Throbbing Gristle: bullet list of annoyances and reliefs, undistinguished
- just the soundtrack? no songs? wait, one set is the soundtrack and the other set is the songs, with an opener? but each set is the same price so concertgoers including yours truly think you mean you're doing both sets at both shows? cue "price is right" fail here.
- OTOH, as chris was quick to point out, the soundtrack and film were great. all y'all in the other cities who don't get to see it are SUCKAZ. also, you really don't get to see such an enthusiastic reception for something so out...or see something so out at all...much anymore.
- throbbing gristle, seeing as they make completely maladroit music, manage to attract completely maladroit people with no concept of concert etiquette to their shows. To wit:
1) the guy in front of us who was old enough to be my dad making sad hand puppets and rabbit ears at the heads of people he didn't know. a sad, sad, sad, sad, sad attempt at establishing some social bond? (maybe the bond of some crustpunk's fist with his face)
2) a different guy in front of us who was old enough to be my dad who TOOK PICTURES EVERY THREE SECONDS DURING A 54-MINUTE FILM. wtf. and also, did not turn off EITHER the camera's redeye light OR its FAKE shutter sound, so EVERY THREE SECONDS we all got to see a red light mix with the projection and then a "ch-click" from a tinny stupid digital camera POS. WTF!!!
3) tall dudes barging into the miniscule open space i left in front of me so i wouldn't have someone's ass in my face and trying to look around them. well, this happens at every show, not just throbbing gristle. that's why i should wear boosters from here on out.
- despite what you may infer about my opinions of old people after the previous entry, i don't have anything against old people as a group. i WILL stoop to any level to denigrate idiots who have no concern for the quality of the concert experience of the people around them. especially older people who should know better, instead of proving that 1) the kids have a better grasp on social mores than the old-timers, and 2) old people are clueless about technology.
- there were probably much more flagrant violations of social norms at the 10p show. i wouldn't know because i turned in early.
- hoping to see some kind of old-reunion-band version of this, but alas, no luck:
- OTOH, as chris was quick to point out, the soundtrack and film were great. all y'all in the other cities who don't get to see it are SUCKAZ. also, you really don't get to see such an enthusiastic reception for something so out...or see something so out at all...much anymore.
- throbbing gristle, seeing as they make completely maladroit music, manage to attract completely maladroit people with no concept of concert etiquette to their shows. To wit:
1) the guy in front of us who was old enough to be my dad making sad hand puppets and rabbit ears at the heads of people he didn't know. a sad, sad, sad, sad, sad attempt at establishing some social bond? (maybe the bond of some crustpunk's fist with his face)
2) a different guy in front of us who was old enough to be my dad who TOOK PICTURES EVERY THREE SECONDS DURING A 54-MINUTE FILM. wtf. and also, did not turn off EITHER the camera's redeye light OR its FAKE shutter sound, so EVERY THREE SECONDS we all got to see a red light mix with the projection and then a "ch-click" from a tinny stupid digital camera POS. WTF!!!
3) tall dudes barging into the miniscule open space i left in front of me so i wouldn't have someone's ass in my face and trying to look around them. well, this happens at every show, not just throbbing gristle. that's why i should wear boosters from here on out.
- despite what you may infer about my opinions of old people after the previous entry, i don't have anything against old people as a group. i WILL stoop to any level to denigrate idiots who have no concern for the quality of the concert experience of the people around them. especially older people who should know better, instead of proving that 1) the kids have a better grasp on social mores than the old-timers, and 2) old people are clueless about technology.
- there were probably much more flagrant violations of social norms at the 10p show. i wouldn't know because i turned in early.
- hoping to see some kind of old-reunion-band version of this, but alas, no luck:
posted by Jon @ 10:53 PM
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