Fiery Furnaces

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Good job by the Post for covering Friday night shows by both Fiery Furnaces and Heart and ignoring Drive By Truckers. Brilliant.

[SalParadise]

excellent show.
 
 the overt sibling tension was fun to watch too (i believe at one point she adlibbed the lyrics to curse out her brother for fucking up).

[joz]

the FF show was probably the most groundbreaking performance i've seen in the last few years...it was great to hear them f&%k with the recorded song structures, tempos and themes to create a precise and driving medley.  
 
 the "tense" relationship between matt and eleanor was most visible onstage.  i've heard people say that it's all an act but after seeing the dirty glances and hearing matt bark cues at eleanor in the midst of songs i'm convinced the sibling rivalry is real...pretty creepy. anyone else think that eleanor could be the love-child of patty smith and karen carpenter?
 
 we ended up taking a taxi back to our place with a stranger who had been at the drive-by truckers show.  i actually felt sorry for them and all of the others that went to DBT instead...they don't even realize that they missed out on the most interesting show to hit dc in a long time.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

We walked by the Black Cat and felt sorry for those who opted for the Fiery Furnaces show. Well, not really...just glad that we were at the Truckers show. I'm sure anyone who was there would concur.
 
 

Originally posted by joz:
  the FF show was probably the most groundbreaking performance i've seen in the last few years...it was great to hear them f&%k with the recorded song structures, tempos and themes to create a precise and driving medley.  
 
 the "tense" relationship between matt and eleanor was most visible onstage.  i've heard people say that it's all an act but after seeing the dirty glances and hearing matt bark cues at eleanor in the midst of songs i'm convinced the sibling rivalry is real...pretty creepy. anyone else think that eleanor could be the love-child of patty smith and karen carpenter?
 
 we ended up taking a taxi back to our place with a stranger who had been at the drive-by truckers show.  i actually felt sorry for them and all of the others that went to DBT instead...they don't even realize that they missed out on the most interesting show to hit dc in a long time.

[joz]

whatever makes you happy, rhett...personally, the DBTs bore the shit out of me; their music seems to be designed for those who prefer their music spoon-fed in chunks of predictable song-structure and lame choruses that are repeated ad nauseum.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Song structure with choruses are definitely a good starting point when looking to make good music.
 
 

Originally posted by joz:
  whatever makes you happy, rhett...personally, the DBTs bore the shit out of me; their music seems to be designed for those who prefer their music spoon-fed in chunks of predictable song-structure and lame choruses that are repeated ad nauseum.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

heh, Rhett you always opt for the safe indie mainstream don't you?  
 
 man reading all this stuff about the Fiery Furnaces, I'm now kicking myself for not going.  Sounds like it was a good show!

[joz]

Hope you had a good birthday shindig on Saturday Dr. Doom...I think you would have enjoyed the FF show also. They're playing at the ottobar in Baltimore in late October for those who missed them this time around.