The Sisters of Mercy Forum
Chairman BOX wrote:We have uploaded some individual MP3s from the second half of the show. From where we were standing, the bass drum was freakishly loud, and the guitars not nearly loud enough. This difficulty is reflected in the MP3s, which are of dubious quality (the bits from the night prior in DC were decidedly cleaner sounding).
Nevertheless, still better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Or something.
and then some more Thank you, Chairman Box.Chairman BOX wrote: We have uploaded some individual MP3s from the second half of the show.
Probably not; there were a lot of people recording stuff in Philly, it seemed.so is chairman box the guy who was manning the merch booth & video cam at the show?
Even so, I thought they sounded miles better than the Vegas show. Some of the songs they played at the end were really good, and if people hadn't been so nonchalant they could have easily jumped around and danced to them. They stepped up the stage show a bit, as well; lots of smoke, and lots of lights! Maybe they are getting tips from The Sisters, as someone said. The biggest disappointment about The Warlocks was, well, the audience. I got the feeling they were playing songs without any pause in between because the audience was barely clapping for them at all when they DID pause. They made a swift exit, too, and didn't even say "thank you" or something similar.
Overall, I don't think I could complain about anything; it was pretty much everything I could expect.
Check your PMs.bismarck wrote:there was a guy at the philly show standing 2nd row, almost dead center, talking to an 11-year-old girls long-haired dad. i overheard you say you've got every vinyl release except Damage Done 7". Are you on this list? 30 yrs old, glasses, dark hair and a blazer i think, knew all the new songs... Anyway, you here?
I know now I should have skipped the formalities and just slipped him the tongue, but hindsight is always 20/20, innit?Francis wrote:He looked very impressed by your gentlemanly handshake.Corpy wrote:The important thing here is that I got to meet Ben
I've just figured it out: he has that John Travolta smile, don't he? Shall I write your number on some granny pants and throw them on stage tonight?Corpy wrote:I know now I should have skipped the formalities and just slipped him the tongue, but hindsight is always 20/20, innit?Francis wrote:He looked very impressed by your gentlemanly handshake.Corpy wrote:The important thing here is that I got to meet Ben
I'd figured the Sisters wouldn't be on til 10pm like in New York and DC, so I took my time with my makeup. Jen texted me just after eight to say the Warlocks were already on and Eva had sent me one to say that she and AndrewS would be up for drinks after the show. I had already decided that a less alcohol-fuelled evening followed by a taxi home would be a wise move and now I knew I'd have some good company and thus better things to do than just sling alcohol down my neck like tomorrow may never happen. The venue was very empty downstairs with no sign of a bar so I headed upstairs and was flattered to have my ID checked. Got a Silver Bullet and messaged Jen that I was in the house. A nice leisurely chat while the warlocks did their thing and the dub took over. As the lights dimmed we made for the stairs. It was still pretty empty down there, maybe due to the lack of a bar. We were about halfway back and there was plenty of room. Good sound, not as much smoke as the previous nights but a pretty lively crowd. Jen and Nick went to get a closer look but I hung back for some elbow room. Less alcohol, more fatigue and a clearer sky meant I appreciated the stage presence of Chris and Ben more. Chris is a big guy but he seems to slouch down when Mr Eldritch is next to him to play down the height difference. Ben, on the other hand is a short guy anyway. But his muscular torso, Samsonesque locks and Travolta smile provide welcome eye candy for the ladies. He even gets a spotlight during solos, clearly approved by Mr Eldritch. They both have a good bounce around to Top Nite Out which really is a storming track. When you hear those sirens go off, you know it's time to rock. At the end, Mr Eldritch venomously yelled the same thing as the night before, which I still hear as "Vote yourselves thicker." Not wishing to seem too much like a librarian, but I really need to have this clarified. I could see some serious moshing going on to Vision Thing. 'Bout time. Good on ya lads. You'd've been right in there Mr Whelan. Apparently Jen got caught up in the fringes. She's only a littl'un. How are the bruises? Met back up with her, Nick, Martin, Trevor, AndrewS and Eva at the end. Martin and Trevor were driving home and Nick decided to keep Trevor company. The rest of us got an interesting lesson in smoke machine technology and a bum steer to a karaoke bar, so we ended up in Shampoo after all. I don't have a problem gawping at scantily clad goth goddesses, it was one of the main attractions of the Phono and, hence, the Sisters anyway. But goth boys don't hold the same attraction for Jen who was still swooning over Ben (
), so we shared an early taxi back to the hotel. I was grateful in the morning when I actually felt like going down for breakfast for the first time in five days.
