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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: ssjwetbo on May 08, 2006, 10:23:00 pm
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i saw em at sonar back in march and it was awesome, so this should be even better! :-) hope they change the setlist up a little, but even if they didnt i would be happy lol
so whos all goin' to this post-rock ROCKOUT! wooo!
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Absolutely. I hope they play Helicon 1 this time.
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I was sorry to miss the Sonar show, so I'll definitely be there Wednesday.
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sonar show was kind of bleh.
i really don't like sonar.
i'm in for wednesday though.
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I am hoping it doesn't sell out before the day of, since I'm going to have to buy my tickets at the door...
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I wish I could go, I'll be at Pelican on Thursday though.
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Aha... me too.
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i'll be there. i didnt think the sonar show was that bad, but the sound in there kinda blows.
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sonar isnt awful or anything, but the stage is not really elevated so it makes things hard to see. also those huge gay pillars. i thought the sound was pretty good though.
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the sound.
the pillars.
the low ceiling.
i know the 930 is smoking, but the low ceiling helps the smoke to just hang there and that just makes it worse. the sonar show was the least enjoyable of the mogwai shows i saw on the spring tour.
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i'll be there, and i'll be there early, front and center for jack rose.
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I'm bummed. I really wanted to go to this, but my wife's father broke his hip, so she had to go take care of him. Leaving me to take care of the boy, who is almost 2 and still doesn't know how to make his own dinner or anything like that.
Everyone is so selfish except me.
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
I'm bummed. I really wanted to go to this, but my wife's father broke his hip, so she had to go take care of him. Leaving me to take care of the boy, who is almost 2 and still doesn't know how to make his own dinner or anything like that.
Everyone is so selfish except me.
Maybe the 930 club should offer daycare.
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Originally posted by darjama:
Originally posted by Relaxer:
I'm bummed. I really wanted to go to this, but my wife's father broke his hip, so she had to go take care of him. Leaving me to take care of the boy, who is almost 2 and still doesn't know how to make his own dinner or anything like that.
Everyone is so selfish except me.
Maybe the 930 club should offer daycare. [/b]
They totally should.
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I'm willing to bet that on some night thatguy already thinks it is a daycare center...
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we definitely already run a daycare center.
babies and drunks have a lot in common: they can't communicate their wants and needs directly, they stumble around a lot, they throw up and soil their pants, they cry and fuss when they don't get what they want, they require constant supervision, and so on.
all of my work experience that isn't in my current field is actually in childcare. my degree is a general one, but my focus was always on developmental psych. i don't think the club would want me taking on any little charges throughout the night, though. might be an insurance risk to have me running in to break up a fight or something with a kid strapped to my back.
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i had no idea it was going to be npr'd... i guess i don't have to feel as bad about missing it now.
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Originally posted by slowgraffiti:
i had no idea it was going to be npr'd... i guess i don't have to feel as bad about missing it now.
Oh, cool. Same here. Really wanted to go but just couldn't work it out.
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Originally posted by thatguy:
me running in to break up a fight or something with a kid strapped to my back.
What a beautiful image!
Know exactly how you feel. As you know, I use to teach Art but I also use to tend bar. Use to always say that they were very much alike in some ways, except that bartending is so much easier. For one thing, if a bar patron gets out of hand and tells you to 'fuck off', you can tell them to 'fuck off' right back (though not the ideal option) and have them put out. However, if a student tells you to 'fuck off', in this day and age, odds are that there's not a damn thing that you can do about it. Of the two, give me the bartending job any day of the week!
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Originally posted by distance:
i know the 930 is smoking, but the low ceiling helps the smoke to just hang there and that just makes it worse. the sonar show was the least enjoyable of the mogwai shows i saw on the spring tour.
...by the way, on that note, did the smoking ban go into affect at 9:30? i haven't been at the club in a few weeks, but the last two shows i was at were both non-smoking, and it was kind of weird...two in a row...so, are they ALL non-smoking now?
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There were definitely people smoking near me...
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Originally posted by you be betty:
Originally posted by distance:
i know the 930 is smoking, but the low ceiling helps the smoke to just hang there and that just makes it worse. the sonar show was the least enjoyable of the mogwai shows i saw on the spring tour.
...by the way, on that note, did the smoking ban go into affect at 9:30? i haven't been at the club in a few weeks, but the last two shows i was at were both non-smoking, and it was kind of weird...two in a row...so, are they ALL non-smoking now? [/b]
I believe the ban goes into effect starting next year. The shows you went to, the bands probably requested that.
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This is all very interesting, but does anyone care to comment on the music? I couldn't make it last night due to no cash, no energy and Lost, but if the best part of the show was the lack of smoking, I guess I'm glad I stayed home.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
This is all very interesting, but does anyone care to comment on the music? I couldn't make it last night due to no cash, no energy and Lost, but if the best part of the show was the lack of smoking, I guess I'm glad I stayed home.
I thought it was okay. Not blown away, but I'm not a big Mogwai fan. The feedback solo at the end was a bit indulgent and definitely excessively loud. But overall I enjoyed it.
