What kind of word is foetsie? German?
*looks at the playlist* At least we got the Sunshine Underground ending.
Posted 24 November 2007 - 7:10 AM
jesus, i hate when i go long periods away from the board.... two shows with the test vocals and nude night....fuck!!!!!!!
Posted 24 November 2007 - 8:39 PM
some good videos on the tube:
galvanize (new synth stuff, yay)
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=bjbZxRbxLLk
the big jump (nice mix)
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=L-XM3jyp8Ns
Posted 25 November 2007 - 12:28 AM
man o man! love that big jump mixed in!
THE BIG JUMP!
THE BIG BIG JUMP!
Posted 25 November 2007 - 4:34 PM
Posted 25 November 2007 - 8:29 PM
THE BIG BIG JUMP! kick as mate. great to hear it back in there. With bubbles from WDIB from Koko as well. IBIA was alright, couldn't hear much so not much to judge.
Posted 26 November 2007 - 1:45 PM
eindhoven was my first chemical brothers show, and after reading these comments, i'd have to agree with a lot of what was said. the crowd did seem to not be as into the set as they could have been, but i believe that that was to be expected, as it was more than just another tour date and was also a kickoff party for the strp festival. i figured that everyone involved in the production of the festival (from exhibitors to sponsors) were given tickets to the kickoff party, and not all of them would be fans of the chemical brothers. i got tickets because i now live in the area, and i watch their videos on youtube with my toddler, who really likes them (she now asks for "rock beats" when i go to youtube.com), and i like the fact that "star guitar" gets her to nap fairly quickly. being my first show, i'd have to say that my impressions of everything was that it was alright, though i guess i was expecting a bit more. there are a bunch of pretty visuals on the main screen, and then the occasional lasers come out over the crowd, but by leading off with "galvanize", in my opinion, you've just put the most exciting and climactic potential in the first three minutes, and they didn't really push any more boundaries after the beginning.
that being said, my reason for posting here is to see if i can find the group of guys that i ran into before the show (and ended up hanging out with during the show) so i can properly thank them. the group (about 5 or 6 i'd say) was in from out of town, so that would indicate to me that they were more fans than just there "'cause they were given tickets", so maybe one of them reads this forum. you see, me being of the married, stay-at-home dad, husband of an expat, don't speak dutch variety of person, i needed a break from all of the "being illiterate and devoid of contact with other adults" i get all day every day, so i decided a night out by myself would be a nice change of pace. needless to say, being relatively new to the netherlands, i might have overindulged before the concert, and after wandering around philips stadion in the general direction of the show, i hooked up with them, and they were extremely nice to me the whole night, despite my inability to get the connection between my brain and my mouth to work correctly, and i'd like to thank them again for providing me with water and keeping an eye on me, both of which i so very desperately needed. i know i probably come across as a kook, but if anyone knows the guys who was hanging around the mostly silent american who was slightly paranoid and having a thousand conversations all at once (though only inside my head), please let them know i'm looking for them to give them my thanks.