Is Damien more tolerant with noisy audiences now?

borneoman · 08-27-2007, 01:29 AM

I'm really surprised at how tolerant Damien has become with noisy audiences. You just have to listen to any of the bootlegs from the UK during this last tour or the Marlay Park clips on youtube, everybody singing along, talking, shouting... and he seems to be accepting it well... I remember a friend telling me how in Manchester this year the audience was very disrespectful, some guy even making baboon noises, but Damien said/did nothing, just ignored it all...

In the past he had a reputation for being pretty intolerant with people talking, phones et al... I was just listening to the concert from San Diego 04 and he literally says the following:

“There is a really really nice ocean out there that loves to hear people’s voices and loves to hear them talking…So go there… If you guys over there wanna do that…It’s just… just out the door”

^ Harsh eh?

So has he accepted that he's made it big and he's gonna attract all kind of audiences to his gigs????

By the way, Damien was in a kinda angry mood all thru that San Diego gig, but at least it produced one of the best live versions of INSANE I've ever heard with a really intense freak-out, he goes insanely insane

check it here:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/2208578/4...0/sharing.html

mariaoran · 08-27-2007, 02:17 AM

Amazing Version!!!
This performance has replaced my "past" favourite version ... the one he played at the Troubador a couple of years ago.

THANK U !!

SoCal · 08-27-2007, 02:27 AM

That was the best version I've everh heard. It gave me the chills...

Where is San Diego did he perform this? I don't remember him coming in 04...

LaurenM · 08-27-2007, 02:28 AM

He is getting more tolerant, yet I hope he goes back to being annoyed very soon. I don't like those people either, and so I wouldn't mind if he shot em down occasionally. I was rather amused when I read stories of how he wouldnt let places put on the air conditioning in sweltering heat, because he didnt want it to interfere with hearing him play. Didn't one woman pass out at one gig even? Anyway, I kind of liked that good ole up-tight attitude, because it seemed like he cared more about it then. He probably is simply loosening up, but there is nothing better than a eccentric, crazed musician suffering (and making others suffer) for his art.

viv · 08-27-2007, 02:35 AM

At his most recent Indy gig, these pricks in the first 3 rows (the pit) kept getting up to go to the loo. He asked them if they couldn't hold it, but did so in a pleasant tone. Then he sang a pretty funny toilet song all about having a tiny bladder and drinking too much.......etc. I wish I had that mp3!

SoCal · 08-27-2007, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by viv

At his most recent Indy gig, these pricks in the first 3 rows (the pit) kept getting up to go to the loo. He asked them if they couldn't hold it, but did so in a pleasant tone. Then he sang a pretty funny toilet song all about having a tiny bladder and drinking too much.......etc. I wish I had that mp3!

I would want that if anyone out there has it...

borneoman · 08-27-2007, 03:06 AM

Sorri it's not from 04, actually it's from 03, Cane's Mission Beach Nov 21, 2003.

Must be the best Insane ever!!! Love it when he sings 'What Is There to Gain?' and then he screams 'Nothing'!!! In fact he's pretty intense all thru the set. Before Insane, he does Prague and the very ending is crazy too, he keeps singing 'Pack my suit in a bag/All dressed up for as SHAG'!!!

Ahhhh and I think Indy was taped. Mot sure why it isn't out yet, prob everyone's on holidays

SoCal · 08-27-2007, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by borneoman

Sorri it's not from 04, actually it's from 03, Cane's Mission Beach Nov 21, 2003.

Must be the best Insane ever!!! Love it when he sings 'What Is There to Gain?' and then he screams 'Nothing'!!! In fact he's pretty intense all thru the set. Before Insane, he does Prague and the very ending is crazy too, he keeps singing 'Pack my suit in a bag/All dressed up for as SHAG'!!!

Ahhhh and I think Indy was taped. Mot sure why it isn't out yet, prob everyone's on holidays

It is the best insane. Do you by any chance have any other recordings of him when he came to San Diego last May? Or any more from that set he played in 03?

