Roll Call: Ted Leo

[lily1]

now that was a fun show, with an energetic crowd and great sound! thought he might play a bit longer since his reportoire of material is every growing. we were packed in there like sardines, no matter where you stood.

[lukiedookie89]

His show gets better every time I see him.  Tonight was brilliant.

[alex]

Originally posted by ggw�?�:
  Anyone have an opinion of the opener, Love of Diagrams?

They would have been fine had they had a vocalist between them who could actually sing...the music was good, but their voices were absolutely atrocious.
 
 As for Ted, he always sounds better than ever at the 930 Club, and last night was no exception.  I loved the new stuff, and I can't wait to actually be able to listen to the new cd (I bought it last night, and I've refused to download it or even preview it so far).

[renton007]

Great again, as always. I must have hit the jackpot where I was standing (Floor about 15 feet from the entrance on the right) no tall people and I had some personal space.
 New songs sounded awesome.  Bottle of Buckie and Sons of Cain kicked it.  Bomb.Repeat.Bomb, which I don't like on the album was good live.  It felt a little short but I'm sure it wasn't.  I would have liked a few more Hearts of Oak tunes but their absence was a deal breaker.

[Bombay Chutney]

He played for about an hour and a half.  Since most bands seem to only play for about an hour these days, I was pretty happy with that.

[brennser]

good show, LOUD! I thoought the first 40 mins were excellent with highlights including a few songs from Hearts of Oak and Bomb Repeat Bomb - I bailed before the encore - what did he play?
 
 does anyone else think he's a little uncomfortable with his expanding and diverse fan base - I thought I detected a bit of an edge to his 'Merriweather girls' banter...

[dfmcpete]

I didn't get that, but I was in the balcony. I thought he was overly nice to them.
 
 Band sounded really really good. His voice was in the best shape it's been in awhile. Of the two major clunkers to me on the new album (Bomb.Repeat.Bomb) and the reggae song, I thought the reggae song came off pretty well live. For the encore, he played Timorous Me, Walking To Do (or did he play that at the end of the regular set), and the Chumbawumba cover on the new album's bonus disc, Rapaport's Lament.

[challenged]

If you missed the show or the stream on NPR, or otherwise just want it, it is available for download on npr.org.

[Vas Deferens]

glad you guys had fun. I had fun at the Dean & Britta show (with Luna songs!).

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Lot of people at that one? Do they play as a duo, or is it a full band?
 
 

Originally posted by Joe Marshmallow III:
  glad you guys had fun. I had fun at the Dean & Britta show (with Luna songs!).

[brennser]

Originally posted by dfmcpete:
  Of the two major clunkers to me on the new album (Bomb.Repeat.Bomb) and the reggae song

I'm with you on the reggae song (curious to know what GGW thinks of it) but Bomb is probably the best song on the album for me!

[Vas Deferens]

It was half-full. Full band with drummer, vibraphone player, and keyboardist. Amazing show, I thought. 90 minute show!
 
 Check this great review from chromewaves:
 
 http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2564

[tigersscareme]

i had a good time. ted sounded good. some songs off tyranny of distance which i love. i didn't hang around much for the encore (true fact: i hate encores) so if he played under the hedge i'll be sad, but i'm betting he didn't.
 i thought the crowd was bouncy and fun. and largely not-annoying which is nice.
 
 love of diagrams didn't do much for me. like a less-interesting rogers sisters maybe.

[ggw]

It would take both hands and maybe one foot to count the number of times I�??ve seen Ted Leo.  I thought last night was among the best of them.  The added guitarist really rounds things out.  The setlist was a well laid out mix of new and old.  He almost lost the mojo by playing �??Bomb, Repeat, Bomb�?� �?? a song which should henceforth be banished from his repertoire �?? but quickly got it back.
 
 I though Love of Diagrams were fantastic.  Maybe the singing isn�??t for everyone, but it�??s post-punk �?? not a genre known for mellifluous vocal styling.

[ggw]

Originally posted by brennser:
   

Originally posted by dfmcpete:
  Of the two major clunkers to me on the new album (Bomb.Repeat.Bomb) and the reggae song

I'm with you on the reggae song (curious to know what GGW thinks of it) but Bomb is probably the best song on the album for me! [/b]

I kinda like the reggae vibe.  Maybe not his strongest suit, but it gives a Clash feel.  I don't like "Bomb."  It sounds like he's trying to be Q and not U or early D-Plan.  It just doesn't work for him at all (IMHO).