why hasn't gang of four sold out yet?

Originally posted by snailhook:

I think one of my all-time favorite bands was opening too, Thin White Rope.

twangirl, stoo odom from thin white rope played the warehouse on saturday with his band, the graves brothers deluxe. they sounded like pere ubu. apparently, there aren't many thin white rope fans anymore as only three people paid to see them.

I know, wish I could have made it out to see them. Although it's the Guy Kyser/Roger Kunkel guitar interaction in Thin White Rope that really does it for me and probably always will. And Guy's surrealist lyrics. I love his voice too.
But FYI even when Thin White Rope was most active in the late '80s-'91, they were lucky to pull 50 people in DC. So 3 people nearly 15 years later is not a surprise.

Saw them the first week of May. Absolutely fantastic. Totally blew me away.

I can't recommend the show enough.

But FYI even when Thin White Rope was most active in the late '80s-'91, they were lucky to pull 50 people in DC. So 3 people nearly 15 years later is not a surprise.

i'm not surprised at all. they've always been a cult band and still don't get their due credit. i agree about the guitar interplay…they were one of the great guitar-rock bands of the '80s, along with dream syndicate, rain parade, savage republic, etc.

actually, i think roger kunkel has guested on some GBD, but i'm not sure.

Gang of Four part of my DNA.

Like Television I haven't listen to much of the Gang of Four lately. Trapped on the vinyl which doesn't get pulled out and out of print CDS being the reason. However all songs but the new one were instantly recognizable with lyrics flooding back like I'd been listening to the records everyday. For instance all it took was the single rimshot at the beginning of "Paralysed" to know what came next.

Despite a few grey hairs this is no nostalgia act, like the Pixies, this band is a relevant today as they were the 20+ years ago when they formed. The setlist starts strong and only get more powerful. Don't know all the songs played by the the one/two punch of "Anathrax" and "At Home He's A Tourist" midset is indication of how WOW the show is.

Jon King is a kinetic front man often moving between the his and the other microphones setup for his band mates. Andy Gill is quite possibly the best rhythm guitarist ever. Hugo Burnham and Dave Allen are about as purpolsive and rock steady of a rhythm section as you'll ever find.

I hope who ever wrangles the microwave finds the band a good one ;)

Most disappointing part of the show was I didn't hear until the encore what city I was seeing the show in.

Worst part of the show was the no smoking rule.

Weird part of the show was watching between sets the movie "The Birds" with no audio and Television providing the soundtrack.

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
I'm definitely surprised Go4 didn't sell out. But I wouldn't expect many indie kids to be there. I mean, most of Bloc Party's fans weren't even alive before Go4 broke up. They are ancient history to them. I don't see most folks on this forum lining up to see too many classic rock bands from the 70's. I wouldn't expect today's kids to show up for 80's bands that really didn't even have any big hits. I'd expect the "college rock" crowd from the 80's to come out in force though. That's what I'm surprised about.

And Kraftwerk's too expensive, if you're not already a big fan. I certainly wouldn't pay that much to see a band I was unfamiliar with. And remember there are 2 shows for them.

Well I'm not going to be caught at many 70's rock shows because many of those bands are down to very few orginial members i.e. Chicago, Styx, Boringer and can't possibly be putting on that great of a show. Plus, I'm not real keen on the hanging with that fanbase. Cheap Trick maybe, AC/DC possibibly, Kiss doubtful, you get the picture.

And yes the GOF is ancient history, besides bloggers can't claim to have discovered them first
;)

argh, i can't go tommorow night. someone, please take my ticket. cheap money! just pm me.

Originally posted by vansmack:


I can't recommend the show enough.

you can if you buy my ticket and help me move at 7am the next morning ;)

Originally posted by Sir HC:
Hmm, this was around 95 I think, Gwen Mars opened up IIRC. No blizzard. Was a great show. When they restarted with the album Mall.

I still have the ticket stubb from that last show at the old 930. They toured for the Shrinkwrapped album. The date was Saturday, Oct.7, 1995. I had tickets for that show in 1992 but couldn't make it because of the blizzard but still have the used tickets.

