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Title: Rhett Miller Borders in store, Tuesday
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 24, 2003, 11:26:00 am: Both Rhett Miller, rock star, and Rhett Miller, 9:30 Club chatboard star, will be appearing at Borders at 18th and L Tuesday at 1 PM.
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Post by: ggw on January 24, 2003, 11:33:00 am: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: Both Rhett Miller, rock star, and Rhett Miller, 9:30 Club chatboard star, will be appearing at Borders at 18th and L Tuesday at 1 PM.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>One will probably be performing songs from his recent solo album, what will the other be performing?
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Post by: poorlulu on January 24, 2003, 11:45:00 am: the other will be playing with his organ........
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Post by: Guiny on January 24, 2003, 11:50:00 am: Did anyone see him on TNT or TBS last night during Demolition Man? I dont know much about him but he seemed like a pretty cool person. Makes me wanna go and buy one of his albums....well i dont know about that. He said he might be coming out with three albums this year, Solo, Old 97's (I think thats the name of the band....i know the 97's part is right) and one with some bass player friend of his. He even laughed about an album he made in High School and was glad that their was only 1000 of them in circulation.
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 24, 2003, 01:01:00 pm: Didn't catch that, but thanks for the info, Guiny. The bass player friend is probably Murry from the Old 97's. The sometimes perform as a duo calling themselves the Ranchero Brothers. They've never released an album as RB so it would be very cool if they did. Murry produced the Rhett solo album from his high school days. Apparently, Rhett was really into Britpop in high school, and took on a Bowie-inspired fake British accent that he sang in on that record. Reviews I've read have pretty much agreed that it sucked. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Guiny: Did anyone see him on TNT or TBS last night during Demolition Man? I dont know much about him but he seemed like a pretty cool person. Makes me wanna go and buy one of his albums....well i dont know about that. He said he might be coming out with three albums this year, Solo, Old 97's (I think thats the name of the band....i know the 97's part is right) and one with some bass player friend of his. He even laughed about an album he made in High School and was glad that their was only 1000 of them in circulation. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: Fico on January 24, 2003, 01:34:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: Both Rhett Miller, rock star, and Rhett Miller, 9:30 Club chatboard star, will be appearing at Borders at 18th and L Tuesday at 1 PM.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Will see ya there Rhett. Don't forget yer camera and sharpie...oh yes, and Celeste.
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Post by: Venerable Bede on January 24, 2003, 02:41:00 pm: hmmm. . i work a block from there. . .might mosey on over during lunch i suppose
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 28, 2003, 03:11:00 pm: Were any of y'all there? I was very happy he did "Wish the Worst" off of Hitchhike to Rhome and "Goin' Goin' Gone" off of Wreck your Life. Most of the songs he did were by request; I'm glad most of the requests were for Old 97's songs.
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Post by: lily1 on January 28, 2003, 03:24:00 pm: i assume most of you will be at the rhett miller/neil finn show this evening?
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 28, 2003, 03:39:00 pm: We will be at Rhett/Neil, though I sort of agreed with the guy at Borders who said "That was good, I didn't want to see Neil Finn anyway." If I'd known he'd be playing for free, probably wouldn't have bought tickets...
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Post by: Fico on January 28, 2003, 03:49:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: Were any of y'all there? I was very happy he did "Wish the Worst" off of Hitchhike to Rhome and "Goin' Goin' Gone" off of Wreck your Life. Most of the songs he did were by request; I'm glad most of the requests were for Old 97's songs. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Rhett I was there... I believe I saw you leaving while I was in line to get my copy signed...you looked like Butch Vig and had an olive green jacket I believe... I just saved myself 20quid..I wasn't crazy about seeing Neil Finn, so know that I saw Rhett I'll take my money and catch up on some movies I've yet to see..specially Cidade de Deus the new Brazilian flick which I heard is powerful as hell...oh and yeah, Rhett's a top geezer..
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Post by: Celeste on January 28, 2003, 04:01:00 pm: Fico, do you have a silky black mullet? If so, I think I saw you!
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Post by: keithstg on January 28, 2003, 04:07:00 pm: That mullet was fabulous! I had the pleasure of standing behind his owner for a while.... great show.
