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Thu 10th Sep, 2009 in Local News

The all-star supergroup that is Them Crooked Vultures will land in Australia in January. Following on from FasterLouder’s reveal that the three-man team of Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones had plans for Australia, their stops have now been unveiled.

The band is set to play just four dates around the country – Adelaide, book your plane seats. Tickets are on sale 22 September, with the debut Them Crooked Vultures album Never Deserved The Future set to arrive in late-October.

Tue Jan 19 – Challenge Stadium, Perth
Fri Jan 22 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Mon Jan 25 – Riverstage, Brisbane
Tue Jan 26 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney

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dkos

dkos said on the 18th Sep, 2009

Wish it was John Paul Young instead.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 18th Sep, 2009

Love would be in the air, every sight and every sound...

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 18th Sep, 2009

Got Brisbane tickets this morning.

To those questioning the wisdom - Foos and Queens are two of the best live bands I've ever seen, and thats in no small part thanks to their frontmen.

Plus I've never seen Dave Grohl drum live, and I want to...

Mutton Chops

Mutton Chops said on the 18th Sep, 2009

spot on dude, i'm amped about hearing the new album in a months time, but 110 bones for a total mystery? they've got to be taking the piss

Sunnyboyz

Sunnyboyz said on the 18th Sep, 2009

There is almost as much Hype as Animal Collective.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 18th Sep, 2009

jesus christ, this is not a total mystery. we know what these guys do when separate and, courtesy of Songs For The Deaf, we know what they do when they're together.

Okay, they havent released anything yet, but it's not like these guys are completely unknown...

Lucan

Lucan said on the 21st Sep, 2009

am in. floor tickets for festivus hole.

embarassed, but am sure it will be worth it-ish,:o

Zeppeloholic

Zeppeloholic said on the 21st Sep, 2009

am in. floor tickets for festivus hole.

embarassed, but am sure it will be worth it-ish,:o

have no fear and don't be ashamed it will be awesome.

unlachs

unlachs said on the 21st Sep, 2009

i don't think these guys will be awful, by any means.

but the high price-tag is a blatant case of the promoters charging whatever the hell they want because these guys are famous.

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

paid my 106 bucks but it's gonna be well worth it

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

You can't honestly know that. What song are you looking forward to hearing the most?

Zeppeloholic

Zeppeloholic said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

you'd have to say scumbag blues wouldn't you?

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

When the album comes out go nuts but the jury is still out.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

ive spoken to people who have seen them in europe and said it was good entertainment, so im going off their words when i got my ticket

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

Peter Combe is good entertainment, but that doesn't mean I am prepared to pay over 50 bucks to see him.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

I haven't bought any tickets yet.

I probably would have if the Sydney gig wasn't on Australia Day.

I think I'll wait and see until the album is released. If there are still tickets available then I may decide to go.

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

Well clearly.
I think I can make a pretty good estimate off the back of a Foo Fighters show and a QOTSA show.
And as much as that potentially means nothing, I have great faith that I'm in for an unmissable show.

Ultimately it's a 100 dollar lucky dip

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

Does anyone remember Zwan?

As far as supergroups go I hope that These Crooked Vultures will be more more Temple of the Dog than Asia.

de-tec-tive

de-tec-tive said on the 22nd Sep, 2009

i still like some Zwan tracks :)

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 23rd Sep, 2009

I haven't bought any tickets yet.

I probably would have if the Sydney gig wasn't on Australia Day.

I think I'll wait and see until the album is released. If there are still tickets available then I may decide to go.me too. quite annoying really.

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 23rd Sep, 2009

strange nate and dave touring at the same time.

substylee said on the 2nd Oct, 2009

anyone watched the clips on youtube? thoughts?

dkos

dkos said on the 27th Oct, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7_vH3H8LPI

Single is alright, without being spectacular, at all.

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 28th Oct, 2009

i was stressing today coz i realised i havent received my tickets yet.
so i checked my emails and couldnt find a confirmation from ticketek. i couldnt find one so i started stressing and gave them a call and they said they had no details of me buying any tickets.
after much stressing i realised i got the tickets through ticket master and all was sweet.

