That was fucking awesome

[trixtah]

Went to the Massive Attack show here in Canberra, and it was the best concert I've been to. Fantastic view of the stage - four rows back from the sound desk, right in the middle - and the sound was pretty damn good. And the music was frigging awesome and seriously trippy. Speaking of trippy, I wish I had had something to indulge myself with. Not for the reason you might think, because the performance didn't need "enhancing", but because being stoned off my face actually helps me remember detail. And I do want to savour this one. But it's probably just as well I didn't, because there were moments there where I might seriously have had orgasms if there were just a little more to tip me over the edge.

I hope they release a live album some day. The extended versions of some of the tracks were great, and I really liked having the guitar much more "forward" in the mixing. Angelo Bruscheni was totally shredding it. Having two drummers was fucking great, the lightshow was awesome, and pretty damn political. Luckily politics I happen to agree with.

I'm seriously now considering zipping over to NZ for just a couple of days, since I haven't yet rebooked the ticket I have outstanding. Hmmmmmm.

This clip gives a decent feel for what the show was like. Obviously the sound is nowhere up to snuff, but it gives an idea of how it changes live.