930 Forums
=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: sonickteam2 on October 29, 2007, 11:05:00 am
-
i've never started one of these.
but here goes.
me and the wifey will be there.
Also, i've never been to DAR....any advice on Parking/Metro and perhaps someplace kickbutt to eat and have a drink pre/post show?
-
Originally posted by le sonick:
i've never started one of these.
but here goes.
me and the wifey will be there.
Also, i've never been to DAR....any advice on Parking/Metro and perhaps someplace kickbutt to eat and have a drink pre/post show?
i've always been able to park on the street in a fairly close proximity to the place - lots of metered parking.
-
i'll be there. first time at DAR too.
-
ryan is on a hot streak. his last 7 or so shows have been awesome. he's mixing up the setlist, in a really good mood, and suprising people with songs he hasnt played in a couple of years. i have high hopes for this one.
was anyone here at the 9:30 club show on the rock n roll tour when he played the same song 4 times in a row? ha ha.
-
I hope / plan to be there. Parking has often been an issue for me at DAR...I heard it's hard to get a cab back to the metro? I was also looking for pre-food/drink info...Yet, with the parking issues, I may be carpooling without time to socialize beforehand.
Oh, yeah, I was at the RnR show...there were quite a few funny episodes that evening. :)
-
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
I hope / plan to be there. Parking has often been an issue for me at DAR...I heard it's hard to get a cab back to the metro? I was also looking for pre-food/drink info...Yet, with the parking issues, I may be carpooling without time to socialize beforehand.
i'll call you tonight and we'll talk.
everyone else seems to think parking isnt too bad.
-
Either way, I hope have the opportunity to bump into you and the wife ! ;)
-
Sorry to be a Brian Walalce, but I gave Easy Tiger a listen, and it was hand down one of the two or three worst records I've heard this year. Believe me, I wanted to like it, even though I think Ryan himself is a dick. But musically, it was just so bad. Particularly that Halloweenhead song.
-
I've always parked on Constitution Ave, just before you get to 17th St. I haven't been there in a while, but I think you can park in there after 6pm.
-
Metro is only 5-6 blocks away. If you drive and don't get there early, there's a good chance you're going to park at least 3 blocks away anyway.
-
Set times? Opening act? Anyone?
-
he comes at out about 8:30 it seems and no opener
I'll be there if i can find a reasonable and decent single.
-
Originally posted by Shemp:
Set times? Opening act? Anyone?
I asked in the FAQ forum and he apparently comes on right at 8pm with no opener.
This is my first time seeing him and I can't wait.
-
Originally posted by Smylie:
he comes at out about 8:30 it seems and no opener
I'll be there if i can find a reasonable and decent single.
You should be able to get something decent outside DAR prior to the show. Good luck.
-
Found a 3rd row single...so now i'm going. show will probably get out to late to Metro, anyone suggest a good street to park on if i dont mind walking?
-
Smylie you're lucky to get a good seat like that! I tried finding something on ticketmaster's website and it's being weird on me. I really hope that this show isn't going to sell out.
Does anyone think it's alright for me to try to buy tickets at the door?
I'm going to metro to the show. I just really hope I can get a decent seat to see him. I haven't seen Ryan live yet and well, he's meant a lot to me this year.
-
Originally posted by Smylie:
Found a 3rd row single...so now i'm going. show will probably get out to late to Metro, anyone suggest a good street to park on if i dont mind walking?
I just skimmed the thread so not sure if it's been covered--street parking opens up at 6:30 and goes pretty quick. Start looking around Penn and down. If you try to get there close to the show you're going to end up in a $20 garage.
-
Originally posted by reggie:
ryan is on a hot streak. his last 7 or so shows have been awesome. he's mixing up the setlist, in a really good mood, and suprising people with songs he hasnt played in a couple of years. i have high hopes for this one.
was anyone here at the 9:30 club show on the rock n roll tour when he played the same song 4 times in a row? ha ha.
anyone know how long a typical ryan adams set is? just curious because im thinking about going to the go team show at the club aferwards.
