- Mar 24, 2004
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review time.
Pethical and I flew down to Melb last wk (from Syd). We first met Peter and 2 of his mates walking along Flinders street as we were the first waiting outside the door at 4pm before the first show. Peter initially resisted a photo, saying how he had to go to the soundcheck, but Pethical demanded: "Negative! I need a photo! NOW!" This was great to meet Peter for the second time in my life. We were first at the door and front of the mosh infront of Mikael. We wrote WHEN on the back of the eternal setlist, and held that up before the amen corner, to which Mikael replied: "now." The first show went off, Lepper Affinity/Under the weeping moon/Closure being the highlights. Jebuz, full respect to getting up the very front, you got smashed up good, and for a little fella like you, muchos respect.
DAY2
The second show was fucking insane. it DESTROYED the previous night. Setlist changes of moonlapse vertigo, creedence, NIGHT AND FUCKING SILENT WATER, and the addition of demon were great. Did i mention NIGHT AND SILENT WATER, holy fuck, they'd only ever played this 3 times. When Mikael thanked those who went to both Melbourne shows, and asked who was going to tomorrow's Sydney gig, I don't think he expected the screams of Pethical and myself in reply.
...We then waited along with Moonlapse and a bunch of you other forum posters around the side for the band to egress. This was a 2hour wait until 1:30 in the morning, but we finally saw them emerge. They were swamped with about 20 of us, signing posters and exchanging words.
I'm sitting at home in Sydney, i think i'll have a 2hour power-nap, before I head out again, me and the mates will be taking a boat to Luna Park for tonight's gig. I can only hope for more variation in tonight's setlist.
Here are some snaps,
The forum boys/hardcore fans:
Mikael with Moonlapse, Pethical, Myself and more:
Mikael with Pethical, Myself, and Olly (the 3 men from Sydney):
Pethical and I flew down to Melb last wk (from Syd). We first met Peter and 2 of his mates walking along Flinders street as we were the first waiting outside the door at 4pm before the first show. Peter initially resisted a photo, saying how he had to go to the soundcheck, but Pethical demanded: "Negative! I need a photo! NOW!" This was great to meet Peter for the second time in my life. We were first at the door and front of the mosh infront of Mikael. We wrote WHEN on the back of the eternal setlist, and held that up before the amen corner, to which Mikael replied: "now." The first show went off, Lepper Affinity/Under the weeping moon/Closure being the highlights. Jebuz, full respect to getting up the very front, you got smashed up good, and for a little fella like you, muchos respect.
DAY2
The second show was fucking insane. it DESTROYED the previous night. Setlist changes of moonlapse vertigo, creedence, NIGHT AND FUCKING SILENT WATER, and the addition of demon were great. Did i mention NIGHT AND SILENT WATER, holy fuck, they'd only ever played this 3 times. When Mikael thanked those who went to both Melbourne shows, and asked who was going to tomorrow's Sydney gig, I don't think he expected the screams of Pethical and myself in reply.
...We then waited along with Moonlapse and a bunch of you other forum posters around the side for the band to egress. This was a 2hour wait until 1:30 in the morning, but we finally saw them emerge. They were swamped with about 20 of us, signing posters and exchanging words.
I'm sitting at home in Sydney, i think i'll have a 2hour power-nap, before I head out again, me and the mates will be taking a boat to Luna Park for tonight's gig. I can only hope for more variation in tonight's setlist.
Here are some snaps,
The forum boys/hardcore fans:
Mikael with Moonlapse, Pethical, Myself and more:
Mikael with Pethical, Myself, and Olly (the 3 men from Sydney):
So stay tuned and I'll get the bootlegs up within the next couple of days. Moonlapse Vertigo is fucking superb, and all the recordings are pretty decent quality too, a lot better than most bootlegs I've seen for Opeth anyway. 
