MBV Roll Call

i think it's been mentioned somewhere that once the us tour wraps up, they're heading back to the studio to work on finishing some of the unreleased material as well as a proper followup album.

yes…i was speaking with the band's personal photographer/friend at the show, and he told me that this is not going to be the end…that there are definite plans to do another album and play more shows. !!!

and speaking of subdued females at the show…
when i went, it seemed like half the ladies there were dragged by their husbands and were hating it. they were covering their ears and looked like they were experiencing the worst thing ever. it was such a bummer. roseland was SO crowded, it was like…anywhere i stood was behind a wall of people, and it is the biggest buzzkill when you are super into the music and all of the people in front of you are just standing there.

Cool…so we can keep badgering seth to bring them here in the "hey Seth" thread. :D

Oh and re:the vocals, they were exactly what I expected. Distant and ghostly yet beautiful.

Originally posted by you be betty:
anywhere i stood was behind a wall of people, and it is the biggest buzzkill when you are super into the music and all of the people in front of you are just standing there.

That's why I stood right behind the soundboard. Pretty decent line of sight and nobody directly in front of me to bother me. Was a little less crowded in the back as well.

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Cool…so we can keep badgering seth to bring them here in the "hey Seth" thread. :D

Yeah, but if they're going to finish recording an album and then release it before touring again, we're talking probably almost a year before that happens. Of course, it can't be too early to "hey Seth", just to be sure.

Recordings of the NYC shows are up.


Monday on dimeadozen.org and tuesday on thetradersden.org.

Tonight's the night…!!! Who's buyin me a drink?

me!!! Got 2 extras….pm me

Damnit…I totally should've made the trip out there.


I wanna see em again!

mother of God…what an unbelievable show!! Met one of MBV's most loyal fans, who flew from Sydney to London, saw them in Chicago (she flew in from Calgary) and she is off to SF tomorrow. Will report more later, but it was easily the loudest show I have ever seen. "Slow" sounded fucking amazing!!

holy sweet mother of god. that was the loudest, brightest, most sensory assaulting show i have ever seen easily. mr. p and i were only about 12 people deep in the audience, right in front of kevin shields.

they prolly played about 80 minutes or so… ymmr claimed the final notes and has mentioned before it didnt really seem as long as it was. one guy beside us wasn't wearing earplugs, he looked like he was in agony. duur.

the stage seemed really high. but that was all the better for the shorter folks at the show. overall amazing.

I still don't know how to put into words what I saw on Saturday night. I know that it's cliche to say that My Bloody Valentine is a great band, that "Loveless" is a work of art, but until I had the opportunity to see them in concert I really didn't appreciate what it's like to feel music hit your body like waves slamming against you when you're in the ocean. The volume initially seemed excessive, self-indulgent, even comical. But by the end, it all just made sense. MBV was there to be seen, heard, and FELT. And it wasn't just a nudge…they were there to rattle every bone in your body. I've never heard anything that loud in my life, but everything leading up to "You Made Me Realize" was just gorgeous. But that song needed to be experienced in the flesh. You cannot make a live My Bloody Valentine record. Nothing will substitute for being there. I was actually standing right in front of the PA. I was so overheated and I took ice cubes and ran them all on my head, then the breeze from the speakers cooled me down. The vibration made it tough to breathe, but at that point all you can do was just try to absorb the sound. By the end, I've got to say that it was one of those nights you just know you'll never forget. I still can't believe I was there. Samantha, great to meet you, sorry we got separated…keep me posted on your future shows.

chicago setlist:

I Only Said
When You Sleep
You Never Should
When You Wake
Cigarette in Your Bed
Come in Alone
Only Shallow
Thorn
Nothing Much to Lose
To Here Knows When
Slow
Soon
Feed Me With Your Kiss
You Made Me Realise

nice to hear that the shows were amazing…..wish I could have gone!!! Guess I will just have to wait for a DC area show in the next few years……hey seth

Thanks for posting the set list Miss P!

And Bearman…it was my fault we got separated. That night will go down in history as the night I consumed more alcohol than I ever have in one night my life. God.

Sorry to be a downer, but I have to say, I did think the volume was excessive, if only because when I took a "peak" with my earplugs, the sound was IMMACULATE. I've never heard such brilliance. It seemed a shame to have to fuck up the sound with lousy earplugs. I found that disappointing and wish I could've stood to listen without, but HOLY SHIT it was loud! I also have to complain that the venue sucked, it was ridiculously hot and there was no good place to stand…we finally stood in the very back where it was cooler and we could see better than when we were halfway up. And then my last complaint is YMMR…I'm sorry, but the "freight train" did not need to be 15 or whatever minutes. After awhile it was confusing, and I would've liked more music instead of all that noise…

That said, it was a beautiful show, Miss P said it @ "most sensory assaulting show." Absolutely one of a kind. And To Here Knows When was amazing. Like a religious experience. Listening to the albums from now on is just going to be kind of…flat. The show was over too soon.

I thought everyone knew going into the show that YMMR will contain a 20+ minute noise jam.

It pretty much became a staple during the Loveless tour. Did you really feel as though it lasted long? Felt like 5 minutes to me.

I realised there would be a jam…but I didn't realise it would be a continuous freight train, although I was warned about the freight train itself. Just not the extent…and yeah, it felt like it lasted forever…I really just wanted to hear more of everything else!

Gotcha.

Did you spring for the Etymotics or just use the plugs they provided?

I used my Etymotics and while they did cut down significantly on the db's, I don't think any sound quality was compromised. Was going to compare the two sets but no way was I going to pull the pair that I already had in out during that show and risk any hearing loss.

I completely forgot any earplugs and used my gf's superfoam things. They definitely did compromise the sound. That was the downer of the evening, because I did pull them out to test the waters, and was just blown away by the perfection of the sound…just why did it have to be so LOUD? Oh well, can only blame myself for not trying different ear plugs. That was the very first time I'd ever worn any at all! So I am uneducated.

I started off with the super earfoam ones and switched to my Etymotics…smartest decision I've made in a long time. My sister and her bf used a different kind and their ears were ringing even WITH the earplugs. So I think that in the future I'll have to get a spare set of Etymotics. Those things are great and I felt like I got the full MBV effect even with them in.