Line Out - Comments on Monotonix at The Comet

Comment by nutrider

nutrider — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:12:16 -0800

can you guys be any more on their nutsack?

Comment by Aislinn

Aislinn — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:09:53 -0800

@1: It is completely deserved. Monotonix put on a phenomenal show.

Comment by Dingo Rossi

Dingo Rossi — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:07:16 -0800

Video is now MIA...can you re-post/re-link?

Comment by KELLY O

KELLY O — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:18:32 -0800

Sayeth YouTube :

"We are currently performing site maintenance. - we'll be back 100% in a bit."

Millions of YouTube monkeys are looking for boobies to ban, and Scientology videos to suspend?

Comment by J. Burns

J. Burns — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:44:43 -0800

With all the ink that gets spilled about this band everywhere, have you noticed that nobody ever writes about their actual music?

Comment by KELLY O

KELLY O — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:02:41 -0800

the performance *is* the music right now, that's the thing. it's the polar opposite of seeing a band like Death Cab for Cutie play live.

The band definitely knows the recorded music doesn't even come close - doesn't compare to the live experience. it'll be interesting to see what happens with some studio time...

Comment by brian cook

brian cook — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:25:07 -0800

hmmm. i was at the flamingo cantina show where he threw the bar supplies. the bartenders were laughing. strange that they were bannned.

Comment by J. Burns

J. Burns — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:30:57 -0800

I'd agree that Death Cab aren't much to look at live (and hell, I don't really dig their records that much.)

I don't know, I just think it's possible to have good songs AND a good live show. Anyone can jump around and set shit on fire. Shit's bush league unless you've got the jams to back it up.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:51:07 -0800

Based on the images, I figured it would be some crazy screamfest, like that scene in Persepolis, only not as funny. I'm not much of a show guy, I tend to get drunk/small man syndrome/86'd.

Last night I listened to the EP. Several times. Every track is brilliant. It's enough to make me go crazy at a live show, something I haven't really done in ages. According to Amazon, it's only 6 tracks, and my favorite track I pulled isn't listed, Wave In the Water. Pull it if you can.

If it weren't for the performances, I wouldn't have heard of them, so I'm not complaining there. But their actual music, the EP itself, is great. It's simple. It's dirty. It's awesome. I can only imagine it's just as good if not better live. It warms my heart to see a band get into their music instead of stand up and do the occasional WHOA MY GOD BRIDGE--back to the mic.

I'll be there on the 27th. No doubt.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:58:35 -0800

And by warming my heart: It's okay that they freak out if their music is actually good. If a bands music is absolute shit, but their stupid stage antics rock their PR and ticket sales, It's like selling chocolate covered shit. I hate that.

"We fucking suck, but check it out, we're a bunch of crazy dumbasses on a stage." Oh boy.