Dude...seeing Negură Bunget live is the next thing I must do. Although I live in Romania I never saw them live.
Actually the opposite of this is true. They're sincere and unpretentious, if a bit serious about the spiritual/nature element to their music. But pompous definitely doesn't apply.
They played here in Manchester the same night Opeth were playing down the road so I couldn't see them!
basically the reason i said they are pompous is because they have the balls or 'pomposity' to bring all those unnecessary instruments into the albums (yet its still utterly bland) and hell, even onto the stage with them in a desperate attempt to set them apart from other modern bm bands, in an irritatingly grand way(though my comment is kind of irrelevant as most bm is pretentious as hell). i mean, christ, with all those instruments you would think that they would at least make slightly more interesting and engaging sounds.fact is wittr pummel their asses in everyway in terms of modern bm
manchester is one of the cheapest places in the uk i think, tons of students and student nights. i think anywhere is pretty much amazing if you want a cheap wild night
no dude, that would have been Emerson Lake and Palmer circa 1973. NB are definitely worth seeing live.
