Post Show Banter >>>>

Schulzenstein wrote:Sleep the Clock live, my favorite B&S track.

bearman🐻 wrote:
I requested Sleep the Clock Around and Stuart heard me…he seemed to be into it. So you're welcome ;)

yes that was a great treat…thank you bearman!
fantastic show and I liked that it wasn't packed, I know not great for the band or the venue…but sometimes ya gotta look out for number 1

I don't think they should do an all sinister tour…but I agree with hutch… TigerMilk to TBWTAS and all the eps in-between is a phenomenal run
I do think they should do one tour where they pick the majority of the set from that era…

I assume Isobel Campbell is never coming back?
I know that the royalties from her solo career are giving her a really cushy lifestyle, but I really loved her contribution to the band

SpaceForceHatch wrote:
I don't think they should do an all sinister tour…but I agree with hutch… TigerMilk to TBWTAS and all the eps in-between is a phenomenal run
I do think they should do one tour where they pick the majority of the set from that era…

They did a series of UK shows a few years back that were two night stands with Tigermilk one night and Sinister the next and I would definitely be down to see that. But I'd also be down to see the above-mentioned "throwback tour".

Have to admit that I seriously want to do that cruise next summer…they'll treat folks to a concert of "Fold Your Hands Child"…and I actually really love most of that LP. And I agree that "Write About Love" is underrated. "Blue Eyes of a Millionaire" is actually one of those "throwaway" songs that should have made it on the LP. It's so beautiful. Some of Stuart's most poetic lines ever:

Black walls cloudy as a sea of gulls

Let the summer go
Let tomorrow take care of itself
If you believe like you tell me so
Hand in hand your lover will be every sweet and hungry soul

bearman🐻 wrote:
…they'll treat folks to a concert of "Fold Your Hands Child"…and I actually really love most of that LP.

I think the highs on that albums are maybe the best songs they ever did (The Model, Woman's Realm, Family Tree) but the lows are total dreck. Its a hard album to rate.

SpaceForceHatch wrote:
I assume Isobel Campbell is never coming back?

Was curious what she was up to…apperently she recorded a whole album at Abbey road in 2016…and is still in legal limbo :(

Isobel Campbell March 5, 2017 ·
I have a new record I would LOVE to share with you but am not at liberty to do so at present.
It was mastered at Abbey Road on May 26th last year. I pray it will see the light of day soon.

Isobel Campbell August 21, 2017 ·
One year stuck in legal purgatory😢Close to giving up. Like too many of us these days, I need a miracle.
Enough is most definitely enough…

Julian, wrote:
I think the highs on that albums are maybe the best songs they ever did (The Model, Woman's Realm, Family Tree) but the lows are total dreck. Its a hard album to rate.

You're forgetting Nice Day for a Sulk, I Fought in a War, and There's Too Much Love, three awesome songs. See? It's a pretty good album.

bearman🐻 wrote:
Have to admit that I seriously want to do that cruise next summer…they'll treat folks to a concert of "Fold Your Hands Child"…and I actually really love most of that LP. And I agree that "Write About Love" is underrated.

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to do that cruise but it would cost about $3k for me to do it from the US. God damn double occupancy billing!

Thousand wrote:

Julian, wrote:
I think the highs on that albums are maybe the best songs they ever did (The Model, Woman's Realm, Family Tree) but the lows are total dreck. Its a hard album to rate.

You're forgetting Nice Day for a Sulk, I Fought in a War, and There's Too Much Love, three awesome songs. See? It's a pretty good album.

I Fought In a War is the dreckiest of dreck. There's Too Much Love also sucks. Nice Day for a Sulk is listenable, though, I'll give you that one.

I do like I Fought in a War….the last song by them I love….obviously must be a leftover from Sinister or BWTAS  before Stuart Murdoch had that unfortunate incident

M Ward was amazing this weekend, I stand by the obvious statement that there is no better place to catch a show than an undersold 930 club. He started the show off with some real old tunes solo acoustic then brought out the whole band. Board legends kilsally and azghahal were in attendance as well, my guess only for cigarette.

Malkmus was also a fun show, albeit extremely short. I predict he’ll be playing an undersold 930 club on his next visit. He encored with Shady Lane and In the mouth of the Desert. 

Bye.

I predict next Malkmus show in DC area will be with Pavement

Doubt IMP will book Malkmus at 930….he just does not sell that well and IMP seems to be going after younger acts cause when they book the golden oldies - much as I like them- often they get burned… there are exceptions but this seems to be the trend…I mean just look at Belle and Sebastian or Noel Gallagher

I loved Malkmus but the Black Cat is tough for sold out shows…I liked that half the set was new songs cause I really dig Sparkle Hard….I was five feet from Malkmus and really enjoyed watching his guitar work..

M Ward used to sell out 930 right? 

Yada wrote:
M Ward was amazing this weekend, I stand by the obvious statement that there is no better place to catch a show than an undersold 930 club. He started the show off with some real old tunes solo acoustic then brought out the whole band. Board legends kilsally and azghahal were in attendance as well, my guess only for cigarette.

Malkmus was also a fun show, albeit extremely short. I predict he’ll be playing an undersold 930 club on his next visit. He encored with Shady Lane and In the mouth of the Desert. 

Bye.

Poison at JLL was fun last night.  A Fathers Day gift.  Hair metal shows are fun. 

Vas wrote:
M Ward used to sell out 930 right? 

Yada wrote:
M Ward was amazing this weekend, I stand by the obvious statement that there is no better place to catch a show than an undersold 930 club. He started the show off with some real old tunes solo acoustic then brought out the whole band. Board legends kilsally and azghahal were in attendance as well, my guess only for cigarette.

Malkmus was also a fun show, albeit extremely short. I predict he’ll be playing an undersold 930 club on his next visit. He encored with Shady Lane and In the mouth of the Desert. 

Bye.

I don't think I've seen him since 2009 or so, but yes… However, that was a really long time ago.

Say what you will about them, but U2 was fun.
The way they set up for and don't over-pack GA, you can kind of roam the floor and get good vantage points throughout the show as they move between and stages. For most of the show, I was closer than I probably could have gotten at a club-show. I would not have enjoyed nearly as much from the seats.

U2 puts on a HELL of SHOW!  Seen them multiple times.  They are the last of the true rock gods still proving age does not matter.  People who hate them, hate lots of stuff.  No one, cares, what they hate.  We just go and enjoy ourselves, and feel lucky to have the time, money, and freedom, to do what we want.

the, end.

I don’t hate them….,stadium shows are just not my bag

Back in 85 I was into them…achtung baby zoo ropa and pop are great….

Bono is sometimes insufferable and the Edge has gotten more mileage out of a trick/Schtick he copped from the guy who was in Siouxsie than should be legal

If I hear with or without you or I still haven’t found what i’m Looking for I may blow my brains out….horrible songs

If this U2 talk doesn't bring Ratbastard back from the grave, nothing will.

walkonbyeeeeeeeee wrote:
U2 puts on a HELL of SHOW!  Seen them multiple times.  They are the last of the true rock gods still proving age does not matter.  People who hate them, hate lots of stuff.  No one, cares, what they hate.  We just go and enjoy ourselves, and feel lucky to have the time, money, and freedom, to do what we want.

the, end.

I thoroughly enjoyed this Post-Show Banter post.