Heartland

Posted: **15 Mar 2009, 23:50**

Just got back from Madrid and i had a great time. IMHO it was not all that bad.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 00:46**

lachert wrote:he's inhaling at 2.37. check out

Noticed that. The lighting makes it a real challenge, but there's also a point early on (sorry, didn't note the exact time) where a cigarette seems to be visible in his (left) hand. I wouldn't swear a binding oath or anything, but it sure looks like it to me...

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 00:48**

doctoravalanche wrote:
dtsom wrote:IÂ´M BACK OF MY LAST SISTERS GIG(I LEAVE THE BOAT)

WHAT A SHAME WAS MADRID SHOW!!

IS THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL

THE AIRPLANE TICKET AND MY TICKET FOR LISBON ONE IS BROKEN RIGHT NOW

AND PROBABLY ONE OF MY LAST POST HERE

HAPPY TO KNOW ALL THE HEARTLANDERS AND SISTERS FANS IN THE 20 GIGS THAT I ATENDED. I WISH YOU THE BEST

THANKS AND GOOD BYE
What happened for such a decision ?

he broke the ticket? Like... tearing it apart?

Wow. He must be drunk. Boy, why going to so many gigs...

remember cult heroes Suicide, Alan Vega and Martin Rev are a joke onstage.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 01:21**

7anthea7 wrote:
lachert wrote:he's inhaling at 2.37. check out
there's also a point early on (sorry, didn't note the exact time) where a cigarette seems to be visible in his (left) hand

must be on 0.37 then

next question: is he left-hander? if yes, who won that vons body battle? addiction to nicotine or love to music and devotion to fans representive by microphone?

the best thing in quit smoking is that you can smoke anytime because you don't smoke anymore, right?

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 01:45**

judging by this photo he's not a left hander.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 01:54**

Bartek wrote:judging by this photo he's not a left hander.

yeah, i know. check out, (2.57)

: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHlUE6kLBng
but it can be maya

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 02:14**

Well I had a different perspective than usual of this show, as I ended up on the balcony when we couldn't get to the front (due to venue staff failing to open the ticket box on time). On the upside, I didn't have to deal with the crap from arseholes in the mosh pit but I could see them from above. And sitting next to me on pouffes was a couple who must have been about 70! Apparently they had been to one of the other gigs too. The support (who I haven't seen before but quite like) didn't sound very clear but I wasn't so aware of sound problems with the Sisters. But I did get the impression they were rushing the set, particulary the encores, and were not in good form. Still, it was nice to see the light show from afar and I loved the (sorry little) tunnel effect it had during Ribbons.

So not one of their best gigs but for me one of the strangest. As for Madrid itself, I had a very pleasant afternoon wandering round the old town and found an O'Neill's where I had some Magners before heading for the airport.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 02:36**

Bartek wrote:judging by this photo he's not a left hander.

Yeah, that threw me at first too. But:

And:

Negatives can always be reversed, of course...However, methinks he could be an ambidextrous smoker...although there's no question he favours the right.

I know I've never cared which hand, as long as I got my nicotine fix...

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 04:41**

Hi pple!

I was there, too, and enjoyed the show. Definitely not their best, but I had a good time...

No surprises on the setlist, from what I've been reading
C&B
Ribbons
Train/Det
Alice
Flood I
Floorshow
Anaconda
Marian
Susanne
Arms
Dominion
Summer
FLA
This corrosion
Flood II
Something fast
VT
Lucretia
Top nite out
TOL

The sound was low, but all right from where I was standing.
Worst things, the guy taaaaalking all the time behind me. At one point during top nite out he commented something like where the hell is the singer?, and that was just too much, and I had to "nicely" tell him that there are no lyrics to the song, so Andrew was taking a rest as he should be! (BTW, he was standing to the left of the stage, arms crossed, and not looking pleased at all...)
And yes, the beer was 12 euros for a liter, which is outright robbery.
And the best part... It seemed to me that they took their time getting into gear, but from FLA onwards, I loved the gig!

Sorry I couldn't catch up with anybody, tried with Diego but he ran away after the gig

Venga, animo! Espero que lo consigamos alguna otra vez...

And off to Lisbon, will I see anybody there?

Ganith

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 04:42**

Oh, yes, and he smoked two cigarrettes, with his left hand....

Ganith

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 09:08**

Ozpat wrote:
dtsom wrote:
Ozpat wrote: Well said! I agree.
your right. yestarday i was really angry. iÂ´ll be over here (but a bit lees active in posting ,trading etc)
one thing is the show other one is this superb forum

about gigs i keep the same thought, it was nice but i feel quite disappointed, so 20 gigs is quite ok
No 'relationship' has to be perfect. I remember 2007 when you were
very disappointed about the Lorca gig but enjoyed Zottegem a lot.
Real Madrid don't win all matches either...

