I tried so hard to miss Grinspoon, I went and had a coffee, I also had a V, I topped up my mobile phone, I even stood outside and looked at facebook on my phone.. but I saw them. I wasn't sure if I should cut my ears off or eject my eyes with spoons - it's never good to judge a band when they are supporting, but I will: It was. Bland.
I was a pretty big fan of STP in the day, it was around the time I was out flatting, going to polytech and learning how to play bass - you know, finding myself (dole) I got a small dose of then via a Velvet Revolver (which was actually pretty fuckin' good) show in Christchurch in like, um, 2003 or something? But never a dose of STP (this was also the first time they toured Aussie and NZ) It was a good show, some low points, namely the new songs and also two covers: Dancing Days from the Led Zep tribute and a horrible Doors cover of 5 to 1, but for some reason it made me want to listen to the Doors.. there were moments of brilliance that made me happy to be there, one thing they do which I like is play the songs at the same speed as the tape or even slower - they are a heavy band, but really really groovy - and that would be lost if they played at concert speed, setlist below:
Crackerman
Wicked Garden
Vasoline
Heaven and Hot Rods
Between the Lines
Hickory Dichotomy
Still Remains
Big Empty
Dancing Days (Led Zeppelin cover)
Silvergun Superman
Plush
Interstate Love Song
Huckleberry Crumble
Down
Five To One (Doors cover)
Sex Type Thing
Encore:
Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
On a side note, I never got the chance to photograph them, but look at their demands to photographers were AWESOME. Which always confuses me when I see 500 people in the crowd taking photos and videos...
Just like I did!
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