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 28th Oct, 2009

agreed that the single is pretty good. nothing mindblowing but pretty good.
i think a reasonably good album could be on its way and definitely one hell of a live performance.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 28th Oct, 2009

i was stressing today coz i realised i havent received my tickets yet.
so i checked my emails and couldnt find a confirmation from ticketek. i couldnt find one so i started stressing and gave them a call and they said they had no details of me buying any tickets.
after much stressing i realised i got the tickets through ticket master and all was sweet.

Thanks for the great story. Can you tell it again?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 28th Oct, 2009

but maybe figure out a way to incorporate a villain? and maybe a romance too. Ooo, and a magician.

And a talking dog! Everybody loves talking dogs, even more than rapping grannies!

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 4th Jan, 2010

whos going?
finally bought a ticket today.

thomok said on the 4th Jan, 2010

i was stressing today coz i realised i havent received my tickets yet.
so i checked my emails and couldnt find a confirmation from ticketek. i couldnt find one so i started stressing and gave them a call and they said they had no details of me buying any tickets.
after much stressing i realised i got the tickets through ticket master and all was sweet.

I haven't received mine yet either, hopefully they come soon! did they say how long til you would get them?

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 5th Jan, 2010

only animal collective is boring, whereas them crooked vultures have put out one of the most solid albums of 2009.

just wanted to bump this thread to the top.

this album rocks. and i was sceptical at first. why? i'll tell you why:

a) dave grohl invented foo fighters & they are just....terrible.
b) josh homme, god love him, has become one of those musicians who needs to hear the word "no" more often. and he is not as a good a vocalist as he believes (don't hit me, josh! its true)
c) hype normally means bad things

however, i then remembered that john paul jones was in led zeppelin. led fucking zeppelin, everybody. and had a hand in some of their more badass riffs & tunes. and is the kind of fella who busts out double-basses.

jpj is actually the coolest part of this whole thing, and the album is better than i expected. i was expecting qotsa reject tunes, watered- down to foo fighters level.

what it really sounds like is if a led zep b-side fucked a qotsa b-side. it makes you want to get buzzed & take your clothes off. and in fact, thats what i did the first time i heard it. i had a fucking time.

anyway, i'm going to this show & i'm excited as hell, mainly to see jpj. if anybody else is going, come find me & buy me a drink. i like whiskey & i'll be wearing a cooler led zep tee than you.

/end manifesto

deanoss

deanoss said on the 5th Jan, 2010

only animal collective is boring, whereas them crooked vultures have put out one of the most solid albums of 2009.

just wanted to bump this thread to the top.

this album rocks. and i was sceptical at first. why? i'll tell you why:

a) dave grohl invented foo fighters & they are just....terrible.
b) josh homme, god love him, has become one of those musicians who needs to hear the word "no" more often. and he is not as a good a vocalist as he believes (don't hit me, josh! its true)
c) hype normally means bad things

however, i then remembered that john paul jones was in led zeppelin. led fucking zeppelin, everybody. and had a hand in some of their more badass riffs & tunes. and is the kind of fella who busts out double-basses.

jpj is actually the coolest part of this whole thing, and the album is better than i expected. i was expecting qotsa reject tunes, watered- down to foo fighters level.

what it really sounds like is if a led zep b-side fucked a qotsa b-side. it makes you want to get buzzed & take your clothes off. and in fact, thats what i did the first time i heard it. i had a fucking time.

anyway, i'm going to this show & i'm excited as hell, mainly to see jpj. if anybody else is going, come find me & buy me a drink. i like whiskey & i'll be wearing a cooler led zep tee than you.

/end manifesto

love it!

