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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Bags on March 09, 2006, 02:14:00 pm
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We may as well begin with tonight's show, with an 11:00 scheduled start time for the Pogues.
Place your bets, place your bets.
I'm going with 11:45. Incredibly optimistic, I know.... :p
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from what i hear only brazilians have a hard time getting to the stage on time ;)
the bigger question is whether or not they've cleared customs...
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Not sure how long ago it was, but one of the Pogues 9:30 club shows didn't begin until after 1:00 a.m. (there were set to go on at 11:00, I think).
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12:30 give our take 5 minutes.
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Fuck, I totally forgot about their reputation for being notoriously late. I got all excited when I saw their start time was 10:00 on Friday, because if it got out by 11:30 or midnight, I'd still have time to go do some partying with my friends who didn't get tickets.
I'm going to say 11:00 for Friday. I'll be optimistic.
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Ever the optimist, I say midnight, on the dot!!
-Paul!
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yup, i'm going with that as well. make sure you have cab fare cuz metro is going to be long closed by the time you get out of the club!
Originally posted by andyrichter:
12:30 give our take 5 minutes.
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they came on at 11.15
wow, wow, wow, fucking unbelievable show - great sound, great musicians, great lyrics
this is the third time I've seen them and this was easily the best
I highly recommend that even if you don't have a ticket swing by the club tomorrow night and see if you can pick one up - you won't regret it
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kidda figured they would be "prompt"... expecting your fans to shell out $50 dollars to see you then make them wait isn't going sit too well with them.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
kidda figured they would be "prompt"... expecting your fans to shell out $50 dollars to see you then make them wait isn't going sit too well with them.
They've done it before....THANKS, Brennser, for the report. I am getting very excited!!
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i'm not denying it hasn't happened in the past, but as the pogues age so does their fanbase, paying $50 to around waiting for them is probably going to wear thin for some..
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Is this now the roll call thread?
Setlist, according to the Pogues' site:
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DC 3/09 Setlist
Streams of Whiskey
Fall From Grace
Broad Majestic
Turkish Song
Youg Ned
Brown Eyes
Rain Street
White City
Tuesday Morning
Old Main Drag
Sayanara
Repeal
Sunnyside of the Street
Body of an Am.
Lullaby of London
1000's are Sailing
Dirty Old Town
Bottle of Smoke
Sickbed
Encore 1
Sally Maclennane
Rainy Night in Soho
Dog
Encore 2
Star of County Down
Fairytale
Fiesta (with awesome beer tray by Spider!)
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Looking forward to tonight...
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No "Misty Morning Albert Bridge"? That's too bad, it's my favorite Pogues song. I'm still going to hope for a big rousing version of it tonight.
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Hey, if anyone knows of an available ticket, I have a friend who is now interested....
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Amazing show, great song selection and great sound. Incredible musicians, all of them, James Fearnley with the accordion, Spider Stacy, Terry Woods, Andrew Ranken, Jem Finer, Philip Chevron, Darryl Hunt... banjo, whistle, mandoline, saxo... fuck, unforgettable show, and by the way, great crowd. Thanks 9:30 for such a superb show. and thanks the Pogues for being what they are, one of the most brilliant bands ever.
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They were on time and they were as great as these legends of music ever were. For the record, since reforming for the reunion tours the Pogues have not canceled or been unusually late for a gig. In addition, even though Shane has his demons, and some friends of mine saw him being helped up the delivery ramp on teh side last night and they said he looked rough, his voice was STRONG. Yeah, a bit of slurring now and then, and you would too if you were drinking and had no teeth, and a line or word in or out here or there, but this is Shane MacGowan. This is the Pogues.
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reading last night's setlist just gave me chills...i am so unbelievably excited for tonight. i can't concentrate on work and i've had rsatl running through my head non-stop for the last week.
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Originally posted by joz:
reading last night's setlist just gave me chills...i am so unbelievably excited for tonight. i can't concentrate on work and i've had rsatl running through my head non-stop for the last week.