Lindsay · 08-27-2007, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borneoman

By the way, Damien was in a kinda angry mood all thru that San Diego gig, but at least it produced one of the best live versions of INSANE I've ever heard with a really intense freak-out, he goes insanely insane

check it here:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/2208578/4...0/sharing.html

Borneoman.......hahaha what do you mean "by the way".........this isn't a casual event....... this is Christmas!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you

So so so so amazing!!!!!! I loooooove it!! My goodness.....why has the man not released this masterpiece yet!!!! Gosh.....he should just release THIS recording!!! Better yet.....he should just release a whole cd of different versions

!!!!

borneoman · 08-27-2007, 03:43 AM

SoCal, I think the 07 San Diego show was not taped, but the 03 one was torrented a while ago... Probably at Dimeadozen, but not sure if people are still seeding it. The one from 06 supporting Fiona Apple was there too.

dboyd · 08-27-2007, 07:31 AM

i love it.. he probably played it just for that reason.. i hate it when people are yapping away or doing w/e instead of listening to the concert.. ur there to listen and watch to him, so do so, chat with ur friend later... when damien is on stage, it's damo time

thanks for sharing!

lalla32 · 08-27-2007, 04:12 PM

WOW! Borneo, thank you so much for that version of Insane! Absolutely breath-taking!

I agree about the need of having a record made only by different versions of Insane!

Is there a torrent around for the San Diego gig? If not, Borneo, would you be such a prince to upload Parague too? I love that song to death...

borneoman · 08-27-2007, 05:49 PM

^ Added Prague

Lindsay · 08-27-2007, 06:58 PM

Yaaaaay for a whole cd of Insane!!!!

thanks again borneoman....just downloaded Prague, you're right the ending is incredible......looooove it!!

lalla32 · 08-27-2007, 07:05 PM

Gah, you are the best!

Thank you!

PenguinBoy · 08-27-2007, 08:22 PM

I love this sharing site of yours, what a gold mine!

I liked the idea of the intollerant damien though! I can't imagine myself pulling off such a thing when I'm playing in some dirty bar and can't hear myself over the audience; all lookin the other way. I also like the idea of the artist demanding the audience do something more than just pay their way in, and to make being in the audience more of a difficult position than that of a passive ignorer. Even if it is irrational at the time... especially if it's irrational infact. It's good for people to be challenged and to have watch someone they're a fan of but doesn't fit the cogs of what they expect, humiliate them lol.

I hope he snaps at me when i see him lol, I'll be mortified!

08-27-2007, 01:29 AM	#1
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Is Damien more tolerant with noisy audiences now? I'm really surprised at how tolerant Damien has become with noisy audiences. You just have to listen to any of the bootlegs from the UK during this last tour or the Marlay Park clips on youtube, everybody singing along, talking, shouting... and he seems to be accepting it well... I remember a friend telling me how in Manchester this year the audience was very disrespectful, some guy even making baboon noises, but Damien said/did nothing, just ignored it all... In the past he had a reputation for being pretty intolerant with people talking, phones et al... I was just listening to the concert from San Diego 04 and he literally says the following: “There is a really really nice ocean out there that loves to hear people’s voices and loves to hear them talking…So go there… If you guys over there wanna do that…It’s just… just out the door” ^ Harsh eh? So has he accepted that he's made it big and he's gonna attract all kind of audiences to his gigs???? By the way, Damien was in a kinda angry mood all thru that San Diego gig, but at least it produced one of the best live versions of INSANE I've ever heard with a really intense freak-out, he goes insanely insane check it here: http://www.4shared.com/dir/2208578/4...0/sharing.html

08-27-2007, 02:17 AM	#2
mariaoran The girl from Venezuela Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Madrid Posts: 2,118	Amazing Version!!! This performance has replaced my "past" favourite version ... the one he played at the Troubador a couple of years ago. THANK U !! __________________ "This place is a Gynocracy!" repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern...

08-27-2007, 02:27 AM	#3
SoCal Eskimo Pie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 93	That was the best version I've everh heard. It gave me the chills... Where is San Diego did he perform this? I don't remember him coming in 04... __________________ "The saddest thing in the world is not when one dies, but when one chooses to live a life merely to exist."

