[ATTENDED: November 2, 2025] Boris
It’s fascinating to think that Boris almost called it quits a few years ago. Since then they have shown a seriously revitalized interest in touring and revisiting their older albums.
This tour was the 20th anniversary of their classic Pink. But the tour was titled Do You Remember Pink Days? because they threw in some other songs from the same year (they were quite prolific in 2005).
They also didn’t play the album front to back which was an interesting choice except that there are several different versions of the album so there is no real definitive track listing or anything else. (You’d have to be crazy to try to be a Boris completist).
They had some fun merch and I debated buying one of Wata’s cute frog stuffed animals, but I didn’t. And I still kind of regret it.
After the glory of Agriculture faded away, the stage was set–Atsuo’s gong brought close to the front (it was just the trio again for this tour). I was right in front of Takeshi and his doubleneck bass/guitar and I was pretty far from Wata who seemed to be shrouded in fog for most of the show. I tend to be on Takeshi’s side more often than not because I think the fanboys really like to be near Wata. But as it turns out, Takeshi sings a lot of this album, so it was a good place to see all the action. (more…)
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