Took the words right out of my mouth, err, keyboard. I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a show. I want to the club in 84 or 85, but there was a sign that said, "Pogues - Sold Out. No Chance." I finally get to make up for that error frrom 20 years ago!
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Originally posted by phillidan:
Originally posted by joz:
reading last night's setlist just gave me chills...i am so unbelievably excited for tonight. i can't concentrate on work and i've had rsatl running through my head non-stop for the last week.
Took the words right out of my mouth, err, keyboard. I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a show. I want to the club in 84 or 85, but there was a sign that said, "Pogues - Sold Out. No Chance." I finally get to make up for that error frrom 20 years ago! [/b]
that's so sad...i'm glad you'll have a chance to see them tonight. i saw shane mcgowan about 6 or so years ago at the 9:30 and he was in really bad shape at that show. a week or so before that performance, a friend of his od'ed in his apartment outside london. i feared that it would be cancelled, but he went on anyway. i remember him barely being able to stand on his own.
anyone planning to knock back a few pints beforehand? i'm trying to decide where to pre-game...
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Originally posted by joz:
anyone planning to knock back a few pints beforehand? i'm trying to decide where to pre-game...
We're doing dinner at Nanny's (though we should friggin' find a place to eat outside), and will be at DC9 by 8:00 to have a few pops before the show.
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i forgot about nanny's...i haven't been in there for a long time. i do remember them having pretty good food tho. i was thinking about fado on 7th since it's only a couple metro stops away from u street.
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I may have an extra ticket to dump......won't know till 7,though....I won't have any problem getting rid of it out front,I'm sure....
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I tell ya, they are going to knock your socks off - I was fully expecting it to be another tired reunion for the $$ but honestly because most of them are sober now and shane is under control they are possibly better than they ever were - it was such a great gig - I am still on a high today
I got to see 2 great gigs this week - B&S and The Pogues - lucky me!
I wonder are they thinking of writing any new music?
Originally posted by joz:
reading last night's setlist just gave me chills...i am so unbelievably excited for tonight. i can't concentrate on work and i've had rsatl running through my head non-stop for the last week.
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Great gig tonight from the boys. My girl and I had a good time. Basically the same listed from the ninth, minus the beer tray.
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Excellent, excellent show.
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i concur...
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Anyone have photos to share from Friday night? What a show.
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Meh. It was good, not great. It was certianly nice to see the most famous lineup back together, but I've seen the Pogues before, and I've seen Shane and the Popes a few times also, and it was just more of the same stuff. Geez guys, write some new songs!
I don't know what I expected, of course they're going to play their best & most well-known songs. BUt I was a little underwhelmed.
Side note: did anyone see a little bit of arguing b/t Shane and Spider on stage?
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, but a fellow named Leeson used to be in the Popes and now plays with his own band called Neck ( http://www.neck.ie (http://www.neck.ie) - http://www.myspace.com/neckireland (http://www.myspace.com/neckireland) ). They're coming to the states next week and are playing the Velvet Lounge on the 24th. The fact that my band is playing with them has nothing to do with my unsolicited post :D .
I didn't catch the arguing. I only saw the last half of the set and the two encores as it took me that long to stake out some real estate where I could actually see the band from the top bar and shift into it when the previous occupiers left.
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What a fun, fun show! I've never seen the Pogues before, so it was all pretty fresh for me. The crowd was really into it. In front there was a lot of pogo-ing and even some gentle, good-natured moshing at times. Shane slurred more than a "bit". I think I understood what he was saying less than 10% of the time. But I agree with whomever posted above that much of his drunkenness seemed like an act to me. I have no doubt he does some drinking before the show, but I think he exaggerates his drunkenness quite a bit for the audience. He clearly drank water for the whole show until near the end when most of the bottle of whiskey he finished off ended up on the floor or his shirt.
I loved William Whitmore! I would have bought both of his CDs last night, except 9:30 was overcharging again ($15). No thanks. I'll get them from Amazon or directly from his label.
