General admission shows can be hit or miss for me. Since I’m a tad short, they are mostly miss, like at the Pixies, where all I saw were some heads bopping around on the stage. But the Interpol/Liars show, that took place at the Tabernacle in Atlanta on Friday, was different. I was able to head up into one of the balconies and nab some prime seats to the left of the stage. Complete with my $6 Heineken, I was ready to rock out… even if the crowd reminded me of all the kids in high school and college who made fun of me.
Liars (pictured) took the stage around 8:15 and — excuse my language — rocked the f— out of the place. I had to slam in my earplugs to prevent from going deaf. Leader Angus Andrew showed some balls, coming out clad head-to-toe in white, but drummer Julian Gross one-upped him, walking out in what looked like a full-body union suit with a crazy sailor top. They jumped right into their harsh post-punk sound, akin of Suicide, the Birthday Party and the Fall. Live, this translates into a manic and chaotic scene with Andrew spasmodically twitching and kicking while strutting about the stage. And they seriously turned out the machine-gun drumming with Gross and Aaron Hemphill simultaneously attacking the skins. They stuck with mostly new tracks but closed out their set with the haunting ballad "The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack." I’m pissed at myself for not accidentally losing control of my leg when the dude sitting in front of me booed after one of their songs. Making contact with his head would have totally made my night. If you haven’t experienced the Liars (who are touring in support of their new self-titled album), you are definitely missing out on some the most inventive rock currently available.
After they finished their set, it was 30 minutes of waiting before Interpoltook the stage. It had been ages since I heard a crowd scream so loudlyfor a band (this just doesn’t happen in NYC) that I thought I was at asporting event. They started out with "Pioneer to the Falls," which wasmore than brilliant. But to be honest, Interpol is Interpol, and live,every song sounded exactly the same as on their albums. I like my liveshows with more spontaneity — don’t just replicate what’s on the record(I can do that at home). What they failed to do was make the eveningmemorable. I know I’m in the minority, based on the sold out crowd whoseemed to know the words to every song. Major kudos to the dude withlong hair in the Pixies shirt on the floor, who kept me mesmerizedduring Interpol’s otherwise lackluster set. He seriously brought it. Ithink if I were standing next to him, his enthusiasm would have rubbedoff on me. I mean, I wasn’t even flipping out when they ended theirencore with "PDA" — one of the best songs… ever.
While Interpol were decent, albeit a tad boring live for my tastes,you can’t go wrong checking out this show (the tour ends Oct. 23 inLA). Go to dance with the sound guy for Liars, who actually got intothe music, as opposed to Interpol’s sound guys who stood at the boardlooking, uh, bored.
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I LOVE Liars! I wish I’d been there. They don’t get enough attention in the mainstream press as it is (probably because of that ridiculous “experimental” tag), but it’s nice to see them mentioned on Pop Watch.
And why people go to gigs (especially Liars gigs) and boo is beyond me, but a swift kick where it hurts would have been justified.
I saw the show in NYC @ MSG, and I have to say that I was underwhelmed by Liars. I had high expectations, but while they were energetic, their set seemed to be all over the place and lack focus. Of course, Interpol had issues with the huge curtain that covered the stage, and actually had to stop the show, but I digress. For me, Cat Power was the best I saw that night, but since I find Chan Marshall to be awesome, maybe it’s just me.
Glad to see I wasnt the only one who thought Interpol were so-so in concert.
Hmm. “Experimental”. Is that what you call it? Well, I read all these super reviews about their new self-titled albumn, so I listed to a couple of tracks on i-tunes. I made the mistake of downloading the whole albumn, without listening to ALL of the songs first. About 4 cool songs, I should have just paid the $3.96 for those 4, rather than wasting my $9.99 on the whole albumn. Alot of it was just unlistenable. I mean, when does “experimental” cease meaning “experimental music”, and just come to mean “bunch of loud noise with no discernable tune” ???
ARE YOU INSANE????? LIars was complete and absolute crap! I was at that show in the front row and pretty much everybody around me felt that the purpose of Liars being there was to make Interpol look even more awesome than they were, because Liars were horrible! Sure, they might be “original” and “inventive” but that doesn’t automatically translate to good music.
On the other hand, I’m totally with you that there should be some spontaneity and Interpol doesn’t really get any points for that. But still, their songs sounded even better live. And how come you were bored at the concert?? Next time you see them live, just watch Daniel Kessler play the guitar. I absolutely guarantee that you will be entertained.
Oh and for memories of the concert, check out this playlist…
http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=120B41D0BF4A2833
Wow, I didn’t expect to see something on the Liars here!
Their music reminds me of Throbbing Gristle (disturbing `70s British early industrial band/avant-garde group) more than anyone else, but The Fall is definitely a good group to compare them to: they’re both offbeat and something of an acquired taste, to say the least
Saw The Liars in Miami, and they SUCK!!!! it’s the music nightmares are made of!!!
I was at this show in the same balcony and what I heard was the absolute WORST band I’ve ever has the displeasure to hear. They make noice and scream and squeal because there is no talent. Nothing even close to music came from that stage Friday night from Liars. Interpol was great but it is true their live performances closely match the recorded versions. But from my standpoint people were booing and heckling Liars after 2 songs. Most of us just looked at each other between sets with a “What the F&#k was that” look on our faces. LIARS SUCK!
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