Queens of the Stone Age, Koko, 23/08/05
Aug. 24th, 2005 09:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zoo_music_girlI had a great time at the Queens of the Stone Age gig last night. It started off badly, with the band making us wait around for ages and no support (reminders of Siouxsie at the 100 Club), but they made up for it by being excellent, and actually apologising.
I started off near the front of the back but as the gig started it just got too packed and I got fed up being crushed up against complete strangers. I watched Simon make his way forward as I made my way to the back. I stood right at the back for a couple of songs, including "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret", which was great because I had room to dance and could see the stage quite well, apart from a pillar blocking my view of Josh Homme (I was paying more attention to Troy van Leeuwen in a really cool suit and haircut anyway) but then I decided I was missing out on the gig atmosphere so I moved forward again and found a good spot near the pillar where I wasn't being barged into too often and could see everything quite well.
I don't really know QOTSA's stuff very well, having only got into them since I've been going out with Simon, but they played everything I know except "The Hanging Tree", which was a slight disappointment because I really like that song.
They're a mismatched looking band, looking as if they should be in at least four different bands. The guitarist matched the drummer nicely, who also had short black hair and was stripped to the waist showing a slim but muscular torso and tribal tattoos, but the singer was a tall, well built redhead in denim, the bass player was a scruffy bloke in a woolly hat and the keyboard player looked like she'd been pulled in out of the nearest goth pub.
They played quite a varied set. There was a bit of guitar noodling including rock, some bluesy bits and some more spacy, laid back stuff as well as the actual songs. It was really good stuff. And oh my God it was loud. I didn't realise quite how loud at the time but my ears are still ringing this morning. "Songs for the Deaf", indeed. I really must remember to take my earplugs to gigs.
I started off near the front of the back but as the gig started it just got too packed and I got fed up being crushed up against complete strangers. I watched Simon make his way forward as I made my way to the back. I stood right at the back for a couple of songs, including "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret", which was great because I had room to dance and could see the stage quite well, apart from a pillar blocking my view of Josh Homme (I was paying more attention to Troy van Leeuwen in a really cool suit and haircut anyway) but then I decided I was missing out on the gig atmosphere so I moved forward again and found a good spot near the pillar where I wasn't being barged into too often and could see everything quite well.
I don't really know QOTSA's stuff very well, having only got into them since I've been going out with Simon, but they played everything I know except "The Hanging Tree", which was a slight disappointment because I really like that song.
They're a mismatched looking band, looking as if they should be in at least four different bands. The guitarist matched the drummer nicely, who also had short black hair and was stripped to the waist showing a slim but muscular torso and tribal tattoos, but the singer was a tall, well built redhead in denim, the bass player was a scruffy bloke in a woolly hat and the keyboard player looked like she'd been pulled in out of the nearest goth pub.
They played quite a varied set. There was a bit of guitar noodling including rock, some bluesy bits and some more spacy, laid back stuff as well as the actual songs. It was really good stuff. And oh my God it was loud. I didn't realise quite how loud at the time but my ears are still ringing this morning. "Songs for the Deaf", indeed. I really must remember to take my earplugs to gigs.
