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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: jude376 on April 11, 2006, 01:03:00 pm
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Am I missing something?
Anyway, I've never been to Constipation Hall. Set times indicate the show will prolly be over well before midnight - when the metro turns back into a pumpkin.
What do folks recommned? Worth driving?
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Well there's one decent to good band on the bill, and it's not Death Cab.
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Surely you jest.
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Parking is pretty bad, but the metro is not near DAR either. You should probably just drive and try and get there early.
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Blech. I was afraid of that. Thanks for the advice.
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No problem. Have a good time.
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No, it took me awhile to appreciate them, but now I do think that Franz Ferdinand is about the best thing that those folks across the big pond have to offer.
Originally posted by jude376:
Surely you jest.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
No, it took me awhile to appreciate them, but now I do think that Franz Ferdinand is about the best thing that those folks across the big pond have to offer.
Originally posted by jude376:
Surely you jest.
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I liked a few songs off their first album...their second album I haven't really given much of a listen. We'll see if they win me over tonight.
But my heart still belongs to Benny G. ;)
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I'm there for FF all the way... Call me old fashioned but I happen to like Verse Chorus Verse songwriting and very few of DFCF songs really grab my interest, they are nice sonic wallpaper...
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
I'm there for FF all the way... Call me old fashioned but I happen to like Verse Chorus Verse songwriting and very few of DFCF songs really grab my interest, they are nice sonic wallpaper...
Sonic wallpaper. That'd be a fabulous album title.
For me, the Death Cab appeal is more about the lyrics and the "sound." (Although I think you'd find Plans a little more to your liking in the song structure department.)
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Deathcab is a snoozefest.
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Originally posted by jude376:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
I'm there for FF all the way... Call me old fashioned but I happen to like Verse Chorus Verse songwriting and very few of DFCF songs really grab my interest, they are nice sonic wallpaper...
Sonic wallpaper. That'd be a fabulous album title.
For me, the Death Cab appeal is more about the lyrics and the "sound." (Although I think you'd find Plans a little more to your liking in the song structure department.) [/b]
I think tonight will be the....tenth or eleventh time I've seen Death Cab. I disagree that they're a snoozefest, or even nice sonic wallpaper. It certainly doesn't RAWK, and it isn't pop music really...I just think they write really well thought out songs.
I have long loved their records and enjoy what they do. Lyrics are important, and I think Walla is an outstanding engineer and an extremely tasteful guitar player.
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i never said DFCF were a snoozefest they for me fade into the background.. i like HOOKS DAMMIT!!! but this argument has become boring :p
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i never said DFCF were a snoozefest they for me fade into the background.. i like HOOKS DAMMIT!!! but this argument has become boring :p
Yes yes, Alex said snoozefest. Apologies.
Hooks! You'd like some of the stuff on Plans for sure - "Your Heart is an Empty Room" is a great song with a solid hook to it. In general, its an album with more hooks; Transatlanticism has a fair amount too.
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Transatlanticism is one of my favorite Death Cab albums. Ever.
Thanks for chiming in callat703! I was beginning to think I was the last, lonely Death Cab fan out there. :)
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What are your OTHER favorite Death Cab albums? Ever.
Originally posted by jude376:
Transatlanticism is one of my favorite Death Cab albums. Ever.
Thanks for chiming in callat703! I was beginning to think I was the last, lonely Death Cab fan out there. :)
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Originally posted by jude376:
Transatlanticism is one of my favorite Death Cab albums. Ever.
Thanks for chiming in callat703! I was beginning to think I was the last, lonely Death Cab fan out there. :)
Callat703 ("call at 7:03" from "Passenger Seat") is a DCFC reference that I don't think has ever been picked up on here.
And Transatlanticism is wonderful...I suffer a bit from indie-fan syndrome of being a little anti the success it has had...the commodification of the band via the OC didn't sit super well with me. That's another story. But you can't get around the fact that the album is great, and all of the guys in the band are super people who paid their dues, and make great music.