-
There's no such thing as a typical Ryan set, which is one of the reasons I love going to his shows. If you really want to attend another show, plan on leaving the RA show before the end. I've seen him play for 3+ hours and I've seen him play for 75 minutes. It really ranges depending a lot of things.
Hope everyone has a good time at the show! I wish he were coming back to Portland this fall, but it doesn't seem likely.
-
There is scads of free street parking around DAR.
-
Yeah it's not that good...
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Sorry to be a Brian Walalce, but I gave Easy Tiger a listen, and it was hand down one of the two or three worst records I've heard this year. Believe me, I wanted to like it, even though I think Ryan himself is a dick. But musically, it was just so bad. Particularly that Halloweenhead song.
-
i'm in for tonight as well.
-
Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Yeah it's not that good...
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Sorry to be a Brian Walalce, but I gave Easy Tiger a listen, and it was hand down one of the two or three worst records I've heard this year. Believe me, I wanted to like it, even though I think Ryan himself is a dick. But musically, it was just so bad. Particularly that Halloweenhead song.
[/b]
He needs to starting doing drugs again, drinking and dating Parker Posey. He lost me after the "Wonderwall" cover.
Brian
-
Originally posted by callat703:
i'm in for tonight as well.
you should try to get a hold of laura tonight, as she might be with me before or after. perhaps we can have a beer and gush over Radiohead together ;)
-
Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by callat703:
i'm in for tonight as well.
you should try to get a hold of laura tonight, as she might be with me before or after. perhaps we can have a beer and gush over Radiohead together ;) [/b]
yeah, i was trading text messages with her while i was flying back from Vegas. I haven't had a chance to call her yet...my roommate and I will be rolling in. PM me your cell and I'll hit you up with mine.
-
he was very good in Pittsburgh last eve.
played for 2.5 hours
came on a 1/2 hour late
it was an "evening with"
band sounds great - like it was built to resemble the sound on Cold Roses.
I've seen him six times - including 2 with Whiskeytown. This was by far the best. he seems to mostly have his shit together & is playing the songs you actually want to hear.
Lots of re-interpretations of songs.
Set:
Setlist
Peaceful Valley
Beautiful Sorta
Kiss Before I Go
Goodnight Rose
Down in a Hole
Nightbirds
When The Stars Go Blue
Everybody Knows
Why Do They Leave
Rescue Blues
Halloween Head (piano version)
Freeway To the Canyon
Off Broadway
Set 2:
Mockingbird
Cold Roses
Shakedown
Bartering Lines
Please Do Not Let Me Go
The End
Evening Joke w/ John Graboff
Happy Birthday Spacewolf
Let It Ride
The Sun Also Sets
To Be Young
Come Pick Me Up
Two
_______________
-
he quietly released an ep last week called Follow The Lights.
it's good. very similar to the tone of this tour.
it has the Alice in Chains cover on it. And more countrified versions of earlier tracks.
would make a nice pre-show listen. it's on iTunes.
-
does anyone know when his box set is being released?
-
damn, the high heels drag race is tonite as well..what to do.......
-
I will be there. I still have to try to get rid of two extra tickets too. Too bad they aren't good seats.
-
wow. this crowd was shit. seriously. freebird? summer of 69? pathetic.
then ryan heckled the crowd with a megaphone and it was awesome.
my fourth time seeing him. and probably my favorite. the sound was perfect.
-
fairly solid, just a bit too much guitar wanking at times.
-
well, he was wearing a Dead shirt.
also, it's a shame most of the posters were damaged by the merch ladies.
-
The crowd was terrible. I was a bit disappointed by the show; there was nothing technically wrong with it but it just wasn't what I was hoping for.
-
i will be brief, but i had never been to DAR and after hearing all of the great reviews of the place, i was hoping for such good things.
That place sucked. really really bad. and it wasnt even the sound, i thought the sound was decent.
everything else about that place was awwwful:
No drinks in the auditorium
no smoking outside while the show is on
no standing while the artist is on
the beer lines were atrocious
bathroom lines (for my wife) just as bad
the crowd were a bunch of losers (but i expect that from DC, sorry)
and an 11pm curfew??
