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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: ratioci nation on November 10, 2003, 10:54:00 am
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This pretentious indie asshole will be at the show tonight, anybody else?
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What show? Po' Girl at Iota, or the Dirtbombs at Black Cat?
Originally posted by pollard:
This pretentious indie asshole will be at the show tonight, anybody else?
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i think he means the Green Bay Packers game tonight, he mustve typed V instead of B.
i love the packers.
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now that i think about it, i am going to watch the game next door, so maybe when the GBV show is over i can go outside and heckle all the buttwads ;)
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you are such a wet blanket sonick
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i cannot make it as a) don't get paid until friday (also the reason i skipped all the shows this weekend), and b) don't have tomorrow off, even though the government is closed. ugh.
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Man, that's your excuse for missing all the shows. Is it Burger King or McDonalds that aint paying you enough? How about starting a union?
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
i cannot make it as a) don't get paid until friday (also the reason i skipped all the shows this weekend), and b) don't have tomorrow off, even though the government is closed. ugh.
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yeah, those double shifts don't pay as much as you would think.
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Originally posted by pollard:
you are such a wet blanket sonick
just messin with ya :) i wouldnt really do that.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
just messin with ya :) i wouldnt really do that.
I know, was just returning the favor from when you called me a wet blanket ;)
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
just messin with ya :) i wouldnt really do that.
I know, was just returning the favor from when you called me a wet blanket ;) [/b]
oh yeah, hehe, i forgot. i had a wet blanket last night....
no, it was just cold...did you know that i dont have heat in my apartment!!! i woke up with frost on my nose.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
did you know that i dont have heat in my apartment!!! i woke up with frost on my nose.
we are in the same boat, there is something wrong with the boiler in my building, cooooooollllld
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I wanna go so much, but I'm so beat. Saw three shows this weekend, have Lyle Lovett tomorrow (front row, I believe), and something every other day of the week. The trek to B'more on a Monday (without Tuesday off) is more than I can do....
See, time or money. It's always one of the two getting in the way.
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
did you know that i dont have heat in my apartment!!! i woke up with frost on my nose.
we are in the same boat, there is something wrong with the boiler in my building, cooooooollllld [/b]
exactly!!!!! the boiler in my building busted and they have to put in a whole new one!!! my landlord said "hopefully by Thanksgiving"
i havent paid rent yet this month, and wont til i get some heat!! hehe.
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will be there. third gbv show this year.
also, i have never been to this venue. what can i expect?
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I'll be there, and now probably less than enthused.
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I hope that all of my pretentious indie asshole friends have a great time tonight. ;)
While the heats off, try boiling lots of big pots of water. It really does help to take the chill off. You can even take a pot or two into another room and let it sit and it will cut the frost at least. Also, do some baking. Once finished, let the oven door stay open for awhile. Just DO NOT operater the stove or oven without cooking or you'll overheat the thing and have more trouble than you know what to do with.
Stay warm, ya'll!
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even a gas stove?
my gf wants to sleep on the kitchen floor in front of the oven door, while its on , all night.
i cant think of anything more crazy really.
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Even a gas stove. You don't want to gas yourself to death.
Start celebrating Thanksgiving early and put a turkey in the oven on a very low heat all night. Just make sure it's loaded with liquids and covered in foil so it doesn't burn up.
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posted by Venerable Bede
b) don't have tomorrow off, even though the government is closed.
Damn, I had no idea I was off tommorrow! In that case, I can make the GBV show tonight... assuming tickets are still available? :cool:
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Originally posted by PR_GMR:
assuming tickets are still available?
PLEASE!!!!
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Yes, I just stopped by the Ticketmaster site--there are tickets still available! $16.00 a pop (at the door, more like $23.00+ if you buy through ticketmaster) I'll just pick up a ticket at the door tonight. :cool:
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by PR_GMR:
assuming tickets are still available?
PLEASE!!!! [/b]
why don't you just motor away :D
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nice to see bob was his usual sober self tonight
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all done and you are home by 11.44?
