Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio - Loud

Loud isn't a good word. I should say very nosiey. My initial internet search proved quite accurate to say the least because the experience was like being in a room with the microphone turned up too loud. Which happend actually. I went in around 7:45 and because of the type of music which will be playing; they set up some seats before the stage and everyone was subject to feedback sounds which was not pleasant but oddly eerie. I am sure it would be quite enjoyable if I was drunk or at least a drink in me but I did not want to get alcohol.

After being stuck with that audio feedback for an hour; the show started at around 8:45pm which I was a little thrilled. In fact Lou Reed voiced a few words(fire, living fire) but the high volume feedback and audio distortion made it unbearable. I kept hearing him signal to the sound man on the back, top area to go up and the volume indeed was too much for a few people because they just left never to be seen again. Industrial music is a great term for my experience because I had to put my hand on one of my ears because the noise really hurt. It was funny to see The sax person and the line processing guy with long hair get into it a little with the sterotypical head jerking and sax jerking but there was just no break from the electronic sludge... I mean seriously 45 minutes and no stop at all. On a side note the saxaphone actually started to sound better but the line processing and feedback was too much. You couldn't even see much of Lou Reed who was center seated behind some stuff which blocked his torso area which just happens to be where he would be playing the guitar.

In conclusion I left at around 9:30pm very disappointed. I am not sure how many people actually paid for the show because the guest list was actually pretty large though I know a few came just because of Lou Reed who probably never heard of his Metal Machine Music Album before. I am thinking the music would be great as an art exhibit or even a backdrop to some art piece with a woman walking around with a bat breaking up car windows... lol. Anyway I was talking to my friend and I thought it would be great to hear it while very lightly stoned cause it will probably give you some vivid thoughts but be sure to have someone with you. My friend said he took a nap and believed he heard the devil so he's going to hell or something... Weird right?

Here's a picture of the stamp at the Gramercy Theatre:
It's smudge cause I washed my hands a few time. Will probably go again but maybe bring an slr because no flash photography makes automatic cameras poor choices.

Edit: found a review: http://www.spin.com/articles/lou-reed-unleashes-metal-machine-music-nyc but our performance had an extra sax person who was a friend of Lou Reeds. These reviews always disappoints from my actual experience and I wonder if this really helps a magazine when it's not helpful critique but I suppose without a good review; they alienate the talent... Double edge sword.

Metal Machine Trio - WTF?

Ok it's kinda weird but I got a hold of some Metal Machine Trio Tickets for free for their two day show in Gramercy Theatre and I always have to do a internet search and all it came back was like feedback... What the hell is with the instrumentals...

Never been to a show where there's no lyrics so I'm a little confused about the venue. I can only assume we would be standing and standing and listening to electronic instrumental music without lyrics seem odd... Youtube didn't come up with any videos but what audio type videos were not flattering.

Anyway if you do not see another post about this I did not go but it would be interesting to just go and see what's going on. I cannot see this show being sold out based on the music currently available...

The Rock of Ages does rock it

The show was very enjoyable.

Rock of Ages

I decided to pick up my rock of ages tickets at the theatre at around 6:50pm and I was like wow. Why is there like a press thing going on cause you have a bunch of photographers with people handling the lines. I didn't know what was going on so I left because I had a few days to pick my tickets up. Don't quite know what's the difference between between opening day with the fact they already began performances a month ago...? I dunno. One of these days I'm going to grab someone in theater and ask them what it's all about.

The Bodies Exhibition - Seaport

This was a very rainy day but relatively stopped by 6:30. I have not been to seaport in a very long time. The last time I was there Structure was there along with sharper image (now express men, restaurant). Ironically abercrombie and fitch store is still around even though I never understand why they kept those wooden shades all over the store...

Very warm day and I somewhat enjoyed my experience. Mary Roach was there for the book Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex and I did not exactly follow some of her jokes... A very few people took pictures and there was an authorized recording of the event which always puzzle me because I've never found any recordings of book signings that I have been in.

After she was finished talking at the podium and people was lining up for the autographs I went into the exhibit only to be asked for coat check because I had one of those long cane umbrellas and a somewhat oversize bag. Which was a good thing because I wore a coat overestimating how cold it was and sweating like a pig. The whole exhibit did take me around 2 hours mainly because I went about reading all the plaques even the projects on the wall (which I do not quite get). I didn't really bother asking some of the volunteers? with white lab coats that was helping people understand some of the exhibit. Each room had it's own separate body in various poses. At the first room I was a little uncomfortable but after the second room I felt better. Each room details specific areas like digestion, metabolism, reproduction. The last few rooms were the most interesting. There was a room of infants and various embryo/stages of pregnancy. There was a room with veins, blood vessels, arteries which was the most colorful of the exhibit. The last 2 rooms were the bodies cut up in sections to show how it would look in an mri and some various diseases with some genetialia for good measure. As I was exiting I had to ask one of the lab coat person sitting by the volunteer table where there was a body that showcased various surgical implants. I was like what's the story with that? How did this asian get such expensive implants on him because it was alot like joint replacement, cranium surgery and the guy was like it done after his death.

I did not sit down to leave my comments because it was already about 9:15. I probably left alot out like how some rooms have one preservation but the skeleton removed into a pose to distinguish how the organs, etc is without the bone. Was definately interesting and worth going with someone whom you can't figure what else to talk about.