TEAM SLEEP @#(*&$@ ROCKED!!!!!11
Easily one of the best shows I've been to. Team Sleep rocked the house and rocked my world last night. I got to Emo's at around 8pm when they had just started letting people in. Had I known I was gonna have to wait around forever, I would've gotten there much later. I stood around for a good hour or so waiting patiently for Team Sleep and hoping I'd see anyone I knew there at the show. As luck would have it, Larry and Jeff, two of my old coworkers showed up around 9 and we chatted it up a bit until about 9:30 when I decided to head into the main room to hear the opening act (forgot their name). They weren't bad. I only heard their last song and then they were done and everyone piled in for Team Sleep. I, along with everyone else, thought that TS would play shortly after the opening band. Unfortunately that wasn't the case, and after a good 30 or 40 mins, they finally made their way on stage. Normally I don't mind the wait, but it was so damn hot in there I felt like I was gonna pass out at one point from heat exhaustion. All was forgiven once the band appeared and the crowd was ready for action. The opened with Your Skull is Red; not my favorite song off the album, but a good enough opener. Following that, they played Iceache (aka Bling Bling), a song they released a demo of a long time ago, which didn't make it on their album. I thought that was pretty cool that they played it, as it was one of my favs back when the whole Team Sleep thing was a new idea and there were only a few low-quality live songs by them floating around the internet. Next they played Ever (Foreign Flag), which I thought would be their opening song. Then they played a song I've never heard before which I don't really remember, followed by Our Ride to the Rectory; another song I'm not crazy about. After that was Blvd. Nights, which is one of my favs and was pretty awesome live. After that was another song I hadn't heard before, followed by King Diamond, which was probably the best part of the show. King Diamond is already a weird song, and I wondered how it'd work without the female vocals, but it kicked all ass and after singing (screaming) a couple lines from it, Chino broke into some rap/hip hop song I've heard before but can't remember the name of. Whatever it was, it fit perfectly to the King Diamond music, making it the highlight of the night. Then I think there was either another unknown song or Ataraxia, followed by a crazy drum solo with loud electronic noises screeching over it. It was pretty cool and energetic. All of the band left the stage during that part, so everyone thought the show was over. Lots of people made their way out of the room. Suckers. After the wacky drum solo, the band came back on stage and played Live From the Stage, which just happens to be my fav song on the album, finishing off the night with a bang. One of the funnier moments during the show was Chino telling the sound guy to make him sound like Beyonce, then getting pissed at him for ignoring him and not turning up his mic, to which Chino gave him the finger. Another cool part, though not really related to Team Sleep, was that before TS came on stage, they were playing random songs in the background, one of which was 93 'Til Infinity by Souls of Mischief, which I just happened to be listening to yesterday. Another cool unrelated thing was there was a Hieroglyphics sticker on the exit door. It was a nice touch. So, despite the crazy heat and long wait, Team Sleep put on a hell of a show and played pretty much all my favorite songs except Ever Since WWI (my second fav song on the album. originally called Natalie Portman). Lots of people were yelling for them to play Mercedes, yet another song that didn't make it on the album, but to no avail. It's too bad too, it's a good song. I was also really hoping they'd do their remix of The Aeroplane Flies High by Smashing Pumpkins. Had they played that, I would have died and gone to heaven; my life complete. My only regret was that I forgot my camera and my cd, so I didn't get any pics or Chino's autograph. :'(
Now to change gears completely. Today I bought the Team America: World Police unrated/uncensored DVD. Even though that movie is funny as hell, when you see the parts they cut from the theatrical release, you'll say aw god wtf. It's so wrong I won't even mention it here, you'll just have to see for yourself. Good buy though. :)
