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Thrice / The Paper & The Plane |
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 |
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 Photo: Kristen Ashton
I’m at the bar when Brisbane’s The Paper & The Plane sneak on stage without much fanfare. TPATP do what they do best, which is delivering a set of atmospheric rock. The Arena doesn’t really seem to have the best acoustics for their vision, but they are still riveting to watch. These locals have so much talent it’s ridiculous.
Thrice explode onto The Arena with opener Of Dust And Nations. Dustin Kensrue’s voice sounds a little ragged from the tour, but he still puts in a very solid effort. Thrice’s musicianship is top notch – if it isn’t for drummer Riley Breckinridge breaking his kick drum head and pausing the momentum of the set I’d say their connection with one another really brings their live show up several levels. A band shows their true capabilities as a live unit when they suffer a technological mishap. Thrice prove they are the real deal: without pausing to think too long while Riley’s drums are out of action, Dustin breaks into an acoustic rendition of crowd favourite Stare At The Sun, turning it into one massive sing-a-long.
Time and again throughout their set, a thought that had crossed my mind during TPATP comes to mind again as Thrice begin electronic-drenched ballad The Whaler – The Arena just doesn’t seem to have the acoustics to accommodate ambience. Thrice’s atmospheric latter work played live, while still beautiful to hear, loses whatever it is on record that makes it breathtaking, and sadly it falls a tad flat. Energy, however, is not a problem; with heavy songs such as Cold Cash And Colder Hearts and encore The Earth Will Shake delivering it in spades and really showing how good the band can be. It’s passionate, it’s thoughtful and it’s thunderous – the way post-hardcore should be. Unfortunately, Thrice have transcended and progressed from that genre, and as I leave The Arena I can’t help but think their performance is deserving of a far more intimate venue.
LINDSEY CUTHBERTSON
1. Written by james, on 10-09-2008 08:25
Maybe we just needed another thousand or so people turn up... the arena feels so empty when only half-full. |
2. Written by D, on 10-09-2008 15:57
The arena is a shithole, the sound quality has died bigtime. Also when its half full it looks dead and when its full its over 50 degrees |
3. Written by Tikki Takk, on 13-09-2008 18:02
In most of your reviews I have noticed that you are fixated upon the venue. If a venue is not of your ridiculously high standards then perhaps you shouldn't write reviews for the music you are reviewing, as most music venues in Brisbane tend to be of poor quality with sound. |
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