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Posted by MF DU on 2007-02-18 23:44:41 +0000
Overheard @ The Slayer Show
In the Urinals-"Dude, You Like Def Leppard? You've been watching too much VH1!"
Tom Araya: Are You All Ready To Die?
The Crowd: (Some Garbled combination of: "Arrrgh, Yes, Fuck Yes, Kerrrrrrrrrrrrrrry KINNNNNNNG, Hail Satan!")
Other show observations:
Never been so far back at a show before and still been involved in crowd "activity": Mr. Mister and the DÜ were like almost near the sound board and pushing,shoving galore. Neither of us were complaining given the ambience, but I just wasnt ready for it. Also, I had never experienced a crowd hostile to folks moving away from the stage before. Pushing through folks to get up front always draws crowd ire in the rock environment, but people leaving to go out back? "Look, pal, you wanted to see Slayer up close, you've made your Den of Inequity, Now Lay In It!"
The Smoke Machine and the ultra power strobes were awesome. Also have no idea how Araya, King et. al can maintain their helicopter-like swivel headbanging movements throughout the overtly technical passages. (Althoug they do this for a living, so they have to have their techniques I spose)
Song Highlights Included:
-'Jihad' This Is God's War!
-'War Ensemble', 'Dead Skin Mask' and 'Seasons In The Abyss' off of Seasons In The Abyss(see the you tube vids for SITA and W.Ensemble posted in the 2/16/07 thread from a few days ago)
-'Angel Of Death' (super happy Slayer ignored the crowds request for an encore after Angel of Death - where can you go after that monolith? I don't want to know - its just unfathomable)
Overall, a wonderful alternative to being stuck in a cubicle all week listening to people yelling at me for their inability to maintian their own computer browsing settings.
Vandermark 5 and Slayer in one week - phew. I'm gonna need a lot of rest this weekend if I am going to recover in time to take Maddie Nigs to Hi 5 on Monday in Hartford...
Posted by Epoisses on 2007-02-17 17:45:34 +0000
Those kids in Hi5 know how to headbang, so look out!
Posted by tgl on 2007-02-17 22:31:30 +0000
"pushing, shoving galore"
Jon Spencer's second choice for a band name.
Posted by mr. mister on 2007-02-18 17:25:46 +0000
THat was the most tightly packed show I have ever been too. Worse than the B line at 8:45. THat crowd was pure evil. Skull knit caps, Slayer hockey shirts, deadly mosh moves, guitarists drinking out of funnels, $90 for a slayer hockey shirt, a huge backdrop of a demon with it's arms cut off and a jesus on it's chest with Jihad written above it. WTF
Posted by MF DU on 2007-02-18 20:37:18 +0000
C'mon: You've gotta admit, if money was no object, this is apparel for any first date / meeting the parents, etc...
Posted by tommy on 2007-02-22 00:05:35 +0000
I skipped out on this show to go to a college hockey game.
I am listening to Reign in Blood now.
I feel shame.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-02-22 00:08:16 +0000
Just put on your hockey jersey, turn it up and pretend...
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-02-22 13:29:26 +0000
Nice review of their New York show in the Times. Reading that on Saturday morning, I regret missing the Providence show. The real question is what percentage of Bang Camaro was represented in the audience?
Posted by MF DU on 2007-02-22 14:43:33 +0000
I almost bought 'South Of Heaven', 'Reign In Blood's followup last night, but decided the $15.99 USD was too steep.
From what I've read all the tracks on SOH are all significantly slower and dirge / Sabbath like as opposed to the thrash of Reign In Blood.
I have Slayer in my life. (At least in the headphones after Maddie has gone to bed)
In search of a well-stocked metal used cd/lp boutique,
MF Muthafukin DÜ
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-02-22 14:46:31 +0000
Doesn't MF stand for "Muthafukin" to begin with? Isn't MF Muthafukin DU redundant?
Posted by G lib on 2007-02-22 14:49:23 +0000
Like ATM Machine?
Posted by MF DU on 2007-02-22 14:51:02 +0000
hold your tongue faux Ghandi peace activist.
Posted by G lib on 2007-02-22 14:51:40 +0000
tee hee.
Posted by MF DU on 2007-02-22 14:57:42 +0000
MF DÜ is intended to mirror the moniker of stalwart underground MC MF Doom, where the MF designates "Metal Face", but I must admit the MF is cool cause people think it stands for something else.
The DÜ part of it is yet another of my annoying attempts to find something similar to my last name (La)dew (re: Ladewtangclan, Mountain Dew, etc...)
So to answer your question, hell no, it's not redundant.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-02-22 15:23:09 +0000
I'm not a faux Ghandi peace activist. I'm the Black MC. You might remember me from such game shows as Kombination Ka$h!
Posted by MF DU on 2007-02-22 15:42:28 +0000
You made me curious.
Good review.
My favorite phrase in the piece was "completely unreasonable music" - a new mantra for me.
Posted by Epoisses on 2007-02-22 16:58:33 +0000
A+.
Posted by MF DU on 2007-05-22 11:33:13 +0000
08/04/07 Worcester, MA Tower City Amph
Damian, Mahatma Chani, Mr. Mr, G lib - anyone in?
Posted by tommy on 2007-05-22 14:01:12 +0000
I might be on a honeymoon (depends on what we do/where we go), but if I'm back in MA, I'll pretty much have to be there.
Looks like Marilyn Manson is opening? Hmmmm...
Slightly off topic: if you were running a company that specializes in testing of embedded sofware... would your website be www.slayer.com?
Posted by mr. mister on 2007-05-28 00:17:04 +0000
I will totally be at Slayer. South of Heaven is a great song Du. I would go to the show just to see their christ illusion banner again. The most evil backdrop ever.
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