ixkpd-bk
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 12, 2007 at 12:52 AM UTC
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You must not know 'bout me…
Winner takes the crown, not the ribbon. The crown being the guitarist playing riffs while he was sitting on my head in the encore!
But whatevs! I'll show ya's on Sunday!
sweetcell
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 12, 2007 at 02:22 AM UTC
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pardon my ignorance (an on-going request, i realize), but what's the deal with this "dance competition"? i wasn't at the last LCD show so i'm lacking context. did something of the sort go down? did people really end up on stage?
Originally posted by le sonick:
and count me in the the competition!!! :)
you're at the SSPU show on sunday night, aren't you? just as well for you, 'cause i would have made you cry with my moves. you haven't seen this white boy get fonquee. let the competition be warned.
kosmo
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 12, 2007 at 02:43 PM UTC
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for the ignorant :)
i wasn't at the last lcd show so therefore have no clue as to went on or off stage
for me
dance contest = roll call and of course to discuss further that no one actually has fun and dances at shows in dc. must be that strict DC policy of not allowing dance-a-teria types past the border…
elj
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 12, 2007 at 05:44 PM UTC
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I will be there. In true D-Plan fashion, I will be doing the standing still.
ixkpd-bk
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 12, 2007 at 07:14 PM UTC
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
You must not know 'bout me…
Winner takes the crown, not the ribbon. The crown being the guitarist playing riffs while he was sitting on my head in the encore!
But whatevs! I'll show ya's on Sunday!
i don't have time for groupie nonsense…i'm gonna be *dancing*.
:D See you on the 'flo…
But for the record:
"We are not groupies. Groupies sleep with rock stars because they want to be near someone famous. We are band aides, we are here for the music."
nkotb
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 12, 2007 at 11:16 PM UTC
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I'll be there as well. So what's all this then about a pre-meet up? I think it's time I branched out and met some of the new kids on the block. Har har.
sweetcell
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 12, 2007 at 11:59 PM UTC
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I'll be there as well. So what's all this then about a pre-meet up? I think it's time I branched out and met some of the new kids on the block. Har har.
i was the one who mentioned a pre-meet, so let's get this rolling. just called the club, and set times are:
Doors 7:30
Yacht 9:00
LCD Soundsystem 10:00
just downloaded a few of yacht's tracks off his website, and based on these samples of glitchey goodness i wouldn't mind catching his set.
so my proposal is: meet downstairs in the backbar at 8'ish. head upstairs around 8:45 and catch a few of kosmo's tunes (maybe even throw a few things at him) before yacht. spend the rest of the night dancing and/or standing in place. going upstairs before yacht should also ensure that we can get decent spots.
i'll be wearing a yellow t-shirt, and will most probably be accompanied by a brunette way way out of my league. hope to see/meet some of you tomorrow night.
sweetcell
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 13, 2007 at 12:36 AM UTC
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not-so-private message to kosmo:
1) aww thanks, will do, see you there tomorrow
2) your inbox is full, please delete :)
brokensocscene
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 13, 2007 at 03:12 PM UTC
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I'll be there but may not make it to the back bar (too early!). Remember, I live in the boonies?!
ixkpd-bk
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 13, 2007 at 04:34 PM UTC
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Originally posted by SalParadise:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Originally posted by SalParadise:
[qb] Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
[qb] :D See you on the 'flo…
only if it's the floor of Webster Hall tomorrow night…
I'll be there too!
sweetcell
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 13, 2007 at 10:59 PM UTC
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ok, grabbing a bite to eat and heading over to the club… looks like the lady won't be joining me for the backbar session, so look for a dark-haired white boy in yellow t-shirt with 5 small dancing stick-men on the front (AOL mascot).
getting excited!
nkotb
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 13, 2007 at 11:04 PM UTC
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May or may not be there for the pre-meet & greet, as I'm running a little slow this evening. Still, I'll probably stop by the booth and say hi to Kosmo between bands. If anyone sees a guy wearing a light blue TVOTR shirt and dirty shorts (yardwork, wouldn't you know?), please say hi.
Originally posted by sweetcell:
ok, grabbing a bite to eat and heading over to the club… looks like the lady won't be joining me for the backbar session, so look for a dark-haired white boy in yellow t-shirt with 5 small dancing stick-men on the front (AOL mascot).
getting excited!
brokensocscene
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 13, 2007 at 11:10 PM UTC
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I'll be by the sound/light booth downstairs :)
brokensocscene
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 14, 2007 at 05:02 AM UTC
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Pretty impressive show I must say…and this is coming from someone who is not very fond of the new release :)
Could have been better, though! DC got a 1 song encore instead of the normal 3-song encore in other cities (we did not get a Joy Division cover, "No Love Lost" and "Someone Great" (my fave song on the new release…WTF!!!) Were they tired or what?!
Anyway, it was a $15 show…so couldn't really complain…
sweetcell
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 14, 2007 at 05:18 AM UTC
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amazing show. if you didn't make it, start kicking yourself. based on LCD's performance at coachella, i wasn't expecting much. dunno if it was the venue, or the crowd, or the band, or (most likely) a combo of all three, but that was simply a great performance. i was down on the floor about 25 feet away from the stage, and the energy was probably the strongest i've ever felt it at the club. if anything, this show puts to rest the "DC doesn't dance" stereotype - the place was hopping (not sure who won the dance competition, tho :) ). the main set, which clocked in at just over an hour, was damn near dance-rawk perfection. the last song, "yeah", was incredible. james admitted that his voice wasn't in top shape but he soldiered through and gave us a hell of a show.
two low points: one, the encore. after a very energetic and sincere 5-10 minutes of applause and screaming, the band came back out and played… "new york i love you but you're bringing me down". and then left. very anti-climactic after having made the crowd shake their asses off for an hour+ and made them scream for an encore. meh. second, the volume. tonight's show was TOO LOUD. even with my etymotics in all the way, my ears had a little ringing on the way out. the encore may well have clocked in as the loudest blues ever played at the club.
opener, yacht, didn't do much for me. funky white boy spastically singing/rapping along to pre-recorded/pre-mixed tracks on a laptop. he did get top marks for audience participation and making the most of a one-man/no-instrument show. he dove in to the crowd twice and cleared a path for himself that he danced & thrashed through. i guess that was kinda fun, but the music just wasn't there to back him up.
nice to meet nkotb, and thanks to kosmo for his hospitality. kosmo played a dancier/techno-ier set that i expected, which i enjoyed a lot. i get half a scene-point for lucky-guessing the hawtin track :)
azaghal1981
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 14, 2007 at 06:02 AM UTC
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Yeah those are my thoughts summed up perfectly. James did say that his voice was shot between a couple songs; that could've been the reason for only one song for an encore.
Originally posted by earth intruder aka j. marshmallow:
Pretty impressive show I must say…and this is coming from someone who is not very fond of the new release :)
Could have been better, though! DC got a 1 song encore instead of the normal 3-song encore in other cities (we did not get a Joy Division cover, "No Love Lost" and "Someone Great" (my fave song on the new release…WTF!!!) Were they tired or what?!
Anyway, it was a $15 show…so couldn't really complain…
Staralfur25
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Re: lcd soundsystem dance contest
May 14, 2007 at 07:18 AM UTC
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That show was so much fun. I'm such a slacker and i don't have their first album..now i wish i did…that crowd was crazy. the front got a workout. haha
ummm
the opening act. Sucked. was not funny..entertaining…just annoying.
and the encore. i was letdown. I was sooo pumped for more.
oh well
later