Monday, November 29, 2004

Pinback +
The Pinback show was actually kinda weak. I was excited about the opener (the Advantage) because of the nintendo songs, even though I don't like them nearly as much as the Minibosses. Basically they just reaffirmed that I don't like them so much. They are technically awesome musicians and play some insane guitar parts, but they basically just emulate the songs from Castlevania and Mega Man etc. too perfectly and do not really add any personality to it. Its just like listening to the songs on the NES. You go, oh, cool I remember that song from metal gear but that's about it. The novelty wears off pretty quick except for a few songs that sound really good on guitar. They didn't announce the songs before they played them either so I didn't recognize all of them.

Neil Hamburger was the second act, with really bad and semi dirty comedy. He mostly made fun of popular music figures like Courtney Love and such. His schtick is that he's a bad comedian, and its slightly entertaining that way. He has a wicked combover and dressed in an out of date tux. By the end people in the crowd started swearing at him and yelling to get off the stage. That was ok though, because he was basically taunting us with a really really long joke that didn't go anywhere. Seriously it was about 20 minutes of one joke.

Pinback started and I was kinda unimpressed. I have heard them quite a bit from my friend but never went out and bought a CD. Its kinda slow emo-ish music that works for casual listening but turns out to be a pretty boring show. I left about 6 or 7 songs into their set because I was just bored. Same feeling from that Built to Spill show a while back, so I think I need to go to a really rocking show next, maybe a hardcore or metal band or just something like that with a lot more energy. The only other show I have tickets for is Modest Mouse in December, which should fill that void if I can break past all the jocks and teeniboppers that are likely to flood the show this time around. Popularity comes at a price I suppose.

Oh, and on another note I beat Shin Megami tensei: Nocturne this weekend. I got the neutral ending I think, which is pretty much a reflection of how I wanted things to happen. I'm going to play through again though so I can finish the last few optional dungeons in the game and kill the final last boss :)

That and Metal Gear Solid 3 is the best game ever! Seriously it blows almost everything else away if you like the sneak around gameplay at all.
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