Go Sumo! live report
So to all of you reading this expecting a metal show review, ah HA! It's not. Pop rock on the menu tonight ladies and gents, a pretty good one too. Got a call last night, a certain someone invited me to yet another show by that band. At first, I was wondering if it wouldn't be better to stay home and rest, but I ultimately gave in. Close call, I could've missed a damn good show! I saw this band 4 or 5 times already, and out of all the shows I've seen, this one was the least crowded, but definetly the best!
So enough with that personnal shit no one cares about, on with the review!
The show started around 9:45 (was supposedly on a 8, but a pop rock show on time is like a plane not late, aka something you don't see that often..). Started out with my favourite song, the highly addictive and danceable Tatia, followed closely by LN1, another drug-like anthem. The peek of that song near the end would make an obese japanese wanna dance his fat ass off.
So LN1, then Utata. Weird thing to put those two back-a-back, considering the main riff in Utata sounds kinda sorta like LN1, but hell.. Some continuity, I guess! In any case, as one of people's favourite, it makes people dance just as much. (when there is people! haha ha ha.) Hm.. yeah. So LN2 follows Utata, bringing the mood down a little, just a little.
The sound was amazing, and on that show you could hear the bass a lot more, which added a nice feel to it. Dolls, which was up next, came out extremely good. Their sound is coming out so much more live as it does on album, the rock in pop/rock comes out more, it gives intensity to their perf. Which, between you and me, is always a good thing! The last LN, LN3, came rockin' next, followed by Can, taming the mood and making me worder why I only got up then! I felt kinda stupid swaying in front of the stage alone with 2 other people, but hell.. Leo ruled the problem out, making me wanna dance all over again!
The set ended with their latest song, Rancy (confirmation needed on the spelling). The ending of that song tonight ended the set with much intensity. The drumming was feverish, the vocals scorching, the guitars roaring with intensity. What an ending! Makes us forget the few small misses during the show.
Now there weren't many of those 'misses', only perhaps that guitar part during LN1, where one guitar was sorta off. Also perhaps the keyboards in Leo were not loud enough to hear, which is sad considering they're pretty important in that particular song. It made it sound heavier though, hence why it's not that much of a huge miss. Other than that, it was rather flawless. The drumming was particularly loud and always right on it, the bass was a lot more present, the voice was clear and strong, all in all, the band was on fire!
The setlist is very good, the only thing about it maybe would be the first two choices.. Now this is perhaps only a matter of perception, but seeing to it that Tatia is a very danceable song, I thought it would be better to have it played second to LN1, which would start the show beautifully. LN1 builds up slowly to a feverish ending, which would draw people on to ear more of that, so my thinking is Tatia would be like the cherry on the sunday after LN1! Would bring people on to the dancefloor!
So how about this.. review done, shameless publicity on! Go Sumo! Live at the Maison de la culture Maisonneuve this Friday December 15th! 4200 Ontario E., in Montreal (Pie-X Metro). Cost : 12$/10$students.
If you feel like dancing a bit, go see these guys, you'll have your money's worth! And if you like it, they just released a EP with 4 marvellous songs on it, only 5 bucks and you can dance on some Go Sumo! at home, isn't that wonderful? Of course it is.
Random fact: Did you know that Go Sumo! supports fat people wearing giant white diapers? Apparently, some people choose to support causes, like Greenpeace, but fat asian wrestlers are far more entertaining, aren't they! For any donations to the cause, see Jean-Charles, I'm pretty sure he'll be glad to handle them for you.
In the meantime, here's a sneak preview!
Go Sumo! - Leo
Also check them out on myspace!
http://www.myspace.com/gosumo
Peace Out!
So enough with that personnal shit no one cares about, on with the review!
The show started around 9:45 (was supposedly on a 8, but a pop rock show on time is like a plane not late, aka something you don't see that often..). Started out with my favourite song, the highly addictive and danceable Tatia, followed closely by LN1, another drug-like anthem. The peek of that song near the end would make an obese japanese wanna dance his fat ass off.
So LN1, then Utata. Weird thing to put those two back-a-back, considering the main riff in Utata sounds kinda sorta like LN1, but hell.. Some continuity, I guess! In any case, as one of people's favourite, it makes people dance just as much. (when there is people! haha ha ha.) Hm.. yeah. So LN2 follows Utata, bringing the mood down a little, just a little.
The sound was amazing, and on that show you could hear the bass a lot more, which added a nice feel to it. Dolls, which was up next, came out extremely good. Their sound is coming out so much more live as it does on album, the rock in pop/rock comes out more, it gives intensity to their perf. Which, between you and me, is always a good thing! The last LN, LN3, came rockin' next, followed by Can, taming the mood and making me worder why I only got up then! I felt kinda stupid swaying in front of the stage alone with 2 other people, but hell.. Leo ruled the problem out, making me wanna dance all over again!
The set ended with their latest song, Rancy (confirmation needed on the spelling). The ending of that song tonight ended the set with much intensity. The drumming was feverish, the vocals scorching, the guitars roaring with intensity. What an ending! Makes us forget the few small misses during the show.
Now there weren't many of those 'misses', only perhaps that guitar part during LN1, where one guitar was sorta off. Also perhaps the keyboards in Leo were not loud enough to hear, which is sad considering they're pretty important in that particular song. It made it sound heavier though, hence why it's not that much of a huge miss. Other than that, it was rather flawless. The drumming was particularly loud and always right on it, the bass was a lot more present, the voice was clear and strong, all in all, the band was on fire!
The setlist is very good, the only thing about it maybe would be the first two choices.. Now this is perhaps only a matter of perception, but seeing to it that Tatia is a very danceable song, I thought it would be better to have it played second to LN1, which would start the show beautifully. LN1 builds up slowly to a feverish ending, which would draw people on to ear more of that, so my thinking is Tatia would be like the cherry on the sunday after LN1! Would bring people on to the dancefloor!
So how about this.. review done, shameless publicity on! Go Sumo! Live at the Maison de la culture Maisonneuve this Friday December 15th! 4200 Ontario E., in Montreal (Pie-X Metro). Cost : 12$/10$students.
If you feel like dancing a bit, go see these guys, you'll have your money's worth! And if you like it, they just released a EP with 4 marvellous songs on it, only 5 bucks and you can dance on some Go Sumo! at home, isn't that wonderful? Of course it is.
Random fact: Did you know that Go Sumo! supports fat people wearing giant white diapers? Apparently, some people choose to support causes, like Greenpeace, but fat asian wrestlers are far more entertaining, aren't they! For any donations to the cause, see Jean-Charles, I'm pretty sure he'll be glad to handle them for you.
In the meantime, here's a sneak preview!
Go Sumo! - Leo
Also check them out on myspace!
http://www.myspace.com/gosumo
Peace Out!