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 5th Jan, 2010

you should definitely have received them by now.
did you pay for them to be sent to you or did you just get ones that you can print off the net? because i thought mine still hadnt turned up and i phoned them up and they said i selected to just print mine. i forgot because they still werent available for months after purchase so they're probably in your ticket master account now

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 5th Jan, 2010

only animal collective is boring, whereas them crooked vultures have put out one of the most solid albums of 2009.

just wanted to bump this thread to the top.

this album rocks. and i was sceptical at first. why? i'll tell you why:

a) dave grohl invented foo fighters & they are just....terrible.
b) josh homme, god love him, has become one of those musicians who needs to hear the word "no" more often. and he is not as a good a vocalist as he believes (don't hit me, josh! its true)
c) hype normally means bad things

however, i then remembered that john paul jones was in led zeppelin. led fucking zeppelin, everybody. and had a hand in some of their more badass riffs & tunes. and is the kind of fella who busts out double-basses.

jpj is actually the coolest part of this whole thing, and the album is better than i expected. i was expecting qotsa reject tunes, watered- down to foo fighters level.

what it really sounds like is if a led zep b-side fucked a qotsa b-side. it makes you want to get buzzed & take your clothes off. and in fact, thats what i did the first time i heard it. i had a fucking time.

anyway, i'm going to this show & i'm excited as hell, mainly to see jpj. if anybody else is going, come find me & buy me a drink. i like whiskey & i'll be wearing a cooler led zep tee than you.

/end manifesto

whilst I agree that JPJ is probably the best part of this band. i have to completely disagree that these guys released one of the most solid albums of 2009.
Seems like Homme and Grohl wanted to play together, they recruited JPJ coz they could. Then they got together, had no inspiration, just jammed some songs out because they have finesse as musicians, quickly laid the songs down in the studio, released tickets before anyone knew any of their shit.

I have a feeling that the live performance is going to be awesome. Much more raw than the album obviously. But to be honest, if I'd heard the album first, I wouldnt have paid the 106 for a ticket.

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 5th Jan, 2010

whilst i agree that jpj is probably the best part of this band. i have to completely disagree that these guys released one of the most solid albums of 2009.
seems like homme and grohl wanted to play together, they recruited jpj coz they could. then they got together, had no inspiration, just jammed some songs out because they have finesse as musicians, quickly laid the songs down in the studio, released tickets before anyone knew any of their shit.

i have a feeling that the live performance is going to be awesome. much more raw than the album obviously. but to be honest, if i'd heard the album first, i wouldnt have paid the 106 for a ticket.

fair enough.

this album probably wouldn't make my top ten of 2009 (or maybe it would - i opted out of lists for 2009) - but its one of the most consistent releases of last year. look, these guys are not doing anything revolutionary or ambitious here - there are some real 'by-the-numbers' moments on the record, granted. the fact that much of it does sound like hybrid-led zep/qotsa (and the rest of it sounds like josh condensing all his favourite led zep riffs into one) kind of illustrates that. but its a just a good, straightforward rock album - and i like that. i want more of that. i want less foo fighters.

and yes, grohl & homme probably ran into a studio, creaming their pants at the thought of writing with john paul jones, then jammed for a few weeks & threw this shit together. but it sounds like they had a grand fucking time doing it, and actually, this project has been rumoured for a few years anyhow. i suspect it was just kept under wraps quite well, because none of these players are anybody the hipster douche squadron gives a shit about.

and to be fair, there was a lot of live shit floating around online almost as soon as the hype machine cranked on, and the band was not working too hard to stop bootlegged stuff leaking. i heard almost all the album tracks (from multiple european shows) before i bought a ticket.

but yes, the live show is going to be quality. agreed. it will be some sort of knicker-dropping shit. cannot wait.

ps. why do my posts not ever show caps? i do use them when i type. its annoying. almost as annoying as foo fighter fans.

