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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Tigidal on August 16, 2004, 06:27:00 pm
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Who's feeling all warm and fuzzy for the Spree tonight? I for one cannot wait to bask in their solar-radiating-polyphonics. Let me hear an A-men for the Sun!
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what the hell am i getting myself into.
i'll be there. i've never heard one note from them. my friends guaranteed me an enjoyable night, so i guess we'll see...
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
what the hell am i getting myself into.
i'll be there. i've never heard one note from them. my friends guaranteed me an enjoyable night, so i guess we'll see...
Don't drink the punch and if you see a bunch of kids wearing purple Nikes...run! ;)
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
i'll be there. i've never heard one note from them. my friends guaranteed me an enjoyable night, so i guess we'll see...
You're friends are right. And so is Random Citizen.
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Yes, they are a guaranteed good time. If only it wasn't the same night as Ambulance...
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So how was it last night?? Reviews anyone?
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It was the sun!!! If words could only describe the show last night. I would say the Spree were in rare form, however it's hard for them to miss with their catchy sun drenched positive vibes or peace and love. Anyone who wants to say the band it a cult of Thelemites, feel free to express your ignorance. Anyone who has seen them live knows the band is definitely in on the joke and is more concerned with putting on a spectacle than "converting" anyone.
They announced that they were taping the show, but not sure what their release plans are. If anyone has any details, pass them my way. Otherwise probably look for it playing on an FTP near you.
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Originally posted by Tigidal:
Anyone who wants to say the band it a cult of Thelemites, feel free to express your ignorance. Anyone who has seen them live knows the band is definitely in on the joke and is more concerned with putting on a spectacle than "converting" anyone.
They told you to say that.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
Originally posted by Tigidal:
Anyone who wants to say the band it a cult of Thelemites, feel free to express your ignorance. Anyone who has seen them live knows the band is definitely in on the joke and is more concerned with putting on a spectacle than "converting" anyone.
They told you to say that. [/b]
Like I said... ignorance.
Peace!
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I for one found religion last night. But that was more about the beer than it was about the show. Or maybe not.
I did dance embarassingly enough and make enough silly hands-to-the-sky motions to embarass away my friends, though.
Snailhook, good seeing you again.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
Originally posted by Tigidal:
Anyone who wants to say the band it a cult of Thelemites, feel free to express your ignorance. Anyone who has seen them live knows the band is definitely in on the joke and is more concerned with putting on a spectacle than "converting" anyone.
They told you to say that. [/b]
And with Chimbly's sky-waving antics....it's a pretty powerful cult thing going on.
WHOA! Look at that comet, what's that behind it chimbly???? Do you see it? I can, can you?
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
WHOA! Look at that comet, what's that behind it chimbly???? Do you see it? I can, can you?
which does remind me of my favorite part of the show-- the Choir Antics. Like their head-shaking, fist-pumping, pointing-to-the-sky action.
That and the drummer. I fell in love with the drummer.
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Last night was my first time. Hell - I hadn't even heard a single song before and just went on strong recommendations from friends.
I was in a FOUL mood when I walked in but within 30 seconds of the band starting, I had this big s**t eating grin on my face. I thought I had been transported back to the Sgt Pepper recording sessions. The energy is infectious but it's the music that carried the day. It's well crafted and the arrangements are excellent. George Martin would have loved this band.
They might be in on the joke. They might be a bunch of freaks. But there's no doubt that The Spree put one of the best shows I've seen in a long time. Consider me a convert.
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incidentally, i was listening to 'sgt. pepper's' before heading out to the show.
my thoughts: i'm glad i went. great show, great energy. the suncentric lyrics were a little over the top, but then again, there's 24 robed people onstage. musically, it was another one of those "U" shaped shows. amazing opening two song sequence, middle songs sagged a bit, then the ending was great (was that a bowie cover they did?). they reminded me a lot of sun ra arkestra (which i wasn't expecting...i was thinking it was gonna be more like flaming lips w/ choir). speaking of, they should do a collaboration w/ flaming lips.
like "hey!..it's the sun!"
then down comes a giant, bright yellow plastic bubble from the roof...with wayne coyne inside.
oh yeah, i fell in love w/ the orange-robed girl in the choir.
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
(was that a bowie cover they did?).
What Bowie song could they have possibly covered without murdering it? The Laughing Gnome?
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they use to do 5 years all the time and it was fantastic. The show was amazing.
