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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Vas Deferens on October 16, 2006, 08:46:00 am
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Thought it was great, but didn't blow me away. Bad sound, too.
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I was totally and utterly blown away. I saw them open for the Pixies at DAR two years ago, but the club was by far a better environment. The setlist was great, the songs were incredibly expanded and reimagined live, and their voices are mindblowingly awesome. The usually sedate 9:30 indie crowd was even way, way into them--hard not to be considering how much energy they brought. I think I did something terrible to my knee bouncing like a madman during "Satellite," but it was worth it. Everything was great, but "Poppy" might have been the surprising highlight. Decent song on record, but the way they carried it off last night made it warmer, fuller, and extremely impressive.
I thought the sound was really well balanced, actually. Where were you that it seemed off? I was down in the front just left of center, maybe 20-30 feet back from the stage.
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Was only there for soundcheck but then it sounded great.
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I was close to the food booth :) From where I was, the drums were louder than the guitars. But agreed it was a great show...wish the 930 club would stop doing late shows on weekdays and Sunday nights though...it's very consumer-unfriendly esp. to those of us that go to work early...
Originally posted by friarfunk:
I thought the sound was really well balanced, actually. Where were you that it seemed off? I was down in the front just left of center, maybe 20-30 feet back from the stage.
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My thought: I don't care much for them.
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Originally posted by Joe M.:
I was close to the food booth :) From where I was, the drums were louder than the guitars. But agreed it was a great show...wish the 930 club would stop doing late shows on weekdays and Sunday nights though...it's very consumer-unfriendly esp. to those of us that go to work early...
Originally posted by friarfunk:
Yeah you get full assault of the subs (6 now per side) with only the two lower high packs kicking it for you. They have done some good things to improve the sound in the middle (the infills) but it is hard to get an even sound around the entire room. Still there is quite a large sweet spot.
I thought the sound was really well balanced, actually. Where were you that it seemed off? I was down in the front just left of center, maybe 20-30 feet back from the stage.
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I was impressed that the sound wasn't ear bleeding loud which most wall of sound bands seem to feel the need to inflict on the audience. And even though they tend to get a bit jammy on some numbers I only checked my watch a couple times which meant they were keeping my attention.
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Honestly, not the best performance of TV on the Radio I've seen. I don't think their 2004 show at the Supreme Imperial in Baltimore can be beat. I'd probably even rate their Black Cat backstage performance in early 2004 higher. Some of that might be because the new "Return to Cookie Mountain" material is not as good as the "Young Liars" era stuff. Also, as a band, I actually think they're not as tight as they were in 2004.
I agree that the sound wasn't perfect; I was about ten feet from the stage. I thought the vocals sounded rather clipped at times. Still, an excellent show, if not a spectacular one.
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I thought the perfomance was fantastic...super high energy from the start...after a few songs in, i thought TVotR couldn't possibly keep up that breakneck pace, especially after the opener "The Wrong Way" (loved what they did with it!) and "Wolf Like Me" about five songs in, but they came damn close...only lagging here and there. Totally dig their new stuff...the performance of the Celebration was also quite good both as opener and as TVotR's accompaniment.
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Very pleased. Don't know that it will make my year-end top-ten list, but it was solid.
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I might have gone to the show had I not found out that Grizzly Bear would no longer be opening. Or if I'd been able to find a Jenny Lewis ticket. Sounds like it was pretty good, though.
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anyone get a poster?
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Originally posted by cernoch:
anyone get a poster?
I got one. I was torn over whether to buy directly from you or buy them at the shows (yes, I'm going to both TVOTR shows), but I finally decided to purchase mine at the show for two reasons: (a) no shipping charges, (b) I won't have to unroll them and flatten them out before hanging them.
For what it's worth, they completely sold out relatively at the show. I overheard several people lamenting this as we were walking to the door.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Also, as a band, I actually think they're not as tight as they were in 2004.
jew crazy.
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I'm not too sure if I liked Celebration...that chick singer sounds like she's choking...
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Anyone else going to the show at Sonar tonight?
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Oh hell yeah. Turning right around if there are any frat guys there, though.
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But if you turned right around, you wouldn't have anything to whine about the next morning!
Originally posted by dazer_23:
Oh hell yeah. Turning right around if there are any frat guys there, though.
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You clearly don't know me very well.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Anyone else going to the show at Sonar tonight?
I'll be there!
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Tonight's show at Sonar was better than the 9:30 show! Superb really. TV on the Radio just flat out performed better in my estimation. Tunde was far more intense, and the vocals were all just more in sync with each other. Nice and tight. The sound was muddier, no doubt due to the room characteristics, but the levels were better mixed, I think. The audience was appreciative, but just a little bit less energy than the 9:30 audience overall. The crowd surfers were damn annoying though. And distracting. You don't crowd surf at a TV on the Radio show. WTF? Fortunately, there were only three, and only the first one caught me by surprise. Bought the second of Cernoch's two posters after the show. They still had lots left after I got mine, but they seemed to be going pretty fast.
This was my first show at the Sonar mainstage. My previous shows were all on the club stage. Not a bad venue, except the sound was muddy and the lighting was kind of junior varsity compared to the lighting at your typical 9:30 show. Nicer than the Black Cat overall though.
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It was my first Sonar show too, and I have to agree with your overall assessment. I also agree with the WTF about the crowd surfers, but also had to chuckle about it. I can't remember the last time I saw someone crowd surf at a show.
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I enjoyed it. A lot of fun