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Post by Arch Stanton on Oct 5, 2023 21:38:51 GMT -5
Saw Beck perform last night with the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Really didn't know what to expect, as it was a one off show and he'd never performed a full show with an orchestra before.
Turned out to be a really good, extremely unique, very technically impressive show. The setlist was very heavy on songs from Sea Change and Morning Phase, which was not too surprising since they cater to orchestral arrangements.
He also played two Scott Walker covers, as well as a cover of a Charlotte Gainsbourg song he wrote but had never performed.
In what was my favorite surprise of the night, he played his cover of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometimes" which he recorded for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
I wish I could remember which song it was, but after one of the songs, Beck mentioned that was first time playing the song in any manner since it was recorded for the album.
The venue was beautiful. It's in a theater I've seen shows in before (Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando), however I'd never seen a show in this theater (there are four theaters in the same venue). The theater this show was in (Steinmetz Hall) has an N1 acoustic rating, making it one of the highest rated acoustic theaters in the world. It was also named one of the Top 11 (not ten?) most beautiful theaters in the world.
Overall, I'm really glad I went to this show. If I'd never seen Beck before, I probably would have been a little bummed by the setlist. But having seen Beck before it was great to hear some deep cuts with such an amazing backing orchestra.
Post by RyDolla$ign on Oct 5, 2023 22:58:27 GMT -5
I think I can confidently say Japanese Breakfast is my favorite band right now. And what a perfect show for my first time at Radio City Music Hall. Great setlist, encore included Posing For Cars which rips and really shows off her and Peter’s obvious chemistry (which I guess is what marriage can do) and a cover of The Only Living Boy in New York. After seeing them at Coachella, Shaky, Roo, and Pitchfork, it was awesome to see them end this era with this. Michelle said it’s the last Jubilee show because she’s going to be too drunk to remember Philly on Halloween.
Also met a cool dude that used to live in NY but moved for LA for work and randomly bought a ticket right before the show. Bought me a beer and we chilled the whole show. Good reminder of all the dope people live music has brought me.
Hiatus Kaiyote at The Novo absolutely killed it tonight. It was 100x better than the set I caught at Coachella. They were much more into it, the sound was excellent. Their musicianship is nuts, they played almost a 2 hour set. Nai's live vocals are nothing short of impressive, as are every band members' talent and skill level. I've seen very few bands be able to play off the grid like they do live.
I had been messaging people a bit...hyperbolically about Jessie Ware last night. I'm going to try and be a bit more neutral here but I'm not sure I can lol.
When I saw Jessie Ware at Glastonbury last year, I described it as a "a tightly choreographed grown and sexy cabaret act"; on this new tour Jessie Ware is now a fully formed pop star. For the What's Your Pleasure? shows, she stayed in the center of the stage, flanked by her dancers and backup singers, wearing large dresses and gloves, completely covered. On this show, she moves freely on stage (and, during her excellent power ballad cover of Cher's "Believe" in the encore, in the audience), showing more skin in more adventurous costumes, though with less of the kinky bisexual elements of the previous shows. The other hallmarks of major pop shows are there too: costume changes, big drum outros for songs that usually wouldn't have them, an acoustic break to play the slow songs in the middle (here, "Say You Love Me" and curiously "Kind of... Sometimes... Maybe"). For all the similarities her last two albums have, it's fascinating that she could put on two completely different shows, with each highlighting what's missing from the others. But above all else, this show proves her star power, and there's no going back from that.
George Clanton with Frost Children and Death's Dynamic Shroud last night. Great show, first time going to a show in a while with a group of IRL friends and the energy was really fun.
Deaths Dynamic Shroud - I love their albums but they are admittedly much better on record than live. The nuance and density of the studio production didn't translate super well to their small two-laptops setup and they only got twenty minutes. I'm hoping the Oneohtrix show in April doesn't have the same issue
Frost Children blew me away, holy shit. The two main members have an incredible stage presence and they had two touring drummers/percussionists who were excellent too. Hyperpop, like Ska, isn't a genre I really ever listen to on my own but it is so fun live. Super loud and I forgot to bring earplugs though, don't forget yours if you see them My friend talked to them after the show and they said they have a new album and headline tour planned for next year, don't miss them if they come to your city
George Clanton himself was much more laid back and chill as expected as compared to the previous act. I was unsure if the production of Ooh Rap I Ya would translate well to a live setting and I think so - there was a healthy dose of improvisation and extended versions of the songs. He had a live drummer and used a sampler mostly himself while singing, fun interaction with the audience between songs. Really fun show, though I think it benefitted a lot from knowing Clanton's music - one of my friends went for Frost Children and didn't know the headliner and I'd be curious to know what they thought
George Clanton with Frost Children and Death's Dynamic Shroud last night. Great show, first time going to a show in a while with a group of IRL friends and the energy was really fun.
