stellastarr*

I guess I should assume, from the fact that nobody has posted a thing here yet about it, that people agreed with me about the show… it was OK. I was up pretty close so the sound mixing was terrible– the female vocals nearly inaudible– and the extra guitar made the band come off as really quite heavy.

But the crowd, ah, the crowd! Such an odd melting pot of sundry stereotypes, young and old! The epileptic dancer in front of me who kept shouting "Stellastarr!!!" as if to remind the band of their name… the strange gentleman who kept staring towards me… the hippy-like woman who let her skirt dance for her… the loud shouters who ignored the show… the laughers who seemed to know the lyrics yet achieved such enourmous volume with their chuckling that they drown out even the lead singer. The crowd alone was worth $10 to see!

i think you are being a little harsh……………
i thought the show was pretty good………….granted i wasn't expecting much……….but they far surpassed my expectations.

i thought the crowd were pretty good too…………everyone seemed to be having a good time……..

plus the lead singer is waaaaaay hotter in reallife than in the videos………..he's like a sexy, spiky porcupine………….

Originally posted by poorlulu:
plus the lead singer is waaaaaay hotter in reallife than in the videos………..he's like a sexy, spiky porcupine………….

Yeah, and the bassist was pretty cute, too!

i thought the show was pretty good as well..
the crowd seemed much more energetic than usual..
a pretty fun monday night.

Couldn't make it out last night. How did Ambulance LTD sound??

" the strange gentleman who kept staring towards me"

OH, I am sorry, I thought you hadnt noticed.


Ambulance were OK, not great I have an EP thingie it it is a fair bit better than their live sound. They really were not very interesting live.

I thought Stellastarr* were quite decent. Not a fantastic show, but still solid. I thought thye did a good job of their better songs homeland, played 2nd and my Coco, thrown away almost mid set.

Do they keep the birds vocals low because she isnt a great singer? Whenever it did come higher in the mix it sounded a bit iffy to me.

I thought the show was ok, I think that Tvon the Radio might have been having a better set. I caught the first half of their show and then the second half of Stella. I also got a chance to see parts of Ambulance and the Killers. I think I liked the stylings of the Killers more than their sound which didn't strike me as all that original, but I think Ambulance did pretty well and was disappointed with the fact that they sold out of their CD (full Album).

There were a number of dancers at the show – in the back some girl was performing her ballet recital.

Originally posted by tiia:
There were a number of dancers at the show – in the back some girl was performing her ballet recital.

That was going on a bit at Broken Social Scene…I wonder if it's the kids' new thang?!? ;)

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by tiia:
There were a number of dancers at the show – in the back some girl was performing her ballet recital.

That was going on a bit at Broken Social Scene…I wonder if it's the kids' new thang?!? ;)

She was doing alright until a beer got tossed, though that could have been the other girl dancing right next to her. Personally, I loved the guy in the corner with the red parka, which after he started dancing he took off and stuck around his waist, about 15min after that he tucked it into his pants. I thought wow - this guy is really old (because he was)…I think someone needs to give him credit for his "I don't care spirt" so Im hear to say to you old man– good job!

Originally posted by tiia:
" so Im hear to say to you old man– good job!

curses foiled in my attempt to stalk poorlulu :(

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:

Originally posted by tiia:
" so Im hear to say to you old man– good job!

curses foiled in my attempt to stalk poorlulu :(

And I was sure it was going to be Mank! :p

I was there and thought it was a good show. I actually thought it was better and more entergetic than their previous show there awhile back. The crowd was a fun and a diverse one for a Monday night. It was great to see people dancing and getting into the music, rather than the usual bunch of people standing still with their arms folded that you see to often at DC shows.

Originally posted by mark e smith:
[QB] OH, I am sorry, I thought you hadnt noticed.

I noticed you ;)

I enjoyed the gig and the dancing! There was a really spastic guy to the left of me who looked like he should of been at a ska show lol.

Stellastarr's "heavy guitar sound" didnt bother me but i guess it drowned out the bassist's backing vocals. Which is too bad cause I like her sound on the album.

I thought the show was great. The Killers have a lot of potential to be successful (along the lines of Dandy Warhols or Fountains of Wayne), and I'll bet anything they produce a song that either is featured prominently in a mass-market commercial or on some FOX show. They won't become superfamous but they'll be able to avoid getting a real job.

I gave Ambulance three songs and while I can see what they're going for, they don't have the songs or the chops to get there.

I predict Stellastarr is going to reach Smashing Pumpking/Nine Inch Nails level of success in a couple years/records. For a first record, their debut is remarkable. Rather than being a fully formed band, they're going to build on their songwriting and sound and become a sort of American Verve. They've got well-structured, interesting songs that get "emotional", they put on a good live show and have the discipline to crank up the amps without getting too wonky-jammy or noisy, they're genuinely artsy *and* savvy, and they're all good-looking. They played the songs a little too exactly to their counterparts on the record, but Oasis and the Strokes didn't get to where they are by being Phish.

They're going to continue getting better. I'll even go out on a limb and say I won't be surprised if, in 10 or 15 years, they are revered in the way that the Smiths, the Pixies or Pavement is now.

And Sleater-Kinney will be long forgotten.

Originally posted by Relaxer:
in 10 or 15 years…..

And Sleater-Kinney will be long forgotten.

Wanna put money on Stellastarr* versus Sleater-Kinney reputations in 2014?

Yes, I just acknowledged a virtual non-sequiter. ;)

Originally posted by Relaxer:
And Sleater-Kinney will be long forgotten.

did one of them run over your puppy? I don't have a strong opinion on the band but it is rare to see such dislike for a band.

must be homophobia

(kidding)

Originally posted by pollard:

Originally posted by Relaxer:
And Sleater-Kinney will be long forgotten.

did one of them run over your puppy? I don't have a strong opinion on the band but it is rare to see such dislike for a band.

Something that I noticed about the Stellastar show was the vocalist was much better live than on the album. He toned it down quite a bit judging from the few songs I caught, and I enjoyed the songs so much more because of it. Had he sung like that on the album, I might've been able to listen to it…

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by Relaxer:
in 10 or 15 years…..

And Sleater-Kinney will be long forgotten.

Wanna put money on Stellastarr* versus Sleater-Kinney reputations in 2014?

Yes, I just acknowledged a virtual non-sequiter. ;)

My $$$ is on SK…Stellastarr have taken two or three steps too many towards MTV2.

Originally posted by Relaxer:


I predict Stellastarr is going to reach Smashing Pumpking/Nine Inch Nails level of success in a couple years/records.

I predict that you are going to be taken away in a green van by the men in white coats. Dont worry, the walls will all be soft.

Stellastarr* are thoroughly disposable pop, cynically cashing in on some sort of 80s revival. I think what they are doing is good. I enjoyed the show, but superstars, I really do not see it.

I think you are too dismissive of ambulance, thier recorded material is much better than their live show.

I wasnt impressed that much by the other band.

I think you might have been drunk?