Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

RayCon

Never heard these before (I believe their earlier work is doomy / heavy ??) ... anyway I read a review of their new album and it was being tipped as a contender for Rock album of the Year - last time the same mag (Classic Rock) made that prediction it was Fear Of a Blank Planet so I thought "hhmmm , they got that right - I'll give this a go" ... then when it said Steve Wilson was involved (he mixed it) it convinced me to get it ...
Have to say Im liking it big time ... not what I was expecting and maybe skates a little close to piano driven stadium rock at times (ie. Coldplay - *shudder*) but I think the drum timings and harmonies set it apart enough to be different ..

jenizzle

Anathema are awesome, they're one of my favourite bands and on first listen may sound quite innocent but once you get into them they'll blow you away. I've only listened to a few tracks off the new album, and I'm liking it mostly! Must get my hands on the full version!

Zombienosh

A band i've always heard the name but never got into. so after seeing this thread I'm giving the new album a listen, so far I'm impressed.

Jako8

Great album and band. Both this and Judgment are absolutely fantastic. I haven't heard any other Anathema though.

metzengerstein

i loved a fine day to exit ,but dont like the rest after that
that new one is just like some pop crap

serenades is my fave album followed by alternative 4 and judgement

Nea

Love it, making my way back through their catalogue now. Really enjoyed their set at Sonisphere Spain

toolfan1912

I only just recently discovered this band myself on the Classic Rock Magizines sub Mag Prog Mag CD's it had "Thin Air" on it and soon as i heard it I was blown away, just ordered their album "A fine day to exit" heard it was one of their best albums.

Gonna try and pick up the latest album maybe tomorrow, as I just checked on my other order and it's back ordered.

RayCon

Good news ....


DME Presents

ANATHEMA
http://www.anathema.ws/
http://www.myspace.com/weareanathema

Plus Guests (touring band)

The Village, Wexford St
Saturday 18th December
7pm
20e adv plus fees / 20e on door

On sale 9am Wednesday 15th September from www.tickets.ie & City Discs and in Sound Cellar & WaV Box Office shortly afterwards.

www.dublinmetalevents.com


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056031114

Numina

ah win.

GrizzlyMan

Great Band! Great live also!! One album that I never get sick of

Nephilim Wolf

GrizzlyMan wrote: »

Great Band! Great live also!! One album that I never get sick of

Awesome album, and probably the last great album that they did. The newer albums are just too mellow for me, and also they are just as interesting as the old stuff.

jenizzle

Delighted by the date, cos I was making plans to go see them in Germany or Holland somewhere. Hopefully they'll play maybe Cork or Belfast like they did last time!

irokie

I will go to this gig. I remember my dad playing Alternative 4 in the car once upon a time. Thought it was awesome. So much in love with this band.

JK9

Stunning album altogether. Up there with Judgement as one of my favourites. I can't wait for the December gig, should be excellent.

Oral Slang

Yeah posted this gig in the Gigs section as soon as it was announced by H.

Delighted with the news, have seen them at least 6/7 times before and they never disappoint. Their last gig in Dublin was probably my favourite, that or in Graspop a few years ago. Love all their stuff, even though their style has changed so much over the years.

Don't go to the gig expecting heavy stuff from their early years though, as they won't play it. However, they are amazing live!

silent sage

jenizzle wrote: »

Hopefully they'll play maybe Cork or Belfast like they did last time!

From their MySpace:
17 Dec 2010 19:30 An Cruscian Lan Cork, Cork, IRELAND
18 Dec 2010 19:30 The Village Dublin, Dublin, IRELAND
19 Dec 2010 19:30 Spring and Airbrake Belfast, Belfast, IRELAND

I think I'll head along to the Cork gig.

Nea

Deadly, PT and Anathema in the space of 2 months

psychozeb

got tickets for cork and dublin,being listening to them since the crestfallen ep days.i would highly recomend to anyone to go see them live,you won't be dissapointed.

toolfan1912

I'm going to the Dublin gig, don't know anyone else going, so anyone interested in arraging some pre-drinks before the gig? Pm me if anyones interested?