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The feedback solo at the end was a bit indulgent and definitely excessively loud.[/b]
in this instance, a bit indulgent and definitely excessively loud = transcendent music experience
last night was the best mogwai set i've seen since at least the 2002 ottobar show. they were loud, sure, but it was always under control...until the end, where i got a free anal massage by sitting on a stool as the low frequencies rumbled through the club's floors and walls. the setlist was great, a perfect mixture of classic older material and the best of the new. another new addition to the show was the active use of stage lighting; whereas before, mogwai played under static, dark lights, now they're utilizing strobes and movement, all done tastefully (though the strobes might have been a bit too intense for some, i didn't mind them).
jack rose played wonderfully for 40 minutes, but the crowd wouldn't shut the fuck up (not that this has any accurate correlation, but i noticed the mogwai crowd being much younger than it used to be). if people were quiet, they might've realized the masterful performance unraveling before their eyes, but then again, most of these people want to see something rock, not some delicately played solo 12-string guitar. seeing jack at my house or the warehouse next door is infinitely better than at the 9:30 club, but it was stil cool to see him on that big stage. fortunately for jack, he said the monitors were so good that they canceled out a lot of crowd chatter, allowing him to concentrate on his playing.
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Well said- the set list was phenomenal, and a great blend of old and new. "See Mogwai play Christmas Steps live" can now be crossed off my 'Must Do Before I Die' list. A couple of questions for the crowd:
1) Does anyone know where I can get the set list for the show?
2) I heard from someone in the crowd that you can sometimes d/l 9:30 Club shows. Does anyone know where I could get the Mogwai show so I can re-live the splendor for all eternity?
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Originally posted by bishop88:
Well said- the set list was phenomenal, and a great blend of old and new. "See Mogwai play Christmas Steps live" can now be crossed off my 'Must Do Before I Die' list. A couple of questions for the crowd:
1) Does anyone know where I can get the set list for the show?
2) I heard from someone in the crowd that you can sometimes d/l 9:30 Club shows. Does anyone know where I could get the Mogwai show so I can re-live the splendor for all eternity?
The show, and others, can be downloaded or streamed at the 'all songs considered' portion of the NPR website.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5384035 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5384035)
Last night was a truly great show.
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Matts, you rock.
Thanks for the URL.
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i was gonna tape last night, but i've been kinda sick and didnt want my cough all over the tape. luckily, NPR did the work for me, and came up with a better result than i could have.
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The feedback solo at the end was a bit indulgent and definitely excessively loud
Was that jus feedback or My Father My King?
When they played the club in 2001, they ended with that track and you could hear it perfectly all the way to U Street. Didn't they blow out the sound system?
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Originally posted by bishop88:
1) Does anyone know where I can get the set list for the show?
You can get it right here:
01 Hunted by a Freak
02 Friend of the Night
03 Summer
04 Travel is Dangerous
05 Stanley Kubrick
06 Acid Food
07 Ithica
08 Yes, I Am a Long Way from Home
09 Christmas Steps
10 Stop Coming to My Home
11 Helicon 1
12 Glasgow Mega-Snake
Encore:
13 You Don't Know Jesus
14 We're No Here
(note: the last song was not "My Father My King", for whoever asked)
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Originally posted by snailhook:
in this instance, a bit indulgent and definitely excessively loud = transcendent music experience
amen, Snailhook. thought the show was great, just wish the crowd had actually paid attention for the phenomenal jack rose. oh well - their loss!
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Originally posted by matts:
Originally posted by bishop88:
Well said- the set list was phenomenal, and a great blend of old and new. "See Mogwai play Christmas Steps live" can now be crossed off my 'Must Do Before I Die' list. A couple of questions for the crowd:
1) Does anyone know where I can get the set list for the show?
2) I heard from someone in the crowd that you can sometimes d/l 9:30 Club shows. Does anyone know where I could get the Mogwai show so I can re-live the splendor for all eternity?
The show, and others, can be downloaded or streamed at the 'all songs considered' portion of the NPR website.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5384035 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5384035)
Last night was a truly great show. [/b]
Holy shit, this is good!
Thanks for posting this.
And thanks to the person who posted the set list.
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They didn't play Mogwai Fear Satan???
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review in the Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/11/AR2006051102059.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/11/AR2006051102059.html)
Mogwai Offers Mix of Old And New, Mild and Wild
Friday, May 12, 2006; Page C07
The Scottish quintet Mogwai has made a decade-long career out of serenely dynamic instrumental songs that layer simple riffs and chords into dramatic sound sculptures. On Wednesday night at the 9:30 club, the group highlighted a number of its most distinctive songs from its back catalogue, including the furiously heavy "You Don't Know Jesus" and the droning, angst-ridden "Helicon 1."
In contrast to its older material, Mogwai's songs from its latest album, "Mr. Beast," revealed a milder side. The drum-machine-driven "Acid Food" featured the deep, aloof vocals of guitarist Stuart Braithwaite, while the soft-rock melodies of "Friend of the Night" were gentle and graceful. Despite strobe lights, the songs relied more on warm tones than on the underlying tension and dissonance of the group's earlier work.
However, several of Mogwai's newer songs weren't so sedate: The blazing riffs of the aggressive "Glasgow Mega-Snake" were reminiscent of Black Sabbath, and the final number, "We're No Here," built a deliberate guitar line into a resonant roar. As if to prove that the group hasn't fully mellowed, Braithwaite ended the 90-minute set by laying his guitar on top of his amplifier, and the wall of rumbling feedback reverberated throughout the room like an oncoming tornado.
-- Catherine P. Lewis
© 2006 The Washington Post Company