Somehow, at High And Loud, we do feel very lucky these days. Great gigs are taking place everywhere in and around Paris, bands we've been following for some time are now touring the country or releasing their first album and.... we have awesome friends with great musical tastes!
Thanks to them, we won our way to the very private show The Hives were doing for a Parisian radio. The Swedish band has always been a favourite of ours. We had seen them a few years ago in a small venue and recently for their warm-up gig, following the release of Lex Hives. Whatever the time or place, The Hives always rock.
So,on Wednesday, we headed to the Bastille area to witness what we can easily call THE best and most demential gig of the year so far. The band had spent the afternoon at the radio, rehearsing and recording. At 6pm sharp, anyone who was willing to could have their pictures taken with them and actually talk to the band. Infamously, not so many people turned up. Which really make you wonder what's happening to indie/rock music these days. But still, the girl who runs the FB page The Hives-France and http://www.longlivethehivesfrance.blogspot.fr/ had brought a very personalized French flag dedicated to the band, stating along our national credo:"liberty, equality, The Hives". The band seemed impressed, the radio was definitely so and the banner ended as the masterpiece of the night.
I had not been front row for quite some time now- and that's when I realised how much I had actually missed that particular spot where you end up with tinnitus (funniest English word I've learnt recently) and bruises everywhere but thinking WTH, I had a legendary evening. By 8PM, the hall was at last packed with fans, ready for 45 minutes of rock n' roll dementia. With Come On, the band directly opened a raging showcase. By Hate To Say, the crowd that had gathered behind the windows could not see a thing as it was covered with steam. Pelle jumped everywhere, climbed up the amplifiers, walked on the bar, Nicholaus blessed the front rows with a vigourous hand through the girls and boy's hair, Chris just drummed the evening away while Vigilante Carlstroem and Dr Matt Destruction imposed their strong and acute rythm lines. When Wait A Minute started, it was clear that I would be deaf by the end of the song- Nicholaus gently passed on his spare earplugs. Deafness, you won't get me on that one.
The band finally nailed it with Go Right Ahead and the top-it-all Tick Tick Boom.
Yes, it was a good night, a really good night. The Hives are touring the country this Autumn. Forget the furniture, Sweden is far better for music.
Thanks to them, we won our way to the very private show The Hives were doing for a Parisian radio. The Swedish band has always been a favourite of ours. We had seen them a few years ago in a small venue and recently for their warm-up gig, following the release of Lex Hives. Whatever the time or place, The Hives always rock.
So,on Wednesday, we headed to the Bastille area to witness what we can easily call THE best and most demential gig of the year so far. The band had spent the afternoon at the radio, rehearsing and recording. At 6pm sharp, anyone who was willing to could have their pictures taken with them and actually talk to the band. Infamously, not so many people turned up. Which really make you wonder what's happening to indie/rock music these days. But still, the girl who runs the FB page The Hives-France and http://www.longlivethehivesfrance.blogspot.fr/ had brought a very personalized French flag dedicated to the band, stating along our national credo:"liberty, equality, The Hives". The band seemed impressed, the radio was definitely so and the banner ended as the masterpiece of the night.
I had not been front row for quite some time now- and that's when I realised how much I had actually missed that particular spot where you end up with tinnitus (funniest English word I've learnt recently) and bruises everywhere but thinking WTH, I had a legendary evening. By 8PM, the hall was at last packed with fans, ready for 45 minutes of rock n' roll dementia. With Come On, the band directly opened a raging showcase. By Hate To Say, the crowd that had gathered behind the windows could not see a thing as it was covered with steam. Pelle jumped everywhere, climbed up the amplifiers, walked on the bar, Nicholaus blessed the front rows with a vigourous hand through the girls and boy's hair, Chris just drummed the evening away while Vigilante Carlstroem and Dr Matt Destruction imposed their strong and acute rythm lines. When Wait A Minute started, it was clear that I would be deaf by the end of the song- Nicholaus gently passed on his spare earplugs. Deafness, you won't get me on that one.
The band finally nailed it with Go Right Ahead and the top-it-all Tick Tick Boom.
Yes, it was a good night, a really good night. The Hives are touring the country this Autumn. Forget the furniture, Sweden is far better for music.
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