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Post by: thirsty moore on January 28, 2003, 04:07:00 pm: Yes, yes, and yes. Great movie. Que coisa! <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: specially Cidade de Deus the new Brazilian flick which I heard is powerful as hell<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 28, 2003, 04:09:00 pm: Ah, I looked for you, but didn't see you. Oh well. Yes, that was me in the green coat. Were you there the whole time? I came at the end of "Come Around", the lame single. Was that the first song? I wanted to ask him about the future of the Old 97's, but alas didn't care to stand in line... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: Rhett I was there... I believe I saw you leaving while I was in line to get my copy signed...you looked like Butch Vig and had an olive green jacket I believe... I just saved myself 20quid..I wasn't crazy about seeing Neil Finn, so know that I saw Rhett I'll take my money and catch up on some movies I've yet to see..specially Cidade de Deus the new Brazilian flick which I heard is powerful as hell...oh and yeah, Rhett's a top geezer..<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: Fico on January 28, 2003, 04:58:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: Ah, I looked for you, but didn't see you. Oh well. Yes, that was me in the green coat. Were you there the whole time? I came at the end of "Come Around", the lame single. Was that the first song? I wanted to ask him about the future of the Old 97's, but alas didn't care to stand in line... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I thought I came in during the first song but around the 3rd song someone requested a song and he said he opened up with that one..but I reckon I could've only missed one song... he great energy for standing by himself with an acoustic..I expected the more conventional sitting on a stool approach..I really enjoyed it...While I was on the line I saw you walking opposite me heading for the stairs,..was gonna jump over to say high but I was close to the front of the line by then...I was sitting on the floor to the left of where the seats were...Celeste..silky black mullet?? don't know why you mean by that.. but I guess its sort of a mullet in the sense that its longer in the back than in the front.. had some scruff facial hair and glasses on...Thirsty...ainda nao he visto o filme, mais meus amigos falan muitas coisas boas...
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 28, 2003, 05:09:00 pm: I think I know which guy Celeste was referring to, and I don't think that was you. I was amused by the short little gay guy behind us singing along to all of the songs. Rhett's such a sex god i guess. yes. he is a bundle of energy, even when only playing acoustic. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: I thought I came in during the first song but around the 3rd song someone requested a song and he said he opened up with that one..but I reckon I could've only missed one song... he great energy for standing by himself with an acoustic..I expected the more conventional sitting on a stool approach..I really enjoyed it...While I was on the line I saw you walking opposite me heading for the stairs,..was gonna jump over to say high but I was close to the front of the line by then...I was sitting on the floor to the left of where the seats were...Celeste..silky black mullet?? don't know why you mean by that.. but I guess its sort of a mullet in the sense that its longer in the back than in the front.. had some scruff facial hair and glasses on...Thirsty...ainda nao he visto o filme, mais meus amigos falan muitas coisas boas...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: Fico on January 28, 2003, 05:12:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: I think I know which guy Celeste was referring to, and I don't think that was you. I was amused by the short little gay guy behind us singing along to all of the songs. Rhett's such a sex god i guess. yes. he is a bundle of energy, even when only playing acoustic. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I think now I know which chap Celeste is referring to...a skinny white kid with a haicut similar to Rhett??It was funny how couples who were in line would take a picture with him and then the girl would push her man aside and ask for a picture of Rhett and her alone... for an alt-country bloke he packs the birds in...
