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| From | Bill Silvers <wsilvers@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: Great Performers |
| Date | Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:53:04 -0600 (GMT-06:00) |
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The Figgs are the best live band there is. Consistent, enthusiastic but professional - kick-ass.
Never miss 'em.
FWIW I've seen FoW twice - once in 1999 in Santa Ana CA (cheers, WC), again in 2003 here in KC, plus I saw Chris Collingwood playing solo at Monsters of Pop in Nashville in 2000. I enjoyed all three shows, and though the band wasn't exactly 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis, I never got that phoned-in feeling. Collingwood solo was more engaging than you'd maybe expect, and one got a glimse at the self-deprecating nerdiness that I'd always suspected was at the heart of the seemingly condescending character studies that the haters always beat on. Collingwood might be the kid in the back of the class making fun of everybody, but he wasn't any easier on himself.
b.s. who saw Low open for Matthew Sweet way way back when...now that was disengaged, baby
>Elvis Costello is consistently funny and entertaining. He was also fun back
>in the day when he was the angry young man in the late 70's, but for a
>different reason.
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>Best,
>Rick
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><What other performers other than Neil Finn, Rhett Miller and Fred
><LeBlanc can we add to this list?
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><Mike
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:02:05 -0800
>From: Greg Cagle <greg@glcagle.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Great Performers
>Message-ID: <47B4BA5D.6010608@glcagle.com>
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> Thinking of EC, we saw him this past summer with Allen Toussaint; great
>stuff. A few weeks later we saw Chris Isaak at the same venue (Chateau
>St. Michelle winery) and it was the most enjoyable show I've seen in a
>long time. Just a lot of fun in a lot of ways.
>
>- Greg
>
>Rick McCall wrote:
>
> Elvis Costello is consistently funny and entertaining. He was also fun back
> in the day when he was the angry young man in the late 70's, but for a
> different reason.
>
> Best,
> Rick
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> <What other performers other than Neil Finn, Rhett Miller and Fred
> <LeBlanc can we add to this list?
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> <Mike
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>greg cagle | greg@glcagle.com | bothell, washington
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:03:44 +0000
>From: waldrop.kirk@comcast.net
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Great Performers
>Message-ID: <021420082203.17560.47B4BAC000073D65000044982216548686059D0705D29F019D0B040E99@comcast.net>
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>Agree with Costello. Always great. Other folks that are great live, funny on stage, and always engaging - even though they're not necessarily power pop - are Chris Isaak, Hall & Oates, John Wesley Harding, BNL, The Decemberists, Robyn Hitchcock, and The Posies.
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>-------------- Original message --------------
>From: "Rick McCall" <rickmccall@suddenlink.net>
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>> Elvis Costello is consistently funny and entertaining. He was also fun back
>> in the day when he was the angry young man in the late 70's, but for a
>> different reason.
>>
>> Best,
>> Rick
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:40:35 -0500
>From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@verizon.net>
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: FOW live - zzzz
>Message-ID: <00eb01c86f52$3bffcb40$6401a8c0@mcall.trb>
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>>I've seen FOW a couple of times in Philadelphia, once with Gigolo Aunts
>>opening for them at the Troc (that show has been mentioned here before).
>>While it's true that they aren't the most exciting visual band in the
>>world, I love the music and had a great time at both shows. I'll
>>probably see them again the next time they come through town.
>
>I was one of those in the crowd at the Troc, and thought that the Aunts just
>blew them away.
>For one, Dave Gibbs is an incredibly engaging front-man, and their songs are
>just top-shelf.
>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.
>
>john micek
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cornely, Michael" <michael.cornely@sap.com>
>To: <audities@smoe.org>; <audities@smoe.org>
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:27 PM
>Subject: Re: FOW live - zzzz
>
>
>> "Huseman, Matt" <Matt.Huseman@phh.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Two posts, one day. A record for me. I agree with Stewart and his
>>>assessment 100%. Finally caught FoW live in 2007 opening for Crowded
>>>House. Even a FoW fan, and I consider myself one, would have to agree
>>>That the disparity between the two live performances was overwhelming.
>>>Admittedly I have a man-crush on Neil Finn, but I don't know anyone who
>>>has seen him perform - fan or not - who says he puts on anything but an
>>>enthusiastic, crowd-pleasing show. FoW looked like they would rather be
>>>getting their teeth drilled, and it was a huge turn-off for me... and
>>>seemingly the rest of the crowd who kind of gave up on them halfway
>>>Through the show. Very disappointing...
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Matt
>>
>> I've seen FOW a couple of times in Philadelphia, once with Gigolo Aunts
>> opening for them at the Troc (that show has been mentioned here before).
>> While it's true that they aren't the most exciting visual band in the
>> world, I love the music and had a great time at both shows. I'll
>> probably see them again the next time they come through town.
>>
>> On the other hand, I'd go see Rhett Miller do ANYTHING. Watching him
>> (either solo or with the Old 97's) is worth the price of admission
>> alone. Another performer I'd put in that category is Fred LeBlanc of
>> Cowboy Mouth. He's just amazing to watch - not too many drummers take
>> over the whole show.
>>
>> What other performers other than Neil Finn, Rhett Miller and Fred
>> LeBlanc can we add to this list?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:53:41 -0700
>From: Sam Smith <sam@estreet.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: FOW live - zzzz
>Message-ID: <BAYC1-PASMTP1166E7DBBB416A4BE66F6DD5250@CEZ.ICE>
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>
>> Nothing quite kills the vibe like causing your audience physical
>> discomfort.
