Doves / Mercury Rev rollcall

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by 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? [/b]

i think she's talking about the lead singer of Noisy Zen and the bassist for Los Pimpos ... they both scored gigs at the Grog and Tankard this weekend!!

[lily1]

Originally posted by BadSushi:
  What was with the guys back by sound booth smoking THE BIGGEST HONKING CIGARS I've ever seen?

cigars? i thought cigars were banned at the club? only chewing tobacco and cigarettes?

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 i heard through the grapevine that you recently purchased a house, could that be the reason?

and i had a vasectomy.  those are expensive, even with my great American health plan  

[xcanuck]

Originally posted by 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? [/b]

I was at the bar by the merch table. Fill us in on our near brush with local greatness!

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by xcanuck:
  I was at the bar by the merch table. Fill us in on our near brush with local greatness!

I'm telling you, the Los Pimpos bassist was RIGHT THERE.  i almost fainted.

[ggw]

What about the dude from Uncle Syrup?

Originally posted by beedubyah:
    Not familiar with Mercury Rev at all but Ive heard good things.
 

It's like Iggy Pop slipping on a puddle of Bjork's afterbirth and landing  headfirst in the lobotomy kit hidden in the orchestra pit then coming out of his coma 9 months later singing Marvin Gaye tunes.
 
 
 

Originally posted by beedubyah:
 
 Ive heard phenomenal things about the Doves live show.
 
 

On the windswept peaks of Mount Rockolympus, Bono ejaculates his Goldschlaggeresque diety sauce into an amethyst goblet fashioned by Roky Erickson.  Winged nymphs in the guise of a healthy-teated Kylie Minogue spirit the magic opalescent elixir to earth in a soft cozy fashioned from Layne Staley's death flannel and impregnate Suzi Quatro during a fevered dream about a chaotic world ruled by the MC5.  In a dank, dingy Seattle manger nine months later, a child is born, surrounded by three wizened rock wisemen named Clapton, Townsend, and Page.

[ggw]

Do you use some sort of Mixed Metaphor Generator?
 
 Or do you actually think these things up on your own?

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  What about the dude from Uncle Syrup?

local rock and roll celebrities?  Uncle Syrup?  get a grip dude, they suck.
 
 Los Pimpos, Noisy Zen, and Malfunction of the Head are where its at.

[Paranoid Android]

Mercury Rev blew away the Doves...I can't believe it...the Doves were rather boring and seemed like they were just making up the nite as it went along...I love both of these bands...I have seen the Doves everytime they have been to 930...and this was as if it was their first time outside of the playing a school dance...wonder what was up?

[SalParadise]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  Do you use some sort of Mixed Metaphor Generator?
 
 Or do you actually think these things up on your own?

whatever he/she does, it's hilarious.
 
 i agree with pretty much everyone else about the show, good not great.
 
 heh, the mini-samba jam at the end of "there goes the fear" sounded exactly like what i imagined 3 english guys playing samba would sound like. i applaud the effort though.

[J'Mal]

doves were great.  didn't play much of their new stuff.... cedar room ROCKED.  
 
 mercury rev, i never really got into them.... their lead singer is a little too anthony robbins/dr. evil for me.  he was really doing a dr. evil thing toward the end when he was flexing his little muscle and shaking his arms.  but they were ok.

[kurosawa-b/w]

Not so into the show. I found Mercury Rev to be pretentious. The music was good but the singer creeped me out. He destroyed my ability to enjoy the tunes. Doves were okay. I was too tired for a slow show. I just can't get into the new stuff. It felt rather empty.

[ellinwood]

Rev did blow away the Doves.  Lesson for all you kiddies out there - don't always believe the media hype.  I couldn't believe how utterly pedestrian the Doves were.  I came to see Rev and hung around to check out the headliners and was *very* underwhelmed.  Wow...kids will listen to any crap that's marketed to them.
 
 BTW, if last night was anyone's first exposure to the Rev, that was the worst set of three shows I've been to.  Make sure you catch them when they're headlining with all their gear.

[Fico]

Originally posted by ellinwood:
    Wow...kids will listen to any crap that's marketed to them.
 
 

Been listening to Doves for 6 years now...marketing had nothing to do with it...they are a great band, maybe too much of a "thinking musician" band for some..but their recorded production is outstanding, very few bands match up...yes, last night's set hasn't been their best..but to paint them as a mediocre band undeserving of the 9:30stage as a headliner is way off..