I am gonna buy Massive Attack's collected today and they are playing in my city september 12 and i know they are playing 11 in chicago, i was wondering bosco if you were going ??? i am still debating. :-|

oops sep 13 in chicago....its $115 are they even worth it ? if they play unfinished symphony i am so there/

$115 just for massive attack?!!!!

$115 for one ticket?





I paid a total of $95.36 with convenience charge and tax, for two tickets



ive heard they're great live, but at $115 a ticket, i dont know if they're that great :?



is the venue really small where they are playing in Detroit or something?

o yeah, and didnt i already tell you to get your ass down to chicago that week anyways..... remember, 2 days later the Tribe play! 8)

its 115 maybe coz i am buying them late :?



the venue is state theatre and its huge.went to beastie boys concert there. i might drop the idea if noone agrees to come with me which is likely gonna be the case because no one knows who the funk massive attack is ?



can't make a trip to chicago bosco, got some hard classes to attend to but there is always next time...never know daft punk might decide to gay up your neighborhood then i am there. :)

chemicalreaction Escribi�:

its 115 maybe coz i am buying them late :?



the venue is state theatre and its huge.went to beastie boys concert there. i might drop the idea if noone agrees to come with me which is likely gonna be the case because no one knows who the funk massive attack is ?

ha, thats funny, cause i was stuck in the same situation. But then finally my cousin said he would go.

chemicalreaction Escribi�:

can't make a trip to chicago bosco, got some hard classes to attend to but there is always next time...never know daft punk might decide to gay up your neighborhood then i am there. :)

sounds good 8)

Well, hope you enjoy it guys, but don't expect this to be a full-on bangin' experience. Massive are very much at the chill end of things.

first leg of the US tour got cancelled!!!! However, the chicago date got rescheduled for later this month! I hope you didnt buy a ticket yet Chemicalreaction, or at least get a refund if you did!

Bosco Escribi�:

first leg of the US tour got cancelled!!!! However, the chicago date got rescheduled for later this month! I hope you didnt buy a ticket yet Chemicalreaction, or at least get a refund if you did!

THAT SUCKS!!! I decided not to go this time.

Hope you get it refunded, bosco but hey Tribe is still on for you right? their return is massiver than massive attack!!!!

chemicalreaction Escribi�:

Bosco Escribi�:

first leg of the US tour got cancelled!!!! However, the chicago date got rescheduled for later this month! I hope you didnt buy a ticket yet Chemicalreaction, or at least get a refund if you did!

THAT SUCKS!!! I decided not to go this time.

Hope you get it refunded, bosco but hey Tribe is still on for you right? their return is massiver than massive attack!!!!

its all good, ticketmaster said my original ticket will be excepted for the later date (sept 28 or 29th, i cant remember)



as for the tribe, im not sure if im going yet! :( Its gonna be one of those last second things

Bosco Escribi�:

chemicalreaction Escribi�:

Bosco Escribi�:

first leg of the US tour got cancelled!!!! However, the chicago date got rescheduled for later this month! I hope you didnt buy a ticket yet Chemicalreaction, or at least get a refund if you did!

THAT SUCKS!!! I decided not to go this time.

Hope you get it refunded, bosco but hey Tribe is still on for you right? their return is massiver than massive attack!!!!

its all good, ticketmaster said my original ticket will be excepted for the later date (sept 28 or 29th, i cant remember)



as for the tribe, im not sure if im going yet! :( Its gonna be one of those last second things

Hope MTV1 or 2 or anyother media, records that show... Q-tip and phifer they mash up the party,kick the beats and more beats,kick the rhymes and more rhymes , we'll have you scratching your head like Shaheed on Technics 8) ...sorry just had to type that...

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack from MASSIVE ATTACK



happy but sad note, "Daddy G" did not show up due to a newborn baby :( and no Karmacroma :'( (my favorite massive attack tune)



Deborah Miller, Horace Andy, and suprise guest (chicago native) Terry Callier :::THUMBS WAY!!!!! UP!!!!!::: Cheers to Horace Andy and Deborah Miller behind the two best songs of the night, "safe from harm" and "Hymn Of The Big Wheel". Totally Blown Away!!! They had the whole crowd with them!



3-D 8) as always



Liz Fraser :::Sigh , Thumbs Down:::: (but dont get me wrong i love all her tracks that she collaborated with MA, she just doesnt cut it live, :? )



very happy i saw them, still kinda buzzed (spent way to much money on liquor :? )



Must add, I was suprised with the turnout aswell as the response after the show, which was a very deserved, loud, and long applause to a fantastic group.



