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Re: that wacky midweek problem


>Thurman Allen II <microserf88 at yahoo_com> wrote:
> > > np: poundhound - pineappleskunk
> >
> > so, dan, how was the king's x show?
>
>muy bueno.  great mix of songs from every album...
>favs were "Run," "Higher Than God," and "Looking for
>Love."  those are three of Doug's best songs ever
>written.

They did these when I saw 'em too, which was just last Wednesday @ 
Pittsburgh's Rosebud.  Man, those guys are too LOUD for that place!

  Ty's "Goldilox" (as sung by the crowd alone)
>was another concert ritual highlight.  no "Over My
>Head," but i think they skipped that on their last
>tour, too.

See, we didn't get "Goldilox".  Our "Silent Planet" tune was "What is 
This?".  Early on, my heart was breaking for Doug, as he sang "God, what am 
I supposed to believe?", inteasd of the origial "God, what am I supposed to 
do?"   Again, I was saddened during "Message"- "I don't know if there's 
anybody up there listening, but send a message."  Kinda hard to enjoy the 
show when I am so upset thinking about what a crummy hand life has dealt the 
singer.  (The same applies to the song "Looking for Love.)

Still, I did enjoy it.  I was thinking today just how rare a band like 
Midnight Oil is, rocking so hard after 25 years, but this post reminded me 
that Doug said King's X had been around for 22!  Unlike the Oils, the 
convictions have changed a bit, but, like the Oils, King's X rock harder as 
they get older! Last week's show was insane!

Oh, and the trick to getting "Over My Head" is as follows: instead of 
cheering for an encore, get the crowd to sing the "King's X choir" bit.  
Trust me.
>
>oo, "Vegetable" from their most recent CD _Manic
>Moonlight_ was also a great tune... they mixed it
>in with long-extendo solos by Ty and Doug.  NICE!!
>
During one of those extended solos, the same FANatic who would get us "Over 
My Head" got the crowd to chant J-E-R-R-Y, in time to his beat.  This guy 
must be a drummer; he had the build.

"Believe", from "Manic Moonlight", was great, and melancolic.  Doug told us 
how belief in yourself is necessary before you can believe in anything else- 
God, Jesus, etc.  He said that one person had written him a letter of 
dispute on that point, but he knew from personal experience that it was 
true.  How sad!  Pigheaded Christians are driving this man away from God.  I 
mean, substitute "Love" for "Believe", and I doubt anyone would argue.  
Really, these two words are interchangable, in this context.

I think I'm gonna go to the King's X website and write Doug a letter of 
encouragement.  Contraty to belief, I'm not a homophobe.  (Hate that term.)

> > and why oh why must they always play in the middle
> > of the week?  grrrrr.

ALL the concerts I want to go to are in the middle of the week.

> > we are finding who we are
>
>how the screaming changes
>when the meaning hits your ears.

They did that one!  Also, "Talk to You"!

still deaf,

Manic Matt


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