I can't see why it is so hard for some people to admit that Chicks On Speed suck. They suck. Period. I went to one of their "concerts" once and they stank up the room like Terrence and Philip.
---------- > Fra: urban fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Til: 313 list <[email protected]> > Emne: > Dato: 25. februar 2000 15:13 > > Brian Dillard (et al) on : chicks on speed. > > > did anyone ever respond to this question about > > the dj hell track featuring chicks on speed? > > >> chicks on speed would definately be worth seeing > >> at the what is music festival in melb.... > >> I've heard great reviews of their live sets. > > Went to the Notting Hill Arts Club on Monday evening > to check out what Christian Vogel is up to these days. > > He didn't pitch up. Arse.... > > Chicks on Speed and the Rough Trade DJ collective were > on the same bill. > > The CoS wear home made foundation year art student > outfits, project a few scatty slides, jump up and down > and shout a lot over a vaguely tekno DAT backing tape > which starts off as a bit Hip Hop flavoured and ends > about 45 mins later with a thrash punk attitude. > > They were clearly anxious, edging on stage in dribs > and drabs very late, gave the sound engineer, and > punters at the front eardrums, a 10 minute nightmare > by fiddling nervously with the mixer settings and left > at the end visibly distressed. Audience response > generally positive but muted. > > To be fair some of the lyrics are very sharp and > witty, and when the did get the timing right there was > a punky energy and some arty flair on display. File > under : 'pink folks still can't rap much but 3 girls > from Munich merit points for giving it a go'. Has > potential but far from a finished article. > > Stars of the evening were the Rough Trade boys. I came > in to the bluegrass strains of 'Froggy went a > Courting' followed in quick succession by 'My Old > Man's a Dustman', Suzi Quattro's 'Devil Gate Drive', > Chuck Berry's 'Route 66' and a old Ska track I didn't > recognise. I admitted 'spotters defeat after > this.....and concentrated on laughing, dancing, > wallowing in warm nostagia, exclaiming in disbelief > and marvelling that it was possible to play classic > tunes from 40 years of pop so that as each tune ended > you thought 'That songs *still* brill, how can they > top that?' Except they nearly always did........ > ...&... > .....two hours later they had got round to a mix of > indie guitar, Hip Hop and Techno..... ;-0/ > > Eclectisism at it's best and the most I have enjoyed > DJz playing back to back ever. > > Er? Still haven't been able to help with the CoS > tech-house track id thougth.... > > tomataz > > &E Fox xx > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com