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Post by: lily1 on January 28, 2003, 05:16:00 pm: interesting. my friend just told me not to stand too close to him tonight, ie, move away from the front of the stage because he produces a lot of "stage sweat" and if i didn't want his shaggy hair shaking sweat onto me, i'd be wise to move away. (http://www.930.com/ubb/biggrin.gif) <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: for an alt-country bloke he packs the birds in...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: Celeste on January 28, 2003, 05:22:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: I think now I know which chap Celeste is referring to...a skinny white kid with a haicut similar to Rhett?? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>no...the one I was referring to wasn't skinny or too white...anyhoo...probably wasn't you
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 28, 2003, 05:22:00 pm: Well I can't speak for Celeste, but if i had to guess, the guy with the rhett cut (who we saw) was not the guy she was referring to. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: I think now I know which chap Celeste is referring to...a skinny white kid with a haicut similar to Rhett??It was funny how couples who were in line would take a picture with him and then the girl would push her man aside and ask for a picture of Rhett and her alone... for an alt-country bloke he packs the birds in...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: ggw on January 28, 2003, 05:22:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: I guess its sort of a mullet in the sense that its longer in the back than in the front..<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Do you have the classic mullet: (http://www.mulletsgalore.com/classifications/!pix/I/classic.gif) Or the mullatino: (http://www.mulletsgalore.com/classifications/!pix/I/mullatino.jpg)
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 28, 2003, 05:24:00 pm: I saw a guy with the mulletino, that's the guy Celeste was probably referring to. Is that your do, Fico? <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by ggw: Do you have the classic mullet: (http://www.mulletsgalore.com/classifications/!pix/I/classic.gif) Or the mullatino: (http://www.mulletsgalore.com/classifications/!pix/I/mullatino.jpg) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 28, 2003, 05:25:00 pm: Yes, he sweats like a pig. I guess some girls dig that. Sweat can be a nice thing, can't it? <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by lily1: interesting. my friend just told me not to stand too close to him tonight, ie, move away from the front of the stage because he produces a lot of "stage sweat" and if i didn't want his shaggy hair shaking sweat onto me, i'd be wise to move away. (http://www.930.com/ubb/biggrin.gif) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Post by: Fico on January 28, 2003, 05:33:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: I saw a guy with the mulletino, that's the guy Celeste was probably referring to. Is that your do, Fico? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>The Mullatino is hilarious...it's a mexican charmer...I don't think that was me tho'..I had glasses on and at some point I took my coat off and had a khaki colored zip-up sweater... lmfao... I need to take a lateral look at me hairdo... too funny..
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Post by: Celeste on January 28, 2003, 05:35:00 pm: these mullet pics are getting me so hot!
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Post by: Fico on January 28, 2003, 05:44:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Celeste: these mullet pics are getting me so hot!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>If growing a Mullet would get me into Faith Hill's pants (as it did for Tim McGraw) you could bet your bollocks to a barn dance that I'd have a silky a do...short on top, long on the back... maybe a mullet is what got Pamela Lee for Kid Rock... although she's a tasteless whore and he's a no-talent "gringo cuello rojo" =D
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Post by: Fico on January 28, 2003, 05:54:00 pm: btw... I gave Rhett a copy of "Days", Vic Pichardo's EP... it'd be interesting if he heard it and gave some feedback...but its a longshot.. <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/vp/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/vp/[/url]
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Post by: Fico on January 29, 2003, 02:00:00 pm: So how was the Neil Finn/Rhett Miller show?? some of you were going yet no one has posted any comments on it...
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Post by: jadetree on January 29, 2003, 02:29:00 pm: It was fantastic - even Rhett Miller was surprsingly good (hate the solo album but do like Old 97's). He even said he may be back later this year with the Old 97's. Neil Finn was great, he is a great with the audience. And a great cover of The Smiths' There's A Light That Never Goes Out dedicated to Johnny Marr. Markie did a nice little dork leap when it started.
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Post by: Fico on January 29, 2003, 02:44:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by jadetree: Markie did a nice little dork leap when it started. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Did Rhett join him???
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 29, 2003, 02:49:00 pm: Rhett did only three Old 97's songs, whereas most of the songs he did at Borders were Old 97's songs. Thus, I was less than thrilled about song selection. However, I think he was a lot better solo acoustic than with the Instigators backing him. Of course, not nearly as good as seeing an Old 97's show, but I was satisfied. He also left of the funny little between song stories, including the one about "Our Love" being Nick Hornby's favorite song of 2002, the one he plays while on his treadmill, and the fact that Nick Hornby started a correspondence with him and told him he wanted to be his friend. Fico, I think you saw the better of the two shows by seeing him at Borders. We left after about 45 mins of Neil Finn on account of me having an early morning meeting, our mutual unfamiliarity with his material, and my dates' aching tummy. While I respect his artistry, and saw that he has a good stage presence, I don't think I'll ever be much of a Neil Finn fan.[This message has been edited by Rhett Miller (edited 01-29-2003).]
