Same case tonight actually. I had kind of considered maybe checking out The Crystal Castles concert at Vega, but after all I think will stay in. The band is fuelled with so much hype, but has kinda failed to really impress me yet. Some tracks are right on the spot, but they are few. The Robert Smith collaboration was pretty bad if you ask me and I say this as someone who loves The Cure. To me it sounds like a so-so Cure-track rolled in a lot of clubbing noise just for the sake of sounding unique and modern.
But enough bullshit about things I didn't- and won't do.
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| Artwork for BRMC's album The Effects of 333. |
Saturday I am catching my second concert with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club this year at Den grå hal, Christiania. Last time I saw them they played at Vega and performed a good, but not fantastic show. High hopes for saturday's gig. Last time they played Den grå hal they earned a top rating by the Danish music magazine Gaffa.
Although bordering on/swimming in a rock cliché I do think BRMC have their own soul somewhere under their leather jackets and that super pretentious name - and that makes the cliché totally okay to me. Especially since my favourite memories of their music, particularly the album Baby 81, spin around a time of my life where I myself was in the middle of romance drenched with (rock) clichés. What I found out back then was how real a cliché sometimes can feel. Their lead singer Peter Hayes also holds a special place in my heart, having played in Brian Jonestown Massacre earlier in his career.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Den grå hal, Christiania 20/11-10 (sold out).
