Barcelona gig review:
tickets said doors were at 7:30pm.....
Razzmatazz proceeded to make us queue in the
cold outside the venue, where there
are no bars (it’s an old industrial zone)
for one hour and fifteen minutes until 8:45
before opening the doors...what the hell
was that all about
by the time most people got in the venue
at 9pm they were presented with the choice
of having a drink or two, or forgoing
a drink in order to secure a place
at the front of the gig, since the dance
floor quickly got crowded.
Sisters came on about 10pm,
sound was strong; I last saw the Sisters
in 2003 and I think the mix is just as
good now, if not better - drums and bass sound
was very solid and powerful.
No complaints about the guitarists whatsoever.
Ben has a more metal style than Adam had,
but in the live situation that doesn’t
detract from the performance. If anything,
they are more animated than the previous
guitarists and this makes the show more
interesting. Lights and smoke were great (better than Madrid).
As had been alluded to elsewhere on this
thread, the audience, at least at the front,
was about as boring as I have ever
seen at a Sisters show, and I have seen
about 18 Sisters gigs before.
there were people in the second rows in
the middle that literally did not move
for the entire show.
There were people who spent the entire
show taking photos with their phone,
like some kind of morbid voyeurism
to do with seeing the Sisters
in the flesh....its a gig, for gods
sake ! not a f**king movie! trying
getting involved!
And a note to the guy who spent the
whole gig looking through the view
finder of his compact digital camera,
making a ´video´of the gig from
the 5th row.... Maybe that´s your
idea of a fun night out, but it ain´t
Mine....thanks for obscuring everyone
Else’s view behind you.
The lack of audience participation
kind of spoilt it for me;
the only time the crowd really got
going was during Lucretia.
I guess AE knew better than us how
well his voice was holding out (or not)
and probably realised that playing
Vision Thing simply wasn´t possible.
Was a shame to see him defeated by
his strained vocal chords, but at least
he had the decency to admit it and
offer the audience a free gig.
I don´t think anyone would have
noticed if they just played Top Nite
Out and Temple of Love and left the
stage.
Gig finished about 11:15-11:30,
by which time the bar was shut.....
great organisation RazzMatazz!! NOT!
I had a better time in Madrid the night
before, even though the Venue wasn´t
as intimate.