yeah, that could have been new queens material . . .but the band is really seamless . . .everyone playing lead together. . . JPJ, Dave and Josh play at FULL STRENGTH off eachother and every song was good . . . contrast to 'sideprojects' like Raconteurs or Velvet Revolver where the big guns play at a diminished capacity and the songs are hit or miss . . . .these guys really seem meant to play together . . . it all fits so naturally . . .and rocks yer balls off
*ROLL CALL* WED 10/14 They Crooked Vultures @ 9:30 Club
excellent show. everyone on stage was a bad-ass, but JPJ gets top billing in that department. was that a 10-string bass he was playing at one point?!? and that slide guitar thingy (almost looked more like a Stick held horizonatlly) with a built-in kaoss pad that he used during "nobody loves me" was awesome.
set list (which i could see from my spot in front of the soundboard) was virtually identical to the austin show. highlight was "warsaw", the last song they played. that main riff was HUGE. unfortunately towards the end of the song it digressed into pointless guitar wankery. i though "interlude with ludes", the weird number that had JPJ on the keytar, was the low point of the show. the missus said it was her favorite number of the night, so there ya go.
i wasn't a huge fan of the mix, for the most part. i thought drums and vocals were a little too loud, guitars just a tad low, and the bass wasn't really cutting through clearly. the first time JPJ sat down to play keys he was way low in the mix. i kept looking over to the sound tech, and eventually during a lull in the other parts he noticed and fixed it.
it got really hot down on the floor, and that was about as packed as i've ever seen the club.
set list (which i could see from my spot in front of the soundboard) was virtually identical to the austin show. highlight was "warsaw", the last song they played. that main riff was HUGE. unfortunately towards the end of the song it digressed into pointless guitar wankery. i though "interlude with ludes", the weird number that had JPJ on the keytar, was the low point of the show. the missus said it was her favorite number of the night, so there ya go.
i wasn't a huge fan of the mix, for the most part. i thought drums and vocals were a little too loud, guitars just a tad low, and the bass wasn't really cutting through clearly. the first time JPJ sat down to play keys he was way low in the mix. i kept looking over to the sound tech, and eventually during a lull in the other parts he noticed and fixed it.
it got really hot down on the floor, and that was about as packed as i've ever seen the club.
sweetcell wrote:
highlight was "warsaw", the last song they played. that main riff was HUGE. unfortunately towards the end of the song it digressed into pointless guitar wankery.
that guitar wankery at the end of the last song was one of the highlights of the night for me, b/c the guitar was playing of the huge bass riff and grohl was locked in too . . . i thought they were all ln the zone together on that last jam
Pretty enjoyable show, I'd say. I'm generally a grump when catching bands play mostly material I haven't heard, but I never really got bored, except maybe the keytar song. From my spot, I could only really see JPJ, but then again, he was the only guy I haven't see live before, so that was ok.
That second song they played was a rager, but a lot of the material sounded a bit too "generic rock" for me. Doubt I'd get too psyched on the album, but it was a fun show. Agreed with everyone saying it sounded like Queens outtakes…maybe that's why I wasn't too into a lot of the songs. Didn't mind that last jam, though…those guys were really going at it.
All in all, for a sheer vanity project, they were surprisingly tempered. Having no encore was a good call, IMO.
That second song they played was a rager, but a lot of the material sounded a bit too "generic rock" for me. Doubt I'd get too psyched on the album, but it was a fun show. Agreed with everyone saying it sounded like Queens outtakes…maybe that's why I wasn't too into a lot of the songs. Didn't mind that last jam, though…those guys were really going at it.
All in all, for a sheer vanity project, they were surprisingly tempered. Having no encore was a good call, IMO.
Encores need to be abolished as a whole.
Stupidest rock show tradition ever.
Agreed on the "great show" sentiments. And I doubt anybody was more skeptical than I was going in.
That last jam didn't sound like wankery to me, either. It was very tight and they all did sound locked in. Very tasteful as far as improv goes.
Stupidest rock show tradition ever.
Agreed on the "great show" sentiments. And I doubt anybody was more skeptical than I was going in.
That last jam didn't sound like wankery to me, either. It was very tight and they all did sound locked in. Very tasteful as far as improv goes.
This was my third time seeing 'em, plus I've spent the last couple of days blasting the Stubb's show in my car. This show was my favorite of the three, combination of the small venue and knowing the songs pretty well by this point. I think Dave and JPJ may be one of the most ferocious rhythm sections ever.
Pretty good show. The place was jam packed. I didn't bring my camera because I thought the no camera policy would be strictly enforced. So when TCV came on everyone and their mothers had a camera. Taking pics and videos left and right. I just now noticed the policy was changed later that night. Great, just great. Overall it was a great show and they sounded great. Didn't notice anyone with a cat t shirt ;D
Very good show. Totally agree with whoever said it could be new QOTSA material. There was some stuff where the songwriting was slightly "amateurish" - it sounded like prog rock written by very technically competent high schoolers. But those songs were in the minority. Overall, an incredibly tight show by some of the most talented musicians in the industry. And it may have been THE best drumming I've ever heard from Grohl.
Awesome show!!
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Wow. Philly, Boston and Detroit are all on Dime now.
Come on DC!
Yeah they played the same setlist at every show and I can d/l one of them and pretend but it still won't be the same. :)
Come on DC!