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 5th Jan, 2010

yeah i see where you're coming from with your arguments.

you should probably stick around these forums man, you're pretty quality input

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 5th Jan, 2010

yeah i see where you're coming from with your arguments.

you should probably stick around these forums man, you're pretty quality input

ha, thanks buddy....i am fairly rad, its true :p

dkos

dkos said on the 6th Jan, 2010

I'm just chucking it out there, if you like it then you can take, if not just send it straight back.. If 'Them Crooked Vultures' never existed and this album was released as a Queens of the Stone Age album then no one would question it, or talk up the bass lines or the drumming, or anything.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

I think the question is whether or not it is as forgettable as Era Vulgaris

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

if they cut out about 2 songs the album would be heapppppps better/

Stackboy

Stackboy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

Got a registered post notification in the mail the other day, pretty sure its my tickets.

Era Vulgaris was excellent. Just had more of an industrial edge.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

Got a registered post notification in the mail the other day, pretty sure its my tickets.

Era Vulgaris was excellent. Just had more of an industrial edge.

I think 3s and 7s is one of the best QOTSA songs ever.

Cpt_Pugwash

Cpt_Pugwash said on the 6th Jan, 2010

Era vulagaris was awesome, Lullabies was kinda forgettable though

Stackboy

Stackboy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

My thoughts exactly.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

The best thing about 3s and 7s is playing it in Rock Band, because the guitar, vocals and drums are all on completely different tempos that also keep changing - complete mindfuck.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

only animal collective is boring, whereas them crooked vultures have put out one of the most solid albums of 2009.

just wanted to bump this thread to the top.

this album rocks. and i was sceptical at first. why? i'll tell you why:

a) dave grohl invented foo fighters & they are just....terrible.

Yeah, I kinda tuned out of your manifesto around this point. Foo Fighters have become an ordinary band, but their debut is pretty good, and The Colour And The Shape is wall-to-wall fantastic, a seminal 90's rock album. After that it was all kinda downhill.

But to dismiss the Foo Fighters outright just doesnt make sense...

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

if it were a qotsa record, there wouldn't be no john paul jones on it (<-- highly doubt it anyway)

and therefore, it would sound different. so no dice

but dave grohl was on a qotsa record & people did talk up the drumming then....coz it was stellar.

i like era vulgaris. the shitty parts are particularly shitty, but it has more standout moments than lullabies, so i don't really get all the hating on it...

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

yeah, i kinda tuned out of your manifesto around this point. foo fighters have become an ordinary band, but their debut is pretty good, and the colour and the shape is wall-to-wall fantastic, a seminal 90's rock album. after that it was all kinda downhill.

but to dismiss the foo fighters outright just doesnt make sense...

i didn't dismiss them outright.

i just hold bands to the standard of their most recent output...and as you've pointed out, most of the foos catalogue is not great. the last few albums....terrible.

one good album (i own tcats, don't hate it, appreciate its place in time, but don't love it) does not make up for shitty everything-that-came-after. their last single sounds like a bad tom petty-wannabe.

and i used to be one of those people that championed dave grohl post-nirvana..."the most underrated man in rock n roll". he was, for a while. but somewhere along the way, i think maybe he got caught up in his own bullshit. for such a technically proficient band to suck so hard is a little tragic.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

If you rated all bands based on their most recent output, most of them would be terrible.

dkos

dkos said on the 6th Jan, 2010

if it were a qotsa record, there wouldn't be no john paul jones on it (<-- highly doubt it anyway)

and therefore, it would sound different. so no dice

but dave grohl was on a qotsa record & people did talk up the drumming then....coz it was stellar.

i like era vulgaris. the shitty parts are particularly shitty, but it has more standout moments than lullabies, so i don't really get all the hating on it...

You're not listening to me/reading what I have posted properly.

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

depends on the context though...

- some bands don't "age well" & are weaker with each offering
- some bands start to rape their own legacy
[eg. nu-alice in chains, the axl rose circus formerly known as guns n roses]
- some bands don't just don't know when to quit (either the music or drugs)
[eg. the mars volta & their collected solo offerings]
- and some bands only have one good album, rest is shite, increasingly shite at that
[foo fighters]

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

You can't really blame bands for continuing to release material well past their heyday when they are popular.

What do you expect them to do instead? Quit music and go and work in an office?

