ggw
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The Wrens Roll Call
November 07, 2003 at 08:06 PM UTC
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igor
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 07, 2003 at 08:15 PM UTC
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i'll be there. i really like meadowlands a lot.
ratioci nation
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 07, 2003 at 08:16 PM UTC
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I shall be there, missing the mighty Overkill Creek to do so, the meadowlands truly is a great album and what I have heard of them live makes me think this will be a great show.
nkotb
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 07, 2003 at 08:27 PM UTC
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I'm out for the DC show, but I may be catching them tomorrow in NYC. Haven't quite decided yet, since I'm painfully broke right now.
Jaguär
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 09, 2003 at 12:48 AM UTC
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I'll be there. I love The Meadowlands!
I think this will be another packed in the Backstage night.
+/- aren't bad either.
Jaguär
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 09, 2003 at 09:59 PM UTC
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Okay, last call for tonight's show with The Wrens.
Anyone else?
If you are on the fence, I highly advice that you not miss this show. Get there early enough too to see +/-, another good band.
thirsty moore
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 09, 2003 at 10:15 PM UTC
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I'll be at this one.
Chip Chanko
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 09, 2003 at 10:52 PM UTC
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of course!
paige
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 09, 2003 at 11:11 PM UTC
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love them both (both are played on xm 43 :(
Jaguär
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 09, 2003 at 11:59 PM UTC
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Aw, Paige! Can't you get in on an industry guest list or something? It's only $7.
ratioci nation
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 06:05 AM UTC
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One of the best shows of the year, if they had a little better sound, especially with the vocals on a couple of songs it would have been one of the best shows I have ever seen.
+/- were pretty good for the first 3 or 4 songs, then went mediocre.
Jaguär
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 08:10 AM UTC
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Fantastic show!!!! I knew from The Meadowlands album that they were a bunch of songbirds but what I didn't know is that…..they fucking rock their feathers off!!!!! Anyone who wasn't there missed a great show.
They are also very nice, appreciative, and funny guys. Hope to see them back in the area soon. The Backstage was packed and everyone of the people in the crowd were loving them.
Pollard was right on too about +/-. They are very good until they get lost in their more aharmonious songs. Sadly, they took a wrong turn after their very best song and it was downhill from there.
ggw
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 02:44 PM UTC
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I concur. The Wrens wrocked the hizzouse.
It was nice to see how they translated all the idiosyncracies of their albums into a live setting. Great energy and they seemed genuinely happy to be playing in front of a live audience. Hope they come down again soon.
bags
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 02:50 PM UTC
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Great show – what a night for me. I missed +/- because I was at the Duran Duran show at the Warner, which was just awesome. All the retro cheese you can imagine, and those songs are still as fun as ever – say what you will, boardie hipsters. ;) Sorry, John Taylor is still the hottest guy playing an instrument (while Simon is verging on self-parody with the "sexy" hip thrusts!).
Then we got to see the whole Wrens show, and it was great – once I finally got up on the bench and could see! Those guys were thrilled to have so many folks come out on a sunday night. And I did what I could to make sure they knew how happy the crowd was as well – my bench dancing even got me a big pointer from the manic bassist/keyboardest/song stylist during the encore! So glad I was on the West Coast half the week and hence all full of energy for two shows last night.
Whew.
thirsty moore
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 07:03 PM UTC
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Fantastic show.
bags
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 07:05 PM UTC
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So, any way we can get the Cat to build a slightly higher stage for the back room? When that place is crowded, I can't see at ALL, and I'm 5' 9", which is pretty average.
ggw
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 07:08 PM UTC
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I think the show last night (like the Decemberists show) should have been upstairs.
ratioci nation
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Re: The Wrens Roll Call
November 10, 2003 at 07:14 PM UTC
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I think the show last night (like the Decemberists show) should have been upstairs.
I wonder how much more money they make by selling out the backstage compared to a small crowd upstairs. If there is not much of a difference I don't understand why they don't just move shows like that upstairs when it looks like it will be full.