First Wiltern review
Friend of the site Raymond Flotat and mxdwn have posted an in-depth review of last night’s opening night at the Wiltern.
Here are some extracts:
“That soon-to-be-released album Sol Invictus is a fresh take on the band’s genre-less sound, one that already boasts what could be considered three hit worthy singles. On the first night of a three-night stand in Los Angeles, the band expertly blended the best of the first part of their career and a slew of killer new tracks”
“The last of which, was the second encore and final song of the night. It was the first time ever that new song “Black Friday” was played live. This was unique for several reasons. First off, keyboardist Roddy Bottum played only acoustic guitar for this number. The song features mostly clean electric or acoustic segments, but then sporadically drops in distortion with a Patton howl intermittently for a few seconds at a time. Lastly, this might be the first song Faith No More has done in many years that will truly challenge their diehard fans (a feat far harder than it sounds given their affinity for eclectic music).”
“This could be the return of the badly needed pace car for all of forward thinking rock music everywhere. They are a challenging, uncompromising and constantly evolving champion that will stand high above a vast sea of cookie cutter banality. Hallelujah. Not a moment too soon.”
There are also some great photos:
Wiltern videos
Finally, there are some great videos surfacing of the opening night at the Wiltern. Here is our playlist:
New posters
As we showed in our earlier Wiltern post, Alan Forbes produced another Dr Doom poster for the show. The regular edition poster is signed & numbered of 115. There is also a sparkle foil variant edition of 20. Both posters will be available via Inside the Rock Poster Frame)
Wiltern show live on Periscope
It seems that the Periscope platform (I think that this is a 2015 version of UStream and allows people to stream events via their smartphones). Did anyone see it?
Kerrang! cover uncovered
Daniel Boud, the photographer behind that iconic cover from the current issue of Kerrang! magazine, has posted a
Portland review
We approach yet another Portland review with trepidation. Hmmm – not to promising so far, this one from Spectrum Culture:
“The sound might have been middling, all heavy bass drowning out Patton’s vocals, and guitarist Jon D. Hudson, who joined the group just before its 1998 breakup, seemed lost during some songs, but the audience didn’t give one fuck, shouting along to songs such as “Land of Sunshine,” “Caffeine” and “Evidence.””
And here comes his take on Patton: “As a performer, Patton remains an odd combination of a confrontational and darkly comic. When he pulled a woman up from the audience during a rendition of the Commodores’ “Easy,” he not only put his arm around her and swayed, but maybe crossed some lines by groping her and trying to kiss her on the way out. I’m sure her boyfriend, if she has one, was thrilled. No sarcasm.”
Again – I’ve watched the video here and there is nothing untoward going on. An affectionate stomach pat is not a grope and the kiss was a goodbye kiss.
Here’s the pay-off: “But as other patrons filed in wearing Motherfucker T-shirts, all of the lifelong fans at my table still coursed with excitement, that angry young man inside was raging and thrumming to the music that still speaks some sort of truth more than 20 years later.”
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