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great show. setlist was unbelievable. the crowd up front was rough, but jovial...thanks to whomever picked me up off the floor at one point. although i was thinking how cool my obit would be had i gotten trampled to death at a pogues show. oh well.
too bad they never did waltzing matilda, but fairytale of ny was gorgeous...especially with the snow coming down and shane trying hopelessly to dance with the woman on stage. loved every second. for me, it's definitely up there with tom waits as one of the best shows i've seen.
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Originally posted by joz:
fairytale of ny was gorgeous...especially with the snow coming down and shane trying hopelessly to dance with the woman on stage. loved every second.
Yeah, that was quite the concert-going moment, one of the best I've ever experienced at the 9:30. I hope I never forget that. Fabulous. The "snow" was dishsoap bubbles, I think.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
I would have bought both of his CDs last night, except 9:30 was overcharging again ($15).
FYI the artists set the price of their merchandise, not the venue.
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the last two nights were a lot of fun, and a lot less trouble than i expected based on past experience. there were a few trouble spots here and there, but for the most part, the crowd was well behaved, and that meant i got to enjoy the shows more.
i think friday's show had a lot more energy all around. the band was great both nights, but they seemed to be having more fun with the second show. shane was in much better shape than the last time i saw him, but trust me when i say the the drunken antics are not an act. that's all you're going to get out of me on that topic, though. it seemed to me that shane was holding the band back, and i was more impressed with the songs that he spent offstage, when the band let loose a bit.
i don't usually go for things like that, but i thought that the snow was a neat touch, especially because i didn't have to clean it up afterwords.
all in all, i'm glad to have had the chance to see the shows, and i'm glad that they didn't live up to my worst case scenario expectations.
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Originally posted by twangirl:
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
I would have bought both of his CDs last night, except 9:30 was overcharging again ($15).
FYI the artists set the price of their merchandise, not the venue. [/b]
We've been over this before. The artist may determine the price, but the venue takes a cut of the sales and the 9:30 Club takes a bigger cut than some other venues. It's perhaps commensurate with the 9:30 Club's size and status as a venue, but, as a result, the CDs at 9:30 Club shows often cost more than they would elsewhere and I purchase fewer of them. Anyway, some people complain about the $6 Yuenglings; I like to complain about the cost of the CDs. It's just my thing.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
We've been over this before. The artist may determine the price, but the venue takes a cut of the sales and the 9:30 Club takes a bigger cut than some other venues. It's perhaps commensurate with the 9:30 Club's size and status as a venue, but, as a result, the CDs at 9:30 Club shows often cost more than they would elsewhere and I purchase fewer of them. Anyway, some people complain about the $6 Yuenglings; I like to complain about the cost of the CDs. It's just my thing.
direct quote from william elliot whitmore when i bought a cd from him away from the merch counter at the end of the night: "i usually charge $15."
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Originally posted by strangebeer:
Excellent, excellent show.
Sums it up about right! One of the truly fun evenings I have had at the club in years! Band was tight & playful.....the crowd was rabid for the music & veryone was enjoying themselves.....I was right down in the middle of it......Joz, I only picked you up once!..... :D ....the only thing that I was pretty pissed off about was when I attempted to take a few pics up front....dude to the front left got up in my face and screamed "NO,NO!" repeatedly in my face.....of course letting other people shoot away around me and one other guy up front that he "shut down" also...we drifted back and to the middle and I got some pics anyway.....maybe he didn't read THIS!
http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=002742 (http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=002742)
......anyway,great night overall regardless.....classic set by a classic band.....
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I see that a pretty good quality recording of Thursday's show is now out. Just downloaded it. Anyone know of one for Friday's show?
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Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:
Joz, I only picked you up once!
glad to have met ya...thanks, jonas!
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Pogues are on Conan Thursday, for those of us on more modest budgets...
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Originally posted by joz:
Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:
Joz, I only picked you up once!
glad to have met ya...thanks, jonas! [/b]
I wanna bear your children.
