i guess i'm going to see Polyphonic Spree tonight at the Paradise?
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as far as their records go, I like the premise, but then the music gets tiresome about halfway through.
I'd definately go check them out though in a live setting.
I'd definately go check them out though in a live setting.
avi
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mindspell
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The albums are good, not spectacular but is a good idea. The live show could be awesome though, with the choir and everything, could be very very good.
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Not from what I've heard anyway. I am no Polyphonic Spree expert.
And I've only REALLY listened to Cerberus Shoal's Homb and Knobblesone.
And I've only REALLY listened to Cerberus Shoal's Homb and Knobblesone.
inkybmistro
self-surgeon
not really. differences being that polyphonic spree seems more like the flaming lips. and that cerberus shoal is awesome.
inkybmistro
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The closest comparison to c-shoal i guess would be (vague hints of) tracks like Asphodel from Crash My Moon Yacht.
okay!
first off, the show was great! i had a lot of fun (and not just because i got trashed) and the crowd and band were really into the performance.
they had, by my count, 23 people onstage at this show. everyone was wearing coloured gospel-type robes.
they were NOT like cerberus shoal--they WERE kind of like a hippied-out Spiritualized, with chorused, singalong, oft-repeated lines backed with horn and string arrangements and stuff (they would sing one line, like "I LOVE THE SUN...AND IT MAKES ME SMILE" over and over again for like 5 minutes). very energetic, and every single song became a singalong.
the neat part was that after the show was over, they came back on-stage through the crowd, and the lead guy (who has a voice VERY similar to Wayne's from the Flaming Lips, although that's where the similarities between their music styles end) told a story about how they have been asked to play the MTV VMA (even though they don't have a video) and we could all just go home, but they were going to run through the song they're playing and try to get it under the required 2 min 45 sec, and the show is over and they're just going to talk amongst themselves and ignore us. so of course we stayed. they played the song 2-3 times and did the ending several different ways--it was neat.
bill bought a ticket to see them tonight, as well (i have to work). i would recommend seeing this show!
first off, the show was great! i had a lot of fun (and not just because i got trashed) and the crowd and band were really into the performance.
they had, by my count, 23 people onstage at this show. everyone was wearing coloured gospel-type robes.
they were NOT like cerberus shoal--they WERE kind of like a hippied-out Spiritualized, with chorused, singalong, oft-repeated lines backed with horn and string arrangements and stuff (they would sing one line, like "I LOVE THE SUN...AND IT MAKES ME SMILE" over and over again for like 5 minutes). very energetic, and every single song became a singalong.
the neat part was that after the show was over, they came back on-stage through the crowd, and the lead guy (who has a voice VERY similar to Wayne's from the Flaming Lips, although that's where the similarities between their music styles end) told a story about how they have been asked to play the MTV VMA (even though they don't have a video) and we could all just go home, but they were going to run through the song they're playing and try to get it under the required 2 min 45 sec, and the show is over and they're just going to talk amongst themselves and ignore us. so of course we stayed. they played the song 2-3 times and did the ending several different ways--it was neat.
bill bought a ticket to see them tonight, as well (i have to work). i would recommend seeing this show!
mindspell
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IanDork107
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I really like them. I hope they play a show somewhere around here.
On a somewhat related note, I saw Secret Machines twice this past summer, first supporting The Fire Theft and then headlining with The Helio Sequence as support (THS stole the show). The first time I saw them I knew the singer/guitarist looked really familiar, and the second time I finally realized that I was pretty sure I'd seen his picture in the liner notes on Tripping Daisy's Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb. I asked him if it was him when he was working the merch table, and indeed, he was in Tripping Daisy when he was only a teenager.
On a somewhat related note, I saw Secret Machines twice this past summer, first supporting The Fire Theft and then headlining with The Helio Sequence as support (THS stole the show). The first time I saw them I knew the singer/guitarist looked really familiar, and the second time I finally realized that I was pretty sure I'd seen his picture in the liner notes on Tripping Daisy's Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb. I asked him if it was him when he was working the merch table, and indeed, he was in Tripping Daisy when he was only a teenager.
Autumn Falls
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I was wary to check Tripping Daisy out after my buddies from Dallas at college built them up so much but this summer I finally got around to listening to Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb and man it is AWESOME!! I highly recommend you find a way to listen to it.
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