I saw King Gizzard And the Lizard Wizard at the Paramount last night with the Proprietress. It was... good, but not what I was expecting.
By the way, the Carlile Room - no S - is excellent for pre-show munchies & cocktails. It's catty-corner from the Paramount.
But on to the show! Judging from what I have of King Gizzard, I was expecting a pop-punk show. What I got was a metal show: shifting time signatures with a lot of 5/4, 7/4, and 6/8. I recognized one song in the entire set: "Planet B". I could easily imagine![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cupcake_goth digging it, at least in her younger days. Maybe bork, but this is psychedelic metal. King Gizzard is one tight band, which is no mean feat when you've got seven men on stage including two drummers.
On the way to the bus afterward I overheard someone saying that this show was completely different from the one they've heard in Portland not long ago; maybe they decided to go full metal because Seattle. I have to respect a band that can do that, but to tell you the truth I'd rather they hadn't, even if they are truly impressive performers.
Yes, I went to a show on a school night. Yes, I'm starting to feel it now. Oy.
Shallow fashion details: yours truly in a black short sleeve knit top, hot pink sparkly skater skirt from Coquetry, hot pink fence net hose, Fluevog Seventh Heaven Zachary stompy black boots, MAC lipstick to go with the skirt & hose; the Prope in her tallest platforms, leopard print flare pants, a crop top (Yay exposed Prope!) and a back leather jacket. She actually wore lipstick, which I don't think I've seen her do before. I'd say we were dressed just right for that show.
By the way, the Carlile Room - no S - is excellent for pre-show munchies & cocktails. It's catty-corner from the Paramount.
But on to the show! Judging from what I have of King Gizzard, I was expecting a pop-punk show. What I got was a metal show: shifting time signatures with a lot of 5/4, 7/4, and 6/8. I recognized one song in the entire set: "Planet B". I could easily imagine
cupcake_goth digging it, at least in her younger days. Maybe bork, but this is psychedelic metal. King Gizzard is one tight band, which is no mean feat when you've got seven men on stage including two drummers.On the way to the bus afterward I overheard someone saying that this show was completely different from the one they've heard in Portland not long ago; maybe they decided to go full metal because Seattle. I have to respect a band that can do that, but to tell you the truth I'd rather they hadn't, even if they are truly impressive performers.
Yes, I went to a show on a school night. Yes, I'm starting to feel it now. Oy.
Shallow fashion details: yours truly in a black short sleeve knit top, hot pink sparkly skater skirt from Coquetry, hot pink fence net hose, Fluevog Seventh Heaven Zachary stompy black boots, MAC lipstick to go with the skirt & hose; the Prope in her tallest platforms, leopard print flare pants, a crop top (Yay exposed Prope!) and a back leather jacket. She actually wore lipstick, which I don't think I've seen her do before. I'd say we were dressed just right for that show.
