London gig with Akercocke

[steel102]

Some bloke right by us had his Minidisk out and was bootlegging the whole thing.

yessss

 

[Kenneth R.]

Thanks, Nick =)
Silent Song, are we still meeting up in Oxford?

If I can get a ticket & transportation! It might not be possible, we'll see.

 

[TattooAnt]

If I can get a ticket & transportation! It might not be possible, we'll see.

Are you struggling to find tickets? There's quite a few still left; I got mine from this site (which i've been using for years; and they e-mail the ticket to you too) http://www.wegottickets.com/event/6540.
Also there's a 24 hour coach service between Oxford and London that stops right next to the venue.

 

[opeth_353]

^ dude the boring atmospheric part of UTWM is the best bit.

Haha - that is like.. the only section in an Opeth song that i actually despise!

AckerSucksCocke's vocalist couldn't hit any note at all, especially when "singing" instead of growling and screaming, his growls were textbook cookie monster - no better or any different than any other generic death metal growlers out there. Nothing special whatsoever about his vocals.

I've got to side with BRI on this because he is an excellent frontman and singer. He fits in with their style perfectly and his guttural roars and cacodaemonic shrieks fucking give me the horn!

The music itself was bland and boring. The guitar work was uninspired and samey. The drummer was excellent technically but boring artistically.

Once again, i know it's all opinion, but the music is in no way bland or boring. Multi-layered and textured, a lot of tempo and rhythm switches, varied vocal styles and contrasting guitar work - that's me just picking out the obvious things.
David Gray is an amazing drummer and his style is near unchallenged. His fills filled my pants with semen, he is amazing at playing dynamically he has the best blasts, an excellent sound and amazing stamina. Artisticly he is not as good as Lopez, but for Extreme metal he is in a league of his own.

 

[Kenneth R.]

David Gray?

sorry, I had to do it.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Also there's a 24 hour coach service between Oxford and London that stops right next to the venue.

tell me about this

 

[Olllie]

dude the boring atmospheric part of UTWM is the best bit.

I used this part of the show to go to the pisser. In fact I think the sound quality is better from the bathroom.

 

[Kenneth R.]

i should have sat on the can the whole show then

the sound was pretty good in the back of the pit

 

[TattooAnt]

tell me about this

Check this out:http://www.oxfordtube.com/tube_times.php
The bus stops/picks-up at 5 or 6 different London locations http://www.oxfordtube.com/

 

[opeth_353]

David Gray?

sorry, I had to do it.

Haha, My mate used to think it actually was him!

 

[Kenneth R.]

Check this out:http://www.oxfordtube.com/tube_times.php
The bus stops/picks-up at 5 or 6 different London locations http://www.oxfordtube.com/

cheers, that's VERY helpful

where's the venue from the tube in oxford, and is it an underground train the whole ways?

Thanks, Nick =)
Silent Song, are we still meeting up in Oxford?

i will be there now, just sorted out

 

[TwilightRobe]

Under the weeping moon was definitely before The Grand Conjuration.

The guy next to me ( upstairs )was recording it, I was going to stop him after the gig and give him my email address but he buggered off during Demon of the Fall so I missed my chance - I wasn't missing Demon for that!

The Grand Conjuration was DEFINATELY BEFORE Under the weeping moon, as i was esp waiting for UTWM to be played when Mike was talkin about playing a song from the new album (before tGJ), and i was slightly dissapointed.

 

[wildespace]

Hello guys, I'm new here. The gig rocked, Opeth are fucking Gods of Music on stage! I'm a fan of Akercocke as well, so it was a double joy to be there.

I've been trying to get a photopass, but no luck, so had to take my pics in the moshpit with a little digital camera. Enjoy!

 

[wildespace]

 

[FUBAR]

^ Awesome pics, very clear, Most mine seem to have a misty effect to them...weird

 

[wildespace]

^ Awesome pics, very clear, Most mine seem to have a misty effect to them...weird

That's because you used the flash. It lights up all the smoke on stage.

 

[FUBAR]

That's because you used the flash. It lights up all the smoke on stage.

Ah yes, but my camera is also pretty cheap so it cant focus without it unfortunatly.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Nice shots, especially for being in the pit.

 

[opeth_353]

Nice pictures mate! Very clear - i think i may have seen you taking them as well!

 

[TattooAnt]

I took lots of photos too, but many came out blurred due to the movement of the crowd: