Heya folks,
What a beautiful evening yesterday in Handelsbeurs. This is only the third time I've seen TM after '92 or '93 in Providence and 2003 in Brussels, and I can only concur that this is the band at their best and fiercest. Dave and Bernie are so tight that it defies words, famously seen in Mexican Women (Kristin:
We're scared of this song).
My personal favourites were slow, grinding songs like Speed & Sleep, Limbo, but especially Furious. The beautiful thing about TM is how you can rediscover their songs after each new rendition. After listening to Seasons, I was obsessed with Flying and Ellen West, and after yesterday's gig I guess I'm becoming obsessed with Furious. Kristin's vocals were just amazing.
And of course Mania in the end does bring the house down.
So, anyway, the setlist is here. We got a second encore, Devil's Roof and (surprise!) White Bikini Sand.
Merch: T-shirts have arrived!
What a privilege it was to see this band, who are such brilliant musicians, but remain lovely nice people, as loyal to their fans as they are to them. Do you know of any other band that issues a 25-year compilation and in the same year records a new album with 38 new songs? I tried to get them to play Sunray Venus, but alas, no. That one will have to stay for the next time.
Y'all must go and see this show. No excuses!