Aug 01 2005 @ Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

Great show. This was the first time i saw them again in over 15 years. Angelo still has the intensity. I liked the newer bandmembers. great drummer. My wife saw them live for the first time and really liked it. Angelo walked into the public a few times and got the crowd going. Party at ground zero and sunless saturdays were favorites for me. They played al lot of the old stuff. My ears are still ...

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I had a splendid time. Denis and Arne came from Belgium (and I was very embarassed to have to show them bars close at 12 in Amsterdam, even in the summer holiday tourist season), some friends came over (including 2 lady fishbone virgins, who thoroughly enjoyed themselves). Also, Marie from the fishbone.net forum was there.

We came to the venue around 21:10, missing wolfu...

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Hi all,

it was a short night and already a long day at work, but here is my review...

After a way too long drive to Amsterdam (ca.4h instead of the expected 2-2.5h) due to an accident just before entering Amsterdam, I finally ended up at Arno's place (must have been 20h25)... As we were already late we splitted up cab sharing and cycling to the Paradiso ...

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Hello,

I liked the gig. I must admit I was more busy taking pictures than listening to the gig. Shame on me. Nevertheless it was a pleasure to meet other fans. Especially our "Denis national".

Thank you very much for this show, there are people who go to the church and others to Fishbone, I am of them second ones, after this, they feel more Life again which sometimes seems to disappear in this "holy shit" we have to see every day at every place.

I saw you before in Germany two times in Prime Club and in Dusseldorf, where you played a so hard sound that the Police c...

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This was a perfect way to start my holidays !

Despite a 2 hours traffic jam just at the entrance of Amsterdam, and getting lost in A'dam for good measure, which made me miss Wolfunkind, I met up with Arno and his friends + Arne who was as gifted as i was re: traffic. It might sound a bit silly, but i just find it incredible to have been able to make good friends like them over the internet.

Anyway, onto the show. Well, not much to say except for the fact that i tried to live up to my nickname. The Paradiso, certainly a mythic club was not packed but nicely filled (est 700). it was a very intimate atmosphere with a lively dance pit.

The set list was great, i especially enjoyed Glasses, the new horn arrangements on Premadawnutt and Servitude, which i remember from the last show at the Paradiso, some 5 years back when it was the first time they played it since Chris left.

This was my third time seeing the bone this year, and i heard a few live recordings too. The current lineup does a great job at putting out old songs like they were brand new (except for Ma&Pa which tires me more and more, but i guess there's no way to do without and always a good break to recharge the batteries) and the new songs are cool so far. I just wish they would dig a little further into their repertoire. At this point, the spacey lineup would already have 60 songs down... :^)

We hung out with pretty much everyone in the band after the show (it's always good for the self esteem when they remember you ;^) ) and i guess Arno and Arne already covered the serious problem in A'dam's night life. It was also great to talk to Marie ! La prochaine fois on se voit ? S?gou, n'est-ce pas ?

So much for this show, onto the next !

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