Groovy. I'll keep an eye out for the congregation.
Simple Machines roll call
Originally posted by Bags:"Never tell me the odds!" – Han Solo
If I go (it's about an 80% chance), we always head over to the Food Food window general area…
Originally posted by Tom Servo:Far out, man.
Groovy. I'll keep an eye out for the congregation.
We wil not be making it to the show tonight after all. Too bad Im sure it is going to be very good. Oh well teo tickets go unused.
How was the Ryan Adams show? A little warm, eh?
Konono No. 1 definitely was…the AC was out upstairs.
Originally posted by Baby Gorilla:
How was the Ryan Adams show? A little warm, eh?
frat boy fest at the 930 last night…good show though
That was most definitely their best performance of the three I've seen at the 930 club. The energy was amazing…though the talking during North Country and the first half of You Are Chains bugged my friends and me.
Did anyone else notice the doped up guy in the front right who was waving his hand around in the air the entire time?
Again, the energy was incredible, especially at the end of I Hate Pretending and during the entire encore. I'm seeing them at Lollapalooza, but there's no way they're as good during the day. The lights are half the show. A friend told me the lights alone were worth over 500K…he said they were worht 700K…can anyone back that up or refute it?
Did anyone else notice the doped up guy in the front right who was waving his hand around in the air the entire time?
Again, the energy was incredible, especially at the end of I Hate Pretending and during the entire encore. I'm seeing them at Lollapalooza, but there's no way they're as good during the day. The lights are half the show. A friend told me the lights alone were worth over 500K…he said they were worht 700K…can anyone back that up or refute it?
The Secret Machines came out and hit the audience with a wall of sound like a ton of bricks. In their atypical stage arrangement, the drummer was at the front of the stage on the left and facing his bandmates stage right. With the very first song, I could feel the bass drum thumping in my chest. It was awesome and the first song right away set the bar for one of the best performances of the year at the club. I loved the Secret Machine's brand of shoegaze-influenced indie rock, and I thought they were noticeably better than when I saw them at the 9:30 Club a year and a half ago. There was one super-slow song in the middle of the set that just seemed interminable, but otherwise every song was just amazing. The sound mix was excellent.
Best light show of the year by far, I'd say, though of course it's not like I attend every show or anything, so I cannot say definitvely, but it was one of the best I've seen at the club. Really I'd have to go back to last year's Billy Corgan show for a better light show, and I reckon that light show is unbeatable.
It was great fun hanging out with Bags and her posse. Tom Servo, I'm sorry we missed you. Hopefully next time….
Best light show of the year by far, I'd say, though of course it's not like I attend every show or anything, so I cannot say definitvely, but it was one of the best I've seen at the club. Really I'd have to go back to last year's Billy Corgan show for a better light show, and I reckon that light show is unbeatable.
It was great fun hanging out with Bags and her posse. Tom Servo, I'm sorry we missed you. Hopefully next time….
I thought that show was great. I've seen them twice before – both times at the Black Cat I'm pretty sure, and this was by far the S.M. best show (it, in fact, ranks really high for the year overall). It just rocked. And I was surprised, because I tend to get annoyed with the 6, 7, 8 minute drawn out songs (starts to verge on jammy, which I just am viscerally turned off to). Only once I said to a friend that a song could have ended about 2 minutes sooner.
I thought the sound was great, too. As Darth said, it was kind of a wall of sound which washed over and thumped right through you. And the lights were amazing.
I wasn't even sure I'd go – got there middle of second song. Super glad I got over there…. I even made Darth debrief with us at DC9. Very good summer Friday night.
I thought the sound was great, too. As Darth said, it was kind of a wall of sound which washed over and thumped right through you. And the lights were amazing.
I wasn't even sure I'd go – got there middle of second song. Super glad I got over there…. I even made Darth debrief with us at DC9. Very good summer Friday night.
anyone have the setlist?
that was by far the best show ive seen at 930 in a long time. the first half of the set was amazing, especially with the lights, though the light show did die down somewhat nearing the end of their set. as for the slower part around 3/4 of the way through the show, i figure it was so the drummer could have a little breather, cause he had been destroying the drums for about an hour. also, i loved how everyone talked through out the entire show.
I thought it was great overall. The sound was great, and I liked the long noisy jams. The light show was really good (best I've ever seen was Kasabian opening for the Music – it was even better than when Kasabian headlined a couple months later). There was a 15-minute stretch that dragged juuust a bit, but they ended strong, and the encore was good too.
