trashcan sinatras vs joseph arthur and the thrills vs oc

if you like slow moody pop songs and still regularily listen to records released many moons it was probably a great show. for those of us with fading memories of a couple uptempo songs from "Cake" and killer live XTC cover then the show was a bit like drab wallpaper.

it was one of those shows where the fans were shouting out song requests all night long. i'm sure if it were not for a very active online community the band would be long forgotten in the states.

they weren't bad at what they did, a little more variety would have been nice. i knew when i listen to the second record yesterday why it's been gathering dust in the cd rack for all these years.

hmmmnn. interesting. i was leaning towards more of the upbeat stuff so i guess if i had gone, i would have thought the show just ok. thanks for the info kosmo. was there a good turn out?

Ditto to Kosmo's comments. And I don't have any of the albums, so not knowing their songs (and totally loving them, like the small, dedicated audience), I was not impressed. They weren't bad, but it was a very downtempo show…

I guess my band chose a real bad night to release our cd…well..if all fails for you lot come by the Velvet on Saturday night…also, if anyone wants a copy of the EP send me a PM and we'll arrange…