eucalypt - last things last (live)19-01-08

[paullallelly]

saw them both shows in bangkok fucking awesome band

[Snuggleumpakis]

Awesome fucking band, wtf with these kids talking about straps.

[belrocksg]

to the dudes arguing about straps, I think its all comfort really, have the guitar as high or low depending on where its most comfortable for you, also yeah its all good.

music rules, I like music

[apelancoretko]

well then may i suggest you look for The Human Abstract. the guitarist is playing with high strapped,and the shredding is sick as fuck.

[iammadedeath]

My argument isn't that strapping your guitar high will stop you from shredding. My argument is that strapping it high betrays a lack of passion for the primal drives of guitar based music.

And The Human Abstract aren't bad, except that from what I've seen they look kinda dull on stage.

And hasn't their lead guitarist just left the band because he didn't "feel honest about playing metal anymore"?

Between this and their Blake-quoting, neo-classical posturing, this is my point proved!

[1000pages]

man who's that sassy guy with the killer moves!

[knomadix]

iammadedeath.. shut the fuck up you whinny, aging, balding, fat fuck.

the kid can play whatever he wants, however he wants.. and the less he looks and sounds like guns and fucking gay hoses the better.

[iammadedeath]

I never said that he (or they) couldn't.

I'm just saying it's the musical equivalent of wearing high-waisted jeans up to your belly button. It might have looked cool in the fifties, now it just looks ridiculous.

And for the record, I look pretty damn good for my age. Unlike Screamo, which is aging fast...

Eucalypt: I can tell you were big fans of Love Like Electrocution.

Great News! Pretty soon you'll get to hang out with them at the Dole Office!

[apelancoretko]

just ignore that son of a bitch dude. he concern more about looks than the music itself,you look pretty good for your damn age dude really who gives a fuck about how you look like you're on the internet,it easy to say shit rather than make one. and by the way i've seen these guys live it was amazing!

[iammadedeath]

"just ignore that son of a bitch dude. he concern more about looks than the music itself"

When the music is this boring, you're damn right I am!

[powderbomber]

i strap it up high so my teabags can hang loose and free

seeya in hell muthafu<kas

[deathtaken]

Eucalypt is amazing.

[iammadedeath]

Newsflash!

When you strap your guitar that high you look like a faggot.

[samfightstheworld]

Newsflast!

when you write things like that people think you're a bit of a goose.

[samfightstheworld]

Of course i meant to write Newsflash.

[iammadedeath]

Okay then, I'll rephrase...

When you strap your guitar that high you look like someone completely divorced in mind, body and soul from the spirit of Rock'n'Roll, even more than you do by playing the kind of screamo that stopped being anywhere near innovative or exciting years ago.

(and in this case I was using the term 'faggot' as an expression of disgust at self-emasculating and ineffectual posers rather than as an expression of homophobia. I've heard gay men use it in the same way.)

[samfightstheworld]

well when i strap my guitar that high its for better control and ease of playing.

also your opinion on the "screamo" genre is completely that of your own.

also why are you watching a video of a "screamo" band if you so dislike it?

[iammadedeath]

Regarding control: balderdash and piffle. I'll bet dollars to donuts that you're not doing anything that needs that kind of control. Furthermore, two of the best guitarists alive, Slash from Guns'n'Rose and Blacky from the Hard Ons strap their guitars nearly at their knees. If you can't play without it above your navel you've spent too much time practicing sitting down.

I watched the video as a matter of curiousity, nothing more. Screamo was exciting, now it's hackneyed.

[samfightstheworld]

how the hell do you know what i play? its a matter of personal preference.

[iammadedeath]

I *don't* know what you play, I'm just playing the numbers that it's nothing amazing.

If you have a personal preference to look like a nancy, so be it.

But the next time the Hard Ons come to town go up the front and watch Blacky. If you can play better than that, by all means, strap your axe up to your chin.

You'll still look like a Big Girls Blouse, but you'll be safe in the knowledge that for you the primal, hip-level thrust of rock is not as important as never missing a note.

[ohheypresto]

hahahahaha jesus christ almighty

[nickc0586]

you have little knowledge on the subject. a better term for eucalypt would be somewhere in post-hardcore if you want to pigeon hole it. but all of this is beside the point, everyone has their own individual and unique style, as long as your being true to yourself thats all anyone can ask for, shredding and rock ain't being true to nothing but the past. be yourself and you'll become innovative, just like eucalypt.

[iammadedeath]

You're right, what was I thinking, they're not Screamo, they're just emotional post-hardcore that screams. Now where would you pidgeonhole a band like that...

Besides, google screamo + eucalypt and you'll get over a thousand hits.

And trust me, I'm being really true to myself when I say that I'm not hearing anything that I haven't heard years ago done elsewhere, done better.

Anyway, I'm half past giving a fuck. Up 'til your two cents appeared in my inbox, the subject was dead to me.

[nickc0586]

dude you need a hug, love not hate.

[darnull]

I'll slap you in public

[iammadedeath]

Whatever turns you on, sweetie.

[apelancoretko]

does that really matter? straps high or down who gives a fuck. what matters is the sound,not how cool you look with your guitars. shithead

[iammadedeath]

So how come so many guitarists sound so good with the guitar strapped level with their balls, while so many high-strapping dudes sound so boring?

Fine, there are examples of talent on both sides, but ultimately either you want to rock, or you're a pretentious tool. Strap high and you're probably the latter.

Just like this band.

[apelancoretko]

and angus young also has his guitar high strapped,so are you saying that angus young also sucked at playing guitar?

[iammadedeath]

You're putting words in my mouth sweetie, that's unhygienic.

I never said that it will make your playing suck, I just said it looks extremely uncool.

Angus Young is a special case. Firstly, he rocks out like a motherfucker.

Secondly, he's of a different generation: he started playing back in the sixties.

And finally, he is really fucking small. Short arms means he has no choice. Same reason he chose an SG instead of a Les Paul.

If Eucalypt rocked as hard as Angus, I wouldn't be bothered.