Einsturzende Neubauten with The Devastations, Koko, 24th April 2007

[zoo_music_girl]

I was a bit disappointed with Neubauten last night. They started off quite well but then there was a long section where they played songs with a similar, slow tempo and it frankly got a bit dull. It didn't help that it was possibly the most talkative audience in the world and that the gig just wasn't loud enough. Both times I've seen them before I could clearly hear every word that was said between songs but last night I could barely make anything out and people just talked over the quiet songs (of which there were many). It picked up a bit in the encores, where they played Redukt, Alles and a newish one that I can't remember the name of, which was storming. Not as good as the last couple of times I've seen them, although Hacke is still a total rock god.

Support was from the Devastations, who Rowland S Howard re-recorded "Autoluminesence" with last year, together with a cover of VU's "Ocean", and I liked then a lot. I even bought both their CDs after the gig.

Comments

[bethnoir.livejournal.com]

hello, this is a bit cheeky, but are you the same zoo music girl who has such good musical taste on the Guardian's Reader's Recommend blog? If not, sorry to have bothered you, if so you have great taste and wouls you mind if I friended you? Thanks, Bethnoir

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

Hi, yes, that's me. :) I've noticed your recommendations too, I remember you recommending Waterglass recently. Thank you for saying I have good taste, I don't mind at all if you friend me! I see you know RJ and Lindy as well, was that where you spotted my journal?

RJ and Lindy

[bethnoir.livejournal.com]

Yes, I saw you were on RJ's friend list and wondered if you were the same person :-) I agreed with you about Cabin Fever being better than the Ship Song for the sea topic last week. Thanks for replying. I don't know RJ or Lindy in real life, but I am a big fan of RJ's writing and we like a lot of the same bands.