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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Art / Love / Band of the Week Deep Hot Pink and Inexhaustible Drummers

Posted by David Schmader on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:25 AM

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Like many of my colleagues, I spent the best part of last night getting clobbered by My Bloody Valentine, and I agree with and appreciate all the informed gushing that precedes this post.

All I have to add are two questions:

1. What's up with the hot-pink-red color that devours the cover of Loveless and soaked last night's stage show and essentially presents itself as the would-be color-equivalent of Kevin Shields' spirit animal? Clearly it represents something important, but it also makes me queasy, and repels me in way that none of the music does.

2. Who knew the drummer for MBV worked so fucking hard? Jesus fuck he was amazing.

(Photo by Kelly O.)

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For whatever reason, I feel like the blue version of the 'Loveless' image on the 'Only Shallow' CD single is better than the original.

Observe:
http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?releas…

Does anyone know where this image is from? I just assumed it was a still from the 'Only Shallow' video, but this is most likely incorrect.

Posted by cosby on April 28, 2009 at 11:43 AM

The 20 minute noise assault at the end of the set is pretty much just pink noise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_noise). I imagine that there is some tie in with the A/V from the show and cover art for Loveless.

Posted by Zoe on April 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM

Debbie Googe definitely deserves credit for being a physical moving presence on stage too. Colm definitely was energetic no doubt, but as a drummer, he has to sit in one place. Deb was the only one who maneuvered around in a relatively lunging motion. The juxtaposition of Deb & Colm vs. Bilinda & Kevin is one major reason for making this band odd and interesting as a live act

Posted by mackro mackro on April 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM

Zoe @ 3: Thanks, that's fascinating...

Posted by David Schmader on April 28, 2009 at 1:03 PM

Agreed - seeing MBV live is where you see how essential the drumming is to the music - it's the Isn't Anything vibe more than the Loveless drum machine vibe that makes the live show so pounding and is the perfect juxtaposition to the ethereal guitars. Not to leave out the bass playing, either, it takes on a much bigger presence live than on the records.

The albums exist in immortality on their own merits but so do the live shows - in 1992 and again now I had the same overblown feeling of seeing something I would never see anywhere else. There's really just nothing else like it.

Posted by mele on April 28, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Was MBV still using pre-recorded tracks for last night's show? I seem to remember on last year's tour some of the guitar parts were on tape, and the drummer had to play along to a click track on some songs.

Posted by Mr_Friendly on April 28, 2009 at 3:38 PM

pink is the color of PUSSY ... nuff said

Posted by gary smith on April 28, 2009 at 3:57 PM