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Slim's October 6, 2002 Review by Jake Thomas The Noise Conspiracy's politics make me seem and feel really conservative, but I'm glad there are people out there with their point of view even if I don't fully agree with them. The bottom line is that they seek change and hope to achieve this through their music, lyrics, and actions. On their tours they always have a table of books and pamphlets that outline things they believe in and sing about. I've seen these Swedish meatballs a few times, and this wasn't my favorite time seeing them. Not that the show was bad, far from it - just seemed to be lacking some of the energy that I'm used to seeing them with. I think it was a combination of the venue Slim's, which I've never been crazy about, and the fact that the drummer had been injured for a while and probably wasn't able to put his all into it. Bad back or something like that apparently. The previous couple of times I saw them had been at Great American, and I had a seat both times in the balcony and was able to get a bird's eye view of Dennis Lyxzen, the singer, and all his great dance moves. He also clamored around on the ledge of the balcony like a monkey, which is always entertaining. At the Slim's show, they played a nice selection of songs from both their albums, including 'Capitalism Stole My Virginity,' 'Smash It Up,' and 'Up For Sale'. There was also a couple of new ones, one of which sounded like a disco song which I wasn't really feeling, but I'll judge it fully after I've had a chance to hear it recorded a few times. The set wasn't terribly long due to the drummer's back, about an hour long with a one song encore. A decent show all in all, but I hope they are back at Great American next time around. ©2002 playinginfog.com |