember the exact setlist and order but they played most of the hits. Slow Hands, PDA, Stella was a Diver, Narc, Evil, Not even Jail, Say hello to the angels.. Out of all the songs I liked Say hello to the angels the best and its now my new fav by them.. was wiked live.. so energetic bouncy hauntingly cool. They came back out and did 2 more songs at the end. Oh and in the song PDA it was kool in the middle song at the pause they stopped playing as if the song was over and tuned guitars and watnot... was sick.. u knew the rest was coming just not sure when, then they started up again and was rad. After every song Paul Banks lead singer would say "Thank you" in a cool unconcerned old skool sounding voice. It was wiked.. they played a great show and they all seemed so comfortable.. cool... relaxed... and modest too, not pretentios or full of themselves which only made me like them more. Throughout the whole show I could not stop myself from smiling it was rad and especially in say hello to the angels.. couldnt help but move to that song.. wow so cool it hurt. Paul Banks seemed to move slowly and operated in a wavelength of cool i have not beared witness to in quite a while.
Overall best show Ive ever been to .. loving it.. if you ever get the chance to see Interpol live.. snap it up.
Picture of Interpol from where I was standing. Taken with my shitty Sony Ericsson T610.
Posted by Nathan Kowald @ 10:21 AM
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Review of the Interpol - Adelaide Show as reviewed in DB Magazine
Interpol
+ Snowman
Heaven, Fri 22 July
Interpol First question: the Snow-who? They started their set a good hour and 45 minutes after the doors opened, so was it any wonder that Pale Ale was sold out half way through the night? The waiting around was a bit ridiculous and hence I hated Perth's Snowman before they had even come on stage. They did so with the cry "Let's make this the best night of our lives!" to which my immediate reaction was "Let's just bloody well get on with it." To be fair, they weren't too bad, but the crowd's reception was a little frosty (okay, that pun was terrible) and what more can I say than, despite the tantalizing rumours, they were no Bloc Party.
Then we had another grueling 45-minute wait on our hands, made all the worse by poorly-selected, monotonous interlude music that drove many punters from the smoke-filled, beerless venue to wander the streets.
However, at 11:15 the opening chords of Next Exit brought a mixture of relief and excitement. Interpol's stage presence was mesmerising; wait, should that be Carlos D's stage presence was mesmerising? With his striking 1920s profile and trademark gun holsters, Carlos was a clear favourite with the crowd, pulling rock poses then reverting to moody bass-player stance and back in quick succession.
Interpol's music is such that it has the power to put you into a melancholic trance but while I was thoroughly impressed with the set - and especially the fidelity of Paul Banks' live vocals to those on the record - I wasn't drawn into that trance. There seemed something amiss; Sam Fogarino was frustrated behind the drums and Banks snapped during the intro to Hands Away, telling the crowd "Stop clapping dude, it's fucking me up." He swiftly added "I appreciate it, but I gotta go with my own rhythm on this one." But the damage was done and the remark was met with timid, confused laughter. Upon talking to others after the show, I was reassured that I wasn't the only one that saw a glimmer of evil in Banks' eye.
It was the quality of Interpol's set list, though, that essentially made the gig and no one can deny them this, although unfortunately many favourites were absent. From personal favourites Narc and Slow Hands and the awesome bass of Evil early in the set, to the closing PDA and encore performances of Untitled and Roland, every song was delivered with precision and lathered with a dark disposition. A damn solid effort from the NY boys, but not the magic I had expected.
Cassie Hilditch
Pic: Julie Richards
So you like the sad tunes in the Key of D do you? or is it the B minor and dischord that captures your attention, I'm thinking its the layering of Jazz progressive taunghts that keep you moving but not knowing what is really going on...
You should delve into the likes of 'Refused', 'Deftones', 'Sunnday real estate', and 'Rival Schools', here in this aspect you will find a mixture of old and semi-discovered bands that you can listen to knowing that the status quo (like or unlike yourself) have not yet listend to and will prolly never get to, hence you are safe that it's your special piece of musical history that you can enjoy in the same vain as 'INTERPOL'.
Do you think that you'll listen to the next Grunge sound that comes out also??
Joy Division, also sounds like your cup of tea, but wait you want to say that they only have a similar toneality and differ completly by way of ethos.... PLEASE........tell me a band that is innovative......
please list some INNOVATIVE BANDS here.....
BTW, you'll be listening to snowman or bands that copy there multi style very soon (they were chosen by INTERPOL as the support), im guessing that you'd say that at the drive in were shite when you say them also, and they just looked energetic and that was what kept your attention.
PEACE.
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