Originally posted by Rob_Gee_a.k.a _Guiny:
Well i remember seeing them awhile ago, not knowing one song and leaving thinking "what a great show". So last night, once again, went in not knowing one song and left thinking "What a great show".
Ditto with my friend Roger, who goes to every show, loves the hell out of it, but doesn't listen to them otherwise (he has a couple albums, though, just doesn't listen). He thought last night was spectacular.
I thought it was really good – not their best that I've seen, but their "not best" is better than most. Love Carrie, and Janet just wails. And has good hair while doing it! ;)
Gotta say, the crowd in the back was pretty dead, but better up a ways toward the stage. That's probably pretty typical, but less so for a S-K show. But pollard, I know what you're saying to a degree – there was some kind of spark or something missing. I thought it was just me because I had a headache…
The Thermals reminded me of a HFS band that I vaguely recognize, a la Sum 41 or some such new pop punk band. There was one good song about 4 or 5 in, but otherwise it was fun but not memorable.
I'm pretty sure, also, that ggw was so moved by the pleas from the band to "vote Bush out" that we may have a convert on our hands. Though it's hard to tell with ggw, he doesn't emote all that much, does he? ;)
One last observation – if a contingent of that crowd were lesbians, then Sleater-Kinney has much cuter lesbian fans than Melissa Etheridge. They're indie lez.