Rhett Miller
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 28, 2005 at 05:24 PM UTC
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No, you have to wish that Cindy Sheehan will burn in hell to escape that description.
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
According to people on this board, a sold out show means the band sucks…..Sorry, that's their rule not mine.
Damn - Does that mean I'm no longer an elitist prick if I go to the show?
Juliaz3
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 28, 2005 at 05:34 PM UTC
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I'm surprised that this show is nearly selling out because several of my friends who loved the first two CDs strongly dislike this new one, so much that they do not plan to go to the show near their town because they think the set will be "one third this new 'Exile on Main Street' crap".
At first it was not at all to my taste, but a couple of songs grabbed me, so I played them again, and then went through the whole CD a few times and ended up loving it. "Fault Line" makes me think of New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. The whole thing sounds like a soundtrack for these times. I think they'll do an amazing show and give us a great mix of their music.
kosmo
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 28, 2005 at 05:55 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
The FAQ page says it's close to selling out. I was hoping for a lighter crowd. Oh well.
Anyword on set times? The front page still lists last night's info.
According to people on this board, a sold out show means the band sucks…..Sorry, that's their rule not mine.
Just because we say it doesn't mean it's always true…
and shame on BRMC for trying to expand their sound… bands which don't expirement, mature, whatever end up lookin even sadder as the years roll by
ya'll sound like a bunch of Dylan fans when he went electric
bags
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 28, 2005 at 09:01 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
According to people on this board, a sold out show means the band sucks…..Sorry, that's their rule not mine.
Hmmm, then I'm the asshole for going to all those sold out shows. Sunday being a good example! woo hoo!
ggw
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 28, 2005 at 09:05 PM UTC
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Who exactly said "soldout = sux0r" ?
Driveway
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 28, 2005 at 10:25 PM UTC
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I love both bands, but Im going with the Lemonheads all the way. Evan Dando is one of my favorite song writers… I don't wanna not knock things down.
chaz
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 29, 2005 at 12:25 PM UTC
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
Evan Dando is one of my favorite song writers
I especially liked "My Name is Luca" and "Mrs. Robinson".
Juliaz3
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 29, 2005 at 01:00 PM UTC
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Can anyone who was at last night's excellent show post a set list? I'm terrible about remembering song names and sequence.
kosmo
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 29, 2005 at 01:17 PM UTC
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Originally posted by sonickteam, forum nice guy:
but really, when a show sells out generally, there are a few reasons
2. the media has hyped a band up so much that people fear missing the show.
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i.e M.I.A. and the second time the Strokes played the club…
xcanuck
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 29, 2005 at 01:40 PM UTC
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So, getting back to BRMC…….
The show last night. Hrmmm. I guess my ambivalence about the new CD is confirmed. I really dug about half the show and was bored with the other half. I looked over at my wife after the first three songs we both rolled our eyes.
They got rolling after that and really hit their stride with "Love Burns" (anyone know if that's a cover???). But when all is said and done, I think I might just pass on them the next time around. :(
TomJaworski
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 29, 2005 at 02:05 PM UTC
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"Love Burns" is an original as far as I know. I think their new stuff is excellent. Much better than 90% of the second album which they wisely do away with performing. And Peter has become pretty darn good at playin' the harp. You're telling me you didn't dig "Shuffle Your Feet" or "Ain't No Easy Way"? If thats the case, you ain't got no soul, man! Those two were probably my favorite of the set. "Gospel Song" was also quite powerful, although they borrow heavily from Spiritualized on that number.
wxdude
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 29, 2005 at 03:03 PM UTC
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I'm sure I am in the minority, but I actually think Howl is their best yet, though the first CD is excellent also. The new material sounded great live as well as the older material. Really enjoyed Whatever Happened to My Rock 'N Roll.
kurosawa-b/w
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Re: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Roll Call!
September 29, 2005 at 03:06 PM UTC
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It's so funny how we all have different reactions to shows. I thought the show was terrific. Maybe it was my state of mind, but I really enjoyed the quieter, new songs. I thought many of them were transcendent. I'm not sure what song it was, but the first song Robert sang (near the beginning) was especially striking. But I also love that blues sound and Peter's harmonica playing. To me, the new and old flowed nicely. The emphasis was definitely on the new material, though. Very little was played from the 2nd album, as far as I could tell. They played a really solid set timewise -about 1 hr 45mins with 5 songs in the encore. Oh and they had a second guy on guitar for the new stuff.
Love Burns is from their first album. Definitely a highlight.