I saw Godspeed You! Black Emperor when they were just Efrim and Mauro, opening for Steak 47 in the smallest Montreal venues you've ever seen. They always talked to people after the show to discuss philosophies, whether or not the sound was good and to have a drink. Mauro now owns the Sala Rossa and Casa del Popolo, 2 of the most recognised venues for indie/underground bands in the city, and as for Godspeed's success, well the rest is history.
Up until now, I've had nothing but respect and awe for this great prog band, who wanted nothing more than play music for people who cared and stop greediness in both the music biz and the community at large. Unfortunately, one of their earlier songs, "East Hastings", appeared in "28 Days Later" (but not in the movie's official soundtrack, probably since the song itself is around 20 minutes long). I never thought they would ever put a song in a big movie like that, especially after turning down Oliver Stone's proposal to use one of their songs in "Any Given Sunday". I'm disappointed, but I guess I'll have to e-mail them to find out why they did that. No one like a sell-out, especially when a point was made to NOT sell-out.
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Last edited by Bob Biter; 07-15-2003 at 07:30 AM..
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