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Suicidal Tendencies - Live Paradiso
Amsterdam, NL
June 26, 1987
Soundboard or FM Source @HQvbr
Set List:
By the time of A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Ministry had amassed enough of an arsenal of gear and a hardcore coterie of fans to make the band's shows literally explosive affairs in some cases. Also released as an accompanying video, which shows more than a few audience members seemingly uncaring about potential dismemberment, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up is only six songs long, but delivers big time for each of them. The weird atmosphere of glowering goth and avante thrash metal that combined with the more direct dance floor antics of Alain Jourgensen, Paul Barker, and company makes for a particularly potent combination live. Jourgensen's hoarsely roared, wracked vocals, given just enough electronic distortion to really cause some blood to flow, suit the various reinterpretations of The Land of Rape and Honey and A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste material, three songs from each. For the most part the live takes closely resemble the studio cuts aside from length; while the galloping "Deity" sticks to the original's three-minute headcrush, "So What" turns into an extended vamp, arguably going on a little too long but generally having fun with its own horror-movie slasher theatrics, as well as kicking off with a slow burn, just creepy enough start. The whooshing swoops and siren noises that kick off "Burning Inside" show how well Ministry can rework material for maximum impact as needed. The end of the disc provides the real highlights, with absolutely brutal versions of "Thieves" and a nervous, intense "Stigmata" polishing things off; Jourgensen's profane rant against anything and everything at the end in particular reaches some sort of weird apotheosis of unalloyed hatred. Occasional comments to the crowd along the lines of, "Looks like we got a little frisky bunch here!" show that for all the musical and lyrical violence, Ministry knew how to keep a sense of humor intact -- something more than a few followers forgot. ~All Music
Setlist:
01-The Missing
02-Deity
03-So What
04-Burning Inside
05-Thieves
06-Stigmata
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*Original Notes*
After you digest that big old Nevilles po-boy for lunch, maybe you would like some evening music as well. The second great Miles Davis Quintet at the peak of their powers in the pre-electric era; Miles with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. A very nicely recorded show from BRT radio in Belgium with what was then the best band in the world. When you listen to these live recordings it brings home the fact that this was a working band. Not just any working band but just about the hardest working band around. This band played constantly in the clubs, the halls and the studio and the level of their musical conversation shows it. By late 1967 they are pushing the boundaries every night even on the tunes they had played for years. I'm going to post 2 of these shows but this one has always been my favorite of the two.
Track List:
1) Agitation
2) Footprints
3) 'Round Midnight
4) No Blues
5) Riot
6) On Green Dolphin Street
7) Masqualero
8) Gingerbread Boy
9) The Theme
Miles Davis trumpet
Wayne Shorter tenor sax
Herbie Hancock piano
Ron Carter bass
Tony Williams drums
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Fran Gerard - Playboy Playmate March 1967
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