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

you can't really blame bands for continuing to release material well past their heyday when they are popular.

what do you expect them to do instead? quit music and go and work in an office?

i'm not blaming them for that

i'm judging them for that

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

but dave grohl was on a qotsa record & people did talk up the drumming then....coz it was stellar.

And here's what I don't get - you started all this by saying that before you heard any of their tracks, you were extremely sceptical,

But you are a big led zeppelin fan, and acknowledge that last time Dave Grohl worked with Josh Homme (specifically, drumming on tracks where Homme was the frontman), it was stellar.

But you were sceptical because Grohl started Foo Fighters (who, by your calculations, had gone downhill well before he drummed on Songs)?

I dont get it.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

Maybe vesperteen was worried that the Them Crooked Vultures album was going to have both Homme and Grohl singing and the gorilla from the Cadbury ad on drums.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

that would have been AWESOME!

In The Air Tonight needs to be in Rock Band so everyone can play that gorilla...

two rock band references in one thread - thats how I roll...

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

that would have been AWESOME!

In The Air Tonight needs to be in Rock Band so everyone can play that gorilla...

two rock band references in one thread - thats how I roll...

The song was left out of Rock Band because the game designers thought a Phil Collins avatar would break TV screens.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

in Guitar Hero 5 you can play with your xbox-live avatar as the band member, and my friend's looks exactly like phil collins when behind the drums, which is wierd cos when the avatar is just standing there, it doesnt look anything like collins, but put him behind the drums, and its all collins.

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

and here's what i don't get - you started all this by saying that before you heard any of their tracks, you were extremely sceptical,

but you are a big led zeppelin fan, and acknowledge that last time dave grohl worked with josh homme (specifically, drumming on tracks where homme was the frontman), it was stellar.

but you were sceptical because grohl started foo fighters (who, by your calculations, had gone downhill well before he drummed on songs)?

i dont get it.

*pulls out semantics card*
i said i was "sceptical", but didn't say "extremely"....a little bit of cynicism is healthy, too much is not cool ;)
*puts away semantics card*

reasons for initial scepticism, redux

1. dave grohl

he invented & fronts foo fighters
i think their collected works, bar 'the colour & the shape', are poor
possibility of grohl fronting them crooked vultures, instead of being in his rightful place frightened me2. josh homme

can sometimes be lacking in filtering out lesser quality musics (see various desert sessions tracks, half of lullabies to paralyse, some of era vulgaris, various collaborations)
vocally, is fine in small doses, esp when better singers are around to take on the more complex shit. but not my first choice. obsessed with falsetto. too much falsetto can be a bad thing (outside of glam rock)3. fanboy hype

kind of acts like a red flag more often than nothow them crooked vultures helped me overcome the hype machine

1. presence of john paul jones

among general awesomeness, he wrote one of my favourite led zep tunes & riffs (black dog)2. the homme-grohl formula

proven track record (albeit with other supporting players who are not in this particular picture, yes) when both are playing what they're best at3. the album

its fun, its good, i like it

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

haha

in actual fact, i was bummed out that this wasn't the end result...

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 6th Jan, 2010

Okay, thats a fairly rational and calm explanation - you wont fit in here, but hopefully you'll stay.

I understand everything except the below

1. dave grohl

possibility of grohl fronting them crooked vultures, instead of being in his rightful place frightened me

Right from the start, it was always known that Grohl was drumming, Homme was fronting. In their wikipedia entry, Grohl mentioned way back in 2005 that the group was doing stuff, and he said that it was him on drums...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_Crooked_Vultures

Also, and this has occured to me just now, but even if Grohl was out in front, and Homme on the skins, if Grohl tried to pull any of the weakass Foo Fighters shit, Homme wouldnt have stood for it.

