Comments on: the fifteenth gig I can remember going to http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/ John Eden: BM Box 3641, London, WC1N 3XX, England UK Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:50:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erik http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4224 Erik Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:44:50 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4224 I was at the Oslo gig of the same tour - brilliant! And yes, quite loud! I was at the Oslo gig of the same tour – brilliant! And yes, quite loud!

]]> By: paul harvey http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4152 paul harvey Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:18:10 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4152 I caught them a few times during my "american bands are far more interesting than anything going around at the moment" mid-eighties phase..glad I did now, happy memories of Black Flag, Bad Brains, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth (did the first and second tour, even the Brighton Beach gig lol) and of course the Swans..without a doubt the loudest gig I ever attended (and I have seen Motorhead a few times, Psychic TV, early Jesus & Mary Chain and a few other artists renowned for their decibal infractions) was at Nottingham venue in 87..my gods, when I think back I can still remember the feeling as my molecular structure vibrated...people talk about feeling sound, it felt like a sonic avalanche..astonishing. The only other time I remember being physically "hit" by sound was at a PTV gig during the Godstar tour in Sheffield when they hit a particular tone and all of a sudden that was it!... it felt like ten minutes were missing, I remember the whole audience was dazed and shaking their heads as though "what the fuck just happened?"..I know they were researching sub-sonic ELF/ULF sounds since the TG days so I guess by 85 or 86, Genesis Bryer P.Orridge had the sonics sorted. Still one of the strangest non-drug experiences ever. So the Swans are reforming too? I guess post-net its inevitable that everyone will eventually reform like some weird sonic omega point where the musical novelty wave approaches vertical status...hey I'm not knocking it, be good to see the Swans again..after all, Time Is Money(Bastards..speaking of legendary reforms, check the Goblin footage on Youtube in Paris 2009....awe-inspiringly cosmic. I caught them a few times during my “american bands are far more interesting than anything going around at the moment” mid-eighties phase..glad I did now, happy memories of Black Flag, Bad Brains, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth (did the first and second tour, even the Brighton Beach gig lol) and of course the Swans..without a doubt the loudest gig I ever attended (and I have seen Motorhead a few times, Psychic TV, early Jesus & Mary Chain and a few other artists renowned for their decibal infractions) was at Nottingham venue in 87..my gods, when I think back I can still remember the feeling as my molecular structure vibrated…people talk about feeling sound, it felt like a sonic avalanche..astonishing.

The only other time I remember being physically “hit” by sound was at a PTV gig during the Godstar tour in Sheffield when they hit a particular tone and all of a sudden that was it!… it felt like ten minutes were missing, I remember the whole audience was dazed and shaking their heads as though “what the fuck just happened?”..I know they were researching sub-sonic ELF/ULF sounds since the TG days so I guess by 85 or 86, Genesis Bryer P.Orridge had the sonics sorted. Still one of the strangest non-drug experiences ever.

So the Swans are reforming too? I guess post-net its inevitable that everyone will eventually reform like some weird sonic omega point where the musical novelty wave approaches vertical status…hey I’m not knocking it, be good to see the Swans again..after all, Time Is Money(Bastards..speaking of legendary reforms, check the Goblin footage on Youtube in Paris 2009….awe-inspiringly cosmic.

]]> By: loki http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4128 loki Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:10:58 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4128 Swans at Reading Festival circa their Burning World pop phase is one of my favourite ever gigs... a drenched, barefoot Gira singing Let It Come Down and the rain just hammering down after him... Swans at Reading Festival circa their Burning World pop phase is one of my favourite ever gigs… a drenched, barefoot Gira singing Let It Come Down and the rain just hammering down after him…

]]> By: Matt http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4110 Matt Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:47:07 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4110 I've had "Cop" for a little while now BUT I remember picking up "Children of God" when it came out in the Our Price in Windsor and deciding against it - sticking it back in the racks. If you bought a bad LP in those days, and it seemed much easier to do, it was a real bum trip. I only just bought a copy of it last week! Funny coincidence your reminiscences. I’ve had “Cop” for a little while now BUT I remember picking up “Children of God” when it came out in the Our Price in Windsor and deciding against it – sticking it back in the racks.

If you bought a bad LP in those days, and it seemed much easier to do, it was a real bum trip. I only just bought a copy of it last week! Funny coincidence your reminiscences.

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]]> By: John http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4103 John Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:01:32 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4103 pr - ah right! I wasn't sure about the chronology and had forgotten about the storm. dub - yeah I read that, not sure if it will be noise or folk or both? Mr Tear - thanks for dropping by! I think this is the only Swans gig I've been at. pr – ah right! I wasn’t sure about the chronology and had forgotten about the storm.

dub – yeah I read that, not sure if it will be noise or folk or both?

Mr Tear – thanks for dropping by! I think this is the only Swans gig I’ve been at.

]]> By: pr http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4102 pr Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:42:44 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4102 Yeah I was there. Was the last gig before leaving UK (I believe 2-3 days after). The car had been sold for about a fiver, so we didn't drive up. Certainly was loud, but not quite as the ULU show in 1986 with Mark Stewart (!!) on the bill. That was seriously the loudest situation I have ever found myself in, with the the near full hall being reduced to about 20 freaks. Nothing has come close since. Those records Cop, Greed, Holy Money.... are really the only rock records anyone needs to owm. Next day was that massive storm. Yeah I was there. Was the last gig before leaving UK (I believe 2-3 days after). The car had been sold for about a fiver, so we didn’t drive up.
Certainly was loud, but not quite as the ULU show in 1986 with Mark Stewart (!!) on the bill. That was seriously the loudest situation I have ever found myself in, with the the near full hall being reduced to about 20 freaks. Nothing has come close since.
Those records Cop, Greed, Holy Money…. are really the only rock records anyone needs to owm.

Next day was that massive storm.

]]> By: Mr Tear http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4101 Mr Tear Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:16:15 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4101 I saw Swans a number of times between 1987 and 1993 and they were always very intense. The best show I remember was in Middlesbrough when they were touring the White Light from the Mouth of Infinity LP. They had 3 acoustic guitarists and the music was much more gentle and folk based, but the songs were great and the performance was raw. I'm looking forward to hearing any new stuff they do. The Sugarcubes were a great live band too! What a great line up this night was. I saw Swans a number of times between 1987 and 1993 and they were always very intense. The best show I remember was in Middlesbrough when they were touring the White Light from the Mouth of Infinity LP. They had 3 acoustic guitarists and the music was much more gentle and folk based, but the songs were great and the performance was raw.
I’m looking forward to hearing any new stuff they do.

The Sugarcubes were a great live band too! What a great line up this night was.

]]> By: dubversion http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2010/01/the-fifteenth-gig-i-can-remember-going-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4100 dubversion Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:43:22 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2982#comment-4100 they're reforming you know, which is quite odd - Gira doesn't strike me as a nostalgist. they’re reforming you know, which is quite odd – Gira doesn’t strike me as a nostalgist.

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