Deaths Dynamic Shroud - I love their albums but they are admittedly much better on record than live. The nuance and density of the studio production didn't translate super well to their small two-laptops setup and they only got twenty minutes. I'm hoping the Oneohtrix show in April doesn't have the same issue
Frost Children blew me away, holy shit. The two main members have an incredible stage presence and they had two touring drummers/percussionists who were excellent too. Hyperpop, like Ska, isn't a genre I really ever listen to on my own but it is so fun live. Super loud and I forgot to bring earplugs though, don't forget yours if you see them My friend talked to them after the show and they said they have a new album and headline tour planned for next year, don't miss them if they come to your city
George Clanton himself was much more laid back and chill as expected as compared to the previous act. I was unsure if the production of Ooh Rap I Ya would translate well to a live setting and I think so - there was a healthy dose of improvisation and extended versions of the songs. He had a live drummer and used a sampler mostly himself while singing, fun interaction with the audience between songs. Really fun show, though I think it benefitted a lot from knowing Clanton's music - one of my friends went for Frost Children and didn't know the headliner and I'd be curious to know what they thought
Frost Children are awesome people! Friend is on that tour playing drums.
20 years to the day my best friend from college and I missed The Mars Volta on their Deloused tour due to a college chemistry test. I eventually saw them on the Goliath and Octahedron tours, but last night him and I went together to see them.
Cedric still hitting those high notes, the drummer absolutely nailed all of Jon Theodore's work, keyboardist did great, honestly the best show I've seen of theirs. I finally got to see my favorite song live (Take the Viel Cerpin Taxt). It wasn't technically a DITC 20 year tour, but may have well been as that was about 60% of the setlist
Shahzad Ismaily is amazing to watch perform. so subtle, completely in control of every sound he makes. arooj aftab has an ability to almost disappear into the music and not exist even when shes sonically the focal point. life affirming therapeutic stuff.
Post by thepiratepenguin on Oct 13, 2023 16:18:28 GMT -5
I fell off the Metric train some time during the 2010's and have no idea why I fell off the Metric train, because I saw them for the first time in nearly a decade last night for their simultaneous "Old World Underground" anniversary and new album release show, and realized, "Oh right, Metric rule." Obviously a bit of whiplash between the oldest and newest material, especially with not one single song from between then being played, but Emily was in a nostalgic storytelling mood that eventually led into her and Jimmy doing BSS's "Anthems of a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl", which was very cool.
Looking forward to the Ben Gibbard double feature tomorrow!
Post by uncle silly philly on Oct 13, 2023 22:51:23 GMT -5
saw Hozier last week in Alpharetta. this was my third time seeing him and prob is my favorite of the three. he played for two whole hours and was as charming and ethereal as ever. he did not play my favorite song but he hasn’t since 2019 so I wasn’t expecting him to but he played the other bangers I love. each album got roughly the same amount of play time. the visuals and projections were great but I wish they hadn’t used music video footage for the respective songs. I want something new to look at!! I wanna feel like I’m on an acid trip in a bog!!! I want more set pieces!!!
saw Maisie Peters the next day at Variety Playhouse and firstly, love this venue. it’s got a pit for the people who wanna stand and be close but seats for the people who are older and gotta go pee three times during the show. we picked seats. free water was a plus. wanna come back here. Maisie is so cute and I had never heard of her until this year when my friend invited me to come see the show with her. Maisie did an hour and 20 minute set On The Dot but had enough time to do some crowd banter. the crowd was screaming to every single word of every song. there’s something spiritual about being in a room with a thousand other women sing-screaming about having your heart broken or how you aren’t gonna waste any tears on a man or how growing up sucks. she’s a talented pop artist. now I’m a fan and I wanna see her again and leave with such joy and positivity like I did that night!! ugh I love women
side note: I underestimated the hold UGA has on Atlanta. both Hozier AND Maisie made comments on the dog barking and how confused they were hearing fans do it.
