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Post by know ID yuh on Apr 21, 2011 18:09:05 GMT -8
Radio Dept. is really bad live. I love their music, and the actual tunes didn't suffer that much live, but the showmanship was that of a couple teenagers too afraid to jump into a lake from a three foot lifted dock. I'm still glad I can say I saw them, since they rarely tour in the states, but don't expect much performance wise.
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Post by Pea on Apr 22, 2011 7:41:07 GMT -8
They were about what I expected them to be live. Glad I can knock that set off my conflicts list when the time comes.
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Post by dontoro on Apr 22, 2011 11:10:59 GMT -8
Radio Dept. is really bad live. I love their music, and the actual tunes didn't suffer that much live, but the showmanship was that of a couple teenagers too afraid to jump into a lake from a three foot lifted dock. I'm still glad I can say I saw them, since they rarely tour in the states, but don't expect much performance wise. That's highly unfortunate, they've definitely been one of the acts I've been looking forward to. Hell hopefully a festival scene will be enough adrenaline to the bloodstream to get it going.
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Post by know ID yuh on Apr 22, 2011 11:25:06 GMT -8
Haha, it was Coachella where I saw them. The lead singer even told the crowd how nervous he was. Another strike against them for using a drum machine.
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Post by Pea on Apr 22, 2011 11:27:36 GMT -8
Did he really say that?? Haha faaaail. Take some notes from The Joy Formidable and try the fuzzy rock again.
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Post by dontoro on Apr 22, 2011 11:28:36 GMT -8
Well I guess they'll need a few years to ferment. I'm getting increasingly more excited for Tokyo Police Club, because when I first started going to their shows 4/5 years ago, they were really struggling, but little by little they've become better performers... I can only hope Radio Dept. to have a similar growth process.
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Post by know ID yuh on Apr 22, 2011 13:09:43 GMT -8
Did he really say that?? Haha faaaail. Take some notes from The Joy Formidable and try the fuzzy rock again. Yeah, it was the only time he addressed the crowd other than whispering, "thank you." I believe the direct quote was something like, "I'm a nervous wreck right now." I was there for the whole set, and got pretty close since there weren't a lot of people there standing.
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Post by know ID yuh on Apr 22, 2011 13:17:53 GMT -8
anyone have a recommendation for a GBV album to start with? Late to this discussion, but I'm going to agree with cbats, Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes. At least when GBV got back together, their reunion was labeled, "The Classic 93-96 Lineup." The four albums from that era also include Vampire on Titus and Under The Bushes Under The Stars. Gramma likes Do The Collapse, but that album came out in 1999, so it's doubtful they will play any of that material. I know you didn't specifically ask, "where is the best place to start if I'm going to see them at Sasquatch," but that is what I assume you mean, so Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes is where it's at.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Apr 23, 2011 8:36:51 GMT -8
Vampire on Titus is absolute bullshit.
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Post by wompwomp on Apr 23, 2011 9:36:38 GMT -8
ha ha, yeah I caught that Radio Dept. set at coachella as well, it was pretty terrible. Felt pretty bad for the guys.
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Post by Drew on May 6, 2011 14:47:04 GMT -8
Bee Thousand is incredibly lo-fi and most of those songs aren't anything more than fragments. I agree that it is a better record, but for the uninitiated I really don't think you can beat Do the Collapse. I know this is hella late, but I think GBV plays jammier versions of a lot of those short songs that stretch them out to 2-3 minutes. They get through a lot of fucking material if setlist.fm is any indicator. And Pollard has a whole album of stage banter, so expect a lot of that too. I've been listening to Do the Collapse more lately, just because HG loves it so much.
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