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Post by know ID yuh on Dec 9, 2010 0:16:49 GMT -8
Leonard Cohen, wow. I have a bit of whiskey in my system right now, but I'm searching my brain for a better show. Time will tell, and I mean years, but that was at least one of the top five shows I've ever experienced. It might be the best.
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Post by ComesWithASword on Dec 9, 2010 2:03:00 GMT -8
exactly what my friend said last week. what a weird "North American Tour" Victoria, Vancouver, two shows in Oakland, Portland, then two in Vegas. Maybe he's hitting the rest of the continent in 2011?
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Post by matt on Dec 9, 2010 9:50:31 GMT -8
ROGER FUCKING WATERS last night WAS the best show I've ever experienced.
As much as I love The Wall, what really makes this show so incredible is the theatrical aspect of it. The Wall they built (and tore down) and its accompanying graphics were incredible. All of the props were so cool, and for a 67 year old, Roger can still sing pretty fucking well. Great backing band too. I'm still recovering.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Dec 9, 2010 10:38:23 GMT -8
You two are lucky bastards.
My dad had tickets to see The Wall last night; he had to go to my sister's high school choir performance instead. It hurts to even type that.
And, uh, Roger Waters could NEVER sing. He sounds like someone is swinging a cat by the tail. That's one of the great things about him.
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Post by Lump on Dec 9, 2010 12:01:01 GMT -8
ROGER FUCKING WATERS last night WAS the best show I've ever experienced. As much as I love The Wall, what really makes this show so incredible is the theatrical aspect of it. The Wall they built (and tore down) and its accompanying graphics were incredible. All of the props were so cool, and for a 67 year old, Roger can still sing pretty fucking well. Great backing band too. I'm still recovering. Was it like the film?
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Post by Horned Gramma on Dec 9, 2010 13:02:41 GMT -8
God I hope not. That film was all wrong.
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Post by wolfhat on Dec 10, 2010 14:04:29 GMT -8
You can find videos of his "The Wall" performances from years past on the interweb, and yes they do look like they'd be an all-time top-5 concert to see live due to the theatrics. My friend is shooting him (photographically) at the Vancouver show tonight. So very jealous.
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Post by know ID yuh on Dec 10, 2010 14:35:12 GMT -8
exactly what my friend said last week. what a weird "North American Tour" Victoria, Vancouver, two shows in Oakland, Portland, then two in Vegas. Maybe he's hitting the rest of the continent in 2011? This tour is in it's third year. He already hit the major cities in North America (including about 64 Canadian shows), so this part of the tour was hitting a couple cities he skipped. And after a couple days of reflection, yes, it was the best concert I've seen. It put my other top shows to shame. Arcade Fire who? Most shows, you are lucky to get 90 minutes, with two hours being very rare. He is 76 years old, and played for over three hours, and that is not counting the 20 minute break.
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Post by know ID yuh on Feb 11, 2011 22:14:21 GMT -8
Dear Lumpy:
Quasi was as good as ever. Janet even joined Sam to do a brief duet singing in the same microphone. In the other instances I've seen Quasi, they never seemed to like each other, but she was giggling a lot, and having a good time. She was also looking much cuter than I recall.
Sam was again a maniac, but not as much as when he opened for Pavement, when he didn't have much balance. His "FRAGILE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT" isn't that fragile after all. He played it with his head and feet the last time I caught them, but this time he played it with his bum, which was awkwardly cool. He also tried to play it with his torso, which ended up looking like a frat boy grinding on a drunk chick at a bar. Knowing he hadn't done any crazy shit on the "FRAGILE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT," I worked my way up to the stage for the finale so I was a mere 10 feet from him playing his craziness. Don't worry, no one was there, so I wasn't blocking anyone's view.
Sebadoh was outstanding. I love how they followed up their alt-country-ish slower songs with one minute punk freak outs. They have a new drummer (who allegedly only knows 30 songs), so they were limited in their setlist. Dude and dude still switched bass and guitar and singing duties often, but it wasn't like their olden days when all of the band switched instruments, including drums.
Dude said something along the lines of, "These lights are really bright, I'm having a tough time seeing the crowd." I accidentally replied, slightly too loud, "That's because no one is here," which got a LOL out of a couple people standing near me. I don't think the band heard that though. Dude also gave an extended shout out to J. Mascis, so I think it's safe to say Dinosaur Jr. isn't going away anytime soon.
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Post by Lump on Feb 11, 2011 22:18:20 GMT -8
Wow! Thanks for replying! Even I forgot for a second.
And I'm super surprised Sebadoh exists without the old drummer. Didn't that guy write like half the songs?
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Post by know ID yuh on Feb 11, 2011 22:23:01 GMT -8
You wanted a review on another show that escapes me right now?
I'm not a Sebadoh superfan, which is why I called dude and dude, "dude and dude." I like their music, but never spent much time figuring out who is who.
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Post by Lump on Feb 12, 2011 17:33:53 GMT -8
Fair enough. I should've just been appreciative of the awesomely detailed review of Quasi.
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Post by ebay on Feb 16, 2011 9:47:11 GMT -8
MFNW 10 was great, but so many bands I wanted to see were playing at the same time (missed out on Titus and Japandroids)
got to see Ted Leo, Major Lazer, Baroness, Sleep, Decemberists, Ceremony, and Nomeansno
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Post by interstateeight on Feb 16, 2011 13:17:58 GMT -8
Ceremony? The Bay Area hardcore band?
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Post by ebay on Feb 16, 2011 15:29:38 GMT -8
yeah, they played the same night as Sleep (the 11th I think) at Satyricon. crazy good show.
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Post by know ID yuh on May 5, 2011 0:08:00 GMT -8
Battles was pretty great tonight. Mirrored is one of my favorite albums from the last couple years, and they didn't play a single note off it. They didn't play any older stuff either. Those guys are pretty amazing musicians, and I feel like they have ruined all my upcoming shows. "What, you don't play four instruments, lame."
It was even the most sober I've been at a show, and I still zoned into the music several times. I felt sorry for the drummer putting so much effort into the show. The only other time I felt that way for a drummer was STS9.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on May 5, 2011 0:13:37 GMT -8
I am so jealous you got to see them!
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Post by know ID yuh on May 14, 2011 14:18:23 GMT -8
You guys like Ghostland? Some pictures turn out better than others.
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Post by Horned Gramma on May 14, 2011 14:40:37 GMT -8
Dude, nice.
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Post by Geoff on May 14, 2011 20:26:25 GMT -8
Yeah my friends are assholes so I didn't go to Ghostland tonight. Fuck.
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