Heartland

I had pre-emptively taken today off to recover. Squeezed in some words late last night and punched it all up this morning. I think we were all pleasantly surprised by the sound quality, turnout, Von's mood, etc... this is going to be a good tour. That said, these successes beg the question: was the ...

I'm currently "between jobs" as they say, but a news writer by trade. I spun up this little gig review write-up for fun and no profit. It really just echoes what's been said above, but I'm glad Philly got such a good gig. https://gregadomaitis.wordpress.com/2023/06/04/the-sisters-of-mercy-...

The segment near the end of RAAHP with the "far away"-s interlaced and more pronounced drum machine pounding away. Wake and the Rare Obscurities version are pretty good examples. Have always felt this way and this thread was the perfect/only opportunity to explain!

I'll preface this by saying I already had a trip to Europe in the works (I'm a U.S. resident) but I managed to fit this date into the schedule. This will be my first time seeing them and likely only, since there hasn't been a state-side appearance since 2009 and I've stopped holding my breath. Quest...

Don't ask how this popped into my head: "They were forced to do a second encore at the RAH as people were still arriving as they were finishing their set. Apparently Eldritch didn't want to do it but Lemmy, who was backstage, had a go at him and told him to get back out there! Craig Adams told ...