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/team_dupek/932347dc.jpg" alt=" - " />
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pictures of Shane with Martin O'Malley from friday. (http://shanemacgowan.net/gallery53.html)
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First, I've got to commend the 9:30 Club staff -- I was pretty close up, stage left, and there was some active moshing going on. A staff person came over, didn't intervene at all, but just made sure things weren't getting out of hand. I stood behind him and it was awesome. I'm tellin' ya, the staff is so amazing. Nearly all of the time they are watching out for us and we don't even know they are there...
Second, GREAT show. All of it, which I quite happily remember. Who needs anything more for a Friday night. It's all been said, so I can't really add to the comments other than to note that there's another very happy patron whistling Pogues' ditties at work today.
Oh, and third, thanks to our hero Relaxer who not only passed along a spare ticket to me for that friend who realized too late how great a night it would be, but made it particularly easy to get the ticket. THANKS!
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Review, NYC show
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/17/arts/music/17pogues.html?_r=1&oref=slogin (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/17/arts/music/17pogues.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)
Some Old Irish Songs With Punk and Pop
By BEN RATLIFF
Published: March 17, 2006
Shane MacGowan took the stage yesterday evening, intoning some profane verses from Lou Reed's "Sister Ray," and then the Pogues fired into "Streams of Whiskey." When Mr. MacGowan removed his sunglasses, a few songs into his first performance in New York with the band in 15 years, you could look him in the eyes. Not the whites of them: he looked half-asleep, heavy-lidded, his face a slack, puffy frown surrounding missing teeth. The upper third of his face, anyway, was the most expressive part of his body.
The crowd at the Pogues concert Thursday night.
In their seven-year run as an intact band, the Pogues amassed a cult audience around the world, fusing the sound of old Irish songs with punk and pop, bringing out the smashing force of a folkloric dance music. They made money; they had hits. They ejected Mr. MacGowan in 1991; he was only 33, but there was not much left in him, physically.
(One of his band members recently said that the end came when the singer was "leaving taxis horizontally.")
Conceivably, there could have been more life in the project. He, and other members in the band, had written a stack of first-rate songs about memory and hope and disappointment, about Irish culture moving and staying in place. With some traditional instruments, two-beats and waltzes and ballads, they sounded permanent. A little like Bob Dylan, they had created a sound in their youth that wasn't disappearing any time soon.
So the energies of the music had no problem last night, at the beginning of their four-night run at the Nokia Theater, during their first full American reunion tour. The energies of the singer did, intermittently, however. And for a Pogues show, the night before St. Patrick's Day, the crowd was more docile than one might have expected. It had aged, too, though not as sharply as Mr. MacGowan.
In a two-hour show that culled their best songs â?? opening with "Streams of Whiskey," running through "If I Should Fall From Grace With God," "Young Ned of the Hill," "Bottle of Smoke," "A Pair of Brown Eyes," "The Old Main Drag," and closing with "Fairy Tale of New York" and "Fiesta," they did as good a job as age and context would allow, playing well if slightly subdued.
Mr. MacGowan took breaks in the wings, vaguely restoring himself; others took the microphone to sing, including the tin-whistle player Spider Stacy and the guitarist Philip Chevron. But it was Mr. MacGowan who owned the best moments, with his lurching growl, especially in "Dirty Old Town," where the audience sang along through all four image-rich verses about kissing a girl by the factory wall and smelling the spring on the smoky wind. Turning words into syrup, he said a few unintelligible things between songs â?? something about Americans, something about Truman Capote and Jimmy Breslin. He drank on stage. But he appeared not to miss a word of a song.
The Pogues continue at Nokia Theater, 1515 Broadway, tonight, tomorrow and Sunday.
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I saw the Friday (St. Pat's day) show in NYC. Classic falling-down-drunk Shane. It was a great set especially towards the end because he gets so passionate when he's had a few but there were a lot of pissed-off people in the audience, especially for the first half or so where Shane left the stage after every two songs and Spider took over for 2 or 3 before Shane could make it back.