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| From | rob@splitsville.com |
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| Date | Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:51:36 -0500 |
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I've seen the last several shows in Boston, and I have to agree for the most part with the assessments below. Their last show at the Paradise was pretty good, and they actually put on a fairly energetic (and free) show at Copley Square last summer. I write 'energetic' in relative terms. They ain't GWAR, that's for sure.
But the tunes always sound great, the stage patter is funny at times, and they always whip out a good cover or two (at Copley they did a 70's medley of riffs from stuff like Kansas, Derek and the Dominoes, etc.).
My expectations are pretty much in line with how they perform, so I keep coming back.
Plus Brian Young is a great drummer, and Jody Porter more than covers for Collingwood in the guitar licks/moves/stage presence areas.
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>From: "Rick McCall" <rickmccall@suddenlink.net>
>> They actually reminded me of The Cars in concert
>and that is not a
>> compliment. Those guys looked like they were in
>pain when they
>> played live.
>> FoW didn't look much more enthusiastic than Ric
>Ocasek.
>>
>> Is that typical or did I catch them on a bad
>night? Or maybe
>> editing played
>> a role - there was hardly any banter in between
>songs and Chris
>> Collingwood
>> sang every song with the exact same expression on
>his face, like he
>> could've
>> been in the room by himself. And horribly bored,
>at that.
>>
>> Am I missing something in regard to their live
>show or is that
>> typical?
>
>No, that's about it. FoW play Boston once or twice
>a year, due to
>their MA connections, but even when they're doing
>small-scale things
>like an in-store at Newbury Comics, they look and
>sound bored out of
>their minds -- and yes, Collingwood especially. It
>could be that the
>guy's got stage fright and that affect is how it
>manifests itself, but
>it doesn't make it any less boring. I've stopped
>going to their shows
>because of it, actually.
>
>S
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