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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: fhoda on July 09, 2007, 06:40:00 pm
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Is anyone goign to this show? I'm really looking forward to seeing these guys live!!
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yup, i've got a pair of tickets to this show... but the SMASHING PUMPKINS!!! are sorta top-of-mind at the moment. i'll get excited about this show as soon as i've recouped from the pumpkins.
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yes ill be at travis on sunday night - but ill be seeing them at the fillmore (aka irving plaza).
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i'm surprised this isnt sold out
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This band just fell from the face of the Earth, thanks to mediocre follow ups to The Man Who.
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Originally posted by Brandon Brendall, the thief:
i'm surprised this isnt sold out
I suspect the $40 ticket price is keeping away those who would've gone on a lark, if it were $20 or $25.
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Agreed...is the new LP any good? I won't touch it after those last 2 they did, unless I know it's a step up. My favorite is still their first record.
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Originally posted by bearman:
My favorite is still their first record.
Agreed. "All I Wanna Do Is Rock." "U16 Girls." "The Line is Fine." Class songs.
Brian
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Totally! After that, they watered down too much. I still like the Man Who just fine, but Good Feeling is their best. Anyone see them when they opened for Oasis at the Patriot Center?
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Originally posted by Brandon Brendall, the thief:
i'm surprised this isnt sold out
well they did sell out back-to-back nights in nyc this coming weekend. and the ticket price is the same (well actually i think only $35). perhaps no longer enough travis fans in DC or we've all moved up to nyc :) Im liking their new stuff, not as much as their other stuff, but id definitely not miss seeing them live. its always been a great show.
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
perhaps no longer enough travis fans in DC or we've all moved up to nyc :)
your dc bashing by way of nyc is growing a bit tiresome :)
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i'll be there.
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really looking forward to the show - i've wanted to see them since i heard "the man who" in '99. maybe i'm an all-weather fan, but i honestly have found something to like in all of their albums - even the much maligned "12 memories"; songs such as "somewhere else," "love will come through," "beautiful occupation," "peace the f*** out," and "walking down the hill," are solid britpop. and this, despite the fact that it was band-produced.
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peace the fcuk out has got to be one of the worst songs ever written. that song is such a pansy tune.
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Originally posted by lily1:
peace the fcuk out has got to be one of the worst songs ever written.
It really is an awful song.
I'm not too fond of the new record (though it's better than last one), but we'll be there.
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travis sold out? now that's a surprise. i was expecting it to be maybe 3/4 full.
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I've been a fan since hearing The Man Who in '99, but I honestly have liked something about all of their albums. It's funny, my least favorite is Good Feeling, and my favorite is 12 Memories (or it's tied with TMW). 12m just seemed darker to me, and I liked that coming from a band like Travis who I picture as a "happy" band. The change was welcome, in my opinion.
But I guess I just like them too much to ever dislike them. :)
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i was gonna go, but Voxtrot rescheduled for Tuesday and i dont feel like going to 2 shows in a row (i know, i turn 30 and this!!)
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Travis played an awesome show tonight in nyc. they were playing back to back sold out shows, and someone complained on the travis website (from the sat night show) saying it wasnt long enough at 90 mins running time, so he assured us we'd get a longer set. woohoo! they played for about an hour and 45 mins. It reminded me of a 'best of' show, but Fran and the band were definitely having a blast. They even did a reprise (which they never do) of 'Selfish Jean'. I wont spoil it for the DC show, in case it happens, but if not remind me to tell everyone about it after the fact.
Show was insanely packed and us in the front were all nearly about to collapse. No AC/fans, so Fran started bringing crates of water on stage and throwing it out to us. Was pretty nice. Wanted to make sure no one lost a spot, but also that no one passed out. There was a lot of talking between songs with him going on about his family, his new baby and the song "My Eyes" which was written when he found out he was going to be a papa.
Andy was really into it and jumped into the crowd at one point. The opening of the set is fun (which I wont say more on, in case its the same). They also did mention they'd be back again soon, but it was meant more as we'd be back sooner than the past time (ie 4 years).
Set list consisted of the following (and this is off the top of my head) - note: Peace the Fuck Out was not played.
Selfish jean x2
closer, battleships, my eyes, sing, turn, side, flowers in the window, why does it always rain on me, humpty dumpty love song (encore), driftwood, writing to reach you, pipe dreams, love will come through, all i want to do is rock, eyes wide open (i think)
and to top off the night, as we were walking out of the fillmore (irving plaza), we all got free posters from the show. :D
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No "U16 Girls", "Good Feeling", "Tied to the 90's", or even "Happy"? Hum.
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They used to sell out in 3 days or so. This one sold out the day before the show!
Originally posted by lily1:
travis sold out? now that's a surprise. i was expecting it to be maybe 3/4 full.
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peace the fcuk out has got to be one of the worst songs ever written. that song is such a pansy tune.
this is just a silly opinion. one thing if you hate the song, but c'mon, travis isn't exactly industrial rock. pansy?! which one of their songs isn't?
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
They used to sell out in 3 days or so. This one sold out the day before the show!
Originally posted by lily1:
travis sold out? now that's a surprise. i was expecting it to be maybe 3/4 full.
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This is just an honest question but were they always that expensive? $40 isn't terrible but it is on the high end for shows at the 9:30 Club.
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traditonal question: anyone have an opinion on the opener, John Paul White? worth catching? (worth ka-tching...)
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This is just an honest question but were they always that expensive? $40 isn't terrible but it is on the high end for shows at the 9:30 Club.
this is true - i heard the show in philly was high 20'. the show in orlando at the end of the month is 20 also.
but i have noticed slightly higher prices w/ the 9:30 recently.
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maybe someone is gearing up for a new mercedes...