Post by purplecowz on Oct 14, 2023 14:37:31 GMT -5
the Tina Fey & Amy Poehler tour is really fun. The standup section was a little weak at least for Poehler, but otherwise the night was constant laughs and tears. I love these women so much. Fred Armisen came out and did an entire "US regional dialects" bit during Weekend Update, hilarious.
Peter Gabriel just took the top show of the year spot for me. Holy shit.
My dad bought us a pair of disgustingly overpriced tickets for the Austin show next week, but he can't make it anymore so I'm probably taking a friend. The show is drastically undersold so it will be interesting to see how full it actually is. Was your show half empty?
Peter Gabriel just took the top show of the year spot for me. Holy shit.
My dad bought us a pair of disgustingly overpriced tickets for the Austin show next week, but he can't make it anymore so I'm probably taking a friend. The show is drastically undersold so it will be interesting to see how full it actually is. Was your show half empty?
there were some empty seats here and there but it was probably over 90% full. Can't wait for your report! Those overpriced tickets will probably be worth it. Some of the visual elements were so cool, I can only imagine what it was like from the floor.
It also seemed this show was filmed for a possible release later on.
My dad bought us a pair of disgustingly overpriced tickets for the Austin show next week, but he can't make it anymore so I'm probably taking a friend. The show is drastically undersold so it will be interesting to see how full it actually is. Was your show half empty?
there were some empty seats here and there but it was probably over 90% full. Can't wait for your report! Those overpriced tickets will probably be worth it. Some of the visual elements were so cool, I can only imagine what it was like from the floor.
It also seemed this show was filmed for a possible release later on.
there were some empty seats here and there but it was probably over 90% full. Can't wait for your report! Those overpriced tickets will probably be worth it. Some of the visual elements were so cool, I can only imagine what it was like from the floor.
It also seemed this show was filmed for a possible release later on.
Neat! We are 4th row on side 100s, but should still be able to see the screens well
the main stage design is curved so there wasn't really a bad seat in the house. There was only one specific part that I wish I was viewing straight on from the floor.
I got those $20 all in tickets awhile ago for Avenged Sevenfold, show was Thursday.
one of those "like the early stuff" bands that I've just never been able to see (rain cancelation the only time I've had tickets). setlist could've been better but that's sort of on me for not seeing them 15 years ago.
Shadows sounded good (said he was sick but I couldn't really tell), good banter, shouted out the people (me) who got rained out that one time. Vengeance and Gates sounded great, underrated guitar harmony combo. new songs were good live, production was solid, brought extra screens. Rev tribute was nice, always forget how long ago that happened and these people next to me started crying which is always cute. unholy confessions bangs.
went to put the show in my archive and noticed it was Concert # 200 🎊🥳🎊. haven't been to go to as many shows recently because of life stuff, but fun to hit that milestone seeing a band I've been listening to off and on for 20 years for the first time. round numbers rock!
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know you realize that life goes fast - It's hard to make the good things last-you realize the sun doesn't go down - It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
Post by Murray The K on Oct 20, 2023 0:22:35 GMT -5
My Morning Jacket It Still Moves show is exactly as good as you would expect it to be. Run Thru, Golden, Master Plan, Steam Engine all top notch. Been like 6 years since I saw them last, they still got it.
My Morning Jacket It Still Moves show is exactly as good as you would expect it to be. Run Thru, Golden, Master Plan, Steam Engine all top notch. Been like 6 years since I saw them last, they still got it.
Killer show last night. The tunes you mentioned were all killer. The jam on Dancefloors took me by surprise. Loved the whole set and looking forward to two more.
Post by jorgeandthekraken on Oct 22, 2023 9:00:28 GMT -5
My Morning Jacket triple header complete. Three nights, about 7 and a quarter hours of music, zero repeated songs, four hours of sleep a night, two very sore knees…good stuff. What an incredible live band.
11/28 Raveonettes (Copenhagen, Denmark) 12/4 Interpol 12/14 LCD Soundsystem 12/31 Billy Joel 1/25 The Killers (Las Vegas) 2/12 Jack White 2/25 Father John Misty 3/6 Inhaler 4/10 Franz Ferdinand 4/17 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 5/15 Amyl & the Sniffers 5/18 Fontaines D.C. 9/1 Oasis
I do hope the sphere books a show that I would be willing to spend hundreds of dollars alone to see plus plane and hotel fare. The place looks sick but there are very few artists that have the draw to make that scale of custom video effects per show profitable