Socymonster

I saw them at Cypress Avenue last time, what a show! They are my favourite band by a mile! There is so much meaning and power in their music, gives me shivers!

silent sage

There's a light sleet falling in Cork city and I'll be shortly leaving the house, after finishing my final college project of the year, to see Anathema perform my favourite rock album of the year. Sometimes life can deal you a couple of pocket aces .

goblin59

ANATHEMA are onstage at 8.15 tonight (Support at 7.15)

Socymonster

Saw them in Cork last night. Incredible is the only word to describe them. I think there may have been 100 people there, nice small venue. I'm counting down the days for them to return!!

silent sage

It was an absolutely crackin gig last night, simply brilliant. I literally fell over with excitement during the lyric "it feels like we're already flyin" on the song Thin Air .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZYlmBOcqdM

I got myself a sweet assed European Tour t-shirt too, similar to this;




I hope yee enjoy the Dublin gig as much as I enjoyed the Cork one.

Nea

Stunning gig in the Village.
Flying and Universal being the highlights for me.
Pity so many people decided to have a big chat throughout the gig, why would you bother paying the ticket admission?

Socymonster

That really is a pity. Everyone in Cork was glued to the stage. Was there a really good solo at the end of Flying?? Universal was unreal. I was also impressed with Get Off, Get out- usually I find this song the least exciting on the new album but it was way better live!
Roughly how many people attended in Dublin? It's a shame that not so many Irish people are familiar with them.

soiaf

Nea wrote: »

Pity so many people decided to have a big chat throughout the gig

That really bugged me as well, I don't know why people would bother going to something like that if all they're going to do is listen to their own voices.

Anyway, other than that really enjoyed it, great gig!

lud

I think they tried to stay awake so they talked...
Unfortunately its not the same band anymore and each year they get more boring

Nea

lud wrote: »

I think they tried to stay awake so they talked...
Unfortunately its not the same band anymore and each year they get more boring

Why go and see them if you find them boring? The constant loud chatter was just ignorant both to paying eager attendees and to the band themselves.

The solo for Flying was amazing, I love that song and was praying they would play it. I was well happy with the setlist and look forward to seeing them again

Oral Slang

Nea wrote: »

Why go and see them if you find them boring? The constant loud chatter was just ignorant both to paying eager attendees and to the band themselves.

The solo for Flying was amazing, I love that song and was praying they would play it. I was well happy with the setlist and look forward to seeing them again

Yeah baffles me too. I've liked them since about 93, so have liked both their heavy stuff & their newer lighter stuff. People at this stage should realise that Anathema don't play their heavy stuff anymore and not bother going if they don't like the way the music has progressed. The amount of people there that seemed to have no interest in the music was stupid. They're a band that you need total quiet to enjoy & the volume of people talking through the music was just ridiculous. That said I did enjoy the gig in the Village. Not as good as their last one in the Button Factory, but that would have been very hard to top!

Socymonster

Anathema have been on the go nearly 20 years and are still relatively unpopular in the Uk and Ireland. Seriously about 90% of fans were from mainland europe? after all their efforts if they want to angle their music towards a more "commercial" perspective and earn some money, I think they are well deserving of it. They will always be the same lads (and lady) with the same talent. If you don't like the new stuff then don't bother with it. I personally like the new album. I prefer the older stuff but the new album is still excellent.

jenizzle

Have to say, the sound was a bit cack in the Village and nowhere near loud enough to drown out the sound of people having deep and meaningfuls!

The gig in Belfast was a totally different setlist as Vincents voice was fecked but it was 110% better than Dublin, including the crowd and their reaction!

lud

Nea wrote: »

Why go and see them if you find them boring?

I call it hope....hope to experience what I always experienced at their gigs years ago, I want to relive this storm of emotions again and now they can't really move me anymore..
It was Anathema who released The Silent Enigma and when was the last time they played anything from it? Same with other early albums, they do owe their fans to play something, if they progressed that much to cut off totally from their past they should change the name of the band.

Nea

I think the same thing happens with the majority of bands as their music changes. Paradise Lost for instance play feck all of their first 2-3 albums anymore.

I have seen Alice Cooper 6 times in the past 20 years and there is half of his discography he fails to play, which I'm sure fans would love to hear live.

I saw Placebo last Dec and I thought they were sheeite compared to times I had seen them before but the main reason was the setlist and lack of old material on it

nacho libre

It has been well known for a while they won't play tracks from their early material live. I recall the last time I saw them play live, Vincent did a mocking chest beat in response to requests for tracks off Crestfallen and Silent Enigma. I didn't like it. In saying that I would disagree that they owe their fans anything. They should play music that stimulates them, if fans don't like it tough, musicians should create music to please themselves, if fans like it then that's a bonus. I would hate a band to keep playing music that bored them to death just to appease their fanbase. Just for the record I also prefer their older stuff.