FOETUS - 6/9, GYPSY TEA ROOM - DALLAS, TX
Foetus rocked! I wasn't expecting Thirlwell to be quite so thin, having
never seen him in person before. He's like a cross between an elf, a
hippie and Satan. On crack. He was decked out in a super tacky long
sleeve shirt, light blue '70s jeans with purple patch on back pockets
and black elf boots. It really works on him. There was zero banter with
the crowd (75 maybe?) but he did motion for us to come closer.
Thankfully there were no openers. Foetus played from a little after 11
to 12:30 with 2 encores. Songs I'm certain of, in no particular order:
The Need Machine, Mighty Whity, Quick Fix, Mandelay, DI-19026, Friend
or Foe, Take it Outside Godboy, Kreibabe and English Faggot. English
Faggot was particularly amazing, the end being extended for many, many
minutes into a tense SWANS-like climax. The band - guitar, bass,
keyboards, drums - were really into it and tight. JG paced around,
rolled his eyes back in his head, made faces, raised his arms up in a
crucified position often, constantly messed with his hair and did
various motions in time with beats. He straddled the main speaker stage
right for one song and stood on it for another, chanting '666' over and
over then leaped off. They were all energetic but JG was, of course,
the Master of Disaster.
Merchandise: 3 t-shirts (girls baby t, 2 "Flow" designs) for $15 apiece, a 12" featuring Thirlwell for $6 and the Manorexia "Volvox Turbo" CDs for $13.
Merchandise: 3 t-shirts (girls baby t, 2 "Flow" designs) for $15 apiece, a 12" featuring Thirlwell for $6 and the Manorexia "Volvox Turbo" CDs for $13.