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2c-b-fly ~ semi exp'd ~ "of Montreal" concert

Hypnic_JerK

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So I was talking to my RA, mentioned that I had tickets to an “of montreal” show but noone to take with me. She said that she’d like to go.

I though Of Montreal was a psychedelic band from Canada. They kind of are. Anyway, I took 2.5mg 2c-b-fly to see what the low dose trip was like on it. I think there was someone on this forum who said that it may be active at sub mg doses, and since I’ve been really susceptible to psycedelics lately I figured I could afford to spend a little bit of this drug for a good time.

1930
Dose taken, I do some meditation. It comes really easy to me because I had a great jog today, I really pushed myself and was rewarded with a deep contentedness.

2000-2130 +1
This chunk of time was spent on the L with my RA, who I’ll call M. We go to the metro, (the venue), she had forgot her ID, we go back to the dorm, and back to the show. On the L I have a bunch of positive interactions with people, talking about the unseasonably warm weather, a foreign workers protest, a bunch of stuff. I’m feeling good and centered in my sea of inner happiness.

2130 +1
We enter The Metro and listen to some opening act play. It seems really uninspired to me, and the crowd is dead.

2300 +1
After another couple opening acts Of Montreal comes on. The lead singer is in a wedding dress and has facial glitter on. Yes, I love this freakshow shit. Its all a little off. I came to the show looking to see some sort of self actualized musician. This dude is not that musician.

He has a bottle of champaign that he sips, just barley sips, and he gets through about 1/3 of it by the time the show is finished. He changes outfits several times through the show, mirroring everything I’ve seen on the Marc Bolan DVD. This guy is really shitting on Marc’s grave though. At one point he yells out “Oh man! Don’t ever mix ACID and CHAMPAIGN!” and its never been more clear to me in my life that someone wasn’t on acid. I yell back, “Bullshit you Faggot” because it just came over me. This actually causes the girl in the band who seemed to be enjoying herself (the other members looked like they were at work) to start making eye contact with me till the end of the show.

So the music goes on, and while it all sounds great, I pick up the lyrics and they’re just utter bullshit. This “musician” is an asshole. To confirm that, at one point he starts talking about how the girl won’t sleep with him after the shows, and how he is entitled to fuck her because shes in his band. It really doesn’t go over well with her, she looks all uncomfortable. Then he improvs a song by the kinks about being tired of waiting for you, and sings it kinda weird and I can tell its getting to her.

So I’m just not feeling it. I came out to enjoy myself, but no matter how low I lower my expectations the guy just fucks it up for me. Not to mention the dead crowd of cool obsessed indy-fags.

But there’s something to the music. It sounds really nice until I listen to the lyrics. Then the only unusual/trippy part of the night happens when I get smacked in the brain with a sick realization: With all my flaws I’m a better person than this pretender to the throne, but he has come across a formula for catchy background music. Doesn’t this asshole know that you can’t fool the children of the revolution?

0045 +2
So after I finally get that this, the music is fun and I lose myself, dancing and being happy whatever just the same old hippy bullshit, right? Nah. This girl keeps yelling at me for dancing, saying I was in her space and that I was touching her. I tell her that this is a standing room only venue and that I’m sorry. She keeps it up, trying to get her boyfriend to mess with me or something. He actually walks around all hesitant and stuff before coming up to me being a hardass asking me if I have a problem when really I’m not doing anything to him or his girlfriend. Also I’m about twice his size. I tell him to chill out, I’m here for the music. He sort of stumbles off, and comes back after his girl fucks with him some more, and I just fight the urge to say something like “You gotta control your bitch, man” like I used to, and instead turn to inner peace. I was also really tempted to blast him one in the gut. Anyway I just try and send positive viberations out and then this huge Mexican guy, who introduces himself as Tito comes in and takes my side and starts messing with the annoying couple, much to my delight, until the end of the show.


Well its 3000 now and I feel about as sober as ever. What I learned: Next time I go to an indy rock show bring my drinking/coke friends and not a girl. Also, in a semi-intense setting low doses of 2c-b-fly may not rock me.

I tried to write this report more subjective than objective for ya’ll, those words don’t really fit but if you compare this to my others I think you’ll see what I mean.

Peace, love, and ROCKNROLL
:)

substancecode_2cbfly
 
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Thanks for sharing.

Personally I love Of Montreal's music, but looks like the guy is an asshole, but that happens all too often.
 
Yeah the music is really like, "fun" for me to listen too. I love it a lot in that regard, but it just doesn't hold water on any deeper level. (for me)
 
Of Montreal is amazing I missed them yet again when they were down here. I'm finally going to try 2-cb soon. I definately am not a big psychedelic fan but I must say I'm pretty excited to see how this goes. Thanks for the report.
 
Wow. Sounds like a crap event all over. I have used psy's at gigs as well, and I usually feel the need to add lots of beer to get to the stone.age level of most of everyone else in the crowd, well, the kind of crowd we get here where I live anyway. . . the other thing is that a genuine band who really feel their thing are usually so powerful when I am tripping,but if I get the poser/pretender alert at all, then that spoils it big time on these drugs.... the fakeness becomes just so aaaaaarh... painful and ugly... whereas usually I'd just go to the bar and have a drink and ignore it, on psy's I might think of how sad it is to be so fucked up that one needs to act like that, etc . . .

I know Of Montreal vaguely, thought it was nice music though.
 
not digging the fag comments man. I don't mean anything by this, cuz I don't know you or anything, but I would've given that girl her space if I was you. didn't sound like you were really being a nice, open-minded and accepting guy. I know that's important to you, but making comments like "indy-fags" and "hippy bullshit" makes me think that you've got more work than you think you do. plus, it doesn't sound like you were sending out positive vibes if you were tempted to say things like "control your bitch" and punch a guy in the stomach.
 
lol yeah u got me. however, when every single person is packed together there is no way to give people their space. Also, I have nothing against gay people. Two of my best friends in life have turned out to be gay.

And don't feel too righteous! Remember the lifelong defense of psychedelics thread? While you might not have said the exact words 'hippy bullshit'... =D
 
that's good to hear. I think you're on the right path with everything, and the fact that you're so concerned with being an accepting, loving person let's me know that you've got things figured out.

I have a problem with the indie crowd too. I rarely go to shows because I can't stand being surrounded by everyone in their hipster clothing. I feel like I don't fit in and I'm wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

and thanks for the heads up on of montreal. I don't think I'll ever listen to them due to the singer being a real dick.

oh, and I'm pretty sure I've met a huge mexican guy named Tito at every show I've been to. It's strange.
 
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About the music: My whole realization was that it actually is good music, really enjoyable in a totally odd way. However, there really doesn't seem to be any deeper meaning to it.. A quick glance at the lyrics can show you that. :) Its also possible that the band just had a burnt out show in the middle of their tour.

Also, about my personal development: I don't usually post the detailed (in this fashion) reports because they bring up all sorts of dumb shit, but just take this as a a picture of where I'm at. I definately still think 'bad' thoughts, but theres a good chance now that I won't act on them ;) err maybe just a chance.
 
eh, we all think bad thoughts sometimes. my job's been getting to me lately, and it really takes a lot of effort to try and keep things positive.





actually, I think I just need a new job...
 
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