Post by Malkmus on Oct 27, 2002 20:07:46 GMT -5
I turned up at about 10pm last Wednesday night at the Ox, made damn sure i avoided local band RPM like the plague, got some beers in and kept my ears and mind open.
A couple of interesting points first off -- the Oxford was packed, more so than most gigs i can remember there in the past few years -- and there was a $5 cover charge. Why is this? Are Cog really that well known and popular, is it hype or do people just assume that a $5 cover charge guarantees a good band ?
Second, the drumkit took up the entire stage, so the other two guys had to play offstage.....i can understand the Oxford stage is a little small, but come on. Still, probably a good thing, as the drums saved the band in my opinion.
I really really enjoyed Cog. I really did. Really. But for the entire time, i felt a little cheated. Their songs were complex, heavy, they had a fantastic sound, the energy level was amazing, their drummer was mind-blowing and the other musicians are no slouches either, but.
They are the most derivative band i have ever seen. They may as well have been playing the unreleased 4th Tool album note for note. Not an ounce of originality i'm afraid. Maybe i think about these things too much and it hinders my enjoyment of a good rock band, but this really bothers me.
Anyone else get the same impression, or am i all alone here?
Malkmus.
A couple of interesting points first off -- the Oxford was packed, more so than most gigs i can remember there in the past few years -- and there was a $5 cover charge. Why is this? Are Cog really that well known and popular, is it hype or do people just assume that a $5 cover charge guarantees a good band ?
Second, the drumkit took up the entire stage, so the other two guys had to play offstage.....i can understand the Oxford stage is a little small, but come on. Still, probably a good thing, as the drums saved the band in my opinion.
I really really enjoyed Cog. I really did. Really. But for the entire time, i felt a little cheated. Their songs were complex, heavy, they had a fantastic sound, the energy level was amazing, their drummer was mind-blowing and the other musicians are no slouches either, but.
They are the most derivative band i have ever seen. They may as well have been playing the unreleased 4th Tool album note for note. Not an ounce of originality i'm afraid. Maybe i think about these things too much and it hinders my enjoyment of a good rock band, but this really bothers me.
Anyone else get the same impression, or am i all alone here?
Malkmus.
, Now lets not start generalising here people. I've heard some incredible mind fuck doof in my time and as for Cog...