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Joined: Jun 07, 2012 Posts: 93 Carlsbad Ca. |
Unfortunately I’m bailing on the Echo show. The Echo is just a little too for me to make on a Friday after work and considering traffic. Have a blast everybody. —SSS Agent #178 |
Joined: Sep 06, 2010 Posts: 133 |
Mr_Reverb63 wrote:
PM sent back. I need an email ID to forward the PDF tickets to. Enjoy !! |
Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle |
Saw them last night. Show not completely sold out, but close. My wife and I took my 16-year-old son. I hadn't seen them since the early- or mid-1990s (1994, maybe?) They played in the middle of two rather uninteresting acts, both indie bands of some wretched variety or another. Overall, I would say that the show was okay. Not bad by any means, however, I was not blown away. I not terribly impressed with the bulk of the guitar playing (or tones) I must say. It was intentionally heavy sounding, and with much distortion in that punk rock sort of way. It seemed a tad sloppy which felt inappropriate for this band. It needed to be tight and sharp. It is hard to say this, cause I dig the band, but they sounded like they were trying to sound like Agent Orange, or something. Of course Agent Orange is a much better Agent Orange than MOAM. They did play a nice version of XL-3 and maybe a few other faves, but that was pretty much the extent of their surfy instro tunes. Otherwise, lots of (mostly unintelligible) vocal numbers. My wife commented that Daikaiju is doing the costumed, crytpic, super-loud-and-crunchy, is-it-surf-or-not? schtick much more effectively nowadays. I agree completely. YMMV, my 2¢, etc. Please be aware that a lot of others seemed to really be liking this show. In fact, the crowd responded quite favorably to the band, I would say. Video below: —Last edited: May 10, 2013 18:24:27 |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25301 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Call me old, angry, etc... Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 318 |
Great show at The Echo, first time seeing them and it was awesome! Played lots of their old intros, maybe four vocals but I liked those too. Deke Dickerson joined them for one song. Crowd at the end was stage diving and crowd surfing. Great finale, I almost want to drive to SF for the next show. |
Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2351 Twin Cities, MN |
NeedsMoreReverb wrote:
Yeah, what a great show! Tons of old songs, mostly instro, super high energy! There were moments when they could've been tighter, but whatever. The crowd was really into it too. All around great vibe. A really fun show. They aren't the MoAM of their early years, but it's still really really good. I think the comment above about them trying to sound like Agent Orange is a bit silly. I think they sound like themselves and what they've evolved into. But its all subjective. Someday they wont be around again, and the music world will be lesser for it. Catch them and support them and enjoy them while you can. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1313 Escondido, CA |
Both my wife and I really enjoyed the show. Jeff and JP - you were missed and I think it was a mistake not to come. I believe you would have really enjoyed the show. Ran —Last edited: May 11, 2013 21:18:51 |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25301 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Well, I was going to go to a Tequila Worms show in Fullerton Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1313 Escondido, CA |
Totally different vibe than Geek Fest. Having Coco back made all the difference. — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25301 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
I saw them 5 or 6 times in the late 90s and early 2000s. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Mar 22, 2006 Posts: 363 Los Angeles |
MoAM? were really good at the ol' Echo. The 'Deke vs. theremin' segment was a real highlight! The light show w/space footage was really well presented. And the new girl can rock out! Being the geezwad that I am, i saw The Ramones about 13 times 1976-89 , and sonically, the Mosrite guitar thru a Marshall live channeled the sound of hysteria ,actually similar to girls screaming, with all the ensuing sonic overtones. Starcrunch,with his Mosrite gets a pretty awesomely trashy tone, not quite as 'wall-of-sound', but definitely 'the sound of excitement! There really is something about a Mosrite played LOUD (see old B52's too)! MoAM remain a truly compelling live act. I was having second thoughts about seeing them ( see bigtikidude's comments above) but they really did deliver the goods! |
Joined: Nov 25, 2010 Posts: 191 |
Just got back from the Vancouver show. Took the wife, a good buddy, and a couple amazing nephews. Everyone had a great time. Both Avona Nova and Victor Vector were featured on 2nd guitar. Thanks for this site for making me aware of this show. |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
I hope it was enjoyable. Did they have their full stage setup? I know the tour has been having some problems and they were forced to abandon their tour van and fly in to the Vancouver show, so I assume they had to leave their new wall of flat screens behind. I also believe they had an amp tragedy last week as well. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Nov 25, 2010 Posts: 191 |
They definitely didn't have the full set up. What they did have were plenty of cool guitars, a rockin' Theremin, and energy to spare. The show ran 50 minutes, and they left folks happy and wanting more. They were backed up by The Octopus Project last time they were here (2011). That's a band I'd like to see more of. |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL |
Yeah, we surely took a page from their playbook. Play hard, fast, and end it before it gets stale. I can't remember the punk artist that said this, but I heard it years ago and took it to heart. 'If you can't win them over in one hour, you aren't going to do it in an hour and a half.' —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Mar 17, 2006 Posts: 525 Portland, OR |
We are unfortunately not going to be able to make MOAM in Portland at the Doug Fir tonite. If anyone in PDX without tix would like ours, shoot me a PM and I'll email the printable pdf tix to you. Rick —Rick |
Joined: Jun 07, 2012 Posts: 93 Carlsbad Ca. |
man I'm bummed I couldn't make this one but am super stoked those who went enjoyed it. Right-on! —SSS Agent #178 |
Joined: May 21, 2013 Posts: 1 |
I was at the Echo show with Ran,Dale,Ted and Insect Dave.It was the first time Ive seen MOAM? and I was not disappointed! After the show I got a great picture with CoCo and Ran.I was wearing CoCo's space helmet,and he made Ran and I official Astromen...what a blast! : ) I can understand why TiKiDude doesn't go to all the shows...too much of a good thing can ruin it.I talked to Starcrunch about mak'in the San Diego(Casbah)show next time and he said they would try to make it happen.Look'in forward to the Insect Surfers CD release party.Dave said he would post it...right Dave? : ) Last edited: May 22, 2013 15:31:25 |
Joined: Mar 22, 2006 Posts: 363 Los Angeles |
what? oh ,uuhh, yes, RIGHT!! Same club, The Echo, Thurs Aug 1st! Listening , now , in fact to MoAM's latest CD, really good stuff. Also listening to the fexcellent (fuckin' excellent) 'Capn Coconuts ' Frankie/Poolboys cd... |
Joined: Sep 28, 2012 Posts: 897 Berlin, Germany |
THE EUROPEAN TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK!!! Very stange that this hasn't been mentioned already, but probably everyone wanted to get tickets first (got mine already). 10/07 - London, UK @ The Garage I am really looking forward to this! MOAM? were one of the few third-wave-bands, whose records were widely available when I started to get interested in surf music (this was before online shopping and filesharing became a common thing) which meant that I listened to them quite often. But I never saw them live, which is about to change now. Excited! —Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin) |