The Camper Van Beethovens

Is anyone going to see the Camper Van Beethovens tonight?

Are they good? Should I go?

I like their recorded material, but I found their show last year boring. But others, Jmal?, really loved it I think.

I don't need another scar on my face.

They put on a great show last time they were here in January 2003. Played all my favorites, it was just like old times.

You can always check them out at Olsson's Dupont Circle tonight (6pm) and then decide to see their live set.

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I don't need another scar on my face.

???

I haven't heard the story.

I'm gonna check them out for the first time.

Have you heard the one about the blue haired girl who hooked me up with Pixies tickets?

To make a long story short, some redneck (who was unprovoked) once gave my forehead an introduction to his Miller Lite bottle at a Cracker/Camper show, sending me to Howard to wait 7 hours to get stitched up.

Originally posted by Tom Cashel:

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I don't need another scar on my face.

???

I haven't heard the story.

GOING!!! I am so psyched for this show….

Camper was one of the More Important College/Indie bands in the mid-80s…. their material has held up extremely well. You should get "cigarettes and carrot juice," which is the box set of all their old indie otherwise out of print albums, i think it's only 30 bucks or so…. as well as their two big label albums, "my beloved revolutionary sweetheart" and "key lime pie."

their show last year was great. so was the camper/cracker show from 2000…. i saw them back in the day in high skool…. they've still got it.

Originally posted by J'Mal:
You should get "cigarettes and carrot juice," which is the box set of all their old indie otherwise out of print albums,

not out of print anymore - four of the five albums included in that box have since been (re)released as individual cds, padded with bonus tracks that weren't included in the box set. (the fifth disc of the box is a live cd made up of songs from their two major label albums, which *are* now out of print, I think…)

I think the only CVB record anyone *needs* to own is "Telephone Free Landslide Victory," although the new one is pretty good, too…

they're also playing at Record & Tape Traders in Towson tomorrow (Wed) night at 6. since they aren't playing another show that night, I'm guessing it'll be a somewhat longer set than in-store performances generally are, but who knows?

i thought CVB were great last year, so i'll be there again, though this time i will be working.

i think "key lime pie" is pretty essential.

Well, I must say, I was quite impressed with CVB last night. That was a great time. I went in knowing only one song but left thinking I got my money's worth. Now hopefully PJ will do the same tonight.

I wish you guys had told me they were playing for free at Ollsons earlier in the evening. It would have been worth the price of admission.

Looks like someone mentioned it Rhett, unless you have to pay admission into Olsson's.

Originally posted by Random Citizen:
You can always check them out at Olsson's Dupont Circle tonight (6pm) and then decide to see their live set.

oops guess i was too busy smashing Billy Corrigan yesterday.

Originally posted by econo:
Looks like someone mentioned it Rhett, unless you have to pay admission into Olsson's.

Originally posted by Random Citizen:
You can always check them out at Olsson's Dupont Circle tonight (6pm) and then decide to see their live set.

It took them a while to find their groove, opened with somewhat low energy "all her favorite fruit" and "sweethearts," I thought they didn't quite get there until "eye of fatima." From there, they clicked much better and it rocked… played about two hours. Overall not as great as the last two appearances, which just, I dunno, had something extra, but still an excellent show and well worth the $. They did ALOT from beloved revolutionary sweetheart. The new material was pretty good, too…..

since rhett wasn't there, nobody got hurt. not even in the mosh pit.

this was also a rare show where both openers were good. the gaskets were OK, could've been more fun if they'd played their electronic stuff to more than 5 people. the damnwells were VERY impressive… I'm not the resident board expert on alt-country but i'd see them again…

i have seen the lead singer of the damnwells solo once, and the damnwells once, both were painful, surprised to hear someone say they were good, maybe they have good new material or something

Camper Van Beethoven
October 12, 2004
930 Club
Washington DC

schoeps mk4v > vms02ib > modSBM > d8

All Her Favorite Fruit
Everything Is Fine
instrumental
Tania
Eye Of Fatima pt. 1
Eye Of Fatima pt. 2
51-7
Militia Song
instrumental
Might Makes Right
White Riot (The Clash)
I Was So Wasted
Shut Us Down
The History of Utah
That Gum You Like Is Back In Style
Take The Skinheads Bowling
The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon
Club Med Sucks
Pictures of Matchstick Men (status Quo)
Sad Lover's Waltz
Tina
Ambiguity Song
Hippy Chix
instrumental

encore:
instrumental
She Divines Water
One of These Days
Interstellar Overdrive (Pink Floyd)

Trust me, they don't. That this band exists is proof that there are too many people making "music".

Originally posted by pollard:
i have seen the lead singer of the damnwells solo once, and the damnwells once, both were painful, surprised to hear someone say they were good, maybe they have good new material or something

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Trust me, they don't. That this band exists is proof that there are too many people making "music".

Originally posted by pollard:
i have seen the lead singer of the damnwells solo once, and the damnwells once, both were painful, surprised to hear someone say they were good, maybe they have good new material or something

i completely disagree. the damnwells are extremely talented musicians, as well as some of the nicest, most down to earth people i've ever encountered. of course i respect your opinions; everyone reacts differently to music. but please, please. make sure you've given them a real chance before you write them off completely. it's only fair.