I feel like I can relate to the gratification thing even though from the other side of the stage. I used to tour after favorite artists before the pandemic and war, it was the best thing ever. Now neither I have the means for it nor the artists are doing it the same way. Going somewhere for a show and then back home on a night bus and if I'm lucky repeating it on the next day feels very different. Come downs are cruel.
Wish I could have been at the show with Placebo. Even on the phone videos on Instagram it sounded great.
"Part of me wonders if these could be the last shows ever."
Oh please no!
And again I feel tired just by reading the amount of stuff you do daily. Wow.
Thank you for sharing exactly your perspective. That's the most interesting.
Wish you all safe travels and an awesome tour with DM. May everything go perfect and be a fully gratifying experience 🍀
Good morning. Placebo "The Bitter End" always stirs up memories of 2003-04 and my first slum of an apartment with three chain-smoking hardcore kids and multiple freeloaders couch-surfing at any given time. With a quarter of the apartment occupied by music gear, I often found myself wondering, "...is this really what it's like? Is this really what I wanted?" The answer was more often than not, "I guess so." The alternative was community college, after all.
AN played a last-minute gig in Sacramento during this time period, at the now defunct Westcoast Worldwide. With little more than a blurb on a message board to go on, friends and I made the three-hour trip on zero notice... a fond memory I still callback often. Thank you for that.
Always good to see Anthony thriving. Two decades ago, Anthony and I were thrown together with a small group flying out to Posi Numbers Fest from the west coast. He was really feeling the Eighteen Visions album "Obsession" at the time, and somewhere above Wyoming spent 15 minutes extolling the virtues of the band to me. A very cool person, and a true one-off.
Wishing you the best on the Depeche Mode gigs, "People Are Good" has been an UNRELENTING earworm. Who'd have thought two sixty-year old men could encapsulate the mood of 2023 in a 4.5 minute pop song? They've always been absolute space aliens.
I got tickets to the AN shows on Friday. They seemed important for an unknown reason, so I figured I’d make the trip. I hope they’re not the last ones, but it seems like everything came full circle, if so. Would be great if there’s an opiv cover thrown in the set lists.
Hi Wes! You guys were great on Thursday, thank you for all that hard work putting it together. Could hardly believe how crystal clear, yet powerful the sound was; lights just added to the pleasure. Cassilis and a hot bath, you put us all in a good mood. Rainer and Ft. Couch YES. THANK YOU.
I'll admit, my familiarity with Placebo is almost nil aside from having their music introduced to me by a Russian model that took an odd liking to me for a week in 2016. I had hoped to make it to the Greek, partly because I've never seen a show there and of course to see Cold Cave, but it wasn't meant to be.
I'm grateful any time I get a notification of a new post from you. Since 2018, my life in general has grown more isolated than I could have ever predicted. I'm no longer sure where my thoughts were trying to go. 2018 stands out as a shift year because of a brain injury that has led to a number changes in how I get through life. Anyhow, I hope the show with Depeche Mode are a great time for you all. Safe travels and good health to you.
Felt like there was something final about these AN shows. Maybe the emphasis on Portland being where it started. Coming full circle. Glad that I got tickets to both. Can’t wait, but I’ll be sad if it’s really the end.
Wish I had been able to make that show, seeing 2 of my most respected bands would have been a pleasure. Placebo has also been a consistent favorite since black market music. Travelled half way across the country, from MKE to L.A. to see Placebo @ the Greek w/ She Wants Revenge during the Meds era. Fantastic show, fantastic venue. I tried to make it to this one, couldn’t get time away.
Thanks for the pics and day of show perspective, I found that an interesting read. Take any pics w/ Brian and Stefan?
I feel like I can relate to the gratification thing even though from the other side of the stage. I used to tour after favorite artists before the pandemic and war, it was the best thing ever. Now neither I have the means for it nor the artists are doing it the same way. Going somewhere for a show and then back home on a night bus and if I'm lucky repeating it on the next day feels very different. Come downs are cruel.
