wedding present

[kurtwildjr]

any thoughts on the new album?

[BookerT]

i like it. the fact that steve fisk was back behind the boards is crucial. that guy has the midas touch. as great a songwriter as gedge is, working with albini on seamonsters and then fisk on watusi sure didn't hurt. the guitars just sound so fucking vibrant.
 
 there are a couple boring tracks on this new one, and there's really not that much to distinguish it from the recent cinerama stuff, but it does have a bit more edge to it, a little less cheery. but i haven't kept up with all the cinerama stuff. basically, if you like gedge, you'll find enough to like here to merit picking it up.

[snailhook]

wow, i didn't even know there was a new wedding present album! this made my day.
 
 coincidentally, i have been playing the shit out of  bizarro, seamonsters, and  watusi, and thusly, rediscovering the brilliance that is david gedge's songwriting.
 
 maybe they'll do an american tour?

[BookerT]

see just announced thread. or i can just tell you may 1 at the black cat.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I may have asked this before, but does the Wedding Present have any female fans?
 
 They've always seemed like the utimate guys' band to me.

[snailhook]

BookerT, you made my day again. now i'll finally get to see them. every time they played in my town, i was either away, sick, or had prior engagements.
 
 oh yeah, and lots of girls like the wedding present.

[ratioci nation]

I wonder how much the show will actually differ from the cinerama shows

[brennser]

not much, given that recent cinerama shows were more and more like weddoes shows
 
 

Originally posted by ratioci nation:
  I wonder how much the show will actually differ from the cinerama shows

[Bags]

My two friends most into Wedding Present are chicks...

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by brennser:
  not much, given that recent cinerama shows were more and more like weddoes shows
 

but will they play anything off of George Best?
 
 I guess not likely since I believe Markie said Gedge didnt even like to play those at the old shows

[vansmack]

Originally posted by snailhook:
  wow, i didn't even know there was a new wedding present album!
 
 maybe they'll do an american tour?

I saw a little snippit about the new album and tour on "The Alternative" this weekend just before they played the video for "Kennedy" which reminded me of one of the last shows I saw with Markie and Lulu, with Markie pinching my nipples numerous times when Cinerama played songs he liked.  Ah, the memories.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Yes, but they're probably referring to the mediocre movie of the same name.
     
 

Originally posted by Bags:
  My two friends most into Wedding Present are chicks...

[jkeisenh]

Did you notice that they're highlighted on the new washington post entertainment blog?
 
 personally, i still believe that it takes a lot of hype to get someone who has never heard a band before to buy a ticket.  this blog didn't have audio clips.  but it is a taste of the hype that's to come...

[Jaguär]

Still haven't heard anything other than one song but I was highly impressed with that. Can't wait to hear the whole thing.