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a.. i live right up the road from the recher, and b, I cut out early cause I have to be up and going at 5 tommorow (yeah, I wimped out :( )
it was my first GBV show, and somehow, as rob got drunker, I was getting less and less impressed ( I know, probably heresy) First hour plus was solid, great cover of get back thrown in (according to mr. pollard, as a show of their professionalism), and then.....I dont know...maybe it was just me lol
thought the oranges band opening set was great btw
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Originally posted by stu47:
.I dont know...maybe it was just me lol
thought the oranges band opening set was great btw
Well there were a couple of regular board members going. I think they have seen GBV 10 times this year alone. I am relieved for them it was not all done by 11.30.
Personally I find it hard to see what all the fuss is about. I guess its like religion. Either you have seen the light or you like GBV, oh wait that is not right....... AGGGGGHHHH
I have seen the oranges band a couple of times one time they were good, one time they were not. I like their catchy pseudo hit.
Thanks for sharing, nightie night.
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That was a great show, best of the 5 times I have seen them, and I was completely sober so my opinion was not swayed by alcohol. Bob and Nate were pretty drunk but they still performed great and they are pretty funny when they get that drunk. The 2 encores were fantastic. And as Bob commented, they were digging deep in to their catalog. They may not have played as many of the usual standards, but they added some great songs to the setlist for this tour that they have not played in a while. Liar's Tale and Hey Aardvark were particularly good. And the second encore was not on the setlist, they don't always do two encores, so they seemed to be enjoying it.
And his comments on professionalism were not that they could play get back, he was saying, in his normal joking way, that the spotaneity was professional. They had just finished playing Back to the Lake which includes the words "get back" and he said, lets play get back. It was really fantastic, he has a real talent for covering Beatles and Who songs.
It is weird that the 2 times I have seen them at Recher I end up standing next to the only person that gets thrown out. The guy who was next to me for most of the show (no Markie, it was not lefty) was so drunk that his eyes seemed to roll back in his head as he flailed around. When he finally managed to accidentally toss his beer bottle on stage he was booted, to the relief of all around him.
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I haven't seen the Oranges Band yet, and I really wanted to go, but I type this from work -- just couldn't make it a late night.
Glad it was a good show for all who went. Damn it's unfair that they count that Live on Penn show as a DC date!!??!!
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Originally posted by Bagster:
I haven't seen the Oranges Band yet, and I really wanted to go, but I type this from work -- just couldn't make it a late night.
Glad it was a good show for all who went. Damn it's unfair that they count that Live on Penn show as a DC date!!??!!
I don't know if the Oranges Band always do this (probably do) because I left before the end of the show the only other time I saw them. But they finished the show by handing out their guitars to the crowd and telling them which chord to play to repeatedly to finish the show. They just sat and watched as three crowd members and the drummer played. It was cool and they sounded very good last night, I also like their album.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
i think he means the Green Bay Packers game tonight, he mustve typed V instead of B.
i love the packers.
V instead of P maybe?
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Originally posted by pollard:
But they finished the show by handing out their guitars to the crowd
Well they didnt do anything like that in NY.......
Perhaps its because they are a baltimore band......
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Originally posted by markie:
Well they didnt do anything like that in NY.......
Perhaps its because they are a baltimore band......
Well wasn't New York a completely different setting, I imagine they might do it when they have a good crowd, that may only be in Baltimore. They did say that they had never played the Recher before. The lead singer told a story about how he grew up down the street and and saw War Games at Recher when it was a movie theater. His bike was stolen from out front.
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Originally posted by pollard:
Well wasn't New York a completely different setting
Yea, it was on a pier and the stage was about 8 feet high... It would have been tricky.
I cant get over the oranges band seeming so ordinary after Mclusky. Either the oranges band were having a bad night or Mclusky really are awesome live.
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Originally posted by markie:
Mclusky really are awesome live.
I think this is the answer
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by markie:
Mclusky really are awesome live.
I think this is the answer [/b]
i hear they've got more songs than a song convention.
