Guess I'd have to hear it, which means I'm not going to since I was so unimpressed with the one I saw. I don't want something that sounds just like the album or even is necessarily from an album, but it should be musical (the Confield show was not) and engaging, not a bunch of various noises strung together and called "music". A good example of how to do it right is, of course, the Orb live. All kinds of variation, but still structured and not just "we have laptops and can make noise". This is all a matter of opinion of course - I had a friend who saw same Ae tour as me and loved it. Of course, I now think he's nuts, for a variety of reasons.... Also - at the show I saw, DHS BLEW Ae OFF THE STAGE, hands down. Which is why I WILL be at the MBM show in SF in June...which should be interesting as it looks like MBM might be putting on a bit different show these days. T PS - re - classics - Ae is NUTS for not playing Bike, Basscadet (pick a mix), as well as a couple standout tracks from Amber/Tri Repetae, in concert....
-----Original Message----- From: orb-bounces+timc_orb=charter.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:orb-bounces+timc_orb=charter.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Donk Henderson Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:39 PM To: What were the skies like when you were young? Subject: Re: [Orb] OT - SF stuff?
Autechre SUCKED when I finally got to see them (Confield tour)(in Oakland oddly enough). Just a bunch of noise, no classics played or anything. Choose wisely....
T
I don't know what you're talking about. Perhaps it has something to do with a different tour, but I just saw them Saturday night and it was probably one of the greatest things I've ever witnessed.
A bunch of noise, no classics? Of course!! Who wants to sit in a room with an artist playing his or her CD over a laptop all night? It was totally freeform and evolving. I don't even like their studio albums, much less want to pay to hear the same thing I have allready heard before.
SND and Rob Hall were also brilliant. Money well spent.
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