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Death Cab has always sounded decent but antiseptic to me...the production, the singing, always came off as emotionally detached, although the songwriting seemed pretty solid. It's funny which indie bands break big, looking back...in my mind it's a shame more pop-oriented acts that came up around the time of Death Cab (I'm thinking Aden, Aislers Set, Pernice Brothers, hell even Magnetic Fields) can't seem to make it into the mainstream the way they have.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
What are your OTHER favorite Death Cab albums? Ever.
Originally posted by jude376:
Transatlanticism is one of my favorite Death Cab albums. Ever.
Thanks for chiming in callat703! I was beginning to think I was the last, lonely Death Cab fan out there. :)
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I'd chime in for We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, the EPs, and Transatlanticism as being outstanding. The band's cover of Bjork's "All is Full of Love" is on The Stability EP - I love their version.
Photo Album, Airplanes, Play These Songs With Chords - all nice in their own respects, but not quite cohesive records. Plans is a pleasant record too, but not a knockout.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
What are your OTHER favorite Death Cab albums? Ever.
Originally posted by jude376:
Transatlanticism is one of my favorite Death Cab albums. Ever.
Thanks for chiming in callat703! I was beginning to think I was the last, lonely Death Cab fan out there. :)
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I'd chime in for We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, the EPs, and Transatlanticism as being outstanding. The band's cover of Bjork's "All is Full of Love" is on The Stability EP - I love their version.
Photo Album, Airplanes, Play These Songs With Chords - all nice in their own respects, but not quite cohesive records. Plans is a pleasant record too, but not a knockout. [/b]
Crap. You beat me to it. I also quite like We Have the Facts.
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I like some of the albums, but let's be honest -- these guys look like the Dungeons & Dragon club at the local community college. What's with Walla's shirt? Was that free with a year's membership to the Siegfried and Roy fan club?
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I like some of the albums, but let's be honest -- these guys look like the Dungeons & Dragon club at the local community college. What's with Walla's shirt? Was that free with a year's membership to the Siegfried and Roy fan club?
<img src="http://musicmedia.ign.com/music/image/article/651/651551/dcfcinline1_092105_1127337685.jpg" alt=" - " />
No doubt. Walla is a super-nerd. A super-nerd who also happens to make great records (see the Decemberists, Nada Surf, Death Cab, et. al).
Try talking with him about sound engineering some time. Actually, even better - ask him about the song he recorded for Nada Surf. You can download it from his studio's webpage. Anybody who is curious, I'll share my interview transcript. Absolutely fucking hilarious, in a "he's a gigantic music nerd" kind of way.
Links:
http://www.hallofjusticerecording.com/ (http://www.hallofjusticerecording.com/)
Nada Surf superhero song:
http://www.hallofjusticerecording.com/MP3/The_Rhone_Occupation.mp3 (http://www.hallofjusticerecording.com/MP3/The_Rhone_Occupation.mp3)
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actually, case in point - i opened my last article on death cab by pointing out that Walla is a gigantic nerd:
http://www.ontaponline.com/view_article.php?article_id=10117 (http://www.ontaponline.com/view_article.php?article_id=10117)
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Originally posted by callat703:
No doubt. Walla is a super-nerd. A super-nerd who also happens to make great records (see the Decemberists, Nada Surf, Death Cab, et. al).
Hey, Walla's just a regular guy, he puts his white tiger shirt on one sleeve at a time. Except, once his shirt is on, he makes gold records.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I like some of the albums, but let's be honest -- these guys look like the Dungeons & Dragon club at the local community college. What's with Walla's shirt? Was that free with a year's membership to the Siegfried and Roy fan club?
:) )
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...And let's not forget Travistan!!
...i might have forgotten that one for a reason...
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Do Death Cab have casual fans? Seems everyone that I know that cares absolutely ADORES them.
Originally posted by you be betty:
I'm glad that there's at least about two other hardcore fans on here. [/b]
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Originally posted by callat703:
...And let's not forget Travistan!!
