Doves / Mercury Rev rollcall

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by sonickteam4:
  can we do the "weekend pass" too?  haha.
 
  I havent been to 930 since November, what a loser i am....

i heard through the grapevine that you recently purchased a house, could that be the reason?

[kosmo vinyl]

doesn't season pass, etc = elistist prickdom?

[Bags]

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
  I'd readily buy into a 50 show plan, as long as I was guaranteed access to the 50 shows I wanted to see.  No exceptions, other than truly private gigs.  I'd have a hard time justifying 100+ shows upfront though, both financially and the time required.

Me too, though even 50 may be too many for me.  I see 50-60 shows a year, only about half or so at the 9:30.  I also miss out on few shows I want to see, as I tend to get tickets early for something I'm excited about...

[reggie]

wow mercury rev were fucking AWFUL. their lead singer is a twat.

[Bartelby]

Here's a glaring example of "one man's garbage is another (wo)man's treasure."  I thought Mercury Rev was awesome...I'd never heard them before, and I was won over by the end of their first song...sort of  Radiohead, meets the Verve, with a touch of Bob Dylan.  I bought their newest CD and I have to agree with the recent Wash. Post reviewer:  It's way too low-key, missing the sonic/atmospheric background, but there are a few great cuts. I thought lights/video  for both bands were fabulous...and my personal thanks to a wonderful crowd.  Why can't all those polite, non-pushy, happy, semi-sober and mostly non-smoking folks show up more often?
 
 Doves left me bored, wishing for more energy, excitement .  I think we'll get some of dat tonight!!  

[brennser]

Why can't all those polite, non-pushy, happy, semi-sober and mostly non-smoking folks show up more often?

Where were you Badsushi? I felt like I was at a Marlboro convention! Was surrounded by puffers. Other committments meant I missed the Rev, arriving a few minutes into the Doves set, which was ok. Crowd seemed into it, band seemed grateful but it still lacked a certain something. A fine concert but nothing particularly memorable about it (except for the mini-romance played out by the couple in front of me!).
 
 Oh, and are the shows getting louder or am I getting older? I had to buy earplugs for both the GO4 and the show last night...   :confused:

[kosmo vinyl]

i have found that many of the britrock bands playing at the club these days are overly loud, me thinks they are trying to coverup something.  at the phoenix/DDIHC/Long-view show the volume level went down as the evening went along.

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by brennser:
  Oh, and are the shows getting louder or am I getting older? I had to buy earplugs for both the GO4 and the show last night...    :confused:  

Probably a little of both.  I'm finding more and more shows to be unbearably loud these days.  I'll admit that part of it is that I'm becoming a cranky old man, but the volume is definitely on the rise.
 
 I found the Gang of Four show to be at a tolerable level though.  But Radio4's volume sent me running to the Backbar after about 30 seconds.  I could actually hear them fairly well downstairs.

[brennser]

But Radio4's volume sent me running to the Backbar after about 30 seconds. I could actually hear them fairly well downstairs.

yeah, thats when I bought em and just kept em in for the night

[beedubyah]

Underwhelmed by this performance.  I thought the majority of the songs were very bland and really required very little from the drummer and guitarist.
 
 I got into half the songs I would say but the other half was so boring I was spacing out.  I was holding on to the last hope that they would bring the house down with "There Goes The Fear" but alas it was not to be.
 
 Not a bad concert, just didnt live up to the last few shows Ive seen nor the high expectations I had for this show.

[kosmo vinyl]

so does Radio 4 have pictures of people in compromising positions or something, because they are certainly boring as hell.  i spent most of thier performance sitting on a couch watching them on a live video feed in nyc.  the only decent song of thier was the last one "dance to the underground"

[poultrynow]

Overall a great show, with two very different styles of showmanship displayed on the stage.  First, Mercury Rev which I can only take in small doses, impressed me with how rocking they played several of their songs, even with the excessive keyboard noodling...But the lead singer Donahue, I felt like I was at a promise keepers rally on acid with the horrific visuals behind the band flashing quotes from all over the map, my fave being "Do the best that you can" with a white bird slowly flapping, flapping...
 Doves put on a great show I thought,  very tight playing and some solid songs, though I was reminded of how repetitive some of their compositions are..but overall very worth $25.

[Bartelby]

Brennser:  I was up front left; lots of baseball caps, but really very polite guys...NOT smoking.  With regard to the noise:  I was very near the famous 930 speakers, but didn't need earplugs for Mercury Rev. The Doves drove me to the back - not far from merch. table with a bunch of local r&r celebrities...few smokers back there too.  What was with the guys back by sound booth smoking THE BIGGEST HONKING CIGARS I've ever seen?  Maybe they accounted for the Marlboro country ambiance...  :roll:   Off subj: A Post reviewer was standing next to me writing like crazy during MR's set...curious to see his review.

[brennser]

not far from merch. table with a bunch of local r&r celebrities

I was right by the merch table - who were the local r&r celebs?

[amnesiac]

Pretty good show. Not as good as the last time I saw them. Jimi's voice didn't quite sound 100%