![]() The reunited original lineup of the Butthole Surfers, on the other hand, drew a lot of middle-aged punks who looked like they’d been living hard for the past 20 years. Dredg’s atmospheric hard rock sound draws a mixture of indie rockers, metalheads, and progressive rock fans, and all of those types were in attendance among the several hundred fans in the Red Room. This setup meant that every person at the Meridian had to walk through the smaller Red Room first, whether they were going to see Dredg or The Surfers. I arrived just before they began letting the hundreds of queued-up Butthole Surfers fans in, so I was able to walk right up. ![]() But Dredg has been impressive every time I’ve seen them play, so I couldn’t pass them up.Instead of going the logical route and opening both of the Meridan’s venue doors and keeping attendees of each concert in their respective rooms, the Meridian opted to stream everybody through their regular entrance. Under normal circumstances I would have given Weezer another chance to wow me (they were merely okay when I saw them back in 2003), especially since my girlfriend opted to go see them. You could have gone to see Weezer at Reliant Arena, the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow at Warehouse Live, the Butthole Surfers at The Meridian, or Dredg at The Meridian’s Red Room. This methodology of a complete listen is a rarity today, but the records we loved to listen to in this manner will never be forgotten.It was a Thursday night in Houston, with a pile of concert options. He continues, "The initial scheduled writing period of 2 months turned into 4 or 5 (I cannot remember), but it didn't matter because we were in route to preparing, what we considered a uniquely special front to back album, meant to be devoured in completion. "When we were lucky enough to compose our first major label record, we took full advantage of the opportunity to move to the Palm Springs area, set up shop in a rental home and immerse ourselves in as much creative fuel as possible," remembers drummer/keyboardist Dino Campanella. The main concept behind EL CIELO stems from a painting by Salvador Dali called "Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening." That title also happens to be the acronym of the first song, ""Brushstroke: dcbtfoabaaposba." Upon its initial release, the band explained to them the painting symbolized sleep paralysis, which Dali's wife suffered from. The 16-page 7" booklets contain the album's original hand-written letters from people who suffered from sleep disorders and their experiences with sleep paralysis, which was part of the inspiration for the album's music and lyrics. There will also be various EL CIELO merch packages available, as well an extra special "Super pack" collection with includes all of the above plus an autographed cover, wall flag, custom t-shirt and sweatshirt, sticker and magnet pack, and an eye mask (for the amplest dreaming experience). ![]() (ABC) Dredg have announced that they are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second album, EL CIELO, with two special limited-edition box sets, which go on sale Friday, October 7 exclusively on the band's online store.īoth packages include the original critically acclaimed album remastered as double 12" custom marble swirl printed vinyl with a vinyl-etched track listing, and a 16-page 7" booklet.
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