930 Forums

Radiohead @ Merriweather

mjnova
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:22 PM UTC #
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Zwan???? and Ben Harper is a pox on music? lol.

the Towson center is a bad place to see music. I saw Tribe Called Quest there years ago, and they were horrible sounding. Oh and you forgot about the mecca of live music, the Patriot Center!! hahaha. It is a shame that theres not many good large venues around.
Ben Harper is awful. Have you seen his soulless vapid takes on Motown Classics in standing in the shadow of motown? God, Bootsy can't really sing but at least he gives his all. Can't say that about Harper.

Zwan needed to be seen to confirm that Billy has lost it. Which he has. He's the weakest member of his own group. The whole is waaaaay less than the sum of the parts. Lesson learned on that one.
lily1
Joined: September 30, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 2138
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:32 PM UTC #
while i don't mind a lot of the larger venues, for the ocassional show, nissan pavillion just needs to go. i can't think of one redeeming value about that place.

the patriot center can be a royal pain in the ass, but depending on the show, the sound can actually be great. it was for david gray in january. 'course getting there and back without a car is an adventure.

mci center, obviously for me, is easy as hell since i live 3 stops from there, esp when you buy your ticket half price from some guys because their friend is too hungover to make it to the show and they need to get rid of their extra ticket.

bender arena has mediocre sound. wolftrap is great, but i think its more the concept and whole package that makes it such an enjoyable experience.

and if you've been in dc long enough, you have a certain affinity for rfk. its just nostalgia.
cal
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:40 PM UTC #
the last time i saw radiohead at merriweather they opened for alanis morisette.

to clarify i wasnt there for her…


anyone else?

see i've been a fan for a loooooooong time
mankie
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:42 PM UTC #
The best venue in DC (and the metropolitan area)without a doubt is the 930 club. The Black Cat gives me the feeling I'm in a church hall or something, probably with having the seats all the way at the back for your mums and dads. Sports arenas are meant for sporting events, and seating is designed for all to see down to the center of the arena not at one end, so there's not many really good seats to be had at MCI. Listner needs to be a movie theatre, and nothing in VA is worth the drive. Wolf Trap is the best of a bad bunch.
mjnova
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:48 PM UTC #
Originally posted by lily1:
while i don't mind a lot of the larger venues, for the ocassional show, nissan pavillion just needs to go. i can't think of one redeeming value about that place.

the patriot center can be a royal pain in the ass, but depending on the show, the sound can actually be great. it was for david gray in january. 'course getting there and back without a car is an adventure.

mci center, obviously for me, is easy as hell since i live 3 stops from there, esp when you buy your ticket half price from some guys because their friend is too hungover to make it to the show and they need to get rid of their extra ticket.

bender arena has mediocre sound. wolftrap is great, but i think its more the concept and whole package that makes it such an enjoyable experience.

and if you've been in dc long enough, you have a certain affinity for rfk. its just nostalgia.
Hell, RFK is the best stadium around. It's got charm and charecter and a horrible futbol team who play there who I love anyway.

Wolf Trap is actually really nice. BUT, for the next 20 years or so, there won't be much I wanna see there. The only reason I went before (and I'm going again) is to see Elvis C. do half a dozen tunes off of This Years Model, and hopefully Watching the Detective this time (or did he do that last time, my memory is going in my young age).
Sir HC
Joined: August 31, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 4059
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:48 PM UTC #
the 9:30 reminds me of a Roman colleseum, especially from the stage, you get that view of all those balconies. You expect some dude in a toga to be giving the thumbs up/thumbs down from the top.

Black cat I like the brick walls, sounds pretty good, and yeah the tables are a bit cafeteria like. Still better than the old one.
eros
Joined: February 03, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1111
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:51 PM UTC #
Speaking of venues, why does everyone love to rip on Constitution Hall? I've been there a couple of times and thought the sound and view were pretty good.
lily1
Joined: September 30, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 2138
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:52 PM UTC #
iota is quite good. though, yeah, for a smallish venue, the 930 kicks ass.

Originally posted by mankie:
and nothing in VA is worth the drive.
sonickteam2
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:53 PM UTC #
Originally posted by mjnova:
Ben Harper is awful. Have you seen his soulless vapid takes on Motown Classics in standing in the shadow of motown? God, Bootsy can't really sing but at least he gives his all. Can't say that about Harper.
Come on now. If Ben Harper did more than 2 songs on that compilation I will kiss you. Plus, he didn't even write those songs, and may not have even wanted to be on that album or sing those songs. (we all know that musicians dont make ALL of thier own decisions). I think Harper has a style of his own, or of few, and one of the things i think makes him good is that he does put so much feeling into it. you should pick up an album of stuff he wrote :)
sonickteam2
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:55 PM UTC #
are we in the wrong thread?

whoops
lily1
Joined: September 30, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 2138
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:56 PM UTC #
ben harper isn't all that bad. i mean, come on, he didn't write a song called "bubble toes" like jack johnson did. man, that song goes in the wtf were you thinking category.
mjnova
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 05:57 PM UTC #
Originally posted by eros:
Speaking of venues, why does everyone love to rip on Constitution Hall? I've been there a couple of times and thought the sound and view were pretty good.
Try sitting in the back on the floor. The view ain't too good. The upper level has super duper stadium seating and I would fear that if I got up to fast I'd go toppling down 20 rows.

Otherwise it is a rather nice venue.

And as for Ben Harper, he just wasn't cut out for motown songs. And now I'll leave him and the Jack Matthews Mayer Band alone.
lily1
Joined: September 30, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 2138
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 06:02 PM UTC #
i have had positive experiences there, but i think it depends on your seats. if you are in the first 30 rows on the floor, or the first section off the floor, you're okay, after that, the viewing is tough and the sound really gets distorted.

i was there for the opera this winter while the renovate the opera hall at the kennedy center. now that was interesting.

Originally posted by eros:
Speaking of venues, why does everyone love to rip on Constitution Hall? I've been there a couple of times and thought the sound and view were pretty good.
sonickteam2
Joined: Unknown
Posts: 0
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 06:04 PM UTC #
Originally posted by lily1:
ben harper isn't all that bad. i mean, come on, he didn't write a song called "bubble toes" like jack johnson did. man, that song goes in the wtf were you thinking category.
Ben Harper is the only time i could actually say a Led Zeppelin cover wasn't completely butchered.

Bubble Toes!! haha, thats too funny. and dont forget about "Sexy Plexi" , a song about his love with a window…or something.
thatguy
Joined: October 20, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1268
Re: Radiohead @ Merriweather June 24, 2003 at 06:23 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Sir HC:
the 9:30 reminds me of a Roman colleseum, especially from the stage, you get that view of all those balconies. You expect some dude in a toga to be giving the thumbs up/thumbs down from the top.
actually, i sit near the front door, and rarely wear a toga.
← Back to board