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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: nkotb on January 14, 2008, 12:27:00 pm
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Today is slow at work, so as I updated my show calendar, I noticed a pretty big (for me anyway) conflict: on February 12, the Club is hosting Liars & No Age, while the RNR Hotel has Gibby Haynes playing Butthole Surfer songs with little kids.
Normally, the Gibby show would trump all; I'd put the Surfers in my top 10 bands list, and I haven't seen them in years. I figure that the show would be a greatest hits-like show, which definitely psyches me up. Still, I could see this being a bit novelty and not really living up to my expectations.
On the other hand, I haven't seen Liars in a while, and though I've seen them a ton in the past, I'd be pretty pumped to hear the new album live. And the No Age album is one of my favorites from this past year, and I have yet to see them live.
What do you think? I'm leaving my decision open to your input, since I'm a little stuck. Any conceiveable way of catching both?
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I spent an hour debating this same exact issue this weekend. Complicating it is that I saw the Liars a year or two ago and it was terrible (Drums Not Dead tour).
But I like the No Age album, and I think it would be a good show. And I really like some of Liars new album too.
But Gibby! Playing Sweat Loaf (Satan! Satan! Satan!) with a bunch of children. It could be transcendently sublime or it could be a complete mess.
I'm leaning toward the School of Rock show, simply because it seems like this might be a one-time show, whereas No Age and Liars will be back soon, most likely.
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i don't see a conflict....gibby & little kids all the way.
but i'm very (very) anti- liars
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I don't think Liars will be back. I mean, don't they live in Europe now?
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We had a retarded janitor in high school named Gibby. All the kids made fun of him. I wonder if your Gibby and the kids show would somehow be similiar?
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In an odd way, I'd hope the show is like your retarded janitor.
I agree with you all...it's Gibby all the way.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
We had a retarded janitor in high school named Gibby. All the kids made fun of him. I wonder if your Gibby and the kids show would somehow be similiar?
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My Gibby could was also a member of the volunteer fire department, he could be found atop one of the trucks during every parade.
Except the parade day he had to work. One time my marching band friends and I decided to do a little drinking before a Memorial Dayparade so as to march drunk in the parade. I brought my unfinished beer into school and hid it under my band hat, atop a desk. Some fool accidentally knocked my had of the desk, breaking the bottle, and spilling my beer in my hat and on the floor. Gibby was called in for the cleanup, and promptly told my band instructor about the mischief. My band instructor didn't report it to the principal, but after that, I never received another "A" in band, whereas before, that's all I ever received. The next day, there I was pictured in the newspaper, marching in the front row, drunk and out of step with the rest of the band.
May Gibby be burning in the depths of hell at this moment.
Originally posted by nkotb:
In an odd way, I'd hope the show is like your retarded janitor.
I agree with you all...it's Gibby all the way.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
We had a retarded janitor in high school named Gibby. All the kids made fun of him. I wonder if your Gibby and the kids show would somehow be similiar?
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Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
I don't think Liars will be back. I mean, don't they live in Europe now?
Oh right, I forgot that Europeans never come to the US.
Just joshin' dude! But c'mon, how could you possibly say that you don't think they'll be back? I'll bet they play at least one more show in the DC metro area in 2008 if not a couple more.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
In an odd way, I'd hope the show is like your retarded janitor.
I agree with you all...it's Gibby all the way.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
We had a retarded janitor in high school named Gibby. All the kids made fun of him. I wonder if your Gibby and the kids show would somehow be similiar?
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man that new ween album kicks ass! it took four to ten listens to, but it ranks right up there now.
i don't like dar; it sounds bad, there's no place to park, it's hard to get there, i can't stand, the beer, the wait, the bathrooms, the colour of the seats, the stage is too high, the box seats are too low, the ceiling is strange looking, it's like nissan . . . . . . . .
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Originally posted by walkonby:
Originally posted by nkotb:
In an odd way, I'd hope the show is like your retarded janitor.
I agree with you all...it's Gibby all the way.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
We had a retarded janitor in high school named Gibby. All the kids made fun of him. I wonder if your Gibby and the kids show would somehow be similiar?
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man that new ween album kicks ass! it took four to ten listens to, but it ranks right up there now.
i don't like dar; it sounds bad, there's no place to park, it's hard to get there, i can't stand, the beer, the wait, the bathrooms, the colour of the seats, the stage is too high, the box seats are too low, the ceiling is strange looking, it's like nissan . . . . . . . . [/b]
Looks like Rhett's janitor has internet access
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
Originally posted by walkonby:
Originally posted by nkotb:
In an odd way, I'd hope the show is like your retarded janitor.
I agree with you all...it's Gibby all the way.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
We had a retarded janitor in high school named Gibby. All the kids made fun of him. I wonder if your Gibby and the kids show would somehow be similiar?
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man that new ween album kicks ass! it took four to ten listens to, but it ranks right up there now.
i don't like dar; it sounds bad, there's no place to park, it's hard to get there, i can't stand, the beer, the wait, the bathrooms, the colour of the seats, the stage is too high, the box seats are too low, the ceiling is strange looking, it's like nissan . . . . . . . . [/b]
Looks like Rhett's janitor has internet access [/b]
you've tried and tried, but you can't stop, you're thirty-five, still pushing a mop . . .
