The Hold Steady Call of Roll

Will do man!

Originally posted by brennser:
and I do look rather delectable in the flesh - shoot me a text at the show so I can buy you a drink for that long term loan!

Originally posted by chaz:
I'll be there…will I finally meet some of you wierdos? Brennser is the only boardie I've met in the flesh…

Tonite in RVA.

i'll be there. you know how i do.
:)

They absolutely floored me at The Hotel a while back. One of my fav shows all year. But I also liked the album going in…

Originally posted by nkotb:
Man, as if I weren't psyched enough, now I find out I may meet Rhett. Christmas is coming early this year.

So are the 1990s good live? I listened to the album and thought it was snoozeville.

I think "See You at the Lights" or whatever it's called is one of the catchiest songs I've heard in ages. I don't think I'll be able to get there by 8:00 to see their whole set though….And if I did get there in time I'd be exceeding my strict 1.5 band limit per show…..Though on this bill I would have made an exception.

Originally posted by cale:
They absolutely floored me at The Hotel a while back. One of my fav shows all year. But I also liked the album going in…

Originally posted by nkotb:
Man, as if I weren't psyched enough, now I find out I may meet Rhett. Christmas is coming early this year.

So are the 1990s good live? I listened to the album and thought it was snoozeville.

I'll be there… Was won over on the Hold Steady after catching part of their set at Bonnaroo…Not so jazzed about the second Art Brut record… Willing to give the 1990s a chance live, as their record had that definite pop-rocks effect. At first there is that thrill of something interesting, but then there is that yucky aftertaste when ya realize there is some pretty horrid filler and it doesn't hold up after repeated listenings.

1.5 band limit. Haha. You're sounding more like me every day. I think the folks I'm going with tonight are insisting on 3.0 bands. Could be a long ass night.

Originally posted by chaz:
I think "See You at the Lights" or whatever it's called is one of the catchiest songs I've heard in ages. I don't think I'll be able to get there by 8:00 to see their whole set though….And if I did get there in time I'd be exceeding my strict 1.5 band limit per show…..Though on this bill I would have made an exception.

Originally posted by cale:
They absolutely floored me at The Hotel a while back. One of my fav shows all year. But I also liked the album going in…

Originally posted by nkotb:
Man, as if I weren't psyched enough, now I find out I may meet Rhett. Christmas is coming early this year.

So are the 1990s good live? I listened to the album and thought it was snoozeville.

i'm bringing my single, fair-enough looking Irish cousin (3 or 4 16oz guiness factor). fire away if you're inclined, she'll be loud, and standard issue hammered.

anyone happen to catch the song titles played in art brut's set?

Originally posted by Semper Fly:
i'm bringing my single, fair-enough looking Irish cousin (3 or 4 16oz guiness factor). fire away if you're inclined, she'll be loud, and standard issue hammered.

first post, and the newbie offers up his cousin.

i like the new kid.

Originally posted by Semper Fly:
i'm bringing my single, fair-enough looking Irish cousin (3 or 4 16oz guiness factor). fire away if you're inclined, she'll be loud, and standard issue hammered.

lol

was she the girl who looked like she was wacked out on smack in the second row, a little bit stage right? that girl needed an escort to the door in the worst way

fantastic show … close at the heels of the jens lekman gig for show of the year

http://broseidon.blogspot.com/2007/11/hold-steady-art-brut-930-club-11202007.html

Well my daughter woke me up at the rock and roll hour of 6ish with her non-stop babble, so here's my show review…first time seeing all these bands

1990's: Only saw two songs, pretty generic and dreadful.

Art Brut: Entertaining, but terrible musicians. Made me laugh. Gimmick band good for one viewing as an opener, but don't care if I ever see them again. So mixed felings i reckon.

Hold Steady: Predictably good, though not nearly on the same level as my two previous shows, Jens Lekman and Nick Lowe. I definitely like their new stuff better. Actual songs rather than stream of consciousness rambling. I don't see how anybody could disagree. If anybody disagrees with that, it's probably hipster posturing.

Good seeing Kosmo and meeting NKOTB. Hope it was a Christmas-like experience. And I saw the Director, but didn't get a chance to meet and greet. Next time I will. But just knowing I was in the same building made me feel strangely fulfilled.

Best quotes of the night (and I apologize if anyone here made them):

1. Made by the classic rock loving, never heard of any of the bands, lawyer friend of a friend in our party: "Most people don't know that Neil Schon has street cred, before he was in Journey he was actually in Santana and the Moody Blues." This was said without a shred of irony.

2. Made by an anonymous hipster after the Art Brut played. "That was the best show I've seen in eight years."

3. Made while the Hold Steady guitarist was passing out cigs: "He's passing out cigarettes, that's the coolest thing I've ever seen."

All in all, a fun night, but not a transcending experience.

Was I the only one at this show under 6 feet tall?

Enjoyed all three bands but viewing angles were at a premium and I usually don't have a problem.

lessons learned from last night: i don't like the hold steady.

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
lessons learned from last night: i don't like the hold steady.

I agree. Way to much hand clapping for my taste. We left about hlafway through their set. However, I can see their appeal and I am glad so many people were into the show, just not my cup of tea…

Originally posted by sacklunch:

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
lessons learned from last night: i don't like the hold steady.

I agree. Way to much hand clapping for my taste. We left about hlafway through their set. However, I can see their appeal and I am glad so many people were into the show, just not my cup of tea…

I concur. I was with about 6 other people who were more excited about this show than just about anything else all year…So I figured I'd give it a go. Def. not for me. At all.

I didn't have to go to the show to figure that out.

1990s: Not bad. That singer was possibly one of the most horrendous looking human beings I've ever seen in my life (not that I'm any prize to look at myself).

Art Brut: Much better/more fun than expected.

Hold Steady: Slightly underwhelmed. They seemed to really connect with the group of uber-fans down in front while everyone else just kind of stood there. The usual for a DC show I suppose…I do agree with Rhett that the "real songs" are much better than the rambling.

Biggest complaint of the evening for me was the sound. Was it just me, or did anyone else think the mix sounded really muddy? Maybe my hearing is finally starting to go. Both AB and HS are very lead-vocal-centric and they just sounded so buried all night.

Sorry I didn't get to see any boardies - someday I'll remove my cloak of anonymity and actually meet some of you.

but i thought you liked nerds

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
lessons learned from last night: i don't like the hold steady.

1990s - Arrived about 30 seconds before they finished their last song. No comment.

Art Brut - Took a few songs to get going. I enjoy them probably more on record than live, plus I think their first record is much stronger. Gotta hand it to them though, they worked the crowd great. I was ready for them to be done though. Like it's been said, they're a pretty gimicky band.

The Hold Steady - Great set list, song selection etc. And I also really liked the new songs they played. Somehow though it just didn't measure up to other shows. Maybe it was just me. I was a bit tired and it's been a crazy past week or so. Maybe the Boss show is just still too fresh in my mind. I dunno….this night just didn't seem to have the reckless abandon of the last HS show I saw. I was fading..and I'm sad to say I actually left right before the encore. Probably would have been more fun and invigorating down front, the crowd in the rafters was rather listless, though I did have a great spot on the rail right near the stage.

So what did they do for the encore?