Yeah they played the same setlist at every show and I can d/l one of them and pretend but it still won't be the same. :)
wml7 wrote:
Pretty good show. The place was jam packed. I didn't bring my camera because I thought the no camera policy would be strictly enforced. So when TCV came on everyone and their mothers had a camera. Taking pics and videos left and right. I just now noticed the policy was changed later that night. Great, just great. Overall it was a great show and they sounded great. Didn't notice anyone with a cat t shirt ;D
i was upset, wml7 :'( . . . i couldn't find my funny cat shirt so had to settle for a trey anastatio shirt. then it took me 3 hours to get from my house to the club, due to the worst 66 traffic i've seen in a while. got there at 8:30, fought my way to the lower right bar for the show. great sight line, awesome sound, hard hitting "generic" rock show. kid in front of me taking the world record of fucking pictures with his fucking iphone the entire fucking show. jesus, how many fucking pictures from a fucking hour and a half show do you need?? according to his screen, by 10:15 he had taken almost 200. and right when the boys took the stage, some a-hole (literally) decided to let a god awful fart that covered a twenty person radius, causing people to hold noses and look around in disgust at any guy next to them. anybody catch the girl being dragged out from the front half way through show . . . and josh's lovely comment, "you people having a good time, because i can't tell. i love being in this band." thought it was hysterical to look up at the balcony to see a sea of frowny faces attatched to people in stone still frozen shadows of people who should be having a great time.
i love dc, for the fact that after the show, i went down 9th, turned on g and stopped at the pizza by the slice place between 13th and 14th, sat in my car listening to quiet after show music in my car eating the best pizza at that time of night. great night.
I'll echo pretty much everything said in here. Great show. These guys know what they're doing.
Seeing Dave drum is one of the highlights of my concert-going life. The dude is intense.
I can't really say which songs stood out, as I only recognized the three they released teaser clips of. But the whole show was great. I'm so glad they don't go along with the bullshit encore thing most bands do.
Got a handshake from Dave after the show. Good guy.
Seeing Dave drum is one of the highlights of my concert-going life. The dude is intense.
I can't really say which songs stood out, as I only recognized the three they released teaser clips of. But the whole show was great. I'm so glad they don't go along with the bullshit encore thing most bands do.
Got a handshake from Dave after the show. Good guy.
walkonby wrote:I prefer the Jumbo Slice at 13th and U and the Real Original Jumbo Slice in Adams Morgan (not the Original Jumbo Slice a block away… the really dumpy Arab-ran one).
i love dc, for the fact that after the show, i went down 9th, turned on g and stopped at the pizza by the slice place between 13th and 14th, sat in my car listening to quiet after show music in my car eating the best pizza at that time of night. great night.
gaaaaaaaaah wrote:Yeah, fuck bands playing more songs!
I'm so glad they don't go along with the bullshit encore thing most bands do.
Julian, wrote:gaaaaaaaaah wrote:Yeah, fuck bands playing more songs!
I'm so glad they don't go along with the bullshit encore thing most bands do.
It isn't playing more songs when you plan the encore as a regular, guaranteed part of the setlist. In that case, it's the same as TCV planning their whole set, and not including an encore.
Why leave the stage and make the fans cheer for five minutes, when you could just play another song in that time?
Ding ding ding. How many actual real encores do you think you've seen in your life (i.e. not planned ones). One or two, tops?
gaaaaaaaaah wrote:
Why leave the stage and make the fans cheer for five minutes, when you could just play another song in that time?
nkotb wrote:
Ding ding ding. How many actual real encores do you think you've seen in your life (i.e. not planned ones). One or two, tops?gaaaaaaaaah wrote:
Why leave the stage and make the fans cheer for five minutes, when you could just play another song in that time?
Super Furry Animals played a semi-legit encore in New York a few weeks ago.
Other than that, none. When the encore break is specifically written in the setlist, it's lost all meaning. As much as I love Wilco shows, their standard two encore deal is a bit frustrating, especially when the offstage time inches closer to the venue curfew.
gaaaaaaaaah wrote:
Why leave the stage and make the fans cheer for five minutes, when you could just play another song in that time?
uh, to give band members a 5 minute break? so they can:
- rest their throats/fingers/arms
- consume drinks/drugs/etc
- change shirts
- talk/plan the encore
- take a step back and gauge the crowd
- etc
encores have become the modern-day intermission - just shorter, people don't have time to file out of the room and then back in. in the end, i'll bet they allow the band to play longer and us to get more music than if they played straight through (90 minutes straight through, vs. 120 minutes with two 5 minute breaks… i'll take option B).
nkotb wrote:
Ding ding ding. How many actual real encores do you think you've seen in your life (i.e. not planned ones). One or two, tops?
yup, that sounds about right. best one i ever experienced was peter gabriel, montreal forum, summer of 1992 or 1993 - he did two encores, and after 10 minutes the crowd was still going bonkers, ao he came back out a third time and did a dreamy solo version of "biko" on the keyboard with the proviso "fine, one more, but this is to calm you lot down so you finally go home!". it was beyond awesome.
This is as nancy-sounding as wearing ear plugs.
Changing shirts? Resting? I thought we were talking about rock bands here?
Changing shirts? Resting? I thought we were talking about rock bands here?
sweetcell wrote:
uh, to give band members a 5 minute break? so they can:
- rest their throats/fingers/arms
- consume drinks/drugs/etc
- change shirts
- talk/plan the encore
- take a step back and gauge the crowd
- etc