>Georgia Satellites. 1985. High Point, NC. I walked out of the theater
>and across the street. From the other sidewalk it was STILL too loud.
>
>11, my ass....
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>/"...it's a lonesome thing to be passing small towns with the lights
>shining sideways when the night is down, or going in strange places with
>a dog nosing before you and a dog nosing behind, or drawn to the cities
>where you'd hear a voice kissing and talking deep love in every shadow
>of the ditch, and you passing on with an empty, hungry stomach failing
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:16:23 -0800
>From: "Drew MacDonald" <drewmacdonald1@gmail.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: FOW live - zzzz
>Message-ID: <5603c5fd0802141416k5e4a40e9s27c53e07f49e045d@mail.gmail.com>
>
>I've never seen FoW live, but I have twice seen Schlesinger's other band,
>Ivy. Everyone, Adam included, was relaxed, smiling, apparently glad to be
>there.
>
>Drew
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:00:01 -0000
>From: "floatingunder" <underthefloat@msn.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: FOW live - zzzz
>Message-ID: <fp2h5h+buvh@eGroups.com>
>
>--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Sam Smith <sam@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Nothing quite kills the vibe like causing your audience physical
>> > discomfort.
>> Georgia Satellites. 1985. High Point, NC. I walked out of the theater
>> and across the street. From the other sidewalk it was STILL too loud.
>>
>
>
>Plasmatics. My ears rang for 3 days. I sort of show have expected it..a
>band that was all gimic and not much more.
>
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:19:37 -0500
>From: "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net>
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: FOW live - zzzz
>Message-ID: <00b601c86f57$afe27170$1d02a8c0@Sparky>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>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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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:00:32 -0500
>From: popesmokes <popesmokes@rogers.com>
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: The Police Fan Club - Police/Elvis Double Bill
>Message-ID: <C3DA2430.E094%popesmokes@rogers.com>
>
>Maybe it¹s because they overexposed themselves in Toronto with FOUR SHOWS at
>the Air Canada Centre (huge arena) but the tickets on ebay were going for
>25%-40% of face value for good seats when they last came through. I could
>have saved myself, gulp, $700!. There were whole swathes of empty seats at
>the shows. Suffice to say Toronto is NOT being visited on the new tour!
>
>Do yourself, your dignity and your bank account some good and wait it out.
>Do you realize that they just HAPPENED to announce this new tour right as
>everybody¹s fan club memberships were ending? It¹s no co-incidence...
>
>Luke
>
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:12:10 -0500
>From: "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com>
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: The Police Fan Club - Police/Elvis Double Bill
>Message-ID: <05da01c86f5f$07427030$6401a8c0@warpspeed>
>
>At my advanced age, there is a very small handful of artists I might
>consider paying several hundred $$ to see in a hockey rink. The Police, God
>bless 'em, are not on that list.
>
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:07:03 -0600
>From: Mike Vancha <mvancha@sasktel.net>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Yes man
>Message-ID: <C3DA17A7.4365%mvancha@sasktel.net>
>
>Kerry,
>
>
>It's funny how they have take Chris Squire's bass style and the Yes vocal
>style on these songs.
>
>This sounds like Drama era Yes to me.
>
>Mike V.
>
>
>> Regarding new music, man, I wish I'd added this to my
>> top 2007 list (just got it last week): CIRCA: (s/t).
>> Former members of Yes (all eras) write and release a
>> beautiful album chock-full of incredibly moving and
>> exceptionally interesting songs (to me, anyway).
>> There's an insanely gorgeous ballad called "Together
>> We Are" that would sit nicely with Oranges and
>> Lemons-era Andy Partridge or vintage Todd Rundgren.
>> It's one of those songs that I heard once, passed out,
>> then had to re-listen another 25 times just for the
>> sheer rush of the mindblowing changes. It's nice that
>> life still continues to throw me "benchmark" songs
>> this late in the game...
>>
>> Classifiers will place this album squarely in the
>> "prog rock" catagory, but as a fan of great
>> songwriting, I'm not so easily convinced. Of course,
>> there are some songs that are breathtaking examples of
>> musicians at the top of their game, but it's tempered
>> with exceptional songs. The point being, it's not
>> about the technical abilities of the band, it's about
>> the music. Really great album, highly recommended for
>> fans of Trevor Rabin or classic Yes or even XTC to a
>> lesser extent. www.circahq.com
>>
>> kErrY
>> www.myspace.com/kompost
>>
>> NP: Glass Wolfe -- Xotica
>>
>>
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>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:51:17 -0800 (PST)
>From: Michael vg <govango@yahoo.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Amy Whinehouse wins BEST NEW ARTIST
>Message-ID: <53138.16642.qm@web39707.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
>
>--- Gene Good <javagene@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Saw Shelby do "Anyone who had a heart" on Leno.It was wonderful,with nice jazz piano.Very quiet
>> version almost like a meditation.I was impressed. Now there's a singer.
>
> Yeah I saw that. Fantastic. nothing like a Dusty song.
>I also highly recommend her sisters album Allison Moorer's
>Mockingbird. It comes out I think next week, but has
>been streaming on her site.
> She does a cover of nina simone's I want some sugar in
>my bowl. No it is hard to top or come close to nina, but
>she comes really close.
>
> michael
>
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