On July 7, 2007, The Boredoms performed a once in a lifetime concert at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Featuring 77 drummers, lead band member Yamataka Eye explained to reporters prior to the show how the number 7 historically is associated with the Milky Way and a romantic myth about how Japanese ancestors came from a river of stars in heaven. These ancestors called themselves messengers of the sun, or sun goddess Amaterasu, and so the number 7 is associated with the sun.
You are the 78th member! This is because the sound will spiral outwards, from left to right, like DNA, from deep inside of us right out to you. The 77 drum group is one giant instrument, one living creature. The 77 boa-drum will coil like a snake and transform to become a great dragon! - EYE, THE BOREDOMS
@owsten 0% in musical knowledge, where the hell do you hear hippie or gipsy like music???? Seriously....
1989Anarquia 2 months ago
@rhythmkeeper009 yeah there actually were metal drummers at the 99 boa drum-don't know if it's on youtube, everyone from amateurs to the drummer from Modest Mouse (who i know isn't metal) my friend who's a drummer used to live in new york and was in it
polyvraidia 9 months ago
@owsten Hippies?! Gipsy music?! It's Japanoise. Shit dude your way out; go check out the Boredoms themselves, or even Hanatarash and you'll see where this fucking epic idea actually comes from.
geeglebear 10 months ago
@rhythmkeeper009 i don't think so.
Swarmbat 10 months ago
@Swarmbat Hmm...nah. It would have been. So much skill in one place. Would have been epically mind blowing.
rhythmkeeper009 10 months ago
@rhythmkeeper009 no it wouldn't.
Swarmbat 10 months ago
boredom is a good name for this event.
relyks90 1 year ago
Now, think if it had been 77 metal drummers. Like, 77 Alex Grind imitators. That shit would be fucking awesome.
rhythmkeeper009 1 year ago
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Seriously, they could have done something very nice with all those drums, but this shit is so fucking boring... wow... another fail by hippies with gipsy music... and people applause
owsten 1 year ago
I heard they released a two disc live album. If it is true, I want to buy a copy. :-)
interpolluter29 1 year ago