Originally posted by Bags:
I agree -- didn't know you were there, hoya, I would have looked for you and said hi (had I known, for instance, what you look like!).
was wearing my spiffy columbia heights t-shirt last night, stage right ... screaming wildly for each song and singing along way too loudly
Originally posted by Bags:
It was a great show, and perfectly swept my Posies memories away (which is a shame -- but there's no harm in the audience *recognizing* your songs at the show).
I love the albums, but wasn't sure I'd be so happy at the show. "Spit it Out" is a great song, but hearing it last night it suddenly became one of the best songs I've ever heard. It's just perfectly crafted.
i really liked how he pulled the acoustic out for some of his set, it really let his songs take the limelight ... it got a bit too guitar-y at points with the double electric attack
anyway, i feel like when brendan benson hits the sweet spot, he's one of the best songwriters in the world ... the way i feel about "sittin' pretty" and "tiny spark" is similar to the replacements' "alex chilton" and "left of the dial", just perfect pop songs that tug at your music gut and make you want to pump your fist
"spit it out" was great too, i just haven't had hundreds of listens of it like his older stuff ... i also didn't even mind the short-ish set, the songs were just great
Originally posted by Bags:
Hey, anyone catch the Greenhornes -- I tried to get there but didn't make it...
they get a big "ehhh" from me ... seemed like some pretty standard bluesy garage stuff ... that said, the bassist had the best rock nerd get-up i've seen in a while, his specs were so thick that they looked like prop glasses ... absolutely no charisma from the lead singer though, which i feel like you need for a generally non-descript garage outfit
came in towards the end of the first group ... don't know their name, but they were ok, just a guitar/harmonica/vox guy and a girl drummer ... again pretty standard stuff, but he had a fantastic moustache ... i'm betting on a hip moustache craze in the next two years or so (mark my words, and ggw, remember this thread so you can refer back to it when my prophecy comes true)