Grohl: "Hey guys, how does this sound?" *plays MOR gentle swaying guitar melody*
Homme: *leaps over drum kit, punches Grohl in the face and kicks him in the balls*

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 6th Jan, 2010

right from the start, it was always known that grohl was drumming, homme was fronting. in their wikipedia entry, grohl mentioned way back in 2005 that the group was doing stuff, and he said that it was him on drums...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/them_crooked_vultures

also, and this has occured to me just now, but even if grohl was out in front, and homme on the skins, if grohl tried to pull any of the weakass foo fighters shit, homme wouldnt have stood for it.

grohl: "hey guys, how does this sound?" *plays mor gentle swaying guitar melody*
homme: *leaps over drum kit, punches grohl in the face and kicks him in the balls*

the grohl-as-frontman fear was short-lived (yet intense) & quickly replaced with ongoing doubts about homme-as-frontman (+ being burned out on his voice. get a proper singer, already. seriously. there are plenty out there). he pulls it off on the album. mostly. i thought one of the tracks was mark lanegan at first & i got a momentary girl boner over that.

i think even grohl understands that the foo fighters long ago caught the one-way bus to mediocre town, so the homme beatdown was probably not necessary.
or maybe he got his arse beat for general sins against music. i hope so!

Cpt_Pugwash

Cpt_Pugwash said on the 6th Jan, 2010

I cant read your posts unless they are in dot point format any other way is just rude

BelindaL85

BelindaL85 said on the 6th Jan, 2010

i was fortunate to check these guys out at austin city limits last year - y'all are in for a treat! so freakin' great!

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 6th Jan, 2010

i locked onto this thread cos i think that them crooked vultures is more or less a QOTSA record, heavily influenced in feel and sound by Homme, with the others doing what fits well with Homme's vision and quirky grooves

but i gotta disagree with the above comment generally, bands i get into anyway have put out great albums at their most recent effort

QOTSA - era vulgaris
Melvins - Nude With Boots
Alice in Chains - Black gives way to the blues
Mortal Sin - Absense of Faith

not to mention Kasabian's latest, Pearl Jam's is pretty good too.
Napalm Death also.

i always thought nirvana's last album was their best too.

interesting discussion, my tastes are a bit dated admittedly but the 'gurg approach it in a song so i'm interested in others' thoughts

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 6th Jan, 2010

Also, and this has occured to me just now, but even if Grohl was out in front, and Homme on the skins, if Grohl tried to pull any of the weakass Foo Fighters shit, Homme wouldnt have stood for it.

Grohl: "Hey guys, how does this sound?" *plays MOR gentle swaying guitar melody*
Homme: *leaps over drum kit, punches Grohl in the face and kicks him in the balls*

well said!

Electrilash

Electrilash said on the 18th Jan, 2010

Well done to The Art for being asked to support Them Crooked Vultures on the 26th at The Hordern!

1....2......3.....

Lucan

Lucan said on the 19th Jan, 2010

The Melbourne poster is a Ken Murphy. Delighted.

http://www.expressobeans.com/ai/mi/14/0254.jpg
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/117394

deanoss

deanoss said on the 20th Jan, 2010

its ok... monster magnet one was rad this year

delirioussss

delirioussss said on the 20th Jan, 2010

lack of good venues and lack of good people to fill them... the crowd last night was appalling! even when josh told them to get up and dance they wouldn't! no wonder good bands don't want to come to perth! grrrr!

:mad:

but tcv were the best band i have ever seen in my life and it will be hard to top. ever! love you guys and thanks for coming to perth, but i understand if you never come back...

Zeppeloholic

Zeppeloholic said on the 20th Jan, 2010

lack of good venues and lack of good people to fill them... the crowd last night was appalling! even when josh told them to get up and dance they wouldn't! no wonder good bands don't want to come to perth! grrrr!

:mad:

but tcv were the best band i have ever seen in my life and it will be hard to top. ever! love you guys and thanks for coming to perth, but i understand if you never come back...