But, did anyone notice that there were THREE cars with smashed in windows on that street that runs next to the club with all the meters and the warehouse looking thing? Granted, I guess we could trade in a drink for safe parking, but I imagine that this is no an unusual thing to happen. I had a window smashed in at Nation once, but never at 930 club. How often does this happen and shouldn't something (i don't know what...) be done to minimize things like this this?
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
Originally posted by SalParadise:
(was that a bowie cover they did?).
What Bowie song could they have possibly covered without murdering it? The Laughing Gnome? [/b]
Memory of a Free Festival from Space Oddity, but just the ending part. They pretty much mowed us down with it, and in a good way. I was hoping they would have played Five Years again, oh well. Great show!
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
they use to do 5 years all the time and it was fantastic. The show was amazing.
Now hang on just a minute.....this "I'm so happy, oh so happy, oh so happy and happy and gay" band covered a song about dying in five years???? WTF?
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Originally posted by Mongo:
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Memory of a Free Festival from Space Oddity, but just the ending part. They pretty much mowed us down with it, and in a good way. I was hoping they would have played Five Years again, oh well. Great show! [/QB]
Okay, now I'm with it....."God Knows I'm good" would be a good one too, I imagine.
How about "All the madmen" from Man who sold the world.......OH WAIT!!!! "Life on Mars" That's perfect for them..."Kooks", "Prettiest Star" and "Starman" are three more.
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
Originally posted by DriveWay:
they use to do 5 years all the time and it was fantastic. The show was amazing.
Now hang on just a minute.....this "I'm so happy, oh so happy, oh so happy and happy and gay" band covered a song about dying in five years???? WTF? [/b]
yeah good point, but even Bowie said that it's one of the best performances of the song he's ever heard.
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well hey, apparently bowie doesn't mind as they toured Europe and the US together.
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
they use to do 5 years all the time and it was fantastic. The show was amazing.
But, did anyone notice that there were THREE cars with smashed in windows on that street that runs next to the club with all the meters and the warehouse looking thing? Granted, I guess we could trade in a drink for safe parking, but I imagine that this is no an unusual thing to happen. I had a window smashed in at Nation once, but never at 930 club. How often does this happen and shouldn't something (i don't know what...) be done to minimize things like this this?
I assume you are talking about 8th st? V st is the street you enter/exit the club from. 8th is about a block away, to the left as you leave the club. Thanks in advance for a clarification.
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
But, did anyone notice that there were THREE cars with smashed in windows on that street that runs next to the club with all the meters and the warehouse looking thing? Granted, I guess we could trade in a drink for safe parking, but I imagine that this is no an unusual thing to happen.
I wonder if the cost to replace their window is less than the $7 ($9 via tickets.scam) to park in the club lot?
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
I wonder if the cost to replace their window is less than the $7 ($9 via tickets.scam) to park in the club lot?
That's a lesson I learned the hard way. Even with all the shows I go to, I could easily park in the club's lot every time for the amount of money it cost me to replace my window.
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yes, i am talking about 8th street u believe. What is Bollacks so bitter about? time to do some work.
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That was a kick ass show last night! I've seen TPS 6 times now and they are always great live. It looked like a lot of people had never seen the spree before last night. Though, the crowd really warmed up and gave an awesome response back to the band. :D
Does anyone know if the show sold out? It looked like it maybe did, but I was up front and couldn't tell. I know that they wanted to play two dates at 9:30, but the promoters didn't think they could sell out both. Hopefully next time, we'll get two shows just like Chicago, NYC, Philly, and Boston are getting on this tour. :D
Oh, and you might have seen me last night. I was the guy in the blue robe going absolutely gonzo. ;)
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by Bollocks:
I wonder if the cost to replace their window is less than the $7 ($9 via tickets.scam) to park in the club lot?
That's a lesson I learned the hard way. Even with all the shows I go to, I could easily park in the club's lot every time for the amount of money it cost me to replace my window. [/b]
Have you had your window broken?!?! Y'all are havin' me panic.
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Yeah - back in 2001. I'm sure it's because someone watched me put my coat in the trunk. Another lesson learned: Put everything out of sight BEFORE you get to the club.
Still, 20 years of going to the club (both old and new) and that's the only time anything has happened. I'm still pretty comfortable leaving my car outside, but I usually try to get in the lot for sold-out shows.
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
yes, i am talking about 8th street u believe. What is Bollacks so bitter about? time to do some work.
I'm not bitter, just being a little sarcastic because I think it's silly to park on the street and take a chance rather than pay the parking fee for peace of mind.