I wont ever ever go back to DAR unless Thom Yorke is onstage.
that was fucking whack.
so bad, the show was only "ok". Not the hugest Ryan Adams fan anyway, but after reading the Pittsburgh setlist, i was hoping for better songs.
The Sun Also Sets and Easy Plateau were easy favourites
-
Where did you hear great things about DAR? Certainly never on this board.
-
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Where did you hear great things about DAR? Certainly never on this board.
that was sacrasm. i've never heard one good thing about the place. but i was thinking "couldnt be that bad!"
-
I was there to see The Strokes last year (?) and I thought it was a good venue. The sound was good. It all depends on your lifestyle and whether you're an urban hipster or not. To whit:
No drinks in the auditorium (don't drink)
no smoking outside while the show is on (don't smoke)
no standing while the artist is on (I'm tall. I don't need to stand to see anyone and it's not like you can dance to Ryan Adams)
the beer lines were atrocious (don't drink AND you'd really pay that much for a beer?)
bathroom lines (for my wife) just as bad (go before you come to the concert. DUH! Unless you have to go to the bathroom because of all the alcohol you've consumed. Then "Don't drink.")
the crowd were a bunch of losers (but i expect that from DC, sorry) (maybe it's not the crowd that were the losers in this case.)
and an 11pm curfew?? (MOST venues have some sort of curfew. You're spoiled by those that don't.)
Originally posted by le sonick:
That place sucked. really really bad. and it wasnt even the sound, i thought the sound was decent.
Did they let you sneak in some pot? Could you take pictures with your cell phone? Did they let you smell your own farts?
Bitch, whine and complain is all some of you ever do. Did the DAR hall infringe upon your "rights" as a concert goer? Call the ACLU!
Re-read your complaints. You sound like a whiny little bitch. "Oh, I couldn't SMOKE DURING THE SHOW!" Wah-wah-wah! "The Beer lines were too LONG!" Someone give "Le Sonick" his bottle!
Brian
-
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Re-read your complaints. You sound like a whiny little bitch. "Oh, I couldn't SMOKE DURING THE SHOW!" Wah-wah-wah! "The Beer lines were too LONG!" Someone give "Le Sonick" his bottle!
Brian
this is so stupid, it doesnt dignify a response.
but i'm now certain that "Brian Walalace" is not some 16 year old kid, who he pretends to be.
and that makes him more of a loser than he appears in his posts.
-
the crowd was particularly bad.
but I thought the second set was one of the better Ryan Adams sets I've seen.
-
What instrument was the crowd playing?
Originally posted by callat703:
the crowd was particularly bad.
but I thought the second set was one of the better Ryan Adams sets I've seen.
-
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
What instrument was the crowd playing?
Originally posted by callat703:
the crowd was particularly bad.
but I thought the second set was one of the better Ryan Adams sets I've seen.
[/b]
their obnoxious voices.
-
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
I was there to see The Strokes last year (?) and I thought it was a good venue. The sound was good. It all depends on your lifestyle and whether you're an urban hipster or not. To whit:
No drinks in the auditorium (don't drink)
no smoking outside while the show is on (don't smoke)
no standing while the artist is on (I'm tall. I don't need to stand to see anyone and it's not like you can dance to Ryan Adams)
the beer lines were atrocious (don't drink AND you'd really pay that much for a beer?)
bathroom lines (for my wife) just as bad (go before you come to the concert. DUH! Unless you have to go to the bathroom because of all the alcohol you've consumed. Then "Don't drink.")
the crowd were a bunch of losers (but i expect that from DC, sorry) (maybe it's not the crowd that were the losers in this case.)
and an 11pm curfew?? (MOST venues have some sort of curfew. You're spoiled by those that don't.)
Originally posted by le sonick:
That place sucked. really really bad. and it wasnt even the sound, i thought the sound was decent.
Did they let you sneak in some pot? Could you take pictures with your cell phone? Did they let you smell your own farts?
Bitch, whine and complain is all some of you ever do. Did the DAR hall infringe upon your "rights" as a concert goer? Call the ACLU!