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Originally posted by montythisseemsstrangetome:
but i have noticed slightly higher prices w/ the 9:30 recently.
What I've been saying.
I mean this in the best and most naive way possible: but tell me why Travis is so good or why you like them? I went to their last club show and I walked away [still] neutral. Perhaps I'm listening to other similar music that grabs my attention more.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
maybe someone is gearing up for a new mercedes...
Mama just got a new BMW! That's what the beer prices were about.
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
Originally posted by montythisseemsstrangetome:
but i have noticed slightly higher prices w/ the 9:30 recently.
What I've been saying.[/b]
Nerdy economical answer:
The 930 club is adjusting to proper market-level prices to balance supply/demand. If they were cheaper, the show would sell out faster, leading to scalping.
Scalpers, as loathesome as we find them, are basically third party vendors who sell tickets at market value when the original vendor failed to set prices high enough.
At $40, the vendor (930 Club/Tickets.com) nearly perfected the balance. You may have found them to be too expensive to you, but 900 or so other people did not, and slowly drained the available supply just days before the show. Scalpers lost out, because they didn't have time to turn the product around, and the fans who decided that this show was worth $40 to them are the winners.
Reactionary music fan answer:
THOSE GREEDY BASTARDS!!!!1
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Originally posted by bearman:
No "U16 Girls", "Good Feeling", "Tied to the 90's", or even "Happy"? Hum.
like i said - i was guessing (trying to remember) all the songs. I found another setlist somewhere else, and they played good feeling, possibly happy?
i know u16 girls was not played (but its possible it was played on sat night). im not sure how much the set lists varied for NYC (remember it was 2 nights here).
here is what i found (dont know how accurate this is - sounds about right)
Selfish Jean
Eyes Wide Open
Writing to Reach You
Love Will Come Through
As You Are
Pipe Dreams
Reoffender
Big Chair
My Eyes
Side
Driftwood
Good Feeling
Closer
Sing
Battleships
All I want to do is Rock
Turn
Flowers in the Window
Selfish Jean (again!)
Indefinately
Humpty Dumpty Love Song
Why does it always rain on me
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Originally posted by bearman:
Totally! After that, they watered down too much. I still like the Man Who just fine, but Good Feeling is their best. Anyone see them when they opened for Oasis at the Patriot Center?
I was there and it was a great show. I think that they lost a little something since then. The lastest album is better but not great.
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no hit me baby one more time?!?!? rip-off!
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why is it that at each travis show, it always feels like they mush more people in there than at other sold out shows? i was so tight like a sardine in a can that i couldn't even raise my arms to clap! i even moved and it was the same thing. sardines!
good show. always enjoyable. though was rather a big sing along for at least half of the show.
and thankfully no peace the f out! actually looks like they followed the nyc set list nearly entirely, with the addition of "back in black" at end of tonight's show.
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strong performance tonight, above-average crowd (not too chatty, slightly older... coincidence?). these guys have excellent stage presence and the banter was funnny and effective. you can really tell those guys love what they do. the highlight for me was "the grass is always greener on the other side" - sounded amazing. fran's voice on "battleships" was really strong (except for the last chorus, started to give out - understandable, it's a tough song to pull off). the band kicked off the show by walking in through the crowd wearing boxer's silk robes, to the theme from rocky over the PA - kinda corny, but started things off in a light-hearted mood. andy climbed up the PA stack to the balcony for his solo on "all i want to do is rock" but barely made it up there, i was afraid he was going to fall at any point (kinda of an anti-climactic solo, too). the show ran a little under two hours. finished off with "back in black" - pure class :)
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great show and lots of "good feelings." I did not care for the "Klaus" chanting and the morons who kept yelling "Hit me baby one more time", but Travis was outstanding. Only negaitive towards the show was Fran did not seem to be able to hit all the high notes in "Writing to Reach You".
Also, it was really nice to see them continue the show after Fran got zapped by the mic. Most bands would have called off the show at that point. I guarentee the tour manager blew a gasket when that happened.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
strong performance tonight, above-average crowd (not too chatty, slightly older... coincidence?). these guys have excellent stage presence and the banter was funnny and effective. you can really tell those guys love what they do. the highlight for me was "the grass is always greener on the other side" - sounded amazing. fran's voice on "battleships" was really strong (except for the last chorus, started to give out - understandable, it's a tough song to pull off). the band kicked off the show by walking in through the crowd wearing boxer's silk robes, to the theme from rocky over the PA - kinda corny, but started things off in a light-hearted mood. andy climbed up the PA stack to the balcony for his solo on "all i want to do is rock" but barely made it up there, i was afraid he was going to fall at any point (kinda of an anti-climactic solo, too). the show ran a little under two hours. finished off with "back in black" - pure class :)
just as an FYI - there is no song called "the grass is always greener"... its side! :)
and the reason they had selfish jean x2 is because dmitri from jon stewart's show was there, performing the video he made for the song. if you can find it on youtube, (check for the sunday show) its quite clever, if not terribly silly. besides fran loved it. and klaus was pretty awesome.
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xneverwherex has 9 concert dates in a row per her myspace profile!!
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Originally posted by RWS:
the morons who kept yelling "Hit me baby one more time
I was the moron who yelled for "Back in Black", but I'm vindicated since they actually played it!
Great show, they never disappoint. It's nice to see a band who actually looks like they are having a great time on stage and love what they are doing (are you listening Billy Corgan?).
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
xneverwherex has 9 concert dates in a row per her myspace profile!!
seriously!?! thats funny. im glad some of us pay attention. i just pull out my nifty calendar and check to see where ill be and when. but yeah i guess that sounds about right. im a bit more embarrassed you actually pointed that out.
shout out louds tonight! oh yeah!
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does anybody have a set list for last night's show?