...i might have forgotten that one for a reason... [/b]
really? i really liked that album. i mean you have to look at it completely separate from all the other Dismemberment stuff, but i think singled out it's a really solid record.
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Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by callat703:
...And let's not forget Travistan!!
...i might have forgotten that one for a reason... [/b]
really? i really liked that album. i mean you have to look at it completely separate from all the other Dismemberment stuff, but i think singled out it's a really solid record. [/b]
Well, my apologies to Travis if he is one of the faceless many that are on this board (and my thanks for the keyboard he sold me!), but I really don't care for Travistan. At all. It borders on great a lot of the time...but the "humor" just kind of kills it for me. I can't take it seriously. It has a nice song or two...but....
And of course, it should also be considered that I was never a huge D Plan fan.
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Originally posted by you be betty:
...And let's not forget Travistan!!
Has anyone else noticed the similarity between the words "Travistan" and "travesty"?
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Why don't you listen to classic country music?
It's got ten times the hook the Death Cab has, and certainly as least as much meaning, soul, and emotion.
Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I like some of the albums, but let's be honest -- these guys look like the Dungeons & Dragon club at the local community college. What's with Walla's shirt? Was that free with a year's membership to the Siegfried and Roy fan club?
:) )
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Why don't you listen to classic country music?
Who says I don't? How are these possibly mutually exclusive?
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I'll listen to classic country the second George Jones plays the Baitshop!
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Why don't you listen to classic country music?
It's got ten times the hook the Death Cab has, and certainly as least as much meaning, soul, and emotion.
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You're not getting the point I'm trying to make here. I haven't come accross any other musician that has written or executed a song quite the way DCFC have been able to, and that's why I'm quite content with their music.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Why don't you listen to classic country music?
It's got ten times the hook the Death Cab has, and certainly as least as much meaning, soul, and emotion.
Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I like some of the albums, but let's be honest -- these guys look like the Dungeons & Dragon club at the local community college. What's with Walla's shirt? Was that free with a year's membership to the Siegfried and Roy fan club?
:) )
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Not to knock Death Cab, but listen to some George Jones. You'll see what I'm talking about. Try this album.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4791ADA4EAF7120D49D2841DBA74CE029DC4FE9C0192F5C498DA3377ABA596CEC40A1C6CCB0E577B479A9B32AAE5B06D9CBED469CA1&sql=10:mxoibk59jak q (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4791ADA4EAF7120D49D2841DBA74CE029DC4FE9C0192F5C498DA3377ABA596CEC40A1C6CCB0E577B479A9B32AAE5B06D9CBED469CA1&sql=10:mxoibk59jakq)
Originally posted by you be betty:
You're not getting the point I'm trying to make here. I haven't come accross any other musician that has written or executed a song quite the way DCFC have been able to, and that's why I'm quite content with their music.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Why don't you listen to classic country music?
It's got ten times the hook the Death Cab has, and certainly as least as much meaning, soul, and emotion.
Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I like some of the albums, but let's be honest -- these guys look like the Dungeons & Dragon club at the local community college. What's with Walla's shirt? Was that free with a year's membership to the Siegfried and Roy fan club?
:) )
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This thread needs more posts with multiple quotes and maybe some really gigantic links and, while we're at it, maybe Dupek can post an enormous jpg.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Not to knock Death Cab, but listen to some George Jones. You'll see what I'm talking about. Try this album.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4791ADA4EAF7120D49D2841DBA74CE029DC4FE9C0192F5C498DA3377ABA596CEC40A1C6CCB0E577B479A9B32AAE5B06D9CBED469CA1&sql=10:mxoibk59jak q (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4791ADA4EAF7120D49D2841DBA74CE029DC4FE9C0192F5C498DA3377ABA596CEC40A1C6CCB0E577B479A9B32AAE5B06D9CBED469CA1&sql=10:mxoibk59jakq)
Originally posted by you be betty:
You're not getting the point I'm trying to make here. I haven't come accross any other musician that has written or executed a song quite the way DCFC have been able to, and that's why I'm quite content with their music.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Why don't you listen to classic country music?