Re-read your complaints. You sound like a whiny little bitch. "Oh, I couldn't SMOKE DURING THE SHOW!" Wah-wah-wah! "The Beer lines were too LONG!" Someone give "Le Sonick" his bottle!
Brian [/b]
you sound boring as fuck.
-
Originally posted by le sonick:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Where did you hear great things about DAR? Certainly never on this board.
that was sacrasm. i've never heard one good thing about the place. but i was thinking "couldnt be that bad!" [/b]
yes. yes it is. i will never go back there.
-
DAR has nice carpeting.
-
Originally posted by Mobius:
DAR has nice carpeting.
for me to poop on.
<img src="http://deseretnews.com/photos/c022304dog.jpg" alt=" - " />
-
dude, did you post this during Freedom Rock yesterday?
Alexandria, Va.: I've noticed your strong penchant for hipster music. Do they allow you to wear horned-rim glasses and ironic tee-shirts at the Post?
J. Freedom du Lac: No, but today *is* crotchless leather chaps day on the fourth floor.
Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
It all depends on your lifestyle and whether you're an urban hipster or not.
-
Originally posted by callat703:
the crowd was particularly bad.
but I thought the second set was one of the better Ryan Adams sets I've seen.
The first set was pretty mellow. Difficult stuff to whirl around to.
-
I was listening to the Globe in the car the other night, and the dj said the State Theater was "a beautiful place to see a show."
I almost wet my pants with laughter.
Originally posted by Mobius:
DAR has nice carpeting.
-
Originally posted by callat703:
the crowd was particularly bad.
but I thought the second set was one of the better Ryan Adams sets I've seen.
I had 2 drunk and/or high chicks behind me yakking it up during the quiet parts of the 1st set. They were appalled when I pointed out that we'd all like to hear the concert. Something along the lines of 'Gee, you're not supposed to talk during a ROCK CONCERT!' and throwing around brilliant names such as douchebag. Odd thing is they knew the songs.
And I liked the show but I could do with less Dead/Phish jamming.
-
I thought the show was pretty good. I too would have liked some different songs, there was a lot I didn't recognize. Does anyone remember the set lists?
-
And he'll be on Letterman tomorrow night.
-
The second set was DEFINITELY much more of a Dead influenced set than anything I've seen them do before. I'm partial to that, personally - but I think it rooted out of a discussion backstage that probably went something like this:
Ryan: I wish the crowd would shut up. Maybe we'll stop playing.
Band: Ryan, we can't stop playing. That's how you end up on CNN.com with stories about you being a diva.
Ryan: Then how can we shut them up? OH! I KNOW! LET'S JUST NOT STOP PLAYING!! WE'LL JAM THROUGH THE WHOLE SET AND NOT GIVE THOSE ASSHOLES A CHANCE TO YELL!
-
heres a funny story that happened last night
between sets, i was in line for a beverage, and this girl came from the side of the line and basically stood next to me, there were a few people behind me in line, but she paid no attention to them. she was later joined by her boyfriend and as we got closer she inched herself in front of me
when we got near the front of the line, she looked over at me, surprised, as if she had JUST noticed me and said
"oh, did i butt in front of you in line"
i said "you sure did"
she said "you dont have to be a dick about it"
i really wanted to retaliate or somehow emasculate the little balding guy she was with, but .... i dont know, she ordered white wine for the both of them, and he paid...so i figured he was having a bad enough night.
-
Rhett and his wife were there?
Originally posted by le sonick:
heres a funny story that happened last night
between sets, i was in line for a beverage, and this girl came from the side of the line and basically stood next to me, there were a few people behind me in line, but she paid no attention to them. she was later joined by her boyfriend and as we got closer she inched herself in front of me
when we got near the front of the line, she looked over at me, surprised, as if she had JUST noticed me and said
"oh, did i butt in front of you in line"
i said "you sure did"
she said "you dont have to be a dick about it"
i really wanted to retaliate or somehow emasculate the little balding guy she was with, but .... i dont know, she ordered white wine for the both of them, and he paid...so i figured he was having a bad enough night.
