Spoon Roll Call

Originally posted by amnesiac:
Yeah, I figure it'll be a mix of snobs and OC kids.

It's time to put a stop to this. There's no difference between a kid from the OC and a snob.

I think you mean snobs and kids who watch The OC.

hahaha…don't fuck with the oc

Okay, so I saw Spoon for the first time last night. Have to say I was pretty disappointed. I really enjoy "Kill the Moonlight" and "Girls Can Tell." I like the new album – a few songs I'm not into, a couple really good songs.

The band brought nothing to the live show…no energy, no additional 'oomph.' Wish I'd gone to WSC at the 'Cat. I at least would have danced there…NO dancing, or even head bobbing, at Spoon.

Originally posted by Bags:
I at least would have danced there…NO dancing, or even head bobbing, at Spoon.

Really? I saw some of both. I think the lead singer is pretty amazing on guitar. I like #4,6 and second to last songs. No ideas the titles. Sorry I didn't see you Bags, figured you were up front. Thanks again chimbly!

Originally posted by Bags:

The band brought nothing to the live show…no energy, no additional 'oomph.'

I've seen them 6 times & this sums up my experience each perfectly.

Better off just playing the records.

i feel like i saved money to see the Futureheads! Haha!

and its a semi-sad state of affairs when people have to get drunk to numb themselves away from the annoying indie wannabes although my gf did it at the Bright Eyes show which i did concur later that if i could i would have too

I also agree. They were technically good but not exciting at all. I DID enjoy the extremely drunk guy in front of me who knew EVERY word to EVERY song and mouthed along the entire show.

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:

Originally posted by Bags:

The band brought nothing to the live show…no energy, no additional 'oomph.'

I've seen them 6 times & this sums up my experience each perfectly.

Better off just playing the records.

Overall a bit of a letdown, but the group with me loved it, so that helped. All agreed that the Clientele was BORING. Every now and then they'd get a Velvets-type jam going, but for the most part, it was dull and dragged out.

Spoon was okay. I don't really like them all that much, but I do like the new album and the selections from it sounded good. They really need a second guitar player up there, because Britt's guitar-playing tends to be pretty spare and they could use the added beef to fill in the sound. He is a good guitar player, but he tends to play 'color', and they need a play-by-play guy to back him up.

But like I said, the people I was with loved it so much that it was fun. Hate to say it, but if the drunk guy who was shouting all the words was in the middle of the upstairs balcony, that was my group. I've seen my buddy get drunk and obnoxious before, but never like that. It got pretty annoying, though it kept our area from getting crowded.

Originally posted by Relaxer:
Overall a bit of a letdown, but the group with me loved it, so that helped. All agreed that the Clientele was BORING. Every now and then they'd get a Velvets-type jam going, but for the most part, it was dull and dragged out.

Spoon was okay. I don't really like them all that much, but I do like the new album and the selections from it sounded good. They really need a second guitar player up there, because Britt's guitar-playing tends to be pretty spare and they could use the added beef to fill in the sound. He is a good guitar player, but he tends to play 'color', and they need a play-by-play guy to back him up.

But like I said, the people I was with loved it so much that it was fun. Hate to say it, but if the drunk guy who was shouting all the words was in the middle of the upstairs balcony, that was my group. I've seen my buddy get drunk and obnoxious before, but never like that. It got pretty annoying, though it kept our area from getting crowded.

good thoughts relaxer.
and yeah, even though there wasn't much oomph on-stage, the crowd really seemed to enjoy it w/o be overly obnoxious imo.

Nope…this was right in front of the sound board. And he wasn't loud or obnoxious, just funny. Well…he was a little obnoxious pushing in front of us just as the band was starting while my friend was getting a beer, but he more than made up for it with his performance.

Originally posted by Relaxer:
Hate to say it, but if the drunk guy who was shouting all the words was in the middle of the upstairs balcony, that was my group. I've seen my buddy get drunk and obnoxious before, but never like that. It got pretty annoying, though it kept our area from getting crowded.

i thoroughly enjoyed the show through the first dozen or so songs, then it started to lose steam a bit. by my count they played 22 songs, which is a hell of a lot, even if it was still only a 75 minute set. i realize they might not be the most "exciting" live band, but i sorta hate "exciting" live bands. i like bands that are confident enough in the quality of their songs that they don't have adopt some overly energetic pose while on stage. if britt doesn't like jumping around, well, why should he jump around? i think it would come off as kinda bogus. he seemed to be having a blast up there, kind of in shock that he was headlining a show at a sold out 930. i was at that show back in '98, it was about a week after elektra dumped them and he was in one shitty mood.

highlights for me were "my mathematical mind," "the delicate place" "anything you want" and, of course, "car radio."

from the sound of it, I'm not too bummed that I missed the show. Still, would of been interesting to catch.

It was funny standing out in front of the club afterwards waiting for a friend. A guy walked out wearing a crew shirt and I said he looked like fake britt. Then he walked straight to their tour bus and got on. Man his ears are big.

i really enjoyed the show, 300% better than the last show at the black cat, they may not have had a lot of energy, but it was more than last time, and I just know a lot of the songs really well, so one of the shows where i am really happy for what is coming next from the first notes, Fitted Shirt was great, I wish they had played something like Nefarious off of Telephono, we were shouting for it

good to see you Bags

Originally posted by general grievous:
i really enjoyed the show, 300% better than the last show at the black cat…

good to see you Bags

Holy Moly that show must have been awful…..good to see you and your young and crazy friends as well.

If any of you heard a lot of hoarse voices screaming for "Change My Life", that was my group. I was a little disappointed that they didn't play that, because it's my favorite Spoon song.

Originally posted by Relaxer:
If any of you heard a lot of hoarse voices screaming for "Change My Life", that was my group. I was a little disappointed that they didn't play that, because it's my favorite Spoon song.

Wow. That is such a fantastic song! I've never figured out why they've never released it on a full album. The fact that they didn't play my favorite song of their's, more than any other comments in this thread, make me glad that I didn't bother to attend their show.

I agree that the sound was pretty tame. I would have liked a little more energy and volume to give it more of a 'live' feel. That said, the quality of the sound was fantastic and I really enjoyed the show - my first time seeing them live. Britt Daniel has a stellar voice, which combined with his songwriting and charismatic (if subdued) guitar, makes Spoon more interesting than most. Iâ??m not as familiar with their earlier work, but they played almost every one of my favorite songs off of the last 3 albums â?? so that certainly added to my enjoyment of the set. I suppose thatâ??s not too surprising since they played 22 songs, but itâ??s not often that Iâ??ll go to a show where the band methodically goes right down my personal â??best ofâ? list.

Crowd wasnâ??t too bad. I think I was around one of the loud groups described above. Obnoxious at times, but they were legitimately into it and seemed to know every damn word. I tend to give more slack to those types than the kind that goes apeshit during the hit single and then canâ??t be bothered to pay attention for the rest.

And seriously, this OC connection has got to stop. I thought Spoon was untainted, but no. Everyone ends up on the OC. Itâ??s like the Borg. I just need to let myself get assimilated and get it over with.

Originally posted by Tom Servo:
I tend to give more slack to those types than the kind that goes apeshit during the hit single and then canâ??t be bothered to pay attention for the rest.

And seriously, this OC connection has got to stop. I thought Spoon was untainted, but no. Everyone ends up on the OC. Itâ??s like the Borg. I just need to let myself get assimilated and get it over with.

Amen to that.

True about OC. Watching an old episode, I hear Aqualung on the OC. So yeah, everyone ends up on there. The Spoon show wasn't the stereotyped crowd people were anticipating.