Foetus
Saturday 6/9/01, Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, TX
review written - 6/11/01, 6/17/01Foetus rocked! I wasn't expecting Thirlwell to be quite so thin, having never seen him in person before. He's like a cross between an elf, a hippie and Satan. On crack. He was decked out in a super tacky long sleeve shirt, light blue '70s jeans with purple patch on back pockets and black elf boots. It really works on him. There was zero banter with the crowd (75 maybe?) but he did motion for us to come closer. Thankfully there were no openers. Foetus played from a little after 11 to 12:30 with 2 encores. Songs I'm certain of, in no particular order: The Need Machine, Mighty Whity, Quick Fix, Mandelay, DI-19026, Friend or Foe, Take it Outside Godboy, Kreibabe and English Faggot. English Faggot was particularly amazing, the end being extended for many, many minutes into a tense SWANS-like climax. The band - guitar, bass, keyboards, drums - were really into it and tight. JG paced around, rolled his eyes back in his head, made faces, raised his arms up in a crucified position often, constantly messed with his hair and did various motions in time with beats. He straddled the main speaker stage right for one song and stood on it for another, chanting '666' over and over then leaped off. They were all energetic but JG was, of course, the Master of Disaster ...
Merchandise: 3 t-shirts (girls baby t, 2 "Flow" designs) for $15 apiece, a 12" featuring Thirlwell for $6 and the Manorexia "Volvox Turbo" CDs for $13.