There were a couple times when I was distracted by the extent to which they were using background tapes. When the keyboard player (is that Brandon Curtis?) was playing bass, they played like a classic trio, where what you saw was what you heard. But when he was on the keyboard, they had up to 4 or 5 parts coming from tapes. Once or twice, the most interesting guitar parts were not being played onstage, and that can be a little disappointing.
But overall, it was a great time. It sounded good, it looked good, and the show length was just right. Still would've liked an opener though…
There were a couple times when I was distracted by the extent to which they were using background tapes. When the keyboard player (is that Brandon Curtis?) was playing bass, they played like a classic trio, where what you saw was what you heard. But when he was on the keyboard, they had up to 4 or 5 parts coming from tapes. Once or twice, the most interesting guitar parts were not being played onstage, and that can be a little disappointing.
But overall, it was a great time. It sounded good, it looked good, and the show length was just right. Still would've liked an opener though…
Great show. This was my 4th time to see them and I was beginning to get worried about a letdown from setting the bar too high, but no disappointment here. Darth Ed and Bags, sorry I missed you guys. I was almost at the front and by the time I saw you it was too crowded where I was to move. Next time…
The light show has gotten better each time. They experimented in some of the other shows I've seen with those super bright sodium lights pointed right at the audience, but have thankfully settled on a more subtle scheme. Now they only bring out the blinders for a few moments in the set which works to a much better effect.
I had no problems with the crowd chatter where I was. Probably fewer talkers in general right up front and whatever there was got drowned out by the sound.
I would've liked to hear All At Once off the new album, and I thought the guitar could have been higher in the mix in spots - but no major complaints. A great night. The last 2 minutes of First Wave Intact (last song of the encore) always highlight my year in rock.
The light show has gotten better each time. They experimented in some of the other shows I've seen with those super bright sodium lights pointed right at the audience, but have thankfully settled on a more subtle scheme. Now they only bring out the blinders for a few moments in the set which works to a much better effect.
I had no problems with the crowd chatter where I was. Probably fewer talkers in general right up front and whatever there was got drowned out by the sound.
I would've liked to hear All At Once off the new album, and I thought the guitar could have been higher in the mix in spots - but no major complaints. A great night. The last 2 minutes of First Wave Intact (last song of the encore) always highlight my year in rock.
Did the light show overshadowed the mediocreness of the songs from their latest album?
Originally posted by Relaxer:do you remember where you were standing for that show? i remember having to shield my eyes for a lot of it, i thought it was a bit excessive … maybe i was just in a bad spot
The light show was really good (best I've ever seen was Kasabian opening for the Music
Originally posted by bigyellow100:I guess it doesn't piss everyone off.
also, i loved how everyone talked through out the entire show.
(It's Monday…maybe my sarcasm detector needs to be re-calibrated)
it kept raining when they were playing at artscape, so didn't manage to catch much of them…well could listen, but not see. kept running back to the tent by MICA. but i did think they sounded better (and had a bit more energy) than last time I saw them @ rams head live about a year or so ago (strangely, also a free show)
Originally posted by Got Haggis?:I was wondering how that went. Never made it down because I just didn't feel like dealing with all of that sporatic rain and crowds outside. Just wasn't all worth it to me. Also, considering that it was still broad daylight, I figured they'd have to nix the light show…which had nothing to do with why I didn't go. Surprised they didn't take the shows inside considering the rains were a given factor. Maybe they didn't want to pay the rent.
it kept raining when they were playing at artscape, so didn't manage to catch much of them…well could listen, but not see. kept running back to the tent by MICA. but i did think they sounded better (and had a bit more energy) than last time I saw them @ rams head live about a year or so ago (strangely, also a free show)
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:Middle/left side on the balcony. I do remember a couple blinding times, but overall I was impressed and entertained and not annoyed by light-blindness.
Originally posted by Relaxer:do you remember where you were standing for that show? i remember having to shield my eyes for a lot of it, i thought it was a bit excessive … maybe i was just in a bad spot
The light show was really good (best I've ever seen was Kasabian opening for the Music
i was at the bottom right of the balcony near the stairs and thought that from that vantage point, the light show was superb, though i could see how it would just be blinding if you were on the floor near the stage. but is it just me or is the sound for the vocals worse upstairs than downstairs?