Also, met some cool people at the concert aswell, too bad its a Wednesday night or we could of partied longer. O's Well. All and all, great fucking show. Very, very, loud, and worth the $ and the wait.



"I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin' back at me to see me lookin' back at you"

8)

Good to read you had a great time at Massive Attack. What a great show that must've been! Safe From Harm... drool worthy... mmmm... And it's so nice you met some cool people along the way. You'll just have to meet up with them next time perferrably on a weekend - it can be so hard trying to go out on a weeknight.



It's a shame about Liz Frasier. She has a voice that takes flight on angels' wings and it's too bad it didn't translate as well as you'd hoped on stage.

DJ Shadow and Massive Attack in SF --



DJ Shadow

For about a half hour, Shadow spun a respectable set. I really loved hearing some new tracks thrown in over old samples, recognizable bits carrying some pretty cool sounds I didn't recognize. But I was disappointed that he ended his set with two guest vocalists. There was a singer from the UK that he collaborated with on two songs, and only one of them was noteworthy. I forget the rapper he brought out, but I thought he was marginally entertaining. Then the set ended and I was let down.



Massive Attack

Someone in the tech crew needs to be fired. During Teardrop there was heavy feedback from the mic, and it totally killed the beginning of the song. Unfortunately, I was unimpressed with the female vocalist who tried to carry that song on stage. Her voice just didn't quite have the strength that song needs... the "vocal climax" at the end of the song just fell flat.



No "Daddy G" was disappointing. The low, bass counterpart probably would have made a few of the songs better on stage.



I really enjoyed "Inertia Creeps," "Angel" and "Group Four." Overall, however, I think I like them better in the studio.



The night as a whole didn't quite meet my expectations, unfortunately. I'm not going to rush out and see either of them again.

MadPooter Escribi�:

DJ Shadow and Massive Attack in SF --



DJ Shadow

For about a half hour, Shadow spun a respectable set. I really loved hearing some new tracks thrown in over old samples, recognizable bits carrying some pretty cool sounds I didn't recognize. But I was disappointed that he ended his set with two guest vocalists. There was a singer from the UK that he collaborated with on two songs, and only one of them was noteworthy. I forget the rapper he brought out, but I thought he was marginally entertaining. Then the set ended and I was let down.



Massive Attack

Someone in the tech crew needs to be fired. During Teardrop there was heavy feedback from the mic, and it totally killed the beginning of the song. Unfortunately, I was unimpressed with the female vocalist who tried to carry that song on stage. Her voice just didn't quite have the strength that song needs... the "vocal climax" at the end of the song just fell flat.



No "Daddy G" was disappointing. The low, bass counterpart probably would have made a few of the songs better on stage.



I really enjoyed "Inertia Creeps," "Angel" and "Group Four." Overall, however, I think I like them better in the studio.



The night as a whole didn't quite meet my expectations, unfortunately. I'm not going to rush out and see either of them again.

same thing happened in Chicago, she kept on looking to the side of the stage and was pointing to the mic to fix it, which was a shame..... and by the way the (white) female singer was indeed liz fraser.



Like Mad Pooter said, It really was a shame that there was no support MC (aka Daddy). Would have been really cool if they mended their relationship with Tricky kid, or even had Mos Def to fill in or something. ( I know Im dreaming.)



It was a great suprise to have Terry Callier though, true blues! And again I cant say enough about Horace Andy, he was groovin up there and everything, hes a fucking legend! Deborah Miller (sexy mama! :P ) perfectly mimicked Shara Nelson's voice! Horace and Deborah, completly owned us with "Hymn of the Big Wheel" (lighting/visual sequence was fucking sweet through the song aswell)



damn, now i wanna see them again X-D ....but with Daddy G this time! :D

I thought Daddy G quit the band :-? (!)



and Massive Attack did sent an invitation out to Mos Def, but they haven't heard from him yet, according to my sources.



Damn Bosco, i should have totally went to the show... :'( but glad to hear you hada good time. Now if only chems would ever show their faces to us and the US.

chemicalreaction Escribi�:

I thought Daddy G quit the band :-? (!)



and Massive Attack did sent an invitation out to Mos Def, but they haven't heard from him yet, according to my sources.



Damn Bosco, i should have totally went to the show... :'( but glad to hear you hada good time. Now if only chems would ever show their faces to us and the US.

From what I heard, during 100th window, Daddy G took time off to start being a dad as well as spending needed time with his family. Meanwhile, 3-D went on to do his own thing (100th window). So I dont think he ever quit the band.



Dude, if Massive Attack re-schedule the Detroit concert that they cancelled earlier this month, I would seriously consider making the trip!