Well, since no one else has commented yet I'll start things off. I went to both Friday and Saturday night shows and these are some of my thoughts, it would be good to hear what other people who attended thought of it.
For me the Sat show was a lot stronger in every way. The performance had more energy and the whole vibe of the show felt better. Friday felt a little flat and not quite what I have come to expect from Shihad.
It was pretty obvious to me that the songs from the new album simply do not stand up well when compared with the material from the past. I don't think Jon has lost his songwriting talent but I think he has gone a little overboard on the big sing-along choruses and many of the songs have very cliched structures. To me, the only songs which match previous efforts are Trademark and to a lesser extent, Comfort Me. Comfort me has a killer signature riff but once again gets watered down by the big, corny chorus.
Jon's acoustic spots were good and it was great to hear the songs as they were when he first wrote them. It would have been good to hear a full band version of Run though.
Is it just me or do the guys suddenly seem older? I've never thought that about them before. It's not that they look physically older, they just seem a bit tired on stage. The energy levels definitely aren't what they used to be. There was still a lot of passion in the performances but something seemed to be missing that I can't quite put my finger on.
I did enjoy both shows, Saturday especially, but I can't say that they come close to any Shihad gigs I have seen before. Hopefully the guys will get back into the swing of things, I just hope that they haven't lost that spark they used to have.
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Ollie, nice post.I couldn't have said ...
Ollie, nice post.I couldn't have said it better myself. Its the songs that stand out to me also.
- hollis
I went to last nights gig. And they weren't shit.
- NiceGuyEddie
what a fucking great gig. ghosts and envy. toxic. i feel sorry for anyone that missed that. - dust
Monday night gig ruled! It was nice to hear Toxic Shock but it and Envy fell flat as encores compared to the monster of songs that preceeded them. It is all one big blur to me of heaving sweaty bodies and raw energy. The way the crowd held Jon during "Home Again", like a god, and for so long was inspiring. Biggy ups for the improvement over Friday night. I'm knackered. Vietnow is a friggin encyclopaedia of Shihad.
- Stefan
Ollie, I wish I could have seen the Saturday night gig. I feel like I've only seen the beginning and end of a mini-series.
- Stefan
... i don't think that pacifier have lost any energy, if anything i think they are more incredible now then ever, it's just we're older. Photographing them now as opossed to the weta/fur tour 2 odd years back was so different, jon is one crazy litttle fucker. it's hard to keep up. I think that the kids are just as blown away as we were when we were 16.
They are quieter though, my only complaint, not sure wether it was noise restrictions put on by the venue (i imagine so) as it is a pretty residential area, and it was fucking loud outside. But my ears used to ring for ages after a shihad gig, no more. or maybe it's just that my ears are fucked...
- blink
(these posts edited down due to forum madness)
leave only the good posts. nice one ...
leave only the good posts. nice one dust.
i heard from my friends who went it was the most boring thing they have ever seen. That a bunch of 16 year olds blew them off the stage.
um. those were the only ones actually ...
um. those were the only ones actually about the topic. 'cept maybe for your dino call.
your friends must be real "rad"
ok sweet. i am going to leave it....
ok sweet. i am going to leave it.
yeah, but he was just saw all the VB ...
yeah, but he was just saw all the VB ejector had with them and was trying to get some:)
i can't see what there wasn't to like ...
i can't see what there wasn't to like about mondays gig. i can understand some criticisms of the first three (not that i necessarily agree), but last night, well. real good crowd buzz last night too. don't think i'll see a gig that good for a while yet. of course, there's still dj shadow at the end of the month.
dj shadow!??! who said? when?...
dj shadow!??! who said? when?
playing the st james? in auckland at ...
playing the st james? in auckland at the end of the month. doing the cheap air nz fly up and a bus or train back a few days later.
akl? grrr. oh if you like shadow ...
akl? grrr.
oh if you like shadow check out RJD2, he rulz the hip hop skoolz.
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your not the only one Ollie that has ...
your not the only one Ollie that has the slight change in shihad/pacifier
i saw them here in palmerston north and yeah... they do seem a little chill, lets just hope its a breath before going back down to the depths
I saw all 4 nights Pacifier played in ...
I saw all 4 nights Pacifier played in Wellington.I thought the energy levels was pretty full-on Friday and Saturday night. Sunday and
Monday were pretty good considering both were just over half full
each nights. First 3 nights the setlist was the same expect different
Killjoy track but Monday night was completely different and an
electric version of Run with full band (awesome).
but weren't they all sold out? and ...
but weren't they all sold out? and thats why they had that other show?
i smell a big fucking rat.
Sunday night was all ages bro. Some ...
Sunday night was all ages bro.
Some older people don't like going to those, psychological stigma and all.
Went to the chch uni ball concert and ...
Went to the chch uni ball concert and it was awsome! hooster sucked, grinspoon were excellent preformers and shihad well fuck what can I say. Did anyone else go to that concert?
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