Dracula's Soul Brother..............

...I wish. Blackula, good work. Anyhow after the ATP visit at the weekend something dawned on me that I thought I might rant about. My lack of stamina/drive/interest at watching live music. Over the years I have gradually become quite cold to a lot of live music. It seems that only bands I really, really like or know get watched by me. Even then I find it hard work at times and my attention wanders. Is it because the bands are shit? No, some of them are blindingly amazing. i havn't really been able to put my finger on what it is. The common sense tells me the numerous tours and lengths of time spending every single night for 2 months in a row watching local (and not always very good) bands may have something to do with it.
Its really when watching Mastodon and Melvins at ATP. 2 bands that I really love but I found it so hard for it to hold my attention any length of time, even tho they both played well despite Mastodon being minus a guitar player.
So will it get worse over time? Or be a passing phase? I really don't know. I still enjoy playing in my bands and being onstage, its the watching of other bands that I struggle with. maybe I need to see something that will inspire me again, a band that will kick my teeth out and make me realise how awesome live music is.
Any suggestions?

Well as far as Oliver's musical pick is on this posting...do you like Conan The Barbarian? Do you like power violence? Do you like stolen rock riffs and shouting?
Well you will love Crom. This album is most defo my favourite. Full of stolen riffs, sludge, tons of Conan and metal samples and enough wierdness to get your head scratching. It features some of the best artwork ever ( where else can you witness a FF style airbrushed painting of a barbarian snorting lines of coke of the ice?)
and did at one point feature a certain Greg Anderson if rumours permits.
Anyhow dickheads..enjoy...

Crom - The Cocaine Wars 1974 - 1989

YES!