CucosBlog Comments http://cucosblog.com If you don't know me, go to the toe. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:21:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Boris / Sunn O))) live @ The Forum 10th December by: CucosBlog » Blog Archive » Earth live @ The Scala 17th July http://cucosblog.com/2007/boris-sunn-o-live-the-forum-10th-december/#comment-9004 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:33:34 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2007/boris-sunn-o-live-the-forum-10th-december/#comment-9004 [...] Earth are a reliable proposition. Ever since I missed them warming up for Sunn O))) in December (see review) I was intrigued and managed to get hold of some of their records. Since Hex, they seem to have hit their natural groove: slow, repetitive instrumentals with twangy guitar and dead slow drums. I know you love “sort of like a cross between”s so I’ll say they’re sort of like a cross between Codeine and Ennio Morricone. They did their thing and I did mine. I detected enthusiasm from the band, who played an encore of Nelly the Elephant before each stepping down off the stage and shaking hands with every single member of the audience. Only joking. Not that anyone’s even reading this. [...] […] Earth are a reliable proposition. Ever since I missed them warming up for Sunn O))) in December (see review) I was intrigued and managed to get hold of some of their records. Since Hex, they seem to have hit their natural groove: slow, repetitive instrumentals with twangy guitar and dead slow drums. I know you love “sort of like a cross between”s so I’ll say they’re sort of like a cross between Codeine and Ennio Morricone. They did their thing and I did mine. I detected enthusiasm from the band, who played an encore of Nelly the Elephant before each stepping down off the stage and shaking hands with every single member of the audience. Only joking. Not that anyone’s even reading this. […]

]]> Comment on Is UK music fucked or is it just me? by: Darcie http://cucosblog.com/2007/is-uk-music-fucked-or-is-it-just-me/#comment-2185 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:27:05 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2007/is-uk-music-fucked-or-is-it-just-me/#comment-2185 Mihai, you are one of a kind!! You'll find the people you are looking for.. probably in LA. Get yer arse over here asap! Mihai, you are one of a kind!! You’ll find the people you are looking for.. probably in LA. Get yer arse over here asap!

]]> Comment on Cough syrup review by: admin http://cucosblog.com/2006/cough-syrup-review/#comment-16 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:57:29 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2006/cough-syrup-review/#comment-16 Last Friday I came down with a vicious fever bug which did not spare my poor lungs. Needless to say, I have been producing spectacular quantities of gunge from my poor old smoke sacks. Dad came up and brought me a bottle of Potter's Vegetable Cough Remover, which is excellent. Reassuringly disgusting and highly effective, it helps you expectorate while also breaking spasms. Forget Buttercup and Allens, Potter's is the shit. Last Friday I came down with a vicious fever bug which did not spare my poor lungs. Needless to say, I have been producing spectacular quantities of gunge from my poor old smoke sacks. Dad came up and brought me a bottle of Potter’s Vegetable Cough Remover, which is excellent. Reassuringly disgusting and highly effective, it helps you expectorate while also breaking spasms. Forget Buttercup and Allens, Potter’s is the shit.

]]> Comment on Glenn Branca - Symphony 13 @ WDCH, LA 29th March by: admin http://cucosblog.com/2006/glenn-branca-symphony-13-hallucination-city-at-walt-disney-concert-hall-los-angeles/#comment-15 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:31:47 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2006/glenn-branca-symphony-13-hallucination-city-at-walt-disney-concert-hall-los-angeles/#comment-15 Thanks for your comment. I'm really glad you enjoyed the performance. The conductor's main job was to be a reliable timekeeper for everyone, which was very important to keep everyone on track. It is a difficult piece to play rhythmically and so it was quite normal to lose one's place. The knack was to learn how to get back on again as soon as possible. We had 2 days of rehearsals together, apart from that I think everyone practised quite a lot before that. The players who were really on top were the ones who had played it before, either at WTC in 2001 or at Montclair in February of this year. There was a lovely feeling when we played through the more difficult movements the day before the show, where many of us felt we played it best. The raw live sound of the rehearsal space was much louder than the WDCH. I think it was that point in the rehearsal when Glenn said that was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard in his life. I think Glenn was also very happy with the actual performance too. My overall impression was that this gathering of musicians had produced the best performance of the symphony so far. And it is bound to improve further still as more guitarists become familiar with the piece and play repeat performances of it. Thanks for your comment. I’m really glad you enjoyed the performance.

The conductor’s main job was to be a reliable timekeeper for everyone, which was very important to keep everyone on track. It is a difficult piece to play rhythmically and so it was quite normal to lose one’s place. The knack was to learn how to get back on again as soon as possible.

We had 2 days of rehearsals together, apart from that I think everyone practised quite a lot before that. The players who were really on top were the ones who had played it before, either at WTC in 2001 or at Montclair in February of this year.

There was a lovely feeling when we played through the more difficult movements the day before the show, where many of us felt we played it best. The raw live sound of the rehearsal space was much louder than the WDCH. I think it was that point in the rehearsal when Glenn said that was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard in his life.

I think Glenn was also very happy with the actual performance too.

My overall impression was that this gathering of musicians had produced the best performance of the symphony so far. And it is bound to improve further still as more guitarists become familiar with the piece and play repeat performances of it.

]]> Comment on Glenn Branca - Symphony 13 @ WDCH, LA 29th March by: Rick Rees http://cucosblog.com/2006/glenn-branca-symphony-13-hallucination-city-at-walt-disney-concert-hall-los-angeles/#comment-14 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:21:10 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2006/glenn-branca-symphony-13-hallucination-city-at-walt-disney-concert-hall-los-angeles/#comment-14 I was at the show, third row center. It was an amazing performance. I'd seen Branca once before for Symp #6, also great. I'd like to hear more from you about how the rehersals went ... how did everyone stay in sync?? I saw a lot of counting going on during the performance, but some looked a bit lost. Was Glenn happy with the performance? I was at the show, third row center. It was an amazing performance. I’d seen Branca once before for Symp #6, also great.

I’d like to hear more from you about how the rehersals went … how did everyone stay in sync?? I saw a lot of counting going on during the performance, but some looked a bit lost.

Was Glenn happy with the performance?

]]> Comment on Baby by: admin http://cucosblog.com/2005/baby/#comment-5 Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:57:32 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2005/baby/#comment-5 beautiful, stef! beautiful, stef!

]]> Comment on Northwood live @ Rust Copenhagen 21st October by: jacob http://cucosblog.com/2005/copenhagen/#comment-4 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:02:35 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2005/copenhagen/#comment-4 It's some grrrreat photos dude ! It’s some grrrreat photos dude !

]]> Comment on Writer’s blog by: tess http://cucosblog.com/2005/writers-blog/#comment-3 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:31:12 +0000 http://cucosblog.com/2005/writers-blog/#comment-3 A warm welcome to the land of blogs, Mihai. Or, as this is actually your own space, and i have no authority on (nor even much familiarity with) the whole blog experience, i should probably rather be saying a simple greeting, and thank you for having me as a visitor on your site. Or, now that i think about it, i ought really to congratulate you on the birth of your first blog. well done... many happy returns :) A warm welcome to the land of blogs, Mihai. Or, as this is actually your own space, and i have no authority on (nor even much familiarity with) the whole blog experience, i should probably rather be saying a simple greeting, and thank you for having me as a visitor on your site. Or, now that i think about it, i ought really to congratulate you on the birth of your first blog. well done… many happy returns :)

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