chris (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} _fool) wrote,@ 2008-01-24 00:57:00 |
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you probably don't care
the decemberists put on a really great show. the band energy was on par with they might be giants, who hold most-energetic standing in my book. and energy is often what engages me and makes a show fun. i was yawning at the start but i was grinning madly and bouncing along with the crowd at the end. in fact, i can't imagine a better use for the sprung floor at the crystal ballroom than the end of the sea shanty (belly of a whale) song--the refrain is played faster and faster and faster and absolutely everyone was bouncing in time with it and the floor was compressing and expanding by at least 2 inches every bounce for a good minute and a half. yay, bouncy!
as well, the band was very audience-engaging, this time even topping TMBG with the stopping songs to give audience direction, putting on a play, crowdsurfing (lead singer, who practically kicked us in the face as he entered the crowd. no harm, no foul.) and inviting approximately 80 people up on stage to finish the last song with them.
surprisingly good and energetic--i'll definitely go see them again, though i was ambivalent about seeing them in the first place.
some thanks are in order:annamaul93 for turning me on to them. artnchicken for waking me up to the fact that they were coming to town and finding the early-purchase tickets. meghan, who's lj-less, for accompanying me. portland for being their hometown and perhaps bringing out a superior following. kdaisy721 for not-quite-killing the ol legs during our run, considering i went and stood for 4.5 hours immediately thereafter.
if i enjoyed their music as much as TMBG, i could see them being a favorite band. unfortunately, they're good-to-verygood but not amazing to my ear. c'est la vie.
now for z.
the decemberists put on a really great show. the band energy was on par with they might be giants, who hold most-energetic standing in my book. and energy is often what engages me and makes a show fun. i was yawning at the start but i was grinning madly and bouncing along with the crowd at the end. in fact, i can't imagine a better use for the sprung floor at the crystal ballroom than the end of the sea shanty (belly of a whale) song--the refrain is played faster and faster and faster and absolutely everyone was bouncing in time with it and the floor was compressing and expanding by at least 2 inches every bounce for a good minute and a half. yay, bouncy!
as well, the band was very audience-engaging, this time even topping TMBG with the stopping songs to give audience direction, putting on a play, crowdsurfing (lead singer, who practically kicked us in the face as he entered the crowd. no harm, no foul.) and inviting approximately 80 people up on stage to finish the last song with them.
surprisingly good and energetic--i'll definitely go see them again, though i was ambivalent about seeing them in the first place.
some thanks are in order:
annamaul93 for turning me on to them. artnchicken for waking me up to the fact that they were coming to town and finding the early-purchase tickets. meghan, who's lj-less, for accompanying me. portland for being their hometown and perhaps bringing out a superior following. kdaisy721 for not-quite-killing the ol legs during our run, considering i went and stood for 4.5 hours immediately thereafter.if i enjoyed their music as much as TMBG, i could see them being a favorite band. unfortunately, they're good-to-verygood but not amazing to my ear. c'est la vie.
now for z.
