Godspeed YBE is one of those bands that seem untouchable by the music critics of the world, so imagine my shock when I came across this article:
If there’s a pop act on the planet more solemn than GYBE, it’s probably playing funerals. The group performed in near-total darkness, uttered a total of about eight words and seemed not merely bewildered by the size of the crowd at the 9:30 club but mildly annoyed by it. When the concert ended, a couple of the eight or nine musicians — hey, it was dark in there — offered a timid wave at fans. The others just stoically laid down their instruments and walked off the stage. (full story)
Read the whole thing, trust me.
I found some more David Segal stuff, and I’ll post it up later. Why did it take me so long to find this guy? I think I just developed a music critic crush.