The Faint, Live at the Zoo, Brisbane 24 September 2008
September 25th 2008 06:09
I went and saw the Faint live last night. Fantastic show. For those that don't know (which is a lot of people in Australia) is an indie band with a fair bit of electronic and punk influences. In fact wikipedia lists them as 'Dance-Punk', which is probably about right.
A five peice out of Nebraska in the States, they consist of a singer (wearing aviator glasses), two guitarist/bassists (they switched between instruments so often I don't think I could classify one as the guitarist and one as the bass player) a keyboard/synth player and of course a drummer.
They pumped out some fantastic sounds, a lot of it was really bass driven electronic stuff, but it all had very punky guitar and singing backing it up. I'd love to comment on the drums but I know next to nothing about drumming. He seemed good though.
A lot of music from their album Dance Macabre which was good because it's by far my favourite, and I think their best (Agenda Suicide, Let the Poison Spill from your Throat, and others). There was a fair bit from their new one Fasciinatiion and Wet From Birth both of which are good albums too.
I actually think they sounded better live than they do recorded, which is always excellent. No point going to a concert when their album is better than the show.
The atmosphere was pretty electric, not suprising though considering the size of the Zoo (tiny), and that it was sold out. People were jumping and dancing around for most of the show, then towards the end where the band started going a bit nuts it virtually turned into a moshpit. Not a violent punk or metal pit mind you, but losts of people jumping around together. Which was fun.
I'd nearly forgotten what it was like to leave a concert without having your feet crushed, having a bloody nose, and getting covered with sweat (the majority of it belonging to the shirt-lessfat bald man in front of you). It was a pleasant change.
A five peice out of Nebraska in the States, they consist of a singer (wearing aviator glasses), two guitarist/bassists (they switched between instruments so often I don't think I could classify one as the guitarist and one as the bass player) a keyboard/synth player and of course a drummer.
They pumped out some fantastic sounds, a lot of it was really bass driven electronic stuff, but it all had very punky guitar and singing backing it up. I'd love to comment on the drums but I know next to nothing about drumming. He seemed good though.
from Wikipedia
A lot of music from their album Dance Macabre which was good because it's by far my favourite, and I think their best (Agenda Suicide, Let the Poison Spill from your Throat, and others). There was a fair bit from their new one Fasciinatiion and Wet From Birth both of which are good albums too.
I actually think they sounded better live than they do recorded, which is always excellent. No point going to a concert when their album is better than the show.
The atmosphere was pretty electric, not suprising though considering the size of the Zoo (tiny), and that it was sold out. People were jumping and dancing around for most of the show, then towards the end where the band started going a bit nuts it virtually turned into a moshpit. Not a violent punk or metal pit mind you, but losts of people jumping around together. Which was fun.
I'd nearly forgotten what it was like to leave a concert without having your feet crushed, having a bloody nose, and getting covered with sweat (the majority of it belonging to the shirt-lessfat bald man in front of you). It was a pleasant change.
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