and the drones one?

I tell ya the drones should cover 'Its only rock and roll' as a backlash to this kind of thing..what are they meant to fall down every gig? I think the stones summed it up in that old classic song..

That Drones one is a bit short for my taste. What, Demi Dero didn't play?

that drones review is the most stupid bag of shit I've read in ages. Poor sook..just buy the friggin t shirt if ya want it in a girls size and give it to ya girlfriend. sheesh...

Didn't we have a whinge a while back about live reviews that were more about the reviewer than the actual band? I cbf DAFSFSFS but I know it's there.

That Drones review reads like a textbook example of that. I was expecting to see what he ate for dinner in the middle of it.

All I got out of it was "They were tight, but the vibe wasn't there, but that could have been because I was depressed".

well at least they aint as wanky as the reviews in pfork.

how bout just using a 5 star rating system, i cant be bothered reading the review, i just wanna know if its great or shit.

At Lowcut they rate them AND say "If you dig....." as well. Handy.

man..that's why I never read em before..they really suck..there's at least 50 posters on this forum I'd trust thir opinions over those fucking reviews..terrible..

and re T shirts : look dude (reviewer) are they fucking 'Poison'? maybe they ran out of T shirts, what you expect the merc truck to be parked out the back of the annandale and funnel the punters through it on their way out? so ya can get ya fucking T shirt for the memorys? FFS.. grow up.

> there's at least 50 posters on this forum I'd trust thir opinions over those fucking reviews

however, each one of those reviewers posts on this forum - now there's a mind fuck for you angelic

I don't bother with the reviews really, it's like reading someone practicing their writing technique, seeing how different they can be to a standard review, trying to set themselves apart.... no matter who it is.

I also vote for a 5 star system.

damnation!!
haha

We totally need him to get a M&N messageboard account and weigh in.

That said I couldn't write a review to save my life. I'll give it a try.

Deloris at Revolver, some time ago!

The sound was a bit off where I was standing and they let in this bloody annoying English backpacker who tried her best to ruin the gig for me. That said, Marcus and co were in fine form and shouted and strummed their way through their new album and a few golden oldies too. I think I had pizza for dinner that evening. There was a keyboard onstage but it was only used for one song, and only then for background noise, which was dissapointing. Every band should be a piano band. The end.

I like that review mipearson. I'd appreciate regular reviews like that. Short, to the point.

exactly blake. It's like they are silently waiting for that magical call from US rolling stone 'We been watching your work, we need you in LA, heres the ticket..the money, come now!!'

i like the drones review. perhaps works moreso as a piece of prose, than a review. but tradtional rock show reviewing is a mighty boring sport anyway

blake: orright. here's another.

Augie March, a Bloody Long Time Ago Somewhere in Melbourne, it Might Have Been The Corner:

It was all going really well until the horn section dropped a chord in Blackpool and Glenn stumbled a lyric and had a bit of a yell. I felt embarrased for my mates I'd dragged along. I hear that their live show has improved since then but their ticket prices have increased along with it and there's only so much I'll pay to see a band I've seen ten times before. The traffic, I remember, was really shithouse but I can't remember what I had for dinner. I can't remember if there was some dick in the crowd yelling out "Future Seal!" but there usually is, so that happened too. The End.

wipey should be doing gig reviews for m&n

his work for eatability.com is par excellence !!

that drones review was a bit sad, i thought.

using an uptight audience member in a supre dress as an illustration of... what, exactly?

that a band has achieved a little bit of success and thus widened their appeal beyond coolsies?

it read like a slightly more poetic expression of stock standard boring indie elitism. "aw, my personal secret band got big and now all the Wrong Sort of People are going to the gigs and ruining the vibe for the True Fans".

i thought some of the observations about the band were interesting and insightful. but i'm not sure that grumbling about the audience illuminates anything other than the writer's "issues".

> i like the drones review. perhaps works moreso as a piece of prose, than a review. but tradtional rock > show reviewing is a mighty boring sport anyway

Yeah but you gotta find a balance between 'good piece of prose' and 'tell the people what the show felt like'. I got a sense of the vibe at the Drones show, but my real question - what was Demi Dero like - wasn't answered. I try to catch supports when i'm reviewing, especially if they're international.....

"at least 50 posters on this forum I'd trust thir opinions over those fucking reviews..terrible.."

Then send those 50 posters your CDs and not us.

Of course, the lack of a review for your music has nothing to do with your latest stupid rant.

mathieson: I'm pretty sure benji reviewed angelic's work.

And I reckon there'll be some chats there when he plays a gig

hey, an angelic thread!

i'm just wondering why this website reviews the same bands OVER AND OVER AND OVER again? are reviewers sent to gigs, or is it just off their own bat? does money change hands? just curious. the lack of breadth is remarkable!

not so much having a whinge as passing comment on something that really jumps out at me.

i'd say its off their own bat, so with the same range of reviewers, they go see things they wanna see, which can lead to some repetition.

wanna see something else, review it yerself?

A flick through the first 30 reviews shows only 2 repetitions.

That's not too bad.

bites tongue

You don't need to do that TJ, I won't yell. :P

YEAH, WHERE ARE ALL THE Y35.3 REVIEWS ?????

mess and noise is totally on the take from missy higgins and shannon noll.

i guess those are some pretty point disprovingly moderate stats, andy. this site has definite favourites. is money involved? i'm curious!

''wanna see something else, review it yerself?''

this doesn't relate to my point or question at all.

Yes it does have favourites.

Is money involved as in do bands pay to be reviewed? Er, no.

but but, i answered a question with a question, its the perfect defense.

I think any bias or favoritism (and theres probably some trends) is due to the people involved having biases towards certains bands or music, don't think you'd want to go to too many shows of stuff you wouldn't like off your own bat.

is money involved? i'm curious!

A lot of the gigs I review (not that I've been reviewing much, lately) are ones that I've paid to get into just like anyone else. There's a token payment per review but it ain't much. Enough to buy you bread and milk for the week, perhaps.

Transient, if you want, why don't you start a thread with a list of other bands we should review.

haha, smart move... pick on the most articulate subgroup of people here.. :)

sorry, this is not a fight or an attack, there is no agenda, as a member of this board i feel no ''ownership'' or sense of care about what this publication chooses to review. it's just a personal observation and something that has piqued my curiousity for a while.

so it's a personal choice. the bands that the reviewers like the best are reviewed more. that makes perfect sense, and is a great ideology for a publication, in my opinion (and a rare one going by my experience in various outlets of the media in which i have been involved). thanks for answering.

it would make some sense if the mag/site was upfront and forward with it, but i could easily see how that would come off as being wanky and shite. Fine line I guess.

probably just keep bringing it up whenever someone questions it. :)

the laurels are going to get a scathing review just for that.

i disagree.

there is a conspiracy. it involves alex papps, unicorns and metamucil. can't remember the rest of it, but it is undeniably evil.

Transient, if you want, why don't you start a thread with a list of other bands we should review.

I was serious about this..

i'd be very disappointed if the laurels were reviewed again. it would run contrary to the premise of my original comment.

i'm the last person to ask, andyr. i really only go to my own gigs and spend most of that time smoking outside. i haven't seen anything new for months. i haven't really read about anything new that i've wanted to see either.

I think it was this thread that got the reviewers hating

:) boo hoo

learn to write then guys.

ooh they really fucking hate me.

twas worth it.

the price was worth it.