It's got ten times the hook the Death Cab has, and certainly as least as much meaning, soul, and emotion.
Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I like some of the albums, but let's be honest -- these guys look like the Dungeons & Dragon club at the local community college. What's with Walla's shirt? Was that free with a year's membership to the Siegfried and Roy fan club?
:) )
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neat freak.
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Wow. I leave for a meeting for a few hours and look what happens?
Chicks dig the nerdy look, btw. Benny G. has been my indie rock crush since...god, I guess since We Have the Facts.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Do Death Cab have casual fans? Seems everyone that I know that cares absolutely ADORES them.
shit yes ... they have oodles and oodles and oodles of bandwagon fans who have never heard anything other than "plans" ... i have all their commercial releases, and i like them, but don't exactly ADORE them ... so i guess you could call me a casual fan, as well ... "transatlanticism" is definitely their peak
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Short Attention Span Review:
Having fun is the reason one goes out to see Franz Ferdinand and The Cribs perform live. Tap the toes, Nod the Head, bounce around, feel young again :D . Franz Ferdinand are the real deal and if they can shake off the second album jinx and put out an classic along the lines of "London Calling" or "War" they'll be around for awhile.
Death Cab for Cutie remain Sonic Wallpaper with some guys spazzing about. Second song in the set "The New Year" is the one tune I really like by them, beyond that it's warble warble warble backed by nothing that make me want to tap my toes.
Tis fun to hear a load of punk bands thown in a blender and poured out which is what the Cribs provide. I enjoy the set but feel no need to run out and buy their records.
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<~~~~~ Cranky and it's only Weds...
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I never had much of an opinion one way or the other about Constitution Hall until last night. The sound seemed particularly bad from where I was (floor, near the back), especially for DCFC's "sonic wallpaper".
I thought both bands were great (missed the Cribs), but FF still wins out for me.
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I remain unconverted regarding Franz Ferdinand. Catchy and energetic? Certainly. But there's nothing really distinct about them. They're just alright.
Death Cab, as always, was great, even though the set list was almost identical to last year's 9:30 show. Depth and complexity ahoy. That's what I like about 'em - every time you listen to them, you uncover another layer.
Random observation: I'm pretty sure Benny G. was wearing the exact same shirt last night as he did at the 9:30 show. I don't know what's weirder - the fact that it was the same shirt or the fact that I noticed.
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Who the hell is Benny G.?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Who the hell is Benny G.?
Isn't he that dude with all the hair....he plays the clarinet....
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It's this dude's brother...
<img src="http://www.entertainers.co.uk/images/lookalikes/ali-g-dean-taylor/ali-g-dean-taylor.jpg" alt=" - " />
Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
Who the hell is Benny G.?
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Sorry, I refer to Ben Gibbard as Benny G. Thought it would be pretty obvious, as he is Death Cab's lead singer and all. :p
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
<~~~~~ Cranky and it's only Weds...
I've been censored by Big Brother.
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Originally posted by jude376:
Sorry, I refer to Ben Gibbard as Benny G.
yikes
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Alright here I go.. I've never posted a concert review ever, but this is my honest unbiased take:
I went to the show hearing about both bands, never seeing either live. I liked FF and liked DCFC equally at the start.
FF completely blew me away. Their energy, stage presence, and how completely natural they were with each other and the audience was impressive. You could just tell that these guys were great entertainers.
When DCFC hit about their 3rd song I started getting bored and wanted FF to come out and play again. A lot of DCFC's songs sounded the same to me and besides the hits there was nothing to do but sit and quietly bop my head.
I enjoyed both bands. But I was entertained (which is what I think the point of going to a concert is) by FF much much more than DCFC and would pay the ticket price just to see FF again without DCFC.