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Post by: Fico on January 29, 2003, 03:24:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: Rhett did only three Old 97's songs, whereas most of the songs he did at Borders were Old 97's songs. Thus, I was less than thrilled about song selection. However, I think he was a lot better solo acoustic than with the Instigators backing him. Of course, not nearly as good as seeing an Old 97's show, but I was satisfied. He also left of the funny little between song stories, including the one about "Our Love" being Nick Hornby's favorite song of 2002, the one he plays while on his treadmill, and the fact that Nick Hornby started a correspondence with him and told him he wanted to be his friend. Fico, I think you saw the better of the two shows by seeing him at Borders. We left after about 45 mins of Neil Finn on account of me having an early morning meeting, our mutual unfamiliarity with his material, and my dates' aching tummy. While I respect his artistry, and saw that he has a good stage presence, I don't think I'll ever be much of a Neil Finn fan.[This message has been edited by Rhett Miller (edited 01-29-2003).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I look forward to seeing Rhett with the Old 97s as may be the case according to the comments jadetree atributed to him during last night's show. Rhett, I take it you were far more satisfied with his Black Cat show??Wish I would had seen you earlier at Borders, I had a disc for you. Maybe next time.
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 29, 2003, 03:33:00 pm: Actually, I probably preferred last nights show to the Black Cat, because he was better solo than with the listless backup hacks he had playing with him. However, he did play for twice as long at the Black Cat, and threw in a healthy dose of Old 97's songs, which he didn't have time to do last night. I liked him at Borders because he did a healthy dose of Old 97's material (including one song I've never seen them do live, though he forgot the words), and because he was more chatty between songs than I've ever seen him. All tree performances had their merits I guess.
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Post by: Fico on January 29, 2003, 04:28:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: Actually, I probably preferred last nights show to the Black Cat, because he was better solo than with the listless backup hacks he had playing with him. However, he did play for twice as long at the Black Cat, and threw in a healthy dose of Old 97's songs, which he didn't have time to do last night. I liked him at Borders because he did a healthy dose of Old 97's material (including one song I've never seen them do live, though he forgot the words), and because he was more chatty between songs than I've ever seen him. All tree performances had their merits I guess.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Right then, I thought he had the Instigators backing him up for this leg of promotions of his record. btw, how many copies has this record sold to date?
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 29, 2003, 05:11:00 pm: I think Satellite Rides, the best selling Old 97's album to date, sold around 60,000 copies. No idea how much the solo album has sold. It seems to have more record company backing, and they offer it at that bargain price, but don't know if that's translated into sales. It hasn't at any time cracked the Billboard top 100.
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Post by: Fico on January 29, 2003, 05:23:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: I think Satellite Rides, the best selling Old 97's album to date, sold around 60,000 copies. No idea how much the solo album has sold. It seems to have more record company backing, and they offer it at that bargain price, but don't know if that's translated into sales. It hasn't at any time cracked the Billboard top 100.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Nowadays 60k is practically nothing... are you sure you didn't mean 600,000??? I figured they were in the 350k neighborhood... I figured Satellite Rides had sold more copies than Wilco's Summerteeth... which I thought would be comparable since both bands are under the same umbrella pretty much...
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on January 29, 2003, 05:36:00 pm: Summerteeth sold 154K <A HREF="http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm[/url] Will the disc match or outsell "Being There" (which sold 208,000 copies in the United States) and "Summerteeth" (154,000 sold)? Or will distributing the music for free on the Internet prove to have hurt Wilco at the cash register?
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Post by: ggw on January 29, 2003, 06:07:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: Summerteeth sold 154K <A HREF="http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/WilcoApril23.htm[/url] Will the disc match or outsell "Being There" (which sold 208,000 copies in the United States) and "Summerteeth" (154,000 sold)? Or will distributing the music for free on the Internet prove to have hurt Wilco at the cash register? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>YHF sold like 50,000 in its first week. I think its safe to say it will beat the others.
