Heartland

Greetings

I'm starting this thread in the hopes that people can post whatever articles, interviews and reviews from the current tour they find in their respective cities.

Personally, I am interested in both links to on-line articles...

...as well as simple notices of printed material in local papers and magazines, such as:

'Time Out' (magazine) issue 683 Oct 30-Nov 5 (New York City)

For any among us who collect (or are interested in) clippings as well as recordings.

Perhaps this can be stickied by a mod? (Or at least added to the bottom of this thread.

Thanks,
Bismarck

bismarck wrote:Perhaps this can be stickied by a mod? (Or at least added to the bottom of this thread.

God idea. I was on it before finishing your post.

Looks like a Green Party candidate in New Haven is a Sisters fan.

"“The numbers are looking pretty good,� said Green Party candidate Ralph Ferrucci, reached by phone at the Sisters of Mercy concert at Toad’s Place, where the bar TVs were showing him at 3 percent. "

http://www.newhavenindependent.org/arch ... o_wins.php

Not quite press, but a review of the Worcester show. Not a good one though.

http://hubpages.com/hub/sistersofmercygothband

But smoke and incoherent vocals will not a fan base make or maintain.

He should log-on here

Another Toronto review - this one better than the other one that was posted somewhere here earlier.

http://www.fazer.ca/2008/11/04/the-sist ... 28th-2008/

Nicole wrote:Not quite press, but a review of the Worcester show. Not a good one though.

http://hubpages.com/hub/sistersofmercygothband

hmmm...

I personally layered on twice the eye make-up worn in my day to day, dug out my black anarchy symbol tee shirt and had my “old english script� M necklace on. I was ready for some goth action.

he was never going to enjoy it really, was he?

and

Texting during Sister’s, one of the inventor’s of Goth!! Unbelievable.

he reall'y shoul'd lear'n how to spel'l if hes goin'g to b'come a write'r.

ffs.

NEXT!

I've left a comment there. I predict we'll now be flooded by outraged Americans

*Edit: I think 'he' is a she...

markfiend wrote:I've left a comment there. I predict we'll now be flooded by outraged Americans

huzzah! can we set the belgians on them?

And the Jocko Homos

Quiff Boy wrote:

Nicole wrote:Not quite press, but a review of the Worcester show. Not a good one though.

http://hubpages.com/hub/sistersofmercygothband

hmmm...

I personally layered on twice the eye make-up worn in my day to day, dug out my black anarchy symbol tee shirt and had my “old english script� M necklace on. I was ready for some goth action.

he was never going to enjoy it really, was he?

Tis true. I did laugh when I read that - some other not-so-glowing reviews I've read have been similar. Seems that those of us that know what to expect enjoy the shows much more.

More stuff I've come across - yeah I'm running searches when I, uh, should be working.

couple short reviews after this clipping:
http://www.martiniboys.com/Montreal/art ... 11193.html

a better review of Worcester - still complaints about the sound but blamed it on the venue - complaints about the venue in general but enjoyed Sisters themselves.
http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=50772

Does this stuff belong in this thread by the way? Because it's not really "official" press stuff, it's more user reviews and that sort of thing? Just wondering if maybe I should be putting these in the individual show threads.

I know what to expect, it doesn't help

Nicole wrote:Does this stuff belong in this thread by the way? Because it's not really "official" press stuff, it's more user reviews and that sort of thing? Just wondering if maybe I should be putting these in the individual show threads.

This is heartland. Stuff belongs wherever anyone feels like putting it.

Quiff Boy wrote:

Texting during Sister’s, one of the inventor’s of Goth!! Unbelievable.

he reall'y shoul'd lear'n how to spel'l if hes goin'g to b'come a write'r.

ffs.

NEXT!

The first article from bismarck states:

(The) Sisters of Mercy deliver new songs on tour...

When... where... or has the press ignored the Sisters since 1993?!

mention in "Time Out Chicago" issue 194 Nov. 13-19. It's one of the "critic's picks" for top live shows.

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles ... s-of-mercy

Eldritch hasn’t released new music since 1993, though frequent tours sate the hungry devotees. Anticipation has been teased, however, by the fact that Sisters have recently played “new, unreleased� material in addition to neo-industrial goth-rock classics like “This Corrosion,� “Black Planet� and even “First and Last and Always.�

Black Planet eh?

On a 2006 tour, Eldritch and co. were so obscured by smoke machines and muddy sound, fans thought he might have hired a stand-in. More recently, thankfully, a spectral and animated Eldritch has come out, stalking the edges of the stage.

I sure hope this is the case tomorrow night...

And, this is actually from the last US tour, but also found on Time Out Chicago when I was looking around - short interview. Issue 54, March 9-15, 2006.

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles ... the-record

... does it feel like 1985?

Quiff Boy wrote:

markfiend wrote:I've left a comment there. I predict we'll now be flooded by outraged Americans

huzzah! can we set the belgians on them?

markfiend wrote:And the Jocko Homos

They could wipe each other out.

Nicole wrote:mention in "Time Out Chicago" issue 194 Nov. 13-19. It's one of the "critic's picks" for top live shows.

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles ... s-of-mercy

Thank you for this...

And then Nicole wrote:...a lot of other things, including some more neat Time Out Chicago links

...and the others. I am somewhat of a fan(atic) when it comes to collecting and archiving Sisters interviews and press, so your efforts are very appreciated... and ample thanks for the snippets of recordings I put up.

Keep up the research and posting!

***bump***

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=770213

Not much, but it's positive in its way. Scroll about halfway down the page...or go to my post in the Seattle pre-gig thread.

i'd say: load of crap, but at least "positive"

Fail at quoting Bowiehaus

bismarck wrote: Thank you for this...

And then Nicole wrote:...a lot of other things, including some more neat Time Out Chicago links

...and the others. I am somewhat of a fan(atic) when it comes to collecting and archiving Sisters interviews and press, so your efforts are very appreciated... and ample thanks for the snippets of recordings I put up.

Keep up the research and posting!

Not a problem - I completely understand about being a fanatic and archiving Sisters snippets wherever we may find them. I'm not seeing much in the way of newpaper reviews - I'm the sort of person who will look to see if a show I've been to has a newspaper mention and clip it out to keep, I've got a stack of them I need to scrapbook or put in a safe place one of these days - but I'm finding web mentions. Here are two more:

Minneapolis: (good review but complaints of low vocals?!?!)
http://www.culturebully.com/the-sisters ... e-11182008

Denver:
http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008 ... _ogden.php

In various comments (not really full reviews) I'm seeing, one of the most common complaints other than low vocals is...pre-recorded drums! (bass and keyboards mentioned too) Can you really not tell from the albums and studio recordings that it is not a live drummer and is in fact a drum machine?

http://blogs.denverpost.com/reverb/2008 ... n-theatre/

"I regret to admit that I have never been at a show that played two encores. It felt like a reward, although I’m not sure what we did to deserve it."