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Originally posted by 0101010101:
Oh, and you might have seen me last night. I was the guy in the blue robe going absolutely gonzo. ;)
Oh God! :roll: please don't tell me the Spree fans (Spreebies??) wear robes to the shows.
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The rumor is that 8th streets nickname is glass street
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oh and yes I saw quite a few people wearing robes
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
Originally posted by 0101010101:
Oh, and you might have seen me last night. I was the guy in the blue robe going absolutely gonzo. ;)
Oh God! :p
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heh... one time I was driving down 8th Street when I saw this dilapidated van in front of me driving erratically, and hit one of the parked cars, and then keep going. I tried to get closer to the van and read its license plate, at which point the van slammed on the brakes and a bunch of thugs jumped out and started running towards me. I jammed my car into reverse and got the phuq outta there as quickly as I could.
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Oh, Tim did mention something about the show being recorded. I'm not sure if he was talking about an official band recording or just that there were tapers in the back.
Anyways, I did manage to get the e-mails of two of the tapers there. Neither of them seemed that interested in bit torrenting or trading or anything though. I'm gonna wait about a week or two and then see if I can get a copy. I'd love to get this show bit torrented and spread around to as many people as possible.
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i went back to my car parked on 8th street, about twenty minutes before the show started, and there was this black guy dressed in a brown vest , brown pants and white shirt. he was walking on the sidewalk toward the club, and he was smoking a blunt; i could smell the pot as he passed, (he thought he was so styling and profiling) and he was far from my vehicle by the time I got there..., but by the time i got inside and had a sip of water and a bite to eat, there he was, right beside my vehicle; acting like he wanted something to go down. little piece of crap. thugs hate it when the chips are stacked against them, because some other people came walking by and he moved on up a bit. i got out of there and back to the club before p-funk could try anything. he was the one that probably got those windows, because the car right beside me got nailed. my advice is to do what i do: drive a piece of crap vehicle when you go to 9:30 club. you'll blend in perfectly with the surroundings and noone should mess with your ride. a removable face stereo helps too!
polyphonic were so on last night and such a blessed event, that i must take a break from shows for awhile. what's the point, after that spectacle of human bliss.
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I saw Tripping Daisy once at the old Max's in Fells Pt. It was kind of blessed too.
Do I still need to see the Spree?
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Originally posted by walkonby:
i went back to my car parked on 8th street, about twenty minutes before the show started, and there was this black guy dressed in a brown vest , brown pants and white shirt.
he might alo have just been some local dude trying to smoke a blunt in peace and wondering if the weird white guy who was staring at him and acting all funny was a narc.
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Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
Originally posted by walkonby:
i went back to my car parked on 8th street, about twenty minutes before the show started, and there was this black guy dressed in a brown vest , brown pants and white shirt.
he might alo have just been some local dude trying to smoke a blunt in peace and wondering if the weird white guy who was staring at him and acting all funny was a narc. [/b]
yeah... because people like to randomly hang out on the utopia that is 8th street. What a beautiful view of the city you can get there! Abandoned warehouses with broken glass with open doorways (without doors) that you can just walk right into! Broken glass all over the sidewalks! It reminds me of STRONGBADIA... It's just like heaven!!!
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darn those peaceful blunt smokers; walking around all shady in the wonderful sections of n.w., with spare tools in their pockets for knocking out back windows. someone once told me that people can disable car alarms with those crazy "stun" guns. i don't know if that's true, but that's why my vehicle alarm is a piece of crap car that says, "You sure got a pretty mouth," if you try to break in. and why would some thug think i'm a narc. narcs only hang around 9:30 when Ratdog or Moe are playing.
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I heard that Seth directed the Staph to vandalize cars on the street as a way of enticing people to shell out the extra bucks for parking in his lot.
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Originally posted by Goof_Ball:
The rumor is that 8th streets nickname is glass street
Haven't heard the nickname but I have surely noted the piles of glass in sequence.
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8th St. is extremely crappy. I've been parking there for years, but I think I'm just gonna have to shell out the $7 or take metro (on weekends) from now on. I don't wanna risk anything.
Some people are heading up for the Spree shows in Philly this weekend (Sat. & Sun.) Go to this web-site if you're interested. http://www.r5productions.com/info.html (http://www.r5productions.com/info.html)
The saturday show is early and should be over by about 9:00, which doesn't make driving back too bad. The show is $15 and you can see a picture of the venue here - http://www.r5productions.com/church.jpg (http://www.r5productions.com/church.jpg) - they usually have shows in the sweaty, crammped basement of this church, but have made an exception for TPS.
See ya there,
Blue Robed Freak ;)