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Watch the video for the new Mclusky single (http://www.toopure.com/mp3/video/mclus/pure145cds-01_rvh.ram)
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One time I will have to endeavour to see them more sober:
Fuck this band
And their demon seed
Cos if they burst out
You're responsible
Yeah fuck this band
Cos their clothes don't fit
But their dancing clowns
Are incredible
Keep your passport near
There is no other disappointment here
There is no other disappointment here
There are no other obstacles
Fuck this band
Cos they swear too much
It's an obvious ploy
And irresponsible
Fuck this band
Yeah fuck their holes
But if they split up
You're responsible
Keep your passport near
There is no other disappointment here
There is no other disappointment here
There are no other obstacles
Fuck this band
And their foolish pride
Which lets them think
They can get away with this
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setlist from last night -
Idiot Princess
She Goes Off At Night
Finks
Queen Of Cans And Jars
My Son My Secretary My Country
I'll Replace You With Machines
My Kind Of Soldier
Christian Animation Torch Carriers
Back To The Lake
Get Back
Red Ink Superman
Bull Spears
Things I Will Keep
Dirty Water
Best Of Jill Hives
As We Go Up, We Go Down
Little Lines
A Trophy Mule In Particular
Apology In Advance
Secret Star
Beg For A Wheelbarrow
Game Of Pricks
Mix Up The Satellites
Main Street Wizards
Love 1
Storm Vibrations
Shocker In Gloomtown
Watch Me Jumpstart
From A Voice Plantation
Skills Like This
The Brides Have Hit The Glass
Get Under It
Hey Aardvark
Murder Charge
Buzzards And Dreadful Crows
Harrison Adams
Cut-Out Witch
Of Mites And Men
ENCORE:
Useless Inventions
Mascara Snakes
Tractor Rape Chain
Echos Myron
I Am A Scientist
SECOND ENCORE:
Hot Freaks
Alone, Stinking, And Unafraid
Glad Girls
Teenage FBI
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Originally posted by pollard:
setlist from last night -
Idiot Princess
She Goes Off At Night
Finks
Queen Of Cans And Jars
My Son My Secretary My Country
I'll Replace You With Machines
My Kind Of Soldier
Christian Animation Torch Carriers
Back To The Lake
Get Back
Red Ink Superman
Bull Spears
Things I Will Keep
Dirty Water
Best Of Jill Hives
As We Go Up, We Go Down
Little Lines
A Trophy Mule In Particular
Apology In Advance
Secret Star
Beg For A Wheelbarrow
Game Of Pricks
Mix Up The Satellites
Main Street Wizards
Love 1
Storm Vibrations
Shocker In Gloomtown
Watch Me Jumpstart
From A Voice Plantation
Skills Like This
The Brides Have Hit The Glass
Get Under It
Hey Aardvark
Murder Charge
Buzzards And Dreadful Crows
Harrison Adams
Cut-Out Witch
Of Mites And Men
ENCORE:
Useless Inventions
Mascara Snakes
Tractor Rape Chain
Echos Myron
I Am A Scientist
SECOND ENCORE:
Hot Freaks
Alone, Stinking, And Unafraid
Glad Girls
Teenage FBI
First they leave "Don't Stop Now" off the best of,now they don't even play it.What's wrong with this picture,I always thought that one was a gimmee,great song.And where's Subspace Biographies?(shakes head in dismay)
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What time did the show end?
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I just read a review from the kid who got the setlist and he said that Dont Stop Now was on the setlist but they did not play it. A Salty Salute was not on the setlist either, like I said, I think they are dropping some of the regular songs for some older ones.
I think the show ended sometime between 12 and 12:30. They came on around 9:20.
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Originally posted by pollard:
I think the show ended sometime between 12 and 12:30. They came on around 9:20.
How's the new bass player fitting in?That could have an impact on the setlist as well.
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Originally posted by SPARX:
How's the new bass player fitting in?That could have an impact on the setlist as well.
I thought it was a bad match when I saw them in Philly, but he fit right in last night. Nate seems to be dealing with it better, although he was plastered last night, so hard to tell. But he was great last night.
