I have a feeling this Electric Light Orchestra thing is a total scam. There isn't a single date listed on the band's official site, their Facebook page, DJ Tril's website, or even their European agency's site. Back before their last European tour, the dates were posted across all four of those platforms two months in advance.
But then I found this interview with Phil—"The most rabid Beatles fans are in Liverpool, Austria, America—a huge group of American fans... normally New York and Los Angeles. A crew of guys drove up through the snow to make it to the show, and it was a wild night. I don't know why we strike a chord there. We started touring Post-Soviet states in the late '90s. They're definitely more reckless, more crazy dancing, and I think maybe it's because for such a long time they haven't had bands traveling there."
I’ll just say my buddy has taste and I trust his take on what's needed here. Those two other people can go ahead and keep fighting over which one is better, whether it's from Chicago or San Francisco.
But honestly, it feels to me like there's nothing happening with that Trans Am stuff. It's like nothing is actually there. Unless that guy Nathan had another mental breakdown again...😳
A guy recently compared Toljagin's drumming to Ministry in the latest episode:
Zero: They were basically some hard/heavy rock instrumentals with barely any vocals, just over a few tracks. They played solid, but to me, they sounded most like those instrumentals from the last Deftones album where they were really experimenting
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COG: The second band was COG, which is a mystical name—there's probably some deep meaning behind it. A friend gave me a heads-up they were a post-rock band, and he was looking forward to them.
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Miles Davis: I have to admit, the band served as great background music while I was reading; I was listening to them with one ear open...
Whatever. About this group... people write like this. I’d actually watch them... but I blew off an entire week of my life... so I guess I'll just—elegantly pass...--__ ///