They Blew Out The Power
That’s kind of all you need to know about a good hardcore show. Like, if a folk blues tour knocked out the power, that’d be weird. But if ferocious hardcore bands like Odd Man Out, Beton Arme, Home Front, or Angel Du$t did it, than like, yeah, that’s wicked cool.
And that’s also what happened. They had to end the show early because the venue literally couldn’t contain their power. Neat!
Normally at the Marquis, the first band on the bill gets a light crowd, and I had no reason to think differently this night. Which is why I got punched ten seconds into the show starting – the front of stage was light because it was a mosh pit, not because it was the start of a show. That’s on me.
And that’s also how the rest of the night went. Fuck Trump, get punched, knock out power. Dive off stage, two step, knock out power. Build up community, mosh, knock out power.
If you listen to these bands, and I’ve posted some Home Front before so you may have, you wouldn’t think they’d be such problem creators. But this was the first time I think I can say, in my decade plus covering music, that people showed up for the vibes and vibes alone. Not even Aqua had that, and people dressed like the 80’s for that show.
What I mean is, these bands aren’t necessarily aggressive. I’ve seen more intense music at the Marquis. But I’ve never seen a more intense crowd. I’ve never been punched so early on, I’ve never seen the crowd so freely rush the stage, and I’ve never seen so many power failures in one show. And that’s because these bands are vibes first, and also vibes second, but their vibes are “punch you in the chest” vibes.
Which made this a damn impressive hardcore show. Perhaps even a Must See.
#angelDust #betonArme #hardcore #homeFront #oddManOut #punkOur protagonist is having his worst night ever. But how much do we care? The way this film is made, each of us could have a different view.
Are there others watching or am I the #OddManOut?
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'Odd Man Out'
- directed by the great Carol Reed
- written by R.C. Sherriff, F. L. Green
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- with James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, F.J. McCormick, Kathleen Ryan, William Hartnell, Fay Compton,.W.G. Fay, Denis O'Dea, Maureen Delaney, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Robert Beatty, Kitty Kirwan.....
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How to create intentional awkwardness in a scene?
Short ans: Howard (MC's handler)
Longer ans: Howard's somewhat naive approach (given that he is directing a government spook) is both endearing and dangerous. While my MC is a field agent, Howard has been behind a desk for a . . . while. He just doesn't fit in Beaumont, TX of the late 1950s and doesn't want to be "set up."
He sticks out--the proverbial odd man out.
Christopher Nolan's picks for February 🎬🍿
Oscar-nominated director Christopher Nolan explains why the early works of Alfred Hitchcock inspire him and why he believes 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY gets closest to a pure cinematic experience. These films along with HOOP DREAMS, TOPKAKI and ODD MAN OUT are the ones he's most excited to see this month on TCM.
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