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walkman
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 12:35 AM UTC #
Originally posted by BLANK:
LOON!
I second that.
kosmo
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 12:34 PM UTC #
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
chaz
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 01:21 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
You said it….a great freaking show. Arthur sounded……he sounded fucking fantastic!

Although my buzz from this show is certainly shaved by news of E. Smith's passing.
kosmo
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 01:31 PM UTC #
agreed
markie
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 02:43 PM UTC #
That really was a great show. I had to keep pinching myself. I still find it hard to believe his voice is so good and that those songs could possibly sound better than they do on the recording.

Thanks for the push into going Kosmo and man who begins with M.

As it stands that is not vying for best show of the year, but best I have ever seen.

All you crazy people shoulda gone.
kosmo
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 03:27 PM UTC #
Great show! Singer with an amazing soulful voice, talented backing band with added tastful string and horn accompaniment. The nearly full Birchmere audience digging every minute of the show. Very few artists can so easily slip between garage rock raves up to songs that would make a belle and sebstaine fan tear up.

Love's classic "Forever Changes" should be required listening for all Echo and Bunnymen and Belle & Sebstaine fan. Hell "Forever Changes" is just required listening to anyone that considers themselves a serious rock fan. You can really hear Love influence in the guitar and bass lines of those great post-punk bands. Several members of Fugazi were spotted at the show.

I'd like to see Love again if only so that can rip through more of the pre "Forever Changes" songs. This band influcenced such 60's contemporaies as The Rolling Stones and The Doors.

Great show, so very glad I got a chance to see it in DC and in such an intimate setting.
chaz
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 04:03 PM UTC #
I was sorry they didn't play "Signed DC". That, and the idiot behind me yelling "Little Red Book!" throughout the set were the only (minor) dissapointments.

When they finally did play Little Red Book he started yelling "Hey Joe!", which Arthur didn't even sing on the first Love album.

A great night. Our seats were great!
kosmo
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 04:29 PM UTC #
i think a fine system should be implemented for people who request "freebird" at any show other than a lynyrd skynyrd. it was funny the first i heard it in the 80's not so much anymore
chaz
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 05:04 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i think a fine system should be implemented for people who request "freebird" at any show other than a lynyrd skynyrd. it was funny the first i heard it in the 80's not so much anymore
Yeah I heard that guy too! What's sadder is he acutally got some chuckles from the audience.
markie
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 05:07 PM UTC #
It made me chuckle.

It was just such a silly heckle and something about its deliverey in amongst all the Love song requests, made it hilarious.
kosmo
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 05:14 PM UTC #
here's the setlist…

Your Mind & We Belong Together
Alone Again Or
A House Is Not a Motel
Andmoreagain
The Daily Planet
Old Man
The Red Telephone
Maybe the People Would Be the Times…
Live and Let Live
The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This
Bummer In the Summer
You Set the Scene

e:
Rainbow in a Storm
My Little Red Book
Everybody's Gotta Live/Instant Karma
Orange Skies
My Flash On You
7 And 7 Is
Singing Cowboy
thatguy
Joined: October 20, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 06:24 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i think a fine system should be implemented for people who request "freebird" at any show other than a lynyrd skynyrd. it was funny the first i heard it in the 80's not so much anymore
mike doughty has suggested that there be a law requiring the performer to play free bird anytime someone yells a request for it, just to get people to stop doing it. nobody really wants to hear that song.

he has also suggested that it's raining men should be the new free bird, and that any time you feel the urge to yell out free bird, you should yell it's raining men instead.
kurosawa-b/w
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Re: Feel the love October 22, 2003 at 08:57 PM UTC #
Yeah, great show. I felt as if I was transported back in time. Every song has a truly personal feel about it and when Arthur belted, "I want my freedom!" I got chills. The crowd was really into the show and that clearly affected the band. They played as if it was the last show on earth. A good time was had by all. You Set the Scene was my favorite song of the night.
The opening band was…well, how can I say it politely? Cringe-worthy in parts (hand-clapping anyone?) but with good vocals. Their synths HAVE to GO. I was relieved that their set was a short one.
Oh and Birchmere is a weird place but it really worked for this show.
bags
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Re: Feel the love October 23, 2003 at 02:11 AM UTC #
:(
I don't know Love, but Kosmo and Kurosawa's recommendations (ah, make that effusive urgings) are enough for me. Alas, i've been swamped with work and in the midst of my organizations fall membership meeting, so I couldn't go to the Birchmere.

But I'll check 'em out, as it's apparently required listening.
Jaguär
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Re: Feel the love October 23, 2003 at 02:15 AM UTC #
Love is Arthur Lee's band from the late 60s. Sort of etherial Psychedelic without too much spaciness. In other words, the classic song structure doesn't get lost in all of the cool instrumentation. Very good. Unfortunately, I couldn't go either. Not a choice I wanted to make.
kosmo
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Re: Feel the love October 23, 2003 at 02:23 AM UTC #
my recommendation is to buy…

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it's a retrospective of the classic early love songs plus the entire forever changes record
chaz
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Re: Feel the love October 23, 2003 at 01:05 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
The opening band was…well, how can I say it politely? Cringe-worthy in parts (hand-clapping anyone?) but with good vocals. Their synths HAVE to GO. I was relieved that their set was a short one.
Yeah yeah…the opening band….How about that song about Canada! What the hell was that thing the singer ran offstage to get? A Canadian harmonica? Truly a bizzarre band. My friends and I are still trying to figure out what was going on with that group. I was very dis-pleased with The Pleased.
ggw
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Re: Feel the love October 23, 2003 at 01:35 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
that would be a Melodica, its a Harmonica with a keyboad. Ben Folds uses one.
And Clinic, and Q And Not U, and….
chaz
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Re: Feel the love October 23, 2003 at 01:37 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
that would be a Melodica, its a Harmonica with a keyboad. Ben Folds uses one.

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Yes that's the offending instrument. While I'm not a Ben Folds fan I'm sure he makes better use of it than the guy from The Pleased. It was truly a strange moment.

I quess there'a at least something to be said for the fact that I remember the tune and words of the chorus….2 days later and it's still burned in my brain.

Oh Canada..won't you please…take us over…
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