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Post by: Fico on January 29, 2003, 06:15:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by ggw: YHF sold like 50,000 in its first week. I think its safe to say it will beat the others.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Is there a place to check the record sales of artists??One of my previous bands sold a bit less than 200 records and I was as proud as one can be... I guess I'm indie then, would you agree Sally?? (jadetree)
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Post by: ggw on January 29, 2003, 06:20:00 pm: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Fico: Is there a place to check the record sales of artists??One of my previous bands sold a bit less than 200 records and I was as proud as one can be... I guess I'm indie then, would you agree Sally?? (jadetree)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Well, you can subscribe to soundscan. But that assumes that the album also subscribed to soundscan.
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Post by: poorlulu on January 30, 2003, 12:31:00 am: yup rhett is a sweaty,spitty bloke..........good stage performer though........and he looked much purtier last night than he did at the black cat........or was i just further away..........?i can't believe you left rhett.........neil finn was fantastic.........you missed out on a great show.
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Post by: liam on January 30, 2003, 12:50:00 am: I may be the #1 Neil Finn fan in Washington, DC. It got off to a bit of a slow start--bad audio mix--but then it picked up fantastically. Neil's bass player, Sebastian Steinberg (of Soul Coughing) was phonomenal, but Lisa Germano's presence on backing vocals and violin was missed (due to a family illness). That said, Neil performed rockin' versions of Locked Out (Crowded House), Driving Me Mad, She Will Have Her Way, Something So Strong (also CH), a cover of the Smith's "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" as well as a number of cuts off his latest album, One All. As usual, he interacted with the audience wonderfully, including calling 2 guys to join him on Weather With You, and playing the first track of a CD of some audience member's band, while jokingly threatening "to sue his ass" because track 1 had the same name as Crowded House's "Mean To Me."For a more mellow experience, I highly recommend "One All." For a live concert experience, I recommend Neil's "Seven Worlds Collide" CD or DVD (featuring Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr, Ed O'Brien and Phil Selway of Radiohead, Tim Finn, Sebastian Steinberg and Lisa Germano.
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Post by: ggw on January 30, 2003, 02:53:00 pm: Neil Finn is on Conan tonight
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Post by: lily1 on February 02, 2003, 01:31:00 pm: neil finn was fantastic. if anyone needs pictures, remind me in about a week and i can burn you a cd with all of the photos and mail it off. (assuming the photos turned out well, unlike in july when they were crap)as for rhett miller, well, the 3rd to last song was great, but i didn't feel that his music translated well with just him and a guitar. some songs did, but not the whole set. if he had a band, i think i really would have enjoyed him.
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 03, 2003, 12:22:00 pm: I read that Neil Finn was late getting to the show in Philly, requiring Rhett to do an extra long set. He included a Bowie cover amongst those songs. Probably better than the Fiona Apple song he played at Borders.
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Post by: aramis on February 06, 2003, 03:00:00 am: I heard from a friend in Dallas who Knows Rhett since back in HS that the rumor mill is flying fast and furious out there. Apparently (and this wasn't 100% verified), the 97's label has dropped them for low sales, but kept Rhett on for solo stuff. So he was trying to leverage both to get the 97's back on the label. Then the solo sales didn't do what the label expected, and they pulled support for the tour (ergo, why there are no "Instigators" anymore).Haven't heard how all this stuff has shaken out yet. That report was from ~2 weeks ago.
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Post by: Fico on February 06, 2003, 11:02:00 am: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller: I read that Neil Finn was late getting to the show in Philly, requiring Rhett to do an extra long set. He included a Bowie cover amongst those songs. Probably better than the Fiona Apple song he played at Borders.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I was at the in-store and I can't recall any Fiona Apple cover...which song was that??As for the 97s getting dropped.. are they not popular enough to sell out venues like the 930, or at least the Black Cat?? if they can pack in 24-30 gigs they'll be doing ok.. as for record sales..well, make an album on some small label and hope you get a single to move 60k or summat like that..I'm sure Rhett can ride his good looks on some Dawson's Creek type series..
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Post by: Celeste on February 06, 2003, 11:16:00 am: the one that wasn't so great