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Wow it sounds like you've done a 180 on the ween album. The first listen or two, I did like a few of the tracks a good bit but lost interest quickly. I haven't warmed up to it again at all since. Oh and what does ween have to do with this thread?
I'll be at Liars/No Age.
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Originally posted by azaghal1981:
[QB] Wow it sounds like you've done a 180 on the ween album. The first listen or two, I did like a few of the tracks a good bit but lost interest quickly. I haven't warmed up to it again at all since. Oh and what does ween have to do with this thread?
it's a nkotb connection. like, duh. and the fact that everyone hates dar . . . like nissan.
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You can't go wrong with Gibby
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And I won't. Already bought my ticket.
As for the latest Ween, I still think it's their weakest album, but I've definitely enjoyed it more than I did originally. There are a few songs I could do without, but the highlights are pretty good, I think.
Originally posted by SPARX:
You can't go wrong with Gibby
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In addition to the back injury that keeps Angus in a chair for the bulk of the Liars' set, they cancelled last night's show in Philly due to "gnar gnar stomach flu."
Gibby looks like the safer choice.
I may still go to check out No Age.
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Gibby Roll-call? I'm in.
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I got a liars/no age ticket a while ago.
So I'm doing that.
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Gibby Haynes with children could end up being the 2girls1cup of rock shows. I don't really know what that means.
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Anyone else make it? I braved the ice (worse on the sidewalks than the roads...I almost broke my neck just walking to the door) and made it in time for probably the weirdest show I'll ever see.
Gibby looked like an upstanding member of society, rather than a raving lunatic. He was backed about about 20 kids total, who switched in and out between songs. Those 20 kids probably outnumbered audience members.
The setlist was pretty solid: opened with a killer version of Human Cannonball and went from there. Honestly, some of those kids killed it; it might have been the best Surfers show I've seen in years. They kept the new material light, playing only two Larryland songs and only one Weird Revolution track. Ended with a brutal version of Shah, with a noise freakout at the end that lasted about 10 minutes. Oh, and in between sets, the kids formed their own bands and played original songs.
Highlights were obviously seeing normal looking kids sing back-up lyrics like "I saw an X-ray of a girl passing gas." I can't imagine what the parents thought. Super props to the 8 year old keyboard guy that was making a fucking racket. He was about 80lbs, wearing jeans, hiked up boxers, no shirt and a bandanna. Awesome.
And I stood next to Dave, the bass player from Ween, who apparently introduced Gibby to the idea of doing these shows. I was too nerded out to say hi, and it seemed like he was enjoying his night anyway, so no reason to ruin it by blathering on.
Good times....although I never thought I'd need ear plugs at a show where 99% of the musicians were under 14.
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I liked the show, definitely surreal. Was particularly pleased to hear their take on Concubine. The kids are definitely very talented, and it was awesome seeing the next batch of kids excitedly storming the stage before the previous song had even ended.
That said, I didn't always agree with how they approached the songs. This is mostly me being a dick, but the fact is that I learned how to play guitar by playing, hundreds of times over, pretty much all of the songs from Brown Reason to Live through Locust Abortion, and so I was a little disappointed that the greasy riff from Graveyard never really came out, and the awesome drumbeat from American Woman was off. Bitch bitch bitch.
Ultimately I was glad to support it and most of the songs were pretty killer. I had to split a bit early so didn't catch the conclusions/second half.
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Buzzkill...I thought I made it in time for the opening songs, but I guess I missed a few. Stupid RNR Hotel telling me the wrong set times :mad:
Yeah, I agree with that a bit with the parts not coming out. The guitar parts in "Jimi" was super muted, which bummed me out. Thankfully that one kid took to the front and got it working before the song slowed.
Originally posted by Relaxer:
Concubine...American Woman...
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Weeeeelll, actually, I could be mistaken on American Woman. During that, I remember thinking, is this Waiting for Jimmy to Kick or is it American Woman, so I might have messed that one up. I was upstairs playing pool when they started, and it seemed like they kicked off with Cannonball, which you said.
And Concubine was very difficult to make out because they didn't play it note-for-note from Psychic (if that's even possible), but I heard a couple lyric snippets that gave it away.
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Man, now I'm all confused. I don't remember any of those songs, but I also don't remember NOT remembering any songs.
I definitely would've died had they played "American Woman" though. That drumbeat, once it gets in your head, never leaves. Did you stay long enough for "Cowboy Bob"? Those girls screaming made it pretty horrifying...in the best way possible!
Bah, either way, pretty fun show, especially since I've given up on ever seeing a memorable Surfers show again.
Originally posted by Relaxer:
Weeeeelll, actually, I could be mistaken on American Woman. During that, I remember thinking, is this Waiting for Jimmy to Kick or is it American Woman, so I might have messed that one up. I was upstairs playing pool when they started, and it seemed like they kicked off with Cannonball, which you said.
And Concubine was very difficult to make out because they didn't play it note-for-note from Psychic (if that's even possible), but I heard a couple lyric snippets that gave it away.
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if you can remember it, you were not actually there.