sweetcell
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 08, 2007 at 10:58 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Lamb007:
Saw them at Irving Plaza last week and they fucking brought the heat. I'd forgotten just how great the original line-up was/is. Can honestly say they're better now than they were back in the day. It is definitely worth blood shot eyes Friday morning.
poop. i missed them in NYC, and tonight is the last show of the reunion tour. dangnabbit. i hope they tour again/more.
oh, and from the splash page of
www.superdrag.com:
<img src="
http://www.superdrag.com/DC.jpg" alt=" - " />
Epstein
Joined: April 18, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 12:51 PM UTC
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So good, dounded great, and tom pappas is a fuckin mad man
played for over two hours
talking to them after it seems like there is a good chance they may not do this again for a LONG time
Lamb007
Joined: June 03, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 02:47 PM UTC
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Something tells me there's more to come from this lineup.
Show was insane. Curfews be damned. They played just about everything you'd want to hear and still made time to hang out at the merch booth until everybody who had swag to be signed was satisfied.
Highlights were "Senorita," "True Believer," and "Rocket" (w/Mic Harrison helpin' out.)
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 04:36 PM UTC
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I thought the show was great too. I listened to those first couple of albums and eps ad nauseum back in the day, so I was thrilled with the lineup and the set list. Sam Powers always seemed like a decent guy, but he's no Tom Pappas.
Epstein
Joined: April 18, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 08:47 PM UTC
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easily one of the best shows of the year
I dunno if they record thats great but I think john may not be into touring as much anymore. Fair enough
and I really didnt notice this untill now but early superdrag seemed a lot more influenced by MBV than I remember. That tremolo guitar sound that superdrag gets was really good sounding
and it was cool hearing john play a MBV song for a bit
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 09:35 PM UTC
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I've been listening to that tour-only double CD of demos all day. Shit is hott.
Lamb007
Joined: June 03, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 09:39 PM UTC
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almost forgot…
Mic Harrison and the High Score kicked ass. They crammed in a ton of good stuff in their 30ish minutes. Robbie Trosper is a guitar god. The "rock and roll buildup" did not disappoint. Sadly though, no one burst into flames.
sweetcell
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 10:29 PM UTC
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I've been listening to that tour-only double CD of demos all day. Shit is hott.
what this info on this? officially released, a boot, what? sound interesting.
btw, i'm really pissed that i missed this tour. glad to hear everyone rawked out last night.
Lamb007
Joined: June 03, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 09, 2007 at 10:38 PM UTC
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
what this info on this? officially released, a boot, what? sound interesting.
http://www.superdrag.com/merch/4-track-rock.htm
Darth Ed
Joined: May 19, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 10, 2007 at 05:21 AM UTC
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Very good show. Superdrag were, well, super. I was pretty damn tired by the end and was rather thankful there was only a single encore. But it was definitely worth it. I'm glad I dragged my lazy ass out to this show.
I didn't really care for Mic Harrison and The High Score, but maybe I just wasn't in the mood for his brand of southern rock. The only songs I liked were the two that the lead guitarist (Jasper?) sang. His first song was blistering. If he started his own band, I'd check him out.
I'm kind of wishing I had picked up that tour-only double album ggw mentioned. I didn't realize it was tour-only. Picked up a couple other Superdrag albums instead.
Lamb007
Joined: June 03, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 12, 2007 at 02:19 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
The only songs I liked were the two that the lead guitarist (Jasper?) sang. His first song was blistering. If he started his own band, I'd check him out.
You're in luck. The High Score is Mic's backing band but they also do their own thing as The High Score, with Robbie Trosper taking lead vocals. The two songs they did Thursday night from the High Score catalog were "Ringing In Our Ears" and "Leo Johnson." Both are on their self-titled new album. You can find them here:
http://www.thehighscore.org/ and here:
http://www.myspace.com/thehighscore
Lamb007
Joined: June 03, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Superdrag roll call
November 14, 2007 at 03:52 PM UTC
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I've been listening to that tour-only double CD of demos all day. Shit is hott.
The tour only CD set is now available online.
http://www.superdrag.com/merch/cds.htm