Wish I could have been at the show with Placebo. Even on the phone videos on Instagram it sounded great.
"Part of me wonders if these could be the last shows ever."
Oh please no!
And again I feel tired just by reading the amount of stuff you do daily. Wow.
Thank you for sharing exactly your perspective. That's the most interesting.
Wish you all safe travels and an awesome tour with DM. May everything go perfect and be a fully gratifying experience 🍀
Good morning. Placebo "The Bitter End" always stirs up memories of 2003-04 and my first slum of an apartment with three chain-smoking hardcore kids and multiple freeloaders couch-surfing at any given time. With a quarter of the apartment occupied by music gear, I often found myself wondering, "...is this really what it's like? Is this really what I wanted?" The answer was more often than not, "I guess so." The alternative was community college, after all.
AN played a last-minute gig in Sacramento during this time period, at the now defunct Westcoast Worldwide. With little more than a blurb on a message board to go on, friends and I made the three-hour trip on zero notice... a fond memory I still callback often. Thank you for that.
Always good to see Anthony thriving. Two decades ago, Anthony and I were thrown together with a small group flying out to Posi Numbers Fest from the west coast. He was really feeling the Eighteen Visions album "Obsession" at the time, and somewhere above Wyoming spent 15 minutes extolling the virtues of the band to me. A very cool person, and a true one-off.
Wishing you the best on the Depeche Mode gigs, "People Are Good" has been an UNRELENTING earworm. Who'd have thought two sixty-year old men could encapsulate the mood of 2023 in a 4.5 minute pop song? They've always been absolute space aliens.
I felt very privileged to have been at the Greek. Thank you.
I think we like reading about the mundane or the in between, it’s a different way to connect. The good machine at my bank turned bad.
I got tickets to the AN shows on Friday. They seemed important for an unknown reason, so I figured I’d make the trip. I hope they’re not the last ones, but it seems like everything came full circle, if so. Would be great if there’s an opiv cover thrown in the set lists.
Excellant show on Thurs, Wes. Hope your time with DM is perfect.
Hi Wes! You guys were great on Thursday, thank you for all that hard work putting it together. Could hardly believe how crystal clear, yet powerful the sound was; lights just added to the pleasure. Cassilis and a hot bath, you put us all in a good mood. Rainer and Ft. Couch YES. THANK YOU.
I'll admit, my familiarity with Placebo is almost nil aside from having their music introduced to me by a Russian model that took an odd liking to me for a week in 2016. I had hoped to make it to the Greek, partly because I've never seen a show there and of course to see Cold Cave, but it wasn't meant to be.
I'm grateful any time I get a notification of a new post from you. Since 2018, my life in general has grown more isolated than I could have ever predicted. I'm no longer sure where my thoughts were trying to go. 2018 stands out as a shift year because of a brain injury that has led to a number changes in how I get through life. Anyhow, I hope the show with Depeche Mode are a great time for you all. Safe travels and good health to you.
Felt like there was something final about these AN shows. Maybe the emphasis on Portland being where it started. Coming full circle. Glad that I got tickets to both. Can’t wait, but I’ll be sad if it’s really the end.
Wish I had been able to make that show, seeing 2 of my most respected bands would have been a pleasure. Placebo has also been a consistent favorite since black market music. Travelled half way across the country, from MKE to L.A. to see Placebo @ the Greek w/ She Wants Revenge during the Meds era. Fantastic show, fantastic venue. I tried to make it to this one, couldn’t get time away.
Thanks for the pics and day of show perspective, I found that an interesting read. Take any pics w/ Brian and Stefan?
Cold cave set was so great. So glad I made it just in time for it! Any LA dates for the AN shows? Really stoked for the new music coming out
Incredible, incredible, incredible night at the Greek. Overjoyed that it finally happened, both you guys & Placebo were just phenomenal