@Ozzman:
I didn't missem intentionally. I still have yet to hear them. A random dude I spoke with outside the venue said he'd never heard them before but he liked their set. I guess I'll be kicking myself later for being a slowpoke that day if I end up liking them too. For all I know the random dude could have been a band member or an associate out fishing for comments/reviews or whatever. I didn't ask but now that I think about it, perhaps I should have. (Like entertaining angels unawares ...)
Regarding Carcass:
Did they go ape-shit crazy with the fogger at your show?
That thing was going off throughout their entire set here. Still a great performance though, especially considering it was the last show of the tour. I didn't see them back in the day. This was my second live Carcass event. Scratched 'em off the bucket list in 2009 - so very fortunate to have seen that one. That said though, I think the new guys are totally worthy of their stations.
Random questions/comments/observations:
* Ben peeled off a skull-splitting solo in This Mortal Coil. His dual with Bill in Unfit For Human Consumption was spot-on too. All of it blew me away!
Whats that technique called in Unfit? Is it trills? Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. It's usually the case when venturing into this subject matter. I know what I like but have difficulty articulating/conveying it from a lay perspective.
* The other new guy, Dan, crushed my cranium further with potent blasts, fills, and kicks - No Love Lost intro/solo, et al. I was standing off to the side and couldn't even see him from my location, though I could still hear and feel the vibes.
* Five years later and the older guys still have it too, and they surely did bring it.
* Bill's fretboard fireworks and vocal input. Check.
* Jeff's thunderous thumping, pick flicking, and priceless in-between-song banter.
Check.
E.g., His 3 IM guitarists question to Ben and his response back to Ben after answering (paraphrased): Ok, back to your cournah. (haha!)
* Lots of hair whipping and milling in this band, very fitting. Ya gotta love it, I know I do. Check.
* The set list was pretty choice as well even though Fleisch (AMF) wasn't in it. But I know they can't do 'em all though, so... Check.
It seems AMF would fit perfectly either fore or aft TGDSM. Not having viewed any previously-posted set lists in advance I half expected it, but nope. Nein. I thought I heard BBTB in there too but it's not in my set of clips and I _thought_ I recorded the whole show. I could've sworn I was singing along during "out damn spot out" but I'm not seeing that clip now. I'm either dreaming it happened or maybe I played Heartwork too much on the way there and back. (heh) My perfect set list would include everything they played plus ACCOB, MOE, and 316LGSS. MOE would've been especially sweet because I sooo wanted to scream out fvcking loud: "Come taste god's own medicine/Dispensed from the horn of the goat". Those 12 words in that particular order, in any language, from rtl, ltr, or whatever, have ignited an interest in rediscovering some of my old DM cds as well as discovering new ones. True story.
* To recap: What I witnessed on Nov 15 was highly intelligent and fabulously executed face-melting pounding metal. What's not to love about that? Check.
Maybe next time for those wish-list tracks in rotation, eh?
Surely God knows when but unfortunately I do not.
Pax,
-R
