DeathFromAbove1979
Joined: November 29, 2006 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Gogol Bordello roll call
December 21, 2006 at 05:43 AM UTC
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
Basically the entire floor was a huge dance party/mosh pit, it was insane. I liked how they came back on after playing for 40 minutes and played a one hour encore, so awesome.
hum, my time-keeping doesn't agree with yours… i had them going on at 10:15, ended 11:10, encore started 11:15, show ended 11:45 (all times approx). maybe time was warped in your vicinity due to gravitational forces (the mosh pit seemed to be under the influence of a similar force :) ) speaking of - i wonder what the pit looked like from the balcony…
most of the encore was a 20+ minute jam, moving from gypsy beat to gypsy beat. amazing.
met lots of ukrainians last night, always a sign of a superior evening :cool:
i looked at my cell phone when they first went off stage and as i recollect i thought "they only played a 40 minute set?" it was definetly still 10 til 11 or 15 til 11 when they went off stage.
whatever, it rocked. so glad i went.
andyrichter
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Re: Gogol Bordello roll call
December 21, 2006 at 07:30 AM UTC
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This was such a fantastic show. I was on the floor too and I got me a nice little workout. The energy was just amazing. Everyone was going nuts and the band seemed to be feeding off that, as if they really needed it. I'll admit the encore was getting on my nerves a little since I'm not a fan of super long jam sessions but that didn't change my thoughts on this show one bit. And it was also one of the more diverse crowds I've seen in awhile which was nice to see. I thought Valient Thorr was pretty rockin as well. The lead singer's ramblings were hilarious as well as that little campfire sitdown he had on the floor. All in all, great night!
Got Haggis?
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Re: Gogol Bordello roll call
December 21, 2006 at 03:33 PM UTC
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i hate that gogol shows have pits now…..i miss the circle dancing days
DeathFromAbove1979
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Re: Gogol Bordello roll call
December 21, 2006 at 04:45 PM UTC
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that little campfire sitdown he had on the floor. [/QB]
He ended up standing right in front of me, he was insanely sweaty.
and hairy.
Relaxer
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Re: Gogol Bordello roll call
December 22, 2006 at 05:54 PM UTC
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Did anyone see both this recent 9:30 show and the one about 8-10 months ago? Curious to know how they compared. Sounds like they were similar. That's one of the few shows I've attended where I *had* to buy a shirt because the one I wore was so thorougly drenched.
dyssocial
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Re: Gogol Bordello roll call
December 24, 2006 at 05:36 PM UTC
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I actually thought the crowd at the last Gogol show was better than the one at this one. There were a lot of girls wearing GB-show-inappropriate clothing (one of them in a white frock dress of some sort?) on the floor near the pit looking horrified whenever someone bumped into them.
The band was just as good, though.