Comments | axver: The Finn Brothers, 2005-07-22, Brisbane: I'd spend six months in a leaky boat to see a gig this good

axver

The Finn Brothers, 2005-07-22, Brisbane: I'd spend six months in a leaky boat to see a gig this good

Jul 23, 2005 18:19

I'm not sure what to write about first: the incredible concert or the pathetic Australian crowd.

( The awesome show! )

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screendoor3 July 23 2005, 09:07:49 UTC

No Distant Sun.

timothius July 23 2005, 09:13:42 UTC

Tell me all the things you would change...
Oh you already have *grin*

axver July 23 2005, 09:29:19 UTC

No When You Come or I Feel Possessed either.

However, I'm not complaining. One thing I have learnt from that show and the three U2 shows is that concerts aren't about what the band play, but how they play it.

screendoor3 July 23 2005, 10:37:53 UTC

But there was no Distant Sun.

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timothius July 23 2005, 09:12:50 UTC

Great ratings! Hillarious.

How did Mood Swinging Man end?!

axver July 23 2005, 09:30:43 UTC

Mood Swinging Man ended with some major screaming by ... one of them, I can't remember which. From my perspective, it was theatrical, illustrative of the mood swing.

screendoor3 July 23 2005, 09:13:22 UTC

I think it's just the Finn Brothers fans. They've forgotton how to have fun. Same thing when I saw Everclear at a Matchbox 20 concert. I was the only one dancing and shouting the lyrics. It depends on what kind of concert you go to. Go to a hardcore show in Brisbane and I'm sure the atmosphere would be totally different.

timothius July 23 2005, 09:18:05 UTC

The thing is... That demographic, particularly after a shandie, love nothing more than harking back to the days when they had hair and could pick up in a bar... if I Got You doesn't do that to you - then I'm not here.

Our generation doesn't quite understand how unbelieveably huge that song actually was. I think Australians lack a spine and take themselves too seriously when it comes to these matters.

axver July 23 2005, 09:33:32 UTC

I give up on understanding Australians. This nation worships Ned Kelly and Shane Warne, takes Waltzing Matilda as its unofficial anthem, and sits rigidly still during I Got You.

Completely bizarre.

screendoor3 July 23 2005, 10:37:22 UTC

Waltzing Matilda is cool, and my friend Mya says that Waltzing Matilda is just a folk song, but I know better. It's so much cooler than Advance Australia Fair.

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liamtreasure July 23 2005, 12:09:36 UTC

Go you.

I'm gonna watch the Ashes. Australia are 9-370 or something.

axver July 24 2005, 00:24:32 UTC

I hope Australia lose abysmally. Go Michael Vaughn and Co.!

ladylardence July 23 2005, 12:11:52 UTC

Man, I can't even imagine going to a concert where everyone just sits there. If U2 don't get them on their feet, nothing will!

liamtreasure July 23 2005, 12:46:12 UTC

People are bland sometimes. They don't want to be arsed enough to get up off their fat asses and dance, or jump around or fucking use they're legs.

In other news, my girlfriend's going to some concert tomorrow, I don't want to go though, because it's one of those pop-bullshit people like Britney Spears or somethin. I think, anyway. *shrug*

axver July 24 2005, 00:26:47 UTC

They're too afraid to be the first, to stand out from the crowd and be original. Tall poppy syndrome.

Persuade your girlfriend to have better musical taste.

axver July 24 2005, 00:25:56 UTC

Seriously, I was flabbergasted. There were points when I looked around at the crowd and my jaw just dropped.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when U2 come. Then again, I'll be in GA if they have a GA section.