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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: walkonby on June 09, 2008, 04:35:00 pm
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michael stipe or kim deal?
i'll be at the breed, mister marshmallow.
i'm amped.
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I'll be at the straight guy show (Breeder). Nkotb will be there, yum.
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i didn't know new kids on the block and straight went in the same sentence.
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I'm choosing the girls over the gays for once.
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For a change I'm actually switching sides and going with the Breeders.
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gay guy
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I'll be at the Breeders show too. Not expecting much...the new album has left me a little cold.
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gay guy for me too
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if we meet, i'll buy you a beer.
if you don't drink beer, then o well for you.
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i'm voting for kim.
i haven't heard the new record....but i'm hoping to hear stuff from pod. i know they won't play any, but a girl can pretend, right?
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Actually, I saw a set list earlier today to settle my curiosity, and there were a decent number of Pod tracks. I won't ruin the surprises, but here's a breakdown:
Pod (1990): 3
Safari EP (1992): 1
Last Splash (1993): 6
Head to Toe EP (1994): 1
Pacer (The Amps; 1995): 3
Title TK (2002): 1
Mountain Battles (2008): 8
Originally posted by tigers scare me:
i'm voting for kim.
i haven't heard the new record....but i'm hoping to hear stuff from pod. i know they won't play any, but a girl can pretend, right?
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if they don't play "off you", i'll scream like a little girl.
if they do, i'll scream like a little boy.
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The Breeders are changing their set CONSTANTLY this tour. It's still heavy with Mountain Battles stuff (its a good album, guys!), and the obvious singles, but they are really switching it up. Personally, I'll be happy if we get Doe and/or Do You Love Me Now?
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wait, michael stipe is gay?!
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
wait, michael stipe is gay?!
Big Brown beat you to the finish line on that one.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
michael stipe
I chose the gay guy and was quite pleased:
These Days / Living Wellâ??s the Best Revenge / Begin the Begin / Whatâ??s the Frequency Kenneth? / Accelerate / Ignoreland / Drive / Man-Sized Wreath / So. Central Rain / Hollow Man / Auctioneer / Houston / Electrolite / Disturbance at the Heron House / Final Straw / Iâ??ve Been High / Let Me In / Losing My Religion / Bad Day / Horse to Water / Orange Crush / Man on the Moon
ENCORE
Supernatural Superserious / Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) / Fall On Me / The One I Love / Until the Day is Done /Iâ??m Gonna DJ
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Would love to see Kim and the gang, but Love Is All is playing at the Black Cat! Oh yeah, I think Brandon and I are supposedly spinning some records between bands too...
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Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
wait, michael stipe is gay?!
Big Brown beat you to the finish line on that one. [/b]
you've been waiting all day for an appropriate time to break that one out, haven't you?
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Originally posted by BookerT:
Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
wait, michael stipe is gay?!
Big Brown beat you to the finish line on that one. [/b]
you've been waiting all day for an appropriate time to break that one out, haven't you? [/b]
You gotta admit it was well-placed.
Gay guy.
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wait, michael stipe is gay?
According to the pinnacle of journalism that is Parade Magazine, I think they mentioned stipe is an equal-opportunity boner.
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Anyone see the Breeders open for Nirvana at Bender Arena? I actually enjoyed them more than Nirvana. The Boo Radleys played the old club that night, that was a tough show conflict. In retrospect, I think I made the right choice because I got to see the Boos 3 years later.
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gotta go with the sausage fest on this one. also, haven't the reviews of this breeders tour been less than stellar?
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I'm going to check out The Breeders - Too bad R.E.M. isn't on another night... would love to see them again!
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The Breeders play tuneless crap.
And the chicks are old and fat.
Remind me what their appeal is?
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Well, the appeal to me is that you hate them. That's reason alone for me to check it out. :)
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Love is All is playing the ottobar tonight, if anyone was sad about missing out tomorrow...
I saw the Breeders at the ottobar last tour, and unfortunetly, REM and Modest Mouse take the trophy for me on Wednesday.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
The Breeders play tuneless crap.
And the chicks are old and fat.
Remind me what their appeal is?
Their debut is f'ing amazing...but i think they owe that as much to Steve Albini as anything else. One of his finest efforts...
After that, meh.
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Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
The Breeders play tuneless crap.
And the chicks are old and fat.
Remind me what their appeal is?
Their debut is f'ing amazing...but i think they owe that as much to Steve Albini as anything else. One of his finest efforts...
After that, meh. [/b]
Yeah pretty much.
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Not really. All the Breeders records are fantastic! Throw in that Amps record as well!!
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Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
[qb] Their debut is f'ing amazing...but i think they owe that as much to Steve Albini as anything else. One of his finest efforts...
