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Sigur Ros in Sydney April 12th 2006

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Topic: Sigur Ros in Sydney April 12th 2006
Posted By: AfanSpur
Subject: Sigur Ros in Sydney April 12th 2006
Date Posted: April 13 2006 at 06:18

Well 24 hours later and with time to savour last nights show, once again i am blown away. To think that i had almost given up on Progressive rock as nothing more than a very nice nostalgia trip, then along came two shows in 3 months that have changed my views emphatically. I have said enough about the mars Volta show elsewhere, which was breathtaking, and last night Sigur Ros well, really, i have to be careful here, but they moved me to tears.

The music swirled around the enmore theatre and picked up all the sorrow of the world cleansed it and released it in a massive outpouring of hope. This was achingly beautiful. The light show was a triumph of understatement. What an experience. Never have i seen a band perform behind the backdrop and all we could see were shadows looming large and fading.

The advent of the silk screen across the stage for the opening and closing tracks was a triumph of artistry. If the opening of Glossoli wasn't enough then the encore of untitled track# 8 from ( ) grabbed this audience by the scruff of the neck and thrust it upward to roar an unearthly roar from the pent up emotions that this show had created. Suspensful and masterly, suspenseful and masterly Sigur Ros can stand tall as the masters of progressive rock in 2006. 9/10

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/tour/2005/20051127.php - http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/tour/2005/20051127.php  for a streaming video of the concert 

setlist

takk...
glósóli
ný batterí
sæglópur
untitled #4 / njósnavélin
gong
andvari
hoppípolla
með blóðnasir
sé lest
olsen olsen
viðrar vel til loftárása
svo hljótt
heysátan
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hafsól
smáskífa
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untitled #8 / popplagið

I think, maybe there are one or two errors but it was close to this.



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Replies:
Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: April 13 2006 at 19:49
Yeah, saw them do this show a fews weeks ago at Hammersmith Odeon and I was still thinking about it for days afterwards.
I thought the "curtain" lightshow during () track 8 was fantastic as well, so well choreographed... I'll remember it for ages. Look foward to seeing them again




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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 00:15
I want to see these guys so bad... Great review!



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