Dude it wasn't that bad hey. Not sure where you were but the vast majority of the crowd responded when Homme asked. I wouldn't say it was an appalling crowd either. Sure it was bogan central but you couldn't expect anything else really. I actually thought the crowd was good, responsive and very much appreciative of their performance. It was an amazing show and they have no reason not to come back if they so choose.

ashryn

ashryn said on the 20th Jan, 2010

You have to remember it was the third day in a row of 40+ days and a Tuesday, and probably 3 quarters of the audience was over 30 (aging knees you know, bad for dancing)

From where I was the audience was super attentive, just not very moving. All eyes faced the front for the entire set and I didn't witness anyone having conversations during the songs.

disco

disco said on the 20th Jan, 2010

lack of good venues and lack of good people to fill them... the crowd last night was appalling! even when josh told them to get up and dance they wouldn't! no wonder good bands don't want to come to perth! grrrr!

:mad:

but tcv were the best band i have ever seen in my life and it will be hard to top. ever! love you guys and thanks for coming to perth, but i understand if you never come back...

settle petal it wasnt all bad, quite a good turnout for a tuesday i thought and the band seemed to be having a good time.
was a great show.

delirioussss

delirioussss said on the 20th Jan, 2010

yeah i do realise it was a 40 degree day - i was there - but what you have to realise is that those three musicians were sweating their asses off in 40 degree heat trying to entertain us and only about half the audience was responding. if homme was satisfied with the crowd's response why did he say, "if you won't stand up for me, you wont stand up for anybody" "we're here because we give a shit" "i'm fucking a girl from melbourne, isn't that enough for you people?"

these are musicians who do it for the love, not for the money. they could scratch perth off their list in a second.

raciroo

raciroo said on the 20th Jan, 2010

I was sitting in the middle waaay in the last row so I could literally see everyone. When he asked people to stand everyone got up except maybe one or two people here and there

I was surprised he made that comment. Just because people aren't throwing themselves around doesn't mean they don't appreciate it. Maybe he's used to crazy circles of death like at V fest for QOTSA but it was a lot older and less feral crowd last night. It's not like people weren't cheering or anything. I was kind of in a trance of awe the whole time, maybe everyone else was too.

Lucan

Lucan said on the 25th Jan, 2010

Caught Friday's Melbourne show. Was great, excited crowd, epic set considering the material they had from one album.

JPJ's keyboard solo was pretty impressive. Alain Johannes' guitar solo was disappointing. He's a quality musician, the bit he chose for his solo didn't do justice to what he'd capable of.

Josh Homme and Dave Grohl were in fine form. After regular QOTSA shows between 2003-2008 I'd kinda forgotten how great a live performer Homme is (his on stage "banter" needs work, though). Superb guitarist.

deanoss

deanoss said on the 25th Jan, 2010

loved the show. they kept it real, no bullshit between songs kissing ass... just introducing the band members to receive the raptuous applause they so thoroughly deserved. Dave was a machine, and JPJ was amazing to watch. So much talent and class on the one stage.

Zeppeloholic

Zeppeloholic said on the 25th Jan, 2010

I've been searching for the words to describe TCV's show and there they are. Perfectly summed up.

delirioussss

delirioussss said on the 27th Jan, 2010

homme's on stage banter was mint in perth - but as i was saying before, he got a below par reaction from the unenthused crowd.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 27th Jan, 2010

i loved tonights show and the crowd seemed to love it too.
fuckkkkk dave grohl is incredible.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 27th Jan, 2010

i loved tonights show and the crowd seemed to love it too.
fuckkkkk dave grohl is incredible.

+1

Dear Dave,

stay behind the kit from now on.

Kthanxbai

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 27th Jan, 2010

i mean i assume he was good. too many fat cunts with beers walking in front of us every 2 seconds.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 27th Jan, 2010

Yeah it was the same people leaving every 15 minutes too....that was irritating

funny watching people fall up the stairs too though

indiie said on the 28th Jan, 2010

excellent musicianship on display at their brisbane gig, glad that they didn't disappoint (like that was ever going to happen).

no one loves me neither do i (in hd)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6ba2a8echq

i prefer the second half/ending of this song

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 31st Jan, 2010

Also, and this has occured to me just now, but even if Grohl was out in front, and Homme on the skins, if Grohl tried to pull any of the weakass Foo Fighters shit, Homme wouldnt have stood for it.

