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Swans rollcall/new album discussion

blipvurt
Joined: May 30, 2010 at 08:07 AM UTC
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 04:32 PM UTC #
The upstairs' doors had signs on them that read "The AC has been turned off by request of the artist."

I'll have a picture of the sign in my review tomorrow.
Got Haggis?
Joined: October 22, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 2016
Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 06:14 PM UTC #
yeah, i figured he wanted it to be uncomfortable
James Ford
Joined: July 22, 2009 at 09:02 PM UTC
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 06:33 PM UTC #
Wow, that's real art, man.

Got wrote:
yeah, i figured he wanted it to be uncomfortable
brokensocscene
Joined: December 12, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 07:46 PM UTC #


probably the loudest show i've been to at the black cat, and top 5 ever.

the sound was way better without my earplugs… ;)

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/09/swans_played_th.html

azaghal1981
Joined: June 17, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 08:17 PM UTC #
How are your ears today, idiot?
JonathanEH
Joined: May 02, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 08:55 PM UTC #
Should I be concerned if I didn't think the show was all that loud without earplugs?
azaghal1981
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 09:00 PM UTC #
That one? Yes.


Emphatically yes.
BookerT
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 09:05 PM UTC #
i was standing in the back near the soundboard. didn't seem that overwhelmingly loud to me. maybe i was distracted by the heat. gira's master plan works to perfection. pretty brutal show, in a good way.
brokensocscene
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 09:35 PM UTC #
ahh, i was about 10 feet away from the left speakers…it was very loud, but not the kind of loud that hurts your ears…
blipvurt
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion September 30, 2010 at 10:31 PM UTC #
I found it quite loud in the middle of the room standing next to you Mr. Whippy. I was kind of shocked you didn't have era plugs in for that one!
Got Haggis?
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Re: Swans rollcall/new album discussion October 01, 2010 at 12:50 PM UTC #
yeah for the first few songs I was about 10 feet in front of the speakers…it was so loud that I moved back by the soundboard for the rest of the show (no earplugs for me either - hearing was shot in my right ear after the show for a few hours)

here is a short clip i recorded: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVfTXn0Gqao

edit: looks like BV is using my clip on their page, cool.  wish i recorded more and longer - i didn't think it was going to turn out as well as it did
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