Skinny Puppy - Anaheim HOB - 6-24-07 

First off, the two bands opening this show were throwaways, bottom line.  I do not remember their names nor do I want to as they were particularly not good.    This is my first opportunity to see the Skinny Puppy live experience and I must say that as a performance piece I felt as if I was at a art gallery opening.    It to me was not so much a concert but a performing arts piece.  The music set the tone for the illusions that were put forth from the mind of  Ogre himself.   The nearly 2 hour set involved movements from his entire career as well as from his new illustrious SPV released piece of art Mythmaker.  As the show unfolded it was apparent  that his need to express his feelings in the most outrageous manner was needed and it seems as religion is his stickpin so to speak.  This is where he is a true artist that uses music to get his meaning across as in using visuals with words unlike most bands or artists these days.   Skinny Puppy are one of the longest running true industrial acts and this show and their latest record Mythmaker are the reasons why this is true.   
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