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I saw Godspeed You Black Emperor! at the Scala last year. They were magnificent. They played for nearly three hours, of which only four pieces had previously been released. The first set (prior to two encores) was bookended by Moya and Blaise Bailey Finnegan III, but it was Storm that really blew the lid off the place. I felt like I’d been plugged into an electric socket, the sound was so loud, uplifting, affirmative, one almighty shout of “Yes!” to the heavens. I listened to it the next day, and started weeping uncontrollably - I felt as though God were working inside my chest to heal something deep and dark and painful. I still feel like crying when I play it now. Godspeed...! record all their albums live, and they’re one of the few bands who can translate most of their full power in the recording process... they’re just indescribable.
Totally at a loss to explain how awesome this band’s music really is. Everyone here needs a copy of their whole back catalogue (start from most recent and work your way back).
That. Was. An. Order. By. The. Way.
Go. Buy. Everything. They’ve. Ever. Done.
NOW!
(Don’t download it, though. They need the money and you’ll be waiting for fifteen years cos the sound files will be massive). |
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) ear plugs for their own protection. They're both bassists by job description though...