I just saw them in Manchester earlier this year. The venue didn't sell out until the night of the show here either. But all who go are in for a great night of Entertainment.

and Entertainment! is what you will hear…

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:

Worst part of the show was the no smoking rule.

Will that be the case for the show tonight?

can't say, because the no smoking rule is an nyc law… and it was a scarastic remark because no smoking show rule.

Oh, that's right - I forgot that it was a NY show. And I completely agree about no smoking shows. The no smoking policy for the Arcade Fire made for an even more enjoyable show.

Originally posted by Mr Dodgy Slapper:

Originally posted by Sir HC:
Hmm, this was around 95 I think, Gwen Mars opened up IIRC. No blizzard. Was a great show. When they restarted with the album Mall.

I still have the ticket stubb from that last show at the old 930. They toured for the Shrinkwrapped album. The date was Saturday, Oct.7, 1995. I had tickets for that show in 1992 but couldn't make it because of the blizzard but still have the used tickets.

I just saw them in Manchester earlier this year. The venue didn't sell out until the night of the show here either. But all who go are in for a great night of Entertainment.

I was at the old club for that show for Shrinkwrapped in '95! I can't wait for tonight! Got some folks going with tonight and it looks like I'll be in Philly tommorrow night as it's not sold out there either! Last show of the tour. Andy is a guitar god…plain & simple…..I bet Ian and the Fugazi boys are there tonight…..

so did this show end up selling out? it was rather packed tonight.

I don't know if it was sold out or not, but it was the best show ever.

i don't think it ended up selling it out, but it was close.

i also don't think it was the best show ever, but it may have been the best show of the year so far. andy gill is definitely a guitar god, and jon king was, surprisingly, fascinating to watch. in fact, they all were. my only complaint is that i could have used five or six more songs from "entertainment" and "solid gold" (they played about 70 minutes including the encore).

I think I smoked half a pack just from breathing at the Go4 show Fri night. Have people in DC not figured out that smoking is bad for you? Jeez, even folks my age (old enough to know better) were blazing away. Cat's Cradle here in N.C. went smoke-free a year or so ago and attendance at their shows seems unaffected. I dunno if I'm coming back to the 9:30 until they do the same…at least it's going to have to be someone I really really want to see.

dj golf
in the woods near chapel hill

Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:

Originally posted by Mr Dodgy Slapper:

Originally posted by Sir HC:
Hmm, this was around 95 I think, Gwen Mars opened up IIRC. No blizzard. Was a great show. When they restarted with the album Mall.

I still have the ticket stubb from that last show at the old 930. They toured for the Shrinkwrapped album. The date was Saturday, Oct.7, 1995. I had tickets for that show in 1992 but couldn't make it because of the blizzard but still have the used tickets.

I just saw them in Manchester earlier this year. The venue didn't sell out until the night of the show here either. But all who go are in for a great night of Entertainment.

I was at the old club for that show for Shrinkwrapped in '95! I can't wait for tonight! Got some folks going with tonight and it looks like I'll be in Philly tommorrow night as it's not sold out there either! Last show of the tour. Andy is a guitar god…plain & simple…..I bet Ian and the Fugazi boys are there tonight…..

Originally posted by DJ Golf:
I think I smoked half a pack just from breathing at the Go4 show Fri night. Have people in DC not figured out that smoking is bad for you? Jeez, even folks my age (old enough to know better) were blazing away. Cat's Cradle here in N.C. went smoke-free a year or so ago and attendance at their shows seems unaffected. I dunno if I'm coming back to the 9:30 until they do the same…at least it's going to have to be someone I really really want to see.

i haven't been back to the cat's cradle since they stopped allowing smoking.. i'm very curious to see how different it is there… because every time i've been there it's been practically a wall of smoke. looking forward to it though, just haven't made my way down to chapel hill since explosions in the sky @ local 506.

yeah the set was a bit short there are still several classics left from the first two records, which of course didn't matter because i had a great time. a couple even from hard, but that was a different line-up

Great show - though it did seem alot smokier than usual…