@Blackoil:
I have a couple friends that were industrial scenesters in the late 80's, and I can't even get them to go out to modern shows...when I do, they just seem to be wanting to leave. Now granted, if I could actually remember any of the scene shows I've been to in the last few years(damn people buying me drinks) I would point out how the same intensity punches through with modern shows...
But alas, I remember *many* a tumbleweed and cricket night at both shows and concerts back in the mid through late 1990's. I remember being one of only a few people at Decoded Feedback in 99'. One of maybe like a dozen or so at a weekday Dive show. I think I meant more, it seemed like in some aspects it was more of a treat for people to come out to clubs or shows back then. I remember coming out to small shows in torrential flash flood rain, however often it was(and still is) the "big names" that really packs a venue. There was a local monthly showcase held in a condemned rundown theater I'd go to that seemed to always be backed(94-95 era) despite people not really knowing who was playing. Just the fact it was a goth industrial sort of night made people come out, but I recall seeing Good Courage and some other acts there.
Perhaps this is fodder for another discussion, but it's amazing how far some people will travel for a show; or even a club. So many times I've met people at clubs/shows and had to ask them again "wait, where did you say you drove from?" Of course, friends and I have made the trek to Los Angeles just for Das Bunker, which is about 12 hours plus roundtrip.
And you're pretty right on about the circa 2004 Noitekk/Suicide Commando ripoff
sound being what the Puppy ripoff phenomenon was back then.