08-27-2007, 07:31 AM	#11
dboyd Penguins and Whales Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,274	i love it.. he probably played it just for that reason.. i hate it when people are yapping away or doing w/e instead of listening to the concert.. ur there to listen and watch to him, so do so, chat with ur friend later... when damien is on stage, it's damo time thanks for sharing! __________________ "Cause I'm always hanging on, And I'm always closing doors. And I'm always saying no, No, when I really really want it all" - Bottom Shelf "When there's nothing to give Well how can we ask for more" - Delicate

08-27-2007, 08:22 PM	#16
PenguinBoy Appreciative Minion Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Harlington, Beds, UK. Posts: 1,695	I love this sharing site of yours, what a gold mine! I liked the idea of the intollerant damien though! I can't imagine myself pulling off such a thing when I'm playing in some dirty bar and can't hear myself over the audience; all lookin the other way. I also like the idea of the artist demanding the audience do something more than just pay their way in, and to make being in the audience more of a difficult position than that of a passive ignorer. Even if it is irrational at the time... especially if it's irrational infact. It's good for people to be challenged and to have watch someone they're a fan of but doesn't fit the cogs of what they expect, humiliate them lol. I hope he snaps at me when i see him lol, I'll be mortified! __________________ Good eyes see nothing to shoot, Good Feet Feel good giving up good boots. Myspace - My Music - My Last.fm Profile- My LiveJournal - I'm Jacob

08-27-2007, 02:28 AM	#4
LaurenM Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 709	He is getting more tolerant, yet I hope he goes back to being annoyed very soon. I don't like those people either, and so I wouldn't mind if he shot em down occasionally. I was rather amused when I read stories of how he wouldnt let places put on the air conditioning in sweltering heat, because he didnt want it to interfere with hearing him play. Didn't one woman pass out at one gig even? Anyway, I kind of liked that good ole up-tight attitude, because it seemed like he cared more about it then. He probably is simply loosening up, but there is nothing better than a eccentric, crazed musician suffering (and making others suffer) for his art.

08-27-2007, 02:35 AM	#5
viv Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 227	At his most recent Indy gig, these pricks in the first 3 rows (the pit) kept getting up to go to the loo. He asked them if they couldn't hold it, but did so in a pleasant tone. Then he sang a pretty funny toilet song all about having a tiny bladder and drinking too much.......etc. I wish I had that mp3!

08-27-2007, 03:06 AM	#7
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	Sorri it's not from 04, actually it's from 03, Cane's Mission Beach Nov 21, 2003. Must be the best Insane ever!!! Love it when he sings 'What Is There to Gain?' and then he screams 'Nothing'!!! In fact he's pretty intense all thru the set. Before Insane, he does Prague and the very ending is crazy too, he keeps singing 'Pack my suit in a bag/All dressed up for as SHAG'!!! Ahhhh and I think Indy was taped. Mot sure why it isn't out yet, prob everyone's on holidays

08-27-2007, 03:43 AM	#10
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	SoCal, I think the 07 San Diego show was not taped, but the 03 one was torrented a while ago... Probably at Dimeadozen, but not sure if people are still seeding it. The one from 06 supporting Fiona Apple was there too.

08-27-2007, 04:12 PM	#12
lalla32 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Varese, Italy Posts: 179	WOW! Borneo, thank you so much for that version of Insane! Absolutely breath-taking! I agree about the need of having a record made only by different versions of Insane! Is there a torrent around for the San Diego gig? If not, Borneo, would you be such a prince to upload Parague too? I love that song to death...

08-27-2007, 05:49 PM	#13
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	^ Added Prague

08-27-2007, 06:58 PM	#14
Lindsay Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 904	Yaaaaay for a whole cd of Insane!!!! thanks again borneoman....just downloaded Prague, you're right the ending is incredible......looooove it!!

08-27-2007, 07:05 PM	#15
lalla32 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Varese, Italy Posts: 179	Gah, you are the best! Thank you!