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thegazelle

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Silversun Pickups
« on: August 04, 2006, 02:26:00 pm »
Anybody else excited for this show at Black Cat Sunday? Any field reports of their shows? All secondhand reports I've heard is that they're a nice assault on the ears.

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2006, 02:31:00 pm »
I am really excited, and I hope I can go.  I have heard great things about their live show.

ggw

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2006, 02:37:00 pm »
I too am looking forward to the show.
 
 The tour just started, but below are a couple of blogs' reviews.
 
 http://metrodistortion.blogspot.com/2006/08/hammerface-smashroom.html
 
 http://www.herohill.com/2006/07/review-silversun-pickups-flood.htm

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2006, 02:48:00 pm »
Good timing, I just started listening to Pikul to see if I might want to go to the show.  Still bummed I'm missing IV Thieves, but this could be a nice substitute.

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2006, 05:33:00 pm »
I'm there. Been looking forward to it for a while.

snailhook

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2006, 05:48:00 pm »
pretty sure i'll make it out tonight to check them out...i was gonna book them at the red and the black, but they ended up taking the cat's offer.

kurosawa-b/w

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2006, 06:23:00 pm »
I'd like to go but I have to pick up a friend at BWI at 12am. Any guesses as to when Silversun Pickups will come on?

snailhook

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2006, 06:32:00 pm »
two bands, backstage, sunday night?
 
 page france: 9:30
 silversun pickups: 10:30
 
 if you leave at 11:15, you'll get to BWI by midnight.

ggw

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2006, 12:28:00 am »
Good show.  
 
 The sound could have been better.
 
 The drummer's a little monster.

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2006, 10:11:00 am »
For a relatively new band, I was pretty impressed. Vocals could've been louder, but overall the sound wasn't tooo bad. And yes, the drummer was insane. At times he was going at it so fast that it looked like he was playing with six drumsticks. Expecting good things from them in the future.

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2006, 10:11:00 am »
The backstage was not made for shows like that, but they played a great set.  I thought they were brilliant.

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2006, 10:19:00 am »
Is it safe to say that you are all bloggers?
 
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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2006, 10:21:00 am »
it was good times for a sunday evening, but to call them brilliant is ridiculous. reminded me of one of those bands from the mid-90s that got snatched up by a major label and then kicked to the curb after their first single didn't lead to a platinum record. granted, there were lots of pretty good bands like that. the vocals got annoying on occasion, but other than that, it was a pretty good sound they were working with. a few real standout tracks. the drummer was indeed a little monster.
 
 i was pleasantly surprised by page france, too, sort of like a poor man's beulah. a bit too precious at times, but certainly knew their way around a catchy melody. if i didn't know the jesus thing coming in, i wouldn't have been able to tell.

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2006, 01:14:00 pm »
what BookerT said, all of it. really good band, though the vocals leave me a bit cold. missed page france. thought i saw you rocking out, ggw.

thegazelle

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Re: Silversun Pickups
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2006, 04:11:00 pm »
The show was better than I expected. The sound was intense, but vocals could have been cleaned up a bit. Kind of cool to see a decent band in a small space like the back there. Good way to start the week all in all. I hope this band does continue on. I think they can actually get a following if given the chance.