Gorilla Biscuits @ Academy 2, Manchester « Thread Started on Oct 14, 2007, 11:57am »
Gorilla Biscuits Manchester Academy 2, 12/10/2007
(review by steve brute) I only recently got into Gorilla Biscuits, and when tinman (ton from instant agony) asked if i wanted to go see them i figured i might aswell. I have money that i used to spend on booze that can go towards gigs. ace. for those who don't know who Gorilla Biscuits are, they're pretty much pioneers of New York Hardcore.
right, i can't remember who the support bands were. mainly because nobody said who they were, and neither did the bands. well, i don't think so anyway. but like denbigh dog said, it's all about the biscuits tonight. For those who don't know, GB haven't toured the uk since 1989. so it was a big deal for any biscuit fan, wether you knew about them back int day or heard about them a few months ago.
i didn't know what to expect, but when that trumpet intro for "new direction" started....oh dear!!!! as soon as that first strum on the guitar was played, people were climbing the stage and diving straight off again. allways a bonus when there's no barrier between the band and the crowd and when there's no security!! the band were full of energy, the crowd were too. and it's allways amusing watching a fat fucker try and stage dive. they just look like theyre running off the stage. it's also amusing watching a drunk fat guy bumping into people, then he comes up to me bumps into me and falls flat on his face. wriggles around on the floor, gets up, falls down, gets up and wanders off into the insanely brutal (and light up) pit. nice fella, didn't get his name though! might have been paul, he looked like one. anywho, GB were on fire. playing every song that they have done. only 2 albums, but 2 very good albums. and playing 2 CIV tracks as a cheeky bonus (the band after GB). and ending with "Start Today", harmonica solo included!! fucking ace set!! i was smiling through out the set and to be honest i still have a smile on my face typing this and remembering the set again!
it's refreshing to see and hear how hardcore should be done, not like most bands who say they're hardcore but are wank. listen to Gorilla Biscuits, educate yourself!
and just to let you know, that's not a pic of the Manchester gig cause i didn't take my camera, it's a random recent biscuits gig, here's a stage dive.......
Re: Gorilla Biscuits @ Academy 2, Manchester « Reply #3 on Oct 14, 2007, 7:55pm »
ste straight edge lol, have u seen how many cups of coffee he gets thru at gigs!
Speaking of trumpets, Joe, we need your trupet blowing for something on our forthcoming album (its release will take an age!)...dont worry there's no clique ska involved! We have want the album to be one piece of music so we need some musicians (we are all blagging our instruments...apart from dave!) for the bits between songs?
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Re: Gorilla Biscuits @ Academy 2, Manchester « Reply #4 on Oct 14, 2007, 8:02pm »
hhhhmmmm yeah that sounds interesting! i no loads of violinists and cellists!!! that lad i did that podcast with plays the celleh, he wud love it (he hasnt played in a while but started practising again) and i like annoying him and holding his ears and shouting "we won the cup!" (there bloody massive!) what style you aiming for if it aint clique ska?!!!!
"Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather."
Re: Gorilla Biscuits @ Academy 2, Manchester « Reply #8 on Oct 16, 2007, 1:48am »
yer mate, i like the look of that guy with blonde hair though, he looks like he's expecting a piano to land on him!
found a video from this night on youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pm9HyuV2Buc doesnt quite portray the intensity of the actual gig in video format but you get the idea
Re: Gorilla Biscuits @ Academy 2, Manchester « Reply #9 on Oct 16, 2007, 11:07am »
i've fwked myself up royally stage diving, but still retained a smile. I also like to think folks are pleasantly suprised with my lack of weight when i land on their heads, though bones and big boots kind of even things up.
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