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Mortgage Payments, Hypertension and ReleaseSeptember 4, 2006... Last night, for the first time since about 1993 or 1994, I went to a hardcore gig. The last time I saw that much black clothing in one place, my ex was helping me move out of her house. And the last time I saw that many teenagers in one place, it was at a hardcore gig. The first band up, though, was 100% adult. In fact, some of the guys in the band had, like, receding hairlines, crowsfeet and teenagers of their own in the audience. And check it: the guitarist used a talkbox on a couple of songs. You know, like Peter Frampton used on "Show Me the Way," and "Do You Feel Like We Do?" That shit is so wicked! Anyway, Brave Belt or Brown Star or whatever they were called, were pretty good. Generally fast and tight, they opened their set with a cover of Pailhead's simmering, mid-tempo classic, "I Will Refuse." Since it has already been posted at Medication: A Buddyhead MP3 Blog, I'm not gonna post "I Will Refuse." Instead, I'ma post a song that reminds me of it. And I can pretty much guarantee you ain't heard this one... Sheik Tosado - Assum PretoSheik Tosado are/were a band from the city of Recife, in northeastern Brazil. The track "Assum Preto" is taken from a compilation called Baião de Viramundo: Tribute to Luiz Gonzaga. As I'm sure you'll agree, it's got that whole tension-release dynamic, too. For a few bars, a guitar quietly hums underneath a frenetic beat of caixa, alfaia and pandeiro--then, without warning, it's all Gibson SGs and Marshall stacks. Then it's quiet again. As for who Luiz Gonzaga was and why there is a CD tribute to him, I'ma leave that shit for another day... Permadink | | |
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