Showing my age
Posted by Melissa on | June 28, 2007
Went to see Peeping Tom at the Forum last week to relive my early-twenties fascination with Mike Patton, who was the front man for Faith No More. Saw him at Alternative Nation in 1995 (I think) when he was 10 times better than headlining Trent and Nine Inch Nails who climaxed with a lame instrument smashing exit effort.
Mike was great then and is great now. He is funny and he has a great voice with awesome range and he assembled a diverse bunch of musicians ranging from a sultry songstress with Macy Gray hair to a slim girl with a huge beat box talent, to a dextrous DJ and a geeky guy on keyboards and close trio on drums and guitars. They did hip hoppy tunes and got the crowd involved and there was a bit of banter. It was great.
Until a bunch of morons in black tshirts in the front row started spitting. At Mike. He’s seen it all, being a festival heavy in the eighties and early nineties, but even Mr Patton commented on the gross gesture chosen by these supposed ‘fans’. They persisted. And so it was only right that he reciprocate. Good one Melbourne morons. Thanks for making us a memorable crowd for all the wrong reasons. And reminding us just how ‘base’ the Australian male can be.
I look forward to hearing him again, next time in a smoke free venue.
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June 28th, 2007 @ 5:34 pm
What a way to ruin a perfectly good gig. Moron bong heads spitting on the artist. Yeah way to cool for everyone.
Macy Grays voice to me is like nails on a chalkboard to others
June 29th, 2007 @ 10:32 am
Great gig but the spitting was a disgrace. The way that Mike dealt with it was awesome. He is such a pro.
I just can’t understand why people would spit at anyone… let alone Mike Patton. He deserves respect no spit.
I think the guys who were spitting have not really moved on from the early 90s.
I hate Macy Gray too. The chick’s hair was similar to Macy Gray’s but that is where the similarities ended.