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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: FOW live - zzzz |
| Date | Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:19:37 -0500 |
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From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@verizon.net>
> I think the main impediment to FoW, at least that night, was that
> their amps had been turned to the "Unnecessarily Loud For A Small
> Room" setting and stayed their for the whole of the night.
> They might well have put on an engaging set, but I was too busy
> stanching the bleeding in my ears to notice.
> Now, granted, I love My Bloody Valentine, too. But I'd stay away
> from their shows for the exact same reason.
> Nothing quite kills the vibe like causing your audience physical
> discomfort.
Actually, I treasure the time I saw My Bloody Valentine, but that's
because the volume had purpose, rather than simply being loud for its
own sake. To be fair, that wasn't a problem any of the times I've
seen FoW, though.
On my own personal "see them every time they come through town" list:
believe it or not, after a tentative beginning, the Decemberists have
become an incredibly engaging, audience-centric live act over the last
few years; Barenaked Ladies are always worth the ticket price; Nellie
McKay never fails to deliver even when she takes the stage over an
hour late because her train got stuck in Connecticut; Yuri Yunakov,
who has nothing to do with anything pop-related (he plays Bulgarian
wedding music), but I love seeing him live because it's as close as
I'm ever going to get to seeing Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Someone I wish I'd gotten to see more than once: Fats Domino. The man
just radiates pure, beatific joy.
S
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