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 Post subject: Re: converge ak
PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:36 am 
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Holy fuck, amazing show. Front row centre for the whole set. I pretty much shat myself with excitement.

Such nice dudes too, staying around and talking to everyone afterward. Fuck yes, cannot wait for tonight.

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 Post subject: Re: converge ak
PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:12 am 
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 Post subject: Re: converge ak
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Highlights for me:
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Concubine
Dark Horse
Heartache
Hellbound
You Fail Me
Bare My Teeth/Black Rose
No Heroes
Locust Reign
Cutter
Vengeance
Reap What You Sow
Worms Will Feed
Axe To Fall
First Light
Eagles Become Vultures
The Broken Vow
Drop Out
Hope Street
Bitter and Then Some
Last Light
The Saddest Day

That was one of the most impressive live performances I've seen. A retarded amount of energy and musical ability, it was also cool watching Jake Bannon getting all strange in his own little world, reminded me a bit of Jello Biafra. Ben Koller is a fucking machine, and Kurt Ballou's an awesome nerd. Great mix of songs, I was hoping they wouldn't focus too much on material from Axe to Fall.

Thought it was real interesting seeing how a lot of the songs sound with only one guitar (thought the outro to 'You Fail Me' sounded far more twisted and punishing). My only complaint would be that there wasn't enough bass in the mix but meh.

Wasteland were awesome as usual, news songs great and they looked hilariously awkward up on that big stage.

Arc of Ascent aren't quite my thing but I thought they were a great choice to open the show. Drums/drumming sounded great John.

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 Post subject: Re: converge ak
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I was going to comment on how tight they were but everyone else already has so... Don't really know much Converge tbh but this was mean, liked it heaps
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it was also cool watching Jake Bannon getting all strange in his own little world, reminded me a bit of Jello Biafra.

I was thinking that a little too

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feeling pretty cool right about now

that's was my bass amp up there Nate was using Image

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amazing amazing show. Arc were heaps choice..i think the sound could have been a bit lounder , snare needed more volume maybe?. J Strange is a hammer, you are always a pleasure to watch bro ( not gay ). Wasteland were super tight too, but not really my vibe. Converge blew my fucking head off , what an incredible performance.
Seeing Ben Koller play was probably one of biggest highlights of my life so far...most ridiculous fills and really awesome ideas ever. Keen for hamilton show

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might as well jump aboard and say this was one of the best shows i've ever seen - totally agree, there could've been more bass but that's okay. fuckin pumped on the setlist too - nice cross section of the material i actually really like of theirs. nate is a real choice dude, good on him for putting up with me and dem punishing him about doomrideys coming over. actually really cool to see a band of 20 years still hanging out with people after the show.... totally good as night

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Expectations were blown, Best show of my life so far. Fuck yeah Converge.

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Only caught the last three songs of Arc of Ascent but fucking loved what i heard. Keen as for an album, maybe a LP?

Wasteland are choice.

Converge were fucking dope. Very, very few bands can rate themselves the way Converge can. These guys clearly still really love playing shows and come across quite humble. Shaking Jacobs hand after the show would have seemed cheese and fucking lame if it had been any other dude but him.

Only letdown were the smaller than normal t-shirt sizings... anyone wanna swap a medium white / fetus / gold print shirt for a large one?


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CONVERGE: Holy shit! It took me so long to process how good they were.

Mind blown/10

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Only letdown were the smaller than normal t-shirt sizings... anyone wanna swap a medium white / fetus / gold print shirt for a large one?


Naw, I got a large, it's a bit fukkin tight. pretty avg quality too but oh well..

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so stoked with the setlist etc probably the best show/night ever,shit was so cash.

shaking hands with the band/10

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fuck man i didnt even see you there... goin on sunday?

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fuck man i didnt even see you there... goin on sunday?


:lol:

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 Post subject: Re: converge ak
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fuck man i didnt even see you there... goin on sunday?

Yeah I don't remember seeing you at all rex :drinking: 0X

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