-
Originally posted by le sonick:
heres a funny story that happened last night
between sets, i was in line for a beverage, and this girl came from the side of the line and basically stood next to me, there were a few people behind me in line, but she paid no attention to them. she was later joined by her boyfriend and as we got closer she inched herself in front of me
when we got near the front of the line, she looked over at me, surprised, as if she had JUST noticed me and said
"oh, did i butt in front of you in line"
i said "you sure did"
she said "you dont have to be a dick about it"
i really wanted to retaliate or somehow emasculate the little balding guy she was with, but .... i dont know, she ordered white wine for the both of them, and he paid...so i figured he was having a bad enough night.
great story
-
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Rhett and his wife were there?
Originally posted by le sonick:
heres a funny story that happened last night
between sets, i was in line for a beverage, and this girl came from the side of the line and basically stood next to me, there were a few people behind me in line, but she paid no attention to them. she was later joined by her boyfriend and as we got closer she inched herself in front of me
when we got near the front of the line, she looked over at me, surprised, as if she had JUST noticed me and said
"oh, did i butt in front of you in line"
i said "you sure did"
she said "you dont have to be a dick about it"
i really wanted to retaliate or somehow emasculate the little balding guy she was with, but .... i dont know, she ordered white wine for the both of them, and he paid...so i figured he was having a bad enough night.
[/b]
come to think of it....
-
Sorry, I would never allow my wife to spend our money on overpriced drinks at a show.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Rhett and his wife were there?
Originally posted by le sonick:
heres a funny story that happened last night
between sets, i was in line for a beverage, and this girl came from the side of the line and basically stood next to me, there were a few people behind me in line, but she paid no attention to them. she was later joined by her boyfriend and as we got closer she inched herself in front of me
when we got near the front of the line, she looked over at me, surprised, as if she had JUST noticed me and said
"oh, did i butt in front of you in line"
i said "you sure did"
she said "you dont have to be a dick about it"
i really wanted to retaliate or somehow emasculate the little balding guy she was with, but .... i dont know, she ordered white wine for the both of them, and he paid...so i figured he was having a bad enough night.
[/b]
-
Originally posted by adamcs23:
I thought the show was pretty good. I too would have liked some different songs, there was a lot I didn't recognize. Does anyone remember the set lists?
I found this on some forum:
on at 8:36
01 Mockingbird->
02 Beautiful Sorta
03 Cold Roses->
04 Off Broadway
05 Rescue Blues
06 Why Do They Leave [with harmonica]
07 Everybody Knows
08 Evening Joke with Jon Graboff->Spacewolf's Birthday->Spacewolf's Birthday Song (Growing Up in the Universe)
09 Please Do Not Let Me Go
10 The Sun Also Sets
11 Halloweenhead [piano]
12 Nightbirds
13 When the Stars Go Blue
off at 9:45
back on at 10:00
01 Peaceful Valley->
02 Blue Hotel->
03 Peaceful Valley Reprise->
04 Goodnight Rose->
05 Bartering Lines
06 Shakedown on Ninth Street
07 Goodnight Hollywood Blvd.
10:47
Easy Plateau
off stage at 11:01
-
Regarding box set: I read in PASTE next year late winter/early spring.
It was a good show, but not what I expected. Diversifying the format of the songs was cool, the band is pretty talented. But, I missed hearing a few songs in their "regular" format. The last few notes, it was overdone and I was ready to go.
(Sonick - I thought you would dig the second half! Infact, I thought Rhett may have even liked the show since the songs from "Easy Tiger" were not performed in the same manner as the recording.)
Surprisingly, no complaints from me about DAR this time. I had a bit of traveling to do but under the circumstances, it was doable.
Except, in the theater it was a bit cold (better than being hot, I guess.)
The crowd --- I thought it was just me! (Besides half the crowd showing up near 9 o'clock...)
All right, if a person decides to take a seat that has gone unoccupied all night, it's not really my concern. However, when someone is trying to return to their PAID seat, could you please let them in and out? What about "Excuse me" or "I need to get to my seat" and pointing is confusing to you?
Sorry I didn't see you guys. How do we always manage that after multiple texts/calls? :p Thanks for all your help though.
