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review, by sam "firesky"

well well..mogwai time...we get to the club early, which was on top of a bowling alley, so we decided to bowl a game...and lo and behold, right into our 4th frame, mogwai pops down and bowls right beside us..it was, um, very strange actually...seeing them all bowling in a shitty bowling alley in Detriot made me almost chuckle..anyway i went up and met 'em..actually, i only shook hands and spoke briefly to Stuart while the rest of the band were bowling, he was a very nice guy..very boy-ish (if that makes any sense) i only had few words because i didn't want to bother them...then the show started and Ganger REALLY blew me away...i had no idea they would be so amazing live...powerful, tortoise-esque (at least i thought) noise pop? eh, i hate labels...anyway..i was very happy with 'em..then came mogwai...and let me state something here...i had high expectations..but in no way could i ever begin to imagine how powerful, shattering, thick and elegant they would be live...the air hung with hushed brillance as the songs trailed through quiet means, and shook with insane fury as they took on ominous tones...i was deeply moved...and of course the insane wall of noise followed at the end... leading up to Stuart playing drums along with Martin and bashing at his feedbacking guitar with a drum stick on occasion..i do believe all 15 pedals were turned on at this point..highlight was Stuart's use of a little action figure that makes sound effects through a delay..i wonder where that noise in BMX came from...i...i feel now like i am speechless...feeling mogwai's songs in your gut as they play can do that to you...i'm thankful they finally made it to America...i'm a changed man

thanks, sam