After that, meh. [/b]
I think Pod's brilliance has more to do with the original line-up and Tanya Donnelly's presence. Also, Kim Deal was still in her Pixies-era prime.
Albini tends to get to the core of artists' sound, but I don't think his production enhances anything that's not inherently good.
He also produced Title TK.
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Albini uses the term 'recorded' and he worked on their new LP 'Mountain Battles' that, i admit, is a grower..
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Originally posted by walkonby:
michael stipe or kim deal?
slightly tangential: if stipe and deal were to actually fight, who'd win? my money is on the girl... she's tough-ass and stipe looks like a wimp. she'd kick his ass, methinks.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
slightly tangential: if stipe and deal were to actually fight, who'd win? my money is on the girl... she's tough-ass and stipe looks like a wimp. she'd kick his ass, methinks.
It would depend on what song he was performing during the fight. With the right song and his arms flailing around, there's no stopping him.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I chose the gay guy and was quite pleased:
These Days / Living Wellâ??s the Best Revenge / Begin the Begin / Whatâ??s the Frequency Kenneth? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx0VHcVM8RQ) / Accelerate / Ignoreland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFKWhz7i4Q8&feature=related) / Drive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kOTLG9fi5U) / Man-Sized Wreath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9IuFeULmg) / So. Central Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WErlAHkNiI) / Hollow Man / Auctioneer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDvanPm9QeY&feature=related) / Houston / Electrolite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gBRmQKRxqc&feature=related) / Disturbance at the Heron House / Final Straw / Iâ??ve Been High / Let Me In (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqkQTjHphHc&feature=related) / Losing My Religion / Bad Day / Horse to Water / Orange Crush (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe6xWnZ2TUI) / Man on the Moon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FawZ6kXneQ)
ENCORE
Supernatural Superserious / Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) / Fall On Me / The One I Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwrXjG792mY) / Until the Day is Done /Iâ??m Gonna DJ
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by walkonby:
michael stipe or kim deal?
slightly tangential: if stipe and deal were to actually fight, who'd win? my money is on the girl... she's tough-ass and stipe looks like a wimp. she'd kick his ass, methinks. [/b]
if it was mid-80s stipe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykp0Vq77IBw) i'd say kim deal hands-down, but he seems to have developed quite a sharp edge during the bush/cheney years
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mobius- i credit josephine wiggs with some of Pod's brilliance too. She's a great bass player. If only her solo records didn't stink on ice.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
[qb]if it was mid-80s stipe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykp0Vq77IBw) i'd say kim deal hands-down, but he seems to have developed quite a sharp edge during the bush/cheney years [/b]
i'd put my money on late-80's stipe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXjf7scZtJY).
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Hey...I LOVED the Josephine Wiggs Experience record. Mellow and very warm...I still listen to it all the time.
Great Breeders show tonight by the way! "Iris" was a highlight for me. Far better than I anticipated.
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Breeders was PHENOMENAL. Sooo amazing, and way better than I expected. Miss P, I don't know where you heard the bad tour reviews, but they were definitely ON for the DC show tonight. THREE Amps songs, three covers, I was a happy camper.
Setlist:
Tipp City
Huffer
Bang On
Shocker in Gloomtown
Divine Hammer
Night of Joy
No Aloha
Pacer
We're Gonna Rise
It's the Love
Walk it Off
New Year
Cannonball
I Just Wanna Get Along
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Safari
Iris
German Studies
Empty Glasses
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Overglazed
Drivin' On 9
Here No More
Saints
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The stretch of Happiness is a Warm Gun through German Studies was amazing. I kept asking for Doe, but Kim said she felt like Barbarella when she sung it. "Not necessarily a bad thing, but...you know" I can't complain with a set like this!
I heard the R.E.M. show was amazing too. My friend was following it online and said they did like 3 songs they NEVER do.
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R.E.M. was fucking great. Beautiful night. Modest Mouse with Johnny Marr were a solid solid opener. Stipe with no make-up and looking dapper. Stipe more self confident than ever and his voice still perfect. Great set w/ tons of highlights. Rockville seemed particularly poignant; Fall On Me w/ Marr was great; Ignoreland is better than I remembered; Electrolyte great - every era/phase represented well.
breeders set looks awesome. . . sorry to miss that
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Yes, the gay guy and his bandmates were very much on top of their game. So much so that I'm considering philly next wednesday.
The National were solid too.
Modest Mouse were a huge disappointment but then again, I haven't heard one positive thing about their live show in at least three years.