Be disappointed and feel bad about it but don't take it to heart.
It cannot always be.....Summer!

yep secunded
As Koen said; We expect to see you again at a future gig.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 09:22**

Ganith wrote:Oh, yes, and he smoked two cigarrettes, with his left hand....
Ganith

Guess someone was stressed...doesn't sound like a top either day or night out.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 12:26**

Again, i had a top night out and was happy about the concert. The people who were standing around me were nice and happy. I thought over all the atmosphere was good. Just the moshpit was a bit lame.
The sound was ok, not great but ok - i' ve seen some gigs where the sound was much worse. After all i liked the gig and am looking forward for ZÃ¼rich.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 13:11**

the gigs i attended in 1998 and 2001 in vienna were really really bad in terms of sound, and the only shows i saw on these tours. 97 was great, 2003 also - so i had 6 years of bad sound expierience. this happens, but i am still around. and it's great that that many of you are also. it's a big part of the show.

expecting the next one to be good again as the vinnese one was, and many others were, and probably seeing some of you in budapest.
let them rise, make them reverberate. and let us kick the band's arses if they deserve it from time to time

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 15:31**

Bartek wrote:judging by this photo he's not a left hander.

For what it's worth: I know left handed people who play right handed guitar. Just because the guitars are cheaper and in the end you have a better coordination on the frets.

GEEK ALERT

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 15:50**

Eva wrote: Even though by then they had already lost their second tour bus, cause the gear box had broken 120 km before Madrid, on the motorway. Imagine the fun they've had.

Blimey, so they're humans??? They have human problems? Don't tell me they also get things like flu or headache or stomach ache caused by the varying cuisine experiences that happen when one is in journey all around the world for many weeks and has to perform on stage almost every evening.

And one more thought, although I wasn't at the Madrid gig so maybe I can't judge, but in fact it's not just about Madrid, it's in general:

dtsom wrote:the people was chatting all the time BECUASE THE SOUND WAS SO LOW

No. The people who chat at music events chat because they're f**king chatterboxes, not because the sound is low. In the same way in which a person who kicks a cat does so because s/he is a f**king aggression-driven idiot, not because the cat pissed on their carpet. A man who rapes a woman does so because he is a f**king deviant, not because she was wearing a short skirt. Don't make me continue.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 15:56**

yes emma

mayby the heartlanders canÂ´t understand what the people were speaking but in my case yes

all the people started to speak saying that the volumen is low. it getting bored etc...

donÂ´t discuss me what i saw
i consider myself a hardcore fan, but when the things goes wrong i must say it as well

end of the story, was totally crap

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 16:10**

so was it as good as Lorca then, I recall you threw your toys out of the pram after that gig as well? And yet... there's always the next one to help to you try to forget

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 16:28**

remember tienen we must

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 17:34**

paint it black wrote:so was it as good as Lorca then, I recall you threw your toys out of the pram after that gig as well? And yet... there's always the next one to help to you try to forget

this time not.
today iÂ´m in my house and not in lisabon(as it was my plan)

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 18:37**

Diego duuuuude c'mon

My "home game" in Hamburg wasn't really a top nite out as well. s**t happens - the next day in Berlin was reall great (Dresden as well) so all I can say is that they made it up to me and I'm glad the I've decided to expand my tour schedule.

And we all should know that there's no 100% satisfaction guarantee at a sisters show.

The people who chat at music events chat because they're f**king chatterboxes, not because the sound is low.

On the other hand - a low volume and a little lack of interest is quite an invitation to start this f**king chattering. I will not excuse those people becuse I think it's great to hear a show without the need of earplugs but we can't force anybody to share this attitude. So finally we have to get used to it or the band needs to find a way to play louder.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 18:57**

So I'd rather get used to the chatting, because I absolutely wholeheartedly hate this numb feeling of being half-deaf for many hours after a gig has finished, which most rock bands can provide. I'll never understand what's good and nice about it, and nor will I understand what's the point of wearing earplugs instead of just lowering the level of noise. But that's off-topic. I wasn't in Madrid.
(Sadly).

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 19:23**

dtsom wrote:yes emma

mayby the heartlanders canÂ´t understand what the people were speaking but in my case yes

all the people started to speak saying that the volumen is low. it getting bored etc...

donÂ´t discuss me what i saw
i consider myself a hardcore fan, but when the things goes wrong i must say it as well

end of the story, was totally crap

Yes Diego, we all had those experiences in the past in a wide range from totally crap to f*cking brilliant. (I hope they do a crap show in Portugal too, so you don't have to miss a good one).

Next year, another year, new chances my friend

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 19:40**

Very very bad in Madrid. To much expensive for that s**t.

Posted: **16 Mar 2009, 21:48**

Back from Madrid and well we enjoyed ourselves. Madrid was a very welcoming city from what we experienced, no more expensive than Amsterdam, Zurich etc etc. Can't comment on the venue prices for Beer, we stuck to water. We had too many ice creams to be drinking beer, Ice creams are where its at.

From where i was standing by the mixing desk the sound was ok, a little quiet at times, the guitars need to be louder, bu thats the same everywhere. The crowd where i was standing seemed to enjoy themselves, yeah people were talking, but they talk at every gig, during every quiet song. Didn't see any of the trouble in the mosh pit that was mentioned. Chris seemed to enjoy himself and jumped into the photo pit at one point, or was he pushed?

Tracks from Floodland were favoured over everything else, with lots of the crowd singing along. One persons great gig and can be poor for other people. Who was a Geislewind in 2007, now that was poor or was i totally wasted!?!

Madrid - yes I'd go back and if my wife thought it was OK then it must have been good (this was here 17 gig and only picks the gigs in nice places).

I think it's quite an extreme decision to give up on the band if they play (in your opinion) a bad show, I've seen a fair few and i'll probably see a few more.

See you all in London and Leeds. lets hope the temperature is around the 25 degrees mark there also.

Matt.. & Claire

Heartland

14 03 2009 Madrid