shellac + hdu concert

Submitted by Glacier on Mon, 2002-02-18 15:38

from the info on hdu

"All the while... Steve Albini - a fan of HDU since the very first EP, had been listening and a NZ tour with his band Shellac was arranged. The subsequent Real Groove photo spread of the successful tour, shows the two bands enjoying the delights of the scenic West Coast along with the surf in Raglan, while building a strong bond together. They parted ways with the promise of meeting up for more real rock shows together in the USA."

did anyone go see this concert, or have the real groove magazine with this article in it?

Comments

Submitted by Andoru on Mon, 2002-02-18 15:50.

Hey mate,
It wasn't just one show in NZ it was playing all the main centres along with the little ones and very small ones like barrytown.

Submitted by firewarden on Mon, 2002-02-18 15:54.

While the kidults were across the way at the bfm Private Function and NZ Music Awards run by fat controllers, starring Shihad and Fur Patrol and Zed probably, these two bands were setting up in a small club called 'Factory' in the middle of auckland.
There weren't many people watching as Tristan from HDU approached the stage from the floor and began to play his guitar all alone. The rest of the band lounged around the bar, talking to friends and drinking beer. After 20 minutes of solo fretboard work, the full band started in on their industro-strength muscle workouts and steriod laced rock tunes, stretched over rocks of feedback.
Then Shellac tried their brand of the same stuff, an elixer that empowers the listener to exclaim 'blimey!' and order another round from the bar. Shellac actually stopped and asked the audience if there were any questions we had about their band, Steve A, life in Chicago, the weight of an unladen sparrow, etc. Seemed a bit like a classroom. Still, they served beer and waved arms around and everybody left very happy, except for this one crying thirteen year old who wasn't allowed to buy a Shellac t-shirt.
They are some very nice photos in that Real Groove, kind of like the ones your granny would take on holiday in Punakiki, except the band people in the pictures are all wearing grey coveralls and not smiling.

Submitted by samflux on Mon, 2002-02-18 15:55.

ay yes, went to see those two in ol napier.... very very cool... loudest concert ive been to me thinks.... i want steve's overalls

Submitted by ed on Mon, 2002-02-18 16:38.

got introduced to the albini sound back in rapeman days
i somehow sideswiped big black...
i'd say steve's approach and his delivery and his engineering of their recordings has been my single biggest influence... I was so glad to hear someone doing it like they do... god the eighties were a wasteland
then i saw them 2 feet in front of me at o'flaherties and they were uncompromisingly excellent...
the q & a was cool... someone asked "what makes you guys so fucking good" - and the bassist said "that'd have to be todd trainer" (the drummer)

dog and pony show in wellington was great too - all these wicked musos doing fanatical shellac covers - mesmerising

Submitted by ed on Mon, 2002-02-18 16:46.

oh yeah... hdu played b4 them - took me a while to warm to it - I wish tristan had done that 20 minute warm-up riffin trick - cos they just went straight to the ear-bleeding trebly ouch music right off the bat and then his amp crapped out... not their best night

and i think steve got in a fight at the door b4 the gig.. with some thug trying to get in for free... come on! $5 to see shellac and hdu and this dickhead was trying it on... "i wanna have a FIGHT with you"... go steve - he means what he sings - no?

Submitted by Andoru on Mon, 2002-02-18 17:09.

Fuck steve is a fucking legend!!!!!

Submitted by gluepot RIP on Mon, 2002-02-18 22:18.

Two sound bands....
HDU kicking it in the UK in a couple of months will be brilliant, looking forward to the Glasgow gig with The Blimp.....

[ http://theblimp.co.uk ]

Submitted by dunedinkid on Mon, 2002-02-18 22:54.

Hey gluepot RIP it is awesome you have to post about HDU when ever you can. But can stop shamelessly posting about your own band the blimp. It is lame posting about your own band.

[ http://www.nzmusic.com/topic.cfm?i=113 ]

Submitted by 999natas999 on Tue, 2002-02-19 13:12.

Nahhh... go for it gluepot... plug away!!!, you'll know when it gets tired.

Submitted by gluepot RIP on Mon, 2002-02-18 22:19.

[ www.theblimp.co.uk ]

Submitted by Glacier on Mon, 2002-02-18 23:42.

ahh it was just recently, how annoying, iv just gotten into both those bands in the last month or 2. i couldnt beleive it when i read shellac was here. hopefully hdu can convince them to come back over here.

Submitted by Andoru on Tue, 2002-02-19 00:53.

Fuck man getting shellac back over here would be fucking eh!
i mean it has been 2 years now!

Where you from glacier?

Submitted by ed on Tue, 2002-02-19 03:47.

fox?

Submitted by gluepot RIP on Tue, 2002-02-19 11:40.

Good-o dunedinkid, will do....
Just trying to be as big as The Rolling Stones, thats all......

Submitted by dunedinkid on Tue, 2002-02-19 14:01.

Shit sorry now i feel like a bully.
It was just the third person thing which was annoying me maybe if you said
"HDU playing with MY band the blimp" it would be cool.

Submitted by Glacier on Tue, 2002-02-19 14:15.

No ed, im not from fox *sigh* im from Christchurch.

Submitted by samflux on Wed, 2002-02-20 11:46.

im hangin out in chch and i dont not what to do

set me on fire with kerosene