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Post by SSHoya on Apr 28, 2009 9:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by Bando on Apr 28, 2009 10:09:31 GMT -5
I saw Fall Out Boy on saturday. It was outrageous. the crowd was 89% 13 year old girls and Fifty Cent was there. Pete Wentz was dressed as a combo of Chuck Bass (from gossip girl) and Hitler, and after each song he gave a little speech about Corporate greed, but all i could think about was how he was charging me $50 for this crap. There was also some kind of video (that was unwatchable from the lawn at merriweather) that was probably about greed of somekind. he then told us 2008 was the best year ever because: 1) "we got the cowboy out of the office" (ughhh) 2) Micheal Jackson has announce a world tour and 3) Blink-182 was getting back together (to which the 13 year old girls responded by screaming their heads off, although when Blink broke up those girls were 9 and something tells me they werent fans in fourth grade). I did notice that he did NOT say 2008 was great because he got married and had his first child, but those kinds of things are not valued by hipsters so it is what i should have expected. All in all it was a ridiculous show that I (all 21 years of me) felt old at, which is stupid. The music was average and Pete Wentz was a bad word for cat. Would I go again? No, but I am happy i went. The concert also confirmed my feelings that out door pavilions are the worst place to see a rock show unless its classic rock and you are surrounded by 60 year olds who are too busy smoking pot to dance. Yeah, this is your own fault for liking Fall Out Boy. Although I completely agree about outdoor pavilions. Give me a smoky club any day of the week. Anyone going to see Jonathan Coulton in a few weeks at Birchmere?
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Post by TC on Apr 28, 2009 10:24:24 GMT -5
Yeah, this is your own fault for liking Fall Out Boy. Although I completely agree about outdoor pavilions. Give me a smoky club any day of the week Liking Fall Out Boy is one thing, going to a Fall Out Boy concert is another. Are clubs even smoky anymore?
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Post by kchoya on Apr 28, 2009 10:59:49 GMT -5
Saw BB King about two weeks ago. The first band was led by Willie Nelson's kid - pretty talented.
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Post by Boz on Apr 28, 2009 11:14:40 GMT -5
Hey, don't sleep on Fallout Boy.
They are the New Found Glory of this decade.
;D
As for me, I'm conserving a bit now in anticipation of summer. However, I am going to London for a little over week in May, which will culminate with seeing both Morrissey AND Depeche Mode at the end of the trip. Have been looking forward to that for about three months now.
.....I may not survive it, or come back....ever.
If I do survive it and come back, though, Metric will be in DC on June 18 for anybody who's interested. The new album is very good, and Emily Haines is as hot as ever.
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Post by jgalt on Apr 28, 2009 11:32:46 GMT -5
Yeah, this is your own fault for liking Fall Out Boy. Although I completely agree about outdoor pavilions. Give me a smoky club any day of the week Liking Fall Out Boy is one thing, going to a Fall Out Boy concert is another. Are clubs even smoky anymore? I was expecting to get crap for going ;D ;D Figured I should go just to try it out. Like I said I wouldnt go again. And no, clubs arent smoky anymore, except when I go with my chain smoking friend who always smells like smoke.
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Post by TC on Apr 28, 2009 12:39:22 GMT -5
Hey, don't sleep on Fallout Boy. They are the New Found Glory of this decade. ;D I had to do a double take on this, trying to think if NFG was the NFG of this decade.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Apr 28, 2009 13:19:07 GMT -5
Thanx for the references, SS. Know Toots' music, but Adler is new to me. Again, thanx for the references.
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Post by Boz on Apr 28, 2009 13:23:23 GMT -5
Hey, don't sleep on Fallout Boy. They are the New Found Glory of this decade. ;D I had to do a double take on this, trying to think if NFG was the NFG of this decade. Yeah, that probably should have been "half-decade".....which is about the life span of these vapid groups, which are really not much more than boy bands, just with a punk-pop or emo slant. [/high horse] ;D
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Post by TC on Apr 28, 2009 13:40:15 GMT -5
*cough* *cough* The Killers *cough* *cough*
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Post by Boz on Apr 28, 2009 13:52:11 GMT -5
*cough* *cough* The Killers *cough* *cough* While The Killers cultural relevance or cachet certainly has diminished, I would argue that this is bacause their music has actually gotten much more well-developed. I defy anyone to listen to Sawdust or Day & Age (particularly Sawdust though) all the way through and tell me - honestly - that it is not vastly superior to most pop music. Actually, I remember the Killers concert here and there was one person who went who didn't like it. So, I asked why. The answer I got was, "they don't play enough songs like Mr. Brightside." My response was: "You are an idiot, and you are riding home in the other car." ;D [/taking bait]
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Post by PDRHoya99 on Apr 28, 2009 14:01:52 GMT -5
*cough* *cough* The Killers *cough* *cough* While The Killers cultural relevance or cachet certainly has diminished, I would argue that this is bacause their music has actually gotten much more well-developed. I defy anyone to listen to Sawdust or Day & Age (particularly Sawdust though) all the way through and tell me - honestly - that it is not vastly superior to most pop music. Actually, I remember the Killers concert here and there was one person who went who didn't like it. So, I asked why. The answer I got was, "they don't play enough songs like Mr. Brightside." My response was: "You are an idiot, and you are riding home in the other car." ;D [/taking bait] Boz <> Human Boz = Dancer
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Post by TC on Apr 28, 2009 14:07:35 GMT -5
I'd say that the Killers are probably the Blur of this decade (take that how you will). Hopefully Brandon Flowers has the good sense not to become involved in any cartoon-fronted rap/rock groups in the future.
