Yob @ Maxx Watt's, Melbourne, 21 August 2015
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:52 pm
So, I started the night crossing town back and forth handling the daily dribble before finally getting back into the city to meet up with a few friends. Drinking ensued at a few venues including my very favorite whiskey bar and .
Eventually, with some of Oz's finest icky burning a whole in pocket, we took a smokey walk a couple blocks back for the show. We managed to get there in time to catch the end of the Whitehorse set. I know nothing about them but the 8-10 minutes I heard seemed promising enough that I'll hunt down some of their stuff in the near term.
Then it was time for Yob. I must admit, I'd been anticipating this show since the day it was announced and had some pretty heavy expectations. There was no disappointment! I thought they played a damn fine set and the sound in "Hi-Fi" on the evening was pretty spot on from my vantage point with my back against the soundboard for the majority of the gig. The drums, in particular, were some of the cleanest, yet powerful I can recall in recent memory.
They didn't play 'Nothing to Win', which I was overly-primed to see, but after starting the set with Prepare the Ground and Burning the Altar, any and all possibility of a let down faded before hindsight ever had a chance. The place was probably only about 2/3 full, so toward the end of 'Adrift', I wandered up the the barrier just in front of Mike for the last two tracks and the sound was just as good up front.
A few minutes after the set, the band hopped off stage and hung out with the few handfuls of people still lingering with drinks and such. They were all very humble guys and seemed to really appreciate the response they received all night and were genuinely appreciative of those of us still hanging around. Both Mike and Aaron mentioned that the show rated in their best performances ever. I ended up with a few happy snaps with the guys and they all took a minute to sign the gig poster. They insist they'll be back! Given the opportunity, I'd be more than happy to hand these guys my dollars quite a few more times.
Full Set:
Prepare the Ground
Burning the Altar
In Our Blood
Pain of I
Marrow
Adrift in the Ocean
Grasping Air
Quantum Mystic
Here's a pic of the poster:
and here's an obligatory, nearly listenable, bass heavy phone vid:
[youtube][/youtube]
Eventually, with some of Oz's finest icky burning a whole in pocket, we took a smokey walk a couple blocks back for the show. We managed to get there in time to catch the end of the Whitehorse set. I know nothing about them but the 8-10 minutes I heard seemed promising enough that I'll hunt down some of their stuff in the near term.
Then it was time for Yob. I must admit, I'd been anticipating this show since the day it was announced and had some pretty heavy expectations. There was no disappointment! I thought they played a damn fine set and the sound in "Hi-Fi" on the evening was pretty spot on from my vantage point with my back against the soundboard for the majority of the gig. The drums, in particular, were some of the cleanest, yet powerful I can recall in recent memory.
They didn't play 'Nothing to Win', which I was overly-primed to see, but after starting the set with Prepare the Ground and Burning the Altar, any and all possibility of a let down faded before hindsight ever had a chance. The place was probably only about 2/3 full, so toward the end of 'Adrift', I wandered up the the barrier just in front of Mike for the last two tracks and the sound was just as good up front.
A few minutes after the set, the band hopped off stage and hung out with the few handfuls of people still lingering with drinks and such. They were all very humble guys and seemed to really appreciate the response they received all night and were genuinely appreciative of those of us still hanging around. Both Mike and Aaron mentioned that the show rated in their best performances ever. I ended up with a few happy snaps with the guys and they all took a minute to sign the gig poster. They insist they'll be back! Given the opportunity, I'd be more than happy to hand these guys my dollars quite a few more times.
Full Set:
Prepare the Ground
Burning the Altar
In Our Blood
Pain of I
Marrow
Adrift in the Ocean
Grasping Air
Quantum Mystic
Here's a pic of the poster:
and here's an obligatory, nearly listenable, bass heavy phone vid:
[youtube][/youtube]