Fun night overall at DAR. :)
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Washington, D.C.: So last night was the first time I've been in Constitution Hall since my high school graduation. Is Constitution Hall the worst venue for a rock concert just in the city, or in the entire country? That place just sucks the life out of bands. How is there not a real venue of that size in this city?
J. Freedom du Lac: Don't know if it's the worst in the entire country; I mean, I can name nearly a half-dozen college basketball gyms that oughtta be put out of their misery (and ours) as concert venues. And that's to say nothing of the various/sundry crappy clubs at which I've suffered through otherwise decent shows.
But yes, Constitution Hall is a bad, bad place for live music. Either the sound guys at the shows I've attended there are deaf, or, more likely, the acoustics in the room flat-out stink. (And, now that I've mentioned it, so did the guy sitting in Orchestra K, Seat 104 last night; the dude gave new meaning to that old bluegrass song, "Rank Stranger." Try not to eat a burrito the next time you go to a show, bubba. The rest of us would really appreciate it.)
Anyway, bad sound, and there's something unfriendly about the layout of the place. Then again, the Patriot Center ain't that much better.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/04/05/DI2006040502002.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/04/05/DI2006040502002.html)
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Unfortunately, a venue can seriously affect your opinion of a band - especially if you have never seen them live before or are not all that familiar with their material. This was my first time at DAR, and probably my last.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Do Death Cab have casual fans? Seems everyone that I know that cares absolutely ADORES them.
I'm a casual fan. Have two albums (I like the Postal Service album better), seen them twice at 9:30 Club, not bothering with DAR because I'm not fond of the venue and I've seen them pretty recently, listen to the albums occasionally.
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Excellent review, and I think your standards for a show are perfectly defined.
As for J. Freedom du Lac's call out to a guy in a specific seat, priceless.
Originally posted by tiffson:
Alright here I go.. I've never posted a concert review ever, but this is my honest unbiased take:
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I enjoyed both bands. But I was entertained (which is what I think the point of going to a concert is) by FF much much more than DCFC and would pay the ticket price just to see FF again without DCFC.
Fun night overall at DAR. :)
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Excellent review, and I think your standards for a show are perfectly defined.
Thank you! :D
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However, "being entertained" can mean different things. Death Cab, by their nature, is not a band that's gonna tear down the house. Their music is quiet and contemplative (for the most part), and for that reason I don't expect them to send me into a rock n roll frenzy. I am quite content with my Death Cab-induced head bopping.
It's like what my mom says about the Beatles/Stones debate, "I'd rather listen to the Beatles, but I'd rather dance to the Rolling Stones." Point taken. (But the Beatles are still better.) :D
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Concert was good, long, loud. Had a great seat in Box 12. The boxes are the only place to be at DAR ... straight-on view, no heads in your way; good sound, primo.
As for the show ... openers The Cribs were unimpressive 3-piece young Jam/Clash knockoff. Ended with your de rigeur guitar-feedback-rubbing on the amp, but the guitarist was no Townshend. Wasn't even a Weller ...
Franz were really quite good .. very slick and tight; eventually unleashing an incredible sonic guitar assault. You couldn't help but twitch and bop along. "Take Me Out" was the only song I recognized and came mid-way thru the set; plenty of other good tunes followed. Good showmen, good band, with their own sound. Kinda like the Gang of Four on amphetamines.
Death Cab were great. Surprisingly peppy and perky and very creative, with band members swapping instruments with regularity. Lots of great-sounding songs; only a few of which I actually knew. But leader Ben Gibbard has a beautiful angelic voice and writes great words and music, well-played by the band, rising from a hush to cacophony. What's not to like? I definitely think they are on the road to the rock pantheon .. the REM of the '00s. And back in May 2000, I opened for them (at the Metro Cafe)! Kinda depressing thought, actually.
Plenty of girls in attendance. Mix danceability with sensitivity = girls.
Anybody got a set list they can post ??
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Well, I've been skipping some concerts just because they were at the Constitution Hall.. still, I am not sure about what people are thinking at all when they are sitting down during a concert.. that is so unbelievable to me.