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Post by Boz on Apr 28, 2009 14:29:48 GMT -5
I'd say that's both a fair and a positive comparison.
The only difference being that Blur's biggest hit was not their first album, but their third. The Blur-Oasis ego wars of the 90s were some great times (resulting in some great music too). ;D
And the good news is, Damon Albarn is leaving the Gorillaz silliness aside, for a while anyway, to get back to Blur. At least for some concerts this summer, but hopefully for a new album too.
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Post by Bando on Apr 28, 2009 16:05:59 GMT -5
You guys don't like the Gorillaz? WTF? Do you hate music or something?
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Post by Boz on Apr 28, 2009 16:21:41 GMT -5
You guys don't like the Gorillaz? WTF? Do you hate music or something? I didn't say "not like," I said "silliness." There's a difference. Gorillaz are fun and good for a catchy, dancy club single or two here and there, but it's really not anything that's worthy of a whole lot of attention, IMO (after the initial novelty of it). It's a side project, and one that has gone on long enough....for now anyway. Time for Damon to get back to Blur and do something a little more worthwhile.
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Post by Bando on Apr 28, 2009 17:05:00 GMT -5
Hey, don't sleep on Fallout Boy. They are the New Found Glory of this decade. ;D As for me, I'm conserving a bit now in anticipation of summer. However, I am going to London for a little over week in May, which will culminate with seeing both Morrissey AND Depeche Mode at the end of the trip. Have been looking forward to that for about three months now. .....I may not survive it, or come back....ever. If I do survive it and come back, though, Metric will be in DC on June 18 for anybody who's interested. The new album is very good, and Emily Haines is as hot as ever. I'm down. HoyaTalk outing to the Metric show, anyone?
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Post by Jack on May 27, 2009 19:42:08 GMT -5
Caught The National on Saturday, they put on a pretty solid show I must say. I enjoy a frontman with a slightly drunken baritone who manages to put all his emotion into songs he has been singing for over two years- he did joke about their next album, said it will be called "How the Leprechauns Died" and each song will be about the death of a little green person. He also sang a pretty kickass new song called Blood Buzz, Ohio which bodes well for that album whenever it arrives.
One thing that became much more clear when seeing them in person- most songs off the Boxer follow a similar pattern of starting out spare and somewhat soft, then building to a pretty tight and loud multi-instrumental climax. It is cool to see it happen live, but also began to be a bit repetitive. Sometimes you gotta alter your pitch sequence, you know? Even so, I appreciate any band that brings in horns, and The National's horn section also featured the first bass (or possibly contrabass- it was fricking huge and deep) saxophone I have ever seen- pretty cool, although not so cool when he played it as the opening act- it doesn't really carry much of a tune.
Next up, two shows at Fenway- Dave Matthews (ugh, but sometimes you gotta make other people happy) and Phish (haven't seen them in 12 years or listened to them in probably 8, but still should be a fun experience).
Also, by the way, why didn't anyone smack me around and force me to listen to The Replacements before now? Seriously, I heard "Unsatisfied" on the Adventureland soundtrack and promptly purchased three of their albums. I am so ashamed it took me this long to find them.
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Post by Bando on May 27, 2009 21:58:48 GMT -5
This isn't so much of a "concert" per se, but I did attend the Prince/Madonna/Michael Jackson dance party at Black Cat on Sunday with DrumsGoBang and his old lady. Best dance party EVER!
I'm still planning to catch Metric in June. Boz, you still going to that?
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Post by Filo on May 27, 2009 23:42:56 GMT -5
Also, by the way, why didn't anyone smack me around and force me to listen to The Replacements before now? Seriously, I heard "Unsatisfied" on the Adventureland soundtrack and promptly purchased three of their albums. I am so ashamed it took me this long to find them. A truly great (and relatively under-the-radar) rock-and-roll band. Never had a chance to see them live, but it apparently could become a drunkfest. Paul Westerberg has put out some decent stuff on his own also.
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