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Glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself, pollard.
I was there... and the band was good. But I left after a little over an hour, right after 'Beg for that wheelbarrow' song. I didn't leave because the band was bad... but I just wasn't in the mood for a three hour show. When Bob Pollard came onstage, he showed everyone the set list--there were about 50 songs on it.. and I slightly winced--I just couldn't hang that long.
Another reason why I didn't hang for the entire show it's that I'm not terribly familiar with GBV's large body with work. I only have one of their CDs, last year's, 'Universal Truths and Cycles'. It felt more like a test of endurance to stay and listen to a lot of songs I've never heard before. There was also something about the band getting increasingly more drunk as the show went along that I just wasn't digging. I hope they were still legible by the time they did that second encore.
I guess that was it--my first time seeing GBV. They played many of the songs from their new one, 'Earthquake Glue', and I think I'll be picking it up in a bit.
Those were my impressions. Hopefully I'll dig the band more if they come around next time. :)
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I don't have a ream of GBV myself. It helps that the first time I saw them was on a crazy Friday night, so I could get drunk along with the band (though not nearly as drunk, I assure you).
I have the newer albums -- Isolation Drills, Universal Truths and Earthquake Glue. Just picked up Bee Thousand, but haven't even listened to it. I'm not sure I would have dug a 3-hour show, by myself and sober, either.
I'm also not planning on 'catching' up and buying seven, eight or nine more GBV albums, much less all the Pollard output.
Hopefully, PR, next time they're around it will be a weekend night -- if so, come with us and drink cheap beer! <img src="http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/beer1.gif" alt=" - " />
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Yeah there is no need to buy all the albums unless you really love the band, and even then, probably don't need all the albums, I have 32 GBV cds and that is not including the Pollard and side project ones, no need for it.
I would suggest to both of you this, buy Propellor and the Greatest Hits, that should do you ok.
Oh and they do tend to keep it together even though really drunk, Bob may just mumble in between songs. And there really is only two of them that do most of the drinking. The encores are really the best part, so try and stick around for the whole show at least once.
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Originally posted by pollard:
I would suggest to both of you this, buy Propellor and the Greatest Hits, that should do you ok.
Love the advice --thanks. Should I get both of those, even though I have the albums I listed? And are you talking the new Greatest Hits, "Human Amusements at Hourly Rates"?
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Originally posted by Bagster:
Love the advice --thanks. Should I get both of those, even though I have the albums I listed? And are you talking the new Greatest Hits, "Human Amusements at Hourly Rates"?
Yeah I would say both, only because I really love Propellor and if I remember correctly there are only two songs off of that on the greatest hits, and yes it is the new greatest hits, should give you a sampling of a lot of the albums you dont have as well as the new stuff. And a lot of it are songs they play live, so is a good show primer. Although owning Earthquake Glue and Universal Truths allows you to hear a lot of the songs they will be playing until the next album comes out. I just read today that they will start they will take most of December off and start touring again in January.
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Originally posted by pollard:
buy Propellor
on this, i concur with mr. pollard.
this song does not rock.
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Originally posted by pollard:
Although owning Earthquake Glue and Universal Truths allows you to hear a lot of the songs they will be playing until the next album comes out. I just read today that they will start they will take most of December off and start touring again in January.
i heard that they've got at least the next album already done, and are working on the one after that. i know that's how they like to work.
will have to look toward january. glad to see that they didn't play official ironman rally song, probably my favourite song.
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wandering around the interweb, found this video clip (scroll down to
Hardcore UFO's link)
http://www.walkerart.org/programs/widc98/widc_clips.html (http://www.walkerart.org/programs/widc98/widc_clips.html)
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i was there it rocked. best of the three gbv shows i've seen this year, top 3 ever. recher is FAR though. it would have to be someone nearly as awesome for me to go back, but the venue itself is quite nice. no hard alcohol, maybe because it was the old bass player's thing...
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shoeshine, far from where? DC?
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bailey's crossroads, va