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Post #71356 by Trader Woody on Wed, Jan 21, 2004 7:52 AM

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Some damn fine bands mentioned!

The Jesus Lizard were responsible for one of the most extreme shows I've seen at The Garage in London. Loads of people were packed in, Yow did his stuff and as time went on, the whole room started to buckle and collapse! Afterwards, the floor was covered in ceiling tiles and debris, and all sorts of metal bars were bent out of shape, yet the only person that semed to move was Yow himself. (hanging down from a spinning ceiling fan, etc.) They called it a 'riot'in the press, but nobody was rioting. Very odd.

Similarly, when I saw the Swans in Newcastle, it was so loud yet bass-y that people were collapsing from the sound. Nobody clapped at the end, they just staggered to the door. I really felt like I was about to keel over or puke for about 99% of the show. My friend who was dj-ing said the turntables were vibrating like crazy the whole time. I guess they don't make bands like those any more.

Trader Woody