lol.
not sure how homme introduced the grohl and jpj at other gigs, but at brisbane he kept mentioning that jpj was from zeppelin and grohl was from nirvana. not once did he mention foo fighters lmao

indiie said on the 1st Feb, 2010

lol.
not sure how homme introduced the grohl and jpj at other gigs, but at brisbane he kept mentioning that jpj was from zeppelin and grohl was from nirvana. not once did he mention foo fighters lmao

josh: john paul fucking jones
*crowd goes wild*

here are some screen caps from my vids that i'll upload the rest of tomorrow.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs293.ash1/22052_281722351021_607776021_3939625_1874620_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs213.snc3/22052_281722376021_607776021_3939627_931149_n.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs233.snc3/22052_281722356021_607776021_3939626_4140221_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs233.snc3/22052_281722381021_607776021_3939628_7910775_n.jpg

deanoss

deanoss said on the 1st Feb, 2010

josh: john paul fucking jones
*crowd goes wild*

here are some screen caps from my vids that i'll upload the rest of tomorrow.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs293.ash1/22052_281722351021_607776021_3939625_1874620_n.jpg

love this! and as a screen cap of a vid? did you record the whole thing??

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 1st Feb, 2010

thats a pretty good video camera if theyre screen caps.
if you have the vid im sure a few of us would love the opportunity to grab it off you

indiie said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

a great deal of it. watch in hd
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=54f14ec6530e490a

the camera is a lumix tz7. i've had it for a month and can very highly recommend it. great zoom, great sound, hd video, compact size and cheap if you shop around (got mine for $380).

vesperteen

vesperteen said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

a great deal of it. watch in hd
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=54f14ec6530e490a

the camera is a lumix tz7. i've had it for a month and can very highly recommend it. great zoom, great sound, hd video, compact size and cheap if you shop around (got mine for $380).

*bookmarked* thaaaaank you

deanoss

deanoss said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

a great deal of it. watch in hd
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=54f14ec6530e490a

the camera is a lumix tz7. i've had it for a month and can very highly recommend it. great zoom, great sound, hd video, compact size and cheap if you shop around (got mine for $380).

are you going to make a HD version available to d/l?
i recorded warsaw but memory was full 3/4 through and i missed the crazy crescendo towards the end... :( the memories won't die though..

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

I like how it was seriously less than three years ago everyone was down with the Foo Fighters and now it's all "Fuckin' Foo Fighters raped my children I hate them".

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

I dont hate them, I thought they were really awesome right up to the midpoint of We Have Nothing Left To Lose, and The Colour And The Shape is an absolute must-have, seminal rock album.

But since then, I've only liked a couple of the singles here and there, and everything else has felt limp and tired.

I know you weren't specifically talking to me, and I agree there's a lot of Foo hate out there, but there's some love as well :)

deanoss

deanoss said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

I dont hate them, I thought they were really awesome right up to the midpoint of We Have Nothing Left To Lose, and The Colour And The Shape is an absolute must-have, seminal rock album.

But since then, I've only liked a couple of the singles here and there, and everything else has felt limp and tired.

I know you weren't specifically talking to me, and I agree there's a lot of Foo hate out there, but there's some love as well :)

in the same boat..

a few golden moments, esp on the acoustic disc of In Your Honor, but after Aurora theres not much left to like..

indiie said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

http://keepvid.com/ :p

seriously though if anyone wants the vids i'm happy to burn them if you send blanks + self addressed/postage paid pack to return them in. send a msg to my youtube account.

why do all uppercase letters in my post get converted to lowercase when i post? some crazy word filter that somehow doesn't affect others?

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

Anti-n00b technology.

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

Do YoU HaVe tO ReAcH a CeRtAIN numBER of poSTs befoRE YoU Can uSE caPS? or IS It TiME baSED?

indiie said on the 2nd Feb, 2010

given that i registered in 2005 and am experiencing the effect, i'm guessing it's not time based.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 3rd Feb, 2010

I BELIEVE IT"S 50 POSTS

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