SHOW
REVIEWS
Human Waste
Project / Coal Chamber
In: Wolves Wulfrun Hall
Date: December 17, 1997
By: Dave Lloyd
The end of a long, tiring but fun trip for me, this was a gig that I believe
the band were looking forward to after the last time here with Tura Satana.
As with all the other dates on the tour, there's an air of anticipation which
might just be curiosity before the band come on. Many people will have now
either heard of them or seen them, but maybe not heard much BY them, but the
cheer as they walk onstage indicates that people want to hear something.
Shine is followed by Drowned, with Jeff venturing out onto a space right beside
the speaker stack for the first time. Get With It gets people bouncing again,
before Aimee then asks if anyone has bought the single, before launching into
She Gives, followed by a quick dose of Powerstrip. You may not like it now
but you will, you may not like it now but you will sings Aimee. I don't know
if that's a quote from a song, or just a vision of what's to come, but it's
on the mark. Those that don't like it now, soon will, and will then tell everyone
they always did.
I'm feeling a little disappointed, as I kinda expected the reaction to be
more intense than it feels, but maybe that's just too high expectations on
my behalf. Slide is destined to be a classic, while once more, this is a hate
crowd, but maybe a hate crowd that always gets what they want in love, yep,
it's time for Exit Wound and the end is in sight.
Hold Me Down immediately gets people bouncing with that bass intro, before
Aimee once more mentions the release of E-Lux on Feb 9th. Not a great enthusiasm
shown, but maybe that's just the reserved British nature. Drugstore of course
throws on the intro, that gentleness followed by one of the most bruising
riffs of the year, which I still think wouldn't have been out of place on
the latest Lard album, and then, it's the final song. The stomp that is Disease.
And it's over. For me, 6 in 6, and now I have to wait until next year for
the return.
So the band move on to Newcastle on the road to success, and I can return
to normality, which is something they are not going to have in a long, long
time.
Acknowldegments:
Ok, I gotta do some. My car. what a star. It didn't break down or have any
arguments this time, maybe the threat of selling it worked, though I am gonna
get rid of it, but don't tell it. And of course the band for the music, and
for not getting pissed off or saying that I'm strange, even if they think
it. And Dan the manager, for the same.