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REM setlist:
Finest Worksong
Living Well Is The Best Revenge
Bad Day
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
Drive
Ignoreland
Man-Sized Wreath
Little America
Hollow Man
Walk Unafraid
Houston
Electrolite
(Don't Go Back to) Rockville
Pop Song 89
Horse To Water
The One I Love
Driver 8
Until The Day Is Done
Let Me In
These Days
Orange Crush
I'm Gonna DJ
Supernatural Superserious
Losing My Religion
Mr. Richards
Fall On Me
Man On The Moon
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Was it just me or was the sound for the Breeders exceptional? Maybe it was where I was standing, but it was a really nice balance of guitars (esp. on Divine Hammer) and a strong bass. The vocals came through beautifully too. Maybe the Deals just finally found a good rhythm section. As good as the REM setlist looks, I'm glad that I made it to the Breeders. Great show.
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Loved the REM show. Note here, I'd seen them three times previously, but not since 1988. Stipe is a truly changed man. On the "Reckoning" tour, he stood right at the mic, holding it tightly with a mop of curly hair hiding his face. On "Green," he was much more animated, but there was still something contained about his performance and movements. The man has opened that shit up! He is so confidant, energetic, enthralled and enthralling. Really fantastic.
Peter Buck back in the day was my guy. His exuberance was inescapable -- he jumped, he jived, he swooped, he played the hell outta his ax. The mandolin phase changed him. He was fairly on last night, but he hasn't retained his rock n' roll glory the way, say, John Doe has. Buck's clearly transitioned in to a somewhat 'music elder,' for good or naught.
Mills is adorable as ever.
Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows and Minus Five fame, who's really been a member of REM for several years, should be introduced sooner.
While I was really, really hoping for "Pretty Persuasion" last night, I'll take "Driver 8" in its stead.
Bombay -- damn you for catching the glorious N. Carolina show with Don Dixon and Mitch Easter joining for the encore of "Pretty Persuasion." Though if I'd been there, I may have fainted.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Bombay -- damn you for catching the glorious N. Carolina show with Don Dixon and Mitch Easter joining for the encore of "Pretty Persuasion." Though if I'd been there, I may have fainted.
Actually, they sat-in on "Sitting Still". To be honest, I could barely even see them from my seat. I was to the left of Mills and they were on the right of Peter. Great moment though.
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Actually, they sat-in on "Sitting Still". To be honest, I could barely even see them from my seat. I was to the left of Mills and they were on the right of Peter. Great moment though. [/b]
Shoot, I knew it was a fabulous classic. Just knowing I was in the same room would have been cool. ;)
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Re: Sound at the 9:30 Club..
Spoke with Gus the sound engineer (as well as the Breeder road engineer)... they have a 5 week old (new) Digidesign ProTools rig in the back (24 channel I think), and Gus said they are getting a new PA system in in the next few weeks. So everything is getting "refreshed" at the club. The ProTools setup was sick, especially given the ability to save setups, which Gus said saved his ass during a two night/set stint for a band a few weeks ago.
It's nice to see the club not banking the cash they get from their other venues and actually upgrading the place... it shows (and sounds) appropriately.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
[qb]if it was mid-80s stipe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykp0Vq77IBw) i'd say kim deal hands-down, but he seems to have developed quite a sharp edge during the bush/cheney years [/b]
i'd put my money on late-80's stipe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXjf7scZtJY). [/b]
his transformation from sitting nervously behind the drum riser while signing to wearing 34 t-shirts and screaming about politics is pretty ridiculous
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Originally posted by webjedi:
Re: Sound at the 9:30 Club..
Spoke with Gus the sound engineer (as well as the Breeder road engineer)... they have a 5 week old (new) Digidesign ProTools rig in the back (24 channel I think)
huh. never occurred to me that PT was useful for live sound. the ability to save setups is available in a lot of other platforms, i wonder what else PT brings to the (mixing) table... something to look into. cool.
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the breeders killed. kelley is lilith incarnate. the bass player looked bored. they didn't play my song. the montana boys were decent, and the big guy was impressive. but more importantly, who let all the twinky gay boys into the club?
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Originally posted by walkonby:
who let all the twinky gay boys into the club?
I lolled.
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Is that a complaint? ;) There were some cute, older indie rockers last night as well...
The singer of Montana Boys has huge man-tities. And what's up with their songs? One was titled "The Big One" and one about licking balls?
Originally posted by walkonby:
but more importantly, who let all the twinky gay boys into the club?
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Is that a complaint? ;) There were some cute, older indie rockers last night as well...
The singer of Montana Boys has huge man-tities. And what's up with their songs? One was titled "The Big One" and one about licking balls?
Originally posted by walkonby:
but more importantly, who let all the twinky gay boys into the club?
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But yeah, the Montana Boys were okay. That one song about fucking Doogie Houser was ace.
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Apparently our balcony was older lesbian couples.
And gropey boy-girl couples that smelled like cheese and were really annoying.
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I dig the "gropey boy-girl couples"