Been Obscene Give New Album Teaser with Live Clip for “Pilot the Pirates”
Posted in Bootleg Theater on July 1st, 2013 by JJ KoczanI was fortunate enough to catch Been Obscene — guitarist/vocalistĀ Thomas Nachtigal, guitaristĀ Peter Kreyci, bassistĀ Philipp Zezula and drummer Robert Schoosleitner — performing “Pilot the Pirates” earlier this year in Philly (though I had the title wrong in that review). What I had to say about it then was, “‘Pilot the Pirates’ was less outwardly jammy, featuring some solid backing arrangements from Zezula on vocals, but still had room for a bit of meandering amid a straightforward Queens of the Stone Age start-stop given vitality and fitting attitude from Kreyci rocking out with Schoosleitner.”
Watching the professionally-shot live video for the song, a studio version of which is set to appear on Been Obscene‘s next studio album — due out early 2014 — my impression is much the same, but on repeat viewings, it’s pretty clear what I missed appreciating was where the song really takes off after its halfway point. In the clip below, it’s signaled by a change in the lighting and quicker camera changes, so maybe that makes it more obvious, but either way, the track is a winner and the video makes me look forward even more to hearing the studio version when the time comes. So I guess it’s a winner twice.
As previously reported, Been Obscene are part of the ultra-righteous lineup playing this year’s Stoned from the Underground fest in Germany (info here). That and other live dates follow below:
Been Obscene, “Pilot the Pirates” official live video
Jul 13 Erfurt [DE] Stoned From The Underground
Jul 19 Golling [AT] On The Rocks
Jul 26 Feldkirch [AT] Poolbar
Aug 10 Waldhausen [AT] Lake On Fire
Aug 17 Plaidt [DE] Pellenzer
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