Of course, I'm not one of the biggest fans you know of RHCP. I'm not really a fan, anyway. On the other hand, I'm neither one of the biggest fan of Flea. Flea is probably one of the most popular bassists nowadays along with Victor Wooten, from my observation. Both of them got much more attention than other bassist as amazing as them either in the same genre or across genre. It's okay. I'm not one the biggest fan of Flea, because most of the other guys are just so crazily admire him. Understand his development as a bassist or as a musician, knowing all of his gear...
No matter what, RHCP is one of the band I really wanna go to see live, and Flea is the bassist I really wanna see live, as many other excellent bassists.
I arrived Asia Expo around 19:40 with my friend and got into the hall immediately, of course. There were bunch of guys waiting and impossible to get closer as I expect already. Can't remember well how long we have waited because I was busy on explaining the reason I learn to play bass and also how brilliant John Entwistle and Flea is.
Mars Volta hit the stage. I don't really know them before or after the show. They got the most responses I have ever seen in Hong Kong to the opening act. But as far as I sense, the response were really extreme. People either appraised them or booed them. If they knww cantonese they may understand someone was actually booing them.
I don't know. But I can tell they are a good band. The guitarist were better than most regular guitarists. He didn't pull out some most memorable nor melodic solo. But it's loud and energetic, and it's not easy at all. The rhythm section was really really solid. The drummer pulled off a lot of complex rhythm and the bassist got great riff. Their music, however, was too complex. It's not something you will really enjoy if you don't even know them. The rhythm was complex and no backbeat. It's like bending metal towards fusion. It's not for dancing or head banging. And they did a long long long improvisation(as least I think it is).
However, it's not a progressive/psychedelic year anymore. Indeed, Hong Kong is never a place for progressive rock(Muse? come on....)
Hong Kong is not a place for Mars Volta, I can tell.
For the RHCP's part, I dunno what to say. They started it with "By The Way" but I really had no time for the song. As least I know Anthoy Kiedis had a coat on for that song. Some expats behind did the stage charging thing, I have been push and move 2 feet forward and then pulled back 5-6 steps. After that, being push and moved to the right for 5-6 steps.
check out the "fluidity" of the standing zone crowd... fore and back, fore and back
It's the wildest moment I have ever experienced in any gigs. Maybe I was not at the front for the Mr. Big show. I don't know. It's really the craziest moment in a gig can be. Someone will be killed if they can't stay on their feet. lol
I don't think the sound was that bad this time. Maybe I was at the front. I can hear Anthony and Flea clearly, even his gags. On the other hand, I have more problem in hearing the guitar. The bass was okay, and Flea was ass kicking(of course! it's Flea!!!). One of the highlite moment was of course, when Flea said when u got to one point of a show, you gotta play a real slow song and it turned out to be "Right on time". Followed by "Californication", "High ground" and "Under the bridge"(lighter! I saw one lighter in front of me. And I told my friend "He uses lighter! why don't he use his phone?"). Omg they played all the most popular song in the end of the show.
Sing along together, fuckers lol
No song is better for head banging in a RHCP show =)
But it's okay right? like, if they didn't end it "Under The Bridge", people will know they will come back on stage and do an encore with "Under the Bridge". Because it's not the song you can "not doing it". People really should show more passions if they really want an encore nowadays. Screamming, shouting, clapping instead of standing there and wait.
They won't leave the stage without doing this
Of course we got an encore, with a Robert Johnson cover and also ended it with "Give it away".
The only complain I have about the RHCP part is only people blocked my sight to Flea, and the mustache of Anthony Kiedis(As many people said, it made him look more like a porn star than a rock star).
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