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When I first read about this gig, all I knew was that the lineup was Carsick Cars and Mr. Graceless, which excited me enough to decide to commit to going to it more than a month before it happened. Then PK14 was added to the lineup and it resolved my decision. It was an expensive gig, I’ll give you that, and honestly I’m not sure it would have been worth the full 100RMB, but the pre-sale price was just right. And of course, as with almost any review of gigs at Yugong Yishan, there were ridiculous and annoying sound issues throughout the show, but I’m not sure that’s ever going to change. People will always show up for a gig at Yugong Yishan, because their lineups are always fantastic.
Venue rants aside, I really enjoyed the show. Mr Graceless seemed a little more nervous than I’d ever seen them before, but they still played a solid set. They reminded me a lot of Nirvana, until they opened their mouths at which point they sounded a little like Supergrass. Basically, they sounded like an unpolished campus rock group who have gotten really far, which is exactly what they are. They’re going places, that’s for sure, but they’ve got a lot of time before they are anywhere near the caliber of the other two bands that took the stage that night.
Carsick Cars were up next, the second official time performing with their new lineup and the first time I’ve seen them thus. The new additions were solid, and they managed to mostly keep up with Zhang Shouwang. Unfortunately, there were a couple of times when it was clear that they need to put in a few more practice hours before they can be the same band Carsick Cars was before the member change. And with the experimental and jam style that they have, those out of sync moments were pretty glaring. Still, they had a great show and will definitely continue to do so as long as they keep practicing. The only thing I will mention is that they didn’t play Zhong Nan Hai, which was an interesting choice. They opened with You Can Listen You Can Talk, and they sang He Sheng, but they left out their first big hit. I’m not sure what the reason behind it was, but hopefully they don’t refuse to play it just because it was their most popular song; that always ends badly.
And even though it was difficult to stick around for another act as it neared midnight, but I insisted because this was the first time I had ever seen PK14. I hadn’t listened to much of their recorded stuff, but I really enjoyed their performance. What I said to myself if not my fellow gig-goers at the time was that there’s definitely something to be said for a proper front man. Mr Graceless is yet too young for any of them to have developed that dynamic stage presence, and while Zhang Shouwang seems fond of throwing himself around stage, I wouldn’t say he interacts with the audience very much. Yang Haisong, on the other hand, is the real deal, and PK14’s experience shows in what an amazing show they put on. I think the most impressive part of their performance, however, is that they manage to sound raw and rough while at the same time being a tight, cohesive act. I enjoyed them thoroughly, far more so live than recorded.
Maybe Mars put on an amazing show that night, and their desire to show off three generations of their bands was definitely fulfilled. Each band showed a clear step in not only Maybe Mars’ timeline, but also in the Beijing scene’s. It was interesting to see them all lined up like that, and I hope that all three bands keep going for long enough that a fourth generation joins them.
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