Whatever, I saw Death Cab one time and I didn't even know all of their records. I actually feared being bored to death, but they quite surprised me, they are much cooler live than on the record.
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Originally posted by HomesickAlien:
still, I am not sure about what people are thinking at all when they are sitting down during a concert.. that is so unbelievable to me.
I don't really understand the obsession with standing the entire time for a band like DCFC. It's not like it's a huge dance party where everyone is rocking out and can't control themselves. Sometimes it's just nice to sit back, relax and listen.
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by HomesickAlien:
still, I am not sure about what people are thinking at all when they are sitting down during a concert.. that is so unbelievable to me.
I don't really understand the obsession with standing the entire time for a band like DCFC. It's not like it's a huge dance party where everyone is rocking out and can't control themselves. Sometimes it's just nice to sit back, relax and listen. [/b]
I hear you. But I've been skipping a bunch of shows that I've wanted to go to at DAR as well lately, because it really ticks me too...I don't know. I may just be too used to the whole club thing/whatever, but I get really irritated when people sit. And whenever I sit and hear live music, I always sit there feeling very jittery and wanting to stand. And I refuse to be That Guy (you know...the only one in the place standing?!)...so it really...just...sucks...
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
I don't really understand the obsession with standing the entire time for a band like DCFC. It's not like it's a huge dance party where everyone is rocking out and can't control themselves. Sometimes it's just nice to sit back, relax and listen.
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by HomesickAlien:
still, I am not sure about what people are thinking at all when they are sitting down during a concert.. that is so unbelievable to me.
I don't really understand the obsession with standing the entire time for a band like DCFC. It's not like it's a huge dance party where everyone is rocking out and can't control themselves. Sometimes it's just nice to sit back, relax and listen. [/b]
Well, it seems that everyone over there in D.C. is just sleeping while Death Cab are on stage. I mean, when I went to that concert (in Germany two months ago), everyone was dancing and stuff..
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What are the "bunch of shows" you have skipped?
Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by HomesickAlien:
still, I am not sure about what people are thinking at all when they are sitting down during a concert.. that is so unbelievable to me.
I don't really understand the obsession with standing the entire time for a band like DCFC. It's not like it's a huge dance party where everyone is rocking out and can't control themselves. Sometimes it's just nice to sit back, relax and listen. [/b]
I hear you. But I've been skipping a bunch of shows that I've wanted to go to at DAR as well lately, because it really ticks me too...I don't know. I may just be too used to the whole club thing/whatever, but I get really irritated when people sit. And whenever I sit and hear live music, I always sit there feeling very jittery and wanting to stand. And I refuse to be That Guy (you know...the only one in the place standing?!)...so it really...just...sucks... [/b]
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Modest Mouse and Bright Eyes.. and one or two others, but I can't remember which.
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I just saw the show in NYC last night at Hammerstein, Franz Ferdinand absolutely blew Death Cab out of the water. I've seen them both before, and I don't think I'll pay to see Death Cab again until they release another spectacular album (which judging by Plans could be awhile). And I've been waiting for Franz to come back since their 9:30 show (summer 2004?), and had remembered them being so fun live. It was no contest.
NYC crowds proved to be just as chatty as D.C. crowds last night, but I think a lot of that had to do with their different fan bases. I can't imagine what it would have been like to see Death Cab after Franz like they did in D.C., the vibe would have been wicked off.
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Originally posted by HomesickAlien:
Modest Mouse and Bright Eyes.. and one or two others, but I can't remember which.
yeah...i went to Modest Mouse, but i skipped Bright Eyes (who i'm not a big fan of, but i desperately wanted to see the Magic Numbers) - you can guess just how pissed i was when i found out Jenny Lewis had been there.
there are a couple of others that i can't think of off the top of my head. and The Strokes, who are one of my favorite bands as well, i'm definitely not going to see there...
and i just missed Death Cab.