Thankfully, CJ (BY.net) was able to go...or I would have been a lonely patron.
-
Originally posted by le sonick:
heres a funny story that happened last night
between sets, i was in line for a beverage, and this girl came from the side of the line and basically stood next to me, there were a few people behind me in line, but she paid no attention to them. she was later joined by her boyfriend and as we got closer she inched herself in front of me
when we got near the front of the line, she looked over at me, surprised, as if she had JUST noticed me and said
"oh, did i butt in front of you in line"
i said "you sure did"
she said "you dont have to be a dick about it"
i really wanted to retaliate or somehow emasculate the little balding guy she was with, but .... i dont know, she ordered white wine for the both of them, and he paid...so i figured he was having a bad enough night.
I thought you were from Baltimore??? You are an embarrassment to your hometown!
At QOTSA at Ram's Head, 2/3 through the show, two guys w/ drinks try to inch past a pretty good looking girl to my left and she protected her space by decking one of them. He fell down, drinks flew. She yelled. Security came. She never moved. I thought that's how Charm City handles its business.
At least you should have told her she could get behind you and then you are in the same position and she could deal with the person behind you.
-
Some comments on the show here. (http://rogo2000.blogspot.com/2007/10/ryan-adams-dar-constitution-hall-dc.html)
-
No one has mentioned yet, but someone in the audience actually yelled "COME ON WAKE US UP!" while he was trying to tune his guitar. Or maybe it was my imagination? haha. I was falling asleep during the first set, though I did like two or three songs. The 2nd set was much better, though it got a little too jammy. He could have played 3 or 4 short songs instead...
-
yikes. i didnt know that his manager died yesterday.
-
Originally posted by Shemp:
Some comments on the show here. (http://rogo2000.blogspot.com/2007/10/ryan-adams-dar-constitution-hall-dc.html)
I don't agree with the blogger...This guy has played a zillion shows with people yelling at him. He's not the first artist to get pissed at shoutouts and mostly drunk ones. (I guess he doesn't have a setlist and he going to play YOUR song? :roll: ) And, I didn't think he was pissed, I thought he was trying to be funny. Pissed is him walking off stage or spitting on you. I suggest reading the Paste interview with him and the setlist article too.
The more I digest the show, I realize, I was drifting, but I had different expectations. It doesn't mean that there wasn't some gorgeous music happening. I do think that in the first set his vocals/tone/range didn't quite fit a few of the songs in the "expanded" versions.
Yeah, sad about Frank Callari. However, he's not Ryan's current manager. (John Silva is..another good article: NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/arts/music/17decu.html) )
(I think the guy looking for "Kyle" should get a prize.)
-
Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
And, I didn't think he was pissed, I thought he was trying to be funny. Pissed is him walking off stage or spitting on you. I suggest reading the Paste interview with him and the setlist article too.
when he got on the megaphone and was telling people which ways to sit in their seats, for instance, he had that megaphone onstage for that purpose. probably does it every night.
so i agree, it may annoy him, but he's found ways to either get back at the audiences or just brush it off.
besides, if you really want people to stop shouting stuff at your shows, stop having 30 seconds of silence in between every song.
-
He's had that megaphone for a while to deal with less than stellar audiences. He used it at the Seattle show back in July when people started shouting out various songs while the band was between songs/tuning etc.
I'm sorry, but if you can't STFU while the guys tune for the next song, then stay home and listen to the CDs. I can see if there were 5 minute gaps between songs, but come on.
The PDX show he & the Cardinals did was probably the best show of his I've seen to date. He was chatty, played an awesome setlist and the crowd showed respect for the musicians.
Unfortunately, since so many people have this sense of "Well, I paid $XX, so I deserve to hear [insert song as it sounds on the CD" entitlement, he'll have to get used to people yelling like assholes instead of respecting the band and the direction they want to go that particular evening.
/fangirl semi-rant
Anyhoo, check out Ryan's YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/HORION74) to see the movies he's made while the band is on the road. I'd rather see him tool around with a digital movie camera than use drugs, so I'm all for this.
-
From Letterman (http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/live/)