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Dirty Projectors @ Neumos
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The vocal gymnastics and Longstreth's ability to play complex guitar figures while singing complex vocals over them are both very impressive. I thought the first half was too low energy, but they redeemed themselves on the second half. They seemed to play everything a bit too slow. Amber kicks ass though. She should sing more leads since she's the only one with real charisma.
Would it kill them to banter a little bit?
I really hope they play Showbox Market next. Neumos is fast becoming my least favorite place to see a show. It's always hot and humid in there even when it's cold outside and I can never see properly because of the way the floor slopes.
Would it kill them to banter a little bit?
I really hope they play Showbox Market next. Neumos is fast becoming my least favorite place to see a show. It's always hot and humid in there even when it's cold outside and I can never see properly because of the way the floor slopes.
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2nd time i've seen them and it was just as phenomenal as when i saw them in may. didn't cathc the chop suey show, unfortunately. a few things w/ that review though...
they closed w/ "when the world comes to an end" i'm pretty sure, not "GGG." also, i know people LOVE the dave longstreth : david byrne analogy, but i don't think people would make that comparison nearly as much if they didn't collaborate on knotty pine, although i do see some parallels.
love dave's demeanor and the fact that they don't banter (and the shreds of banter they did provide about layne stayley = GOLD)
i agree, that was the most packed show i've seen at neumos in ages, and i see probably at least 2 shows there a month. they're totally ready for the showbox, which is definitely a weird notion that they're that big, but also welcome b/c the showbox rules and so do dirty projectors.
they closed w/ "when the world comes to an end" i'm pretty sure, not "GGG." also, i know people LOVE the dave longstreth : david byrne analogy, but i don't think people would make that comparison nearly as much if they didn't collaborate on knotty pine, although i do see some parallels.
love dave's demeanor and the fact that they don't banter (and the shreds of banter they did provide about layne stayley = GOLD)
i agree, that was the most packed show i've seen at neumos in ages, and i see probably at least 2 shows there a month. they're totally ready for the showbox, which is definitely a weird notion that they're that big, but also welcome b/c the showbox rules and so do dirty projectors.
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for the record, the closer "when the world comes to an end" (the laurie anderson hiccuping one...written for the piece they performed w/ bjork this spring) and the 2nd song of the set "ascending melody" are "new" DPs material. although this tour has been going on forever, i think you're being a bit hard on em dave the relentless touring is exactly why they had the audience they did last night. i honestly believe this is the best band of 2009 and they did provide us w/ 2 songs written this year that are not on their lauded release of the same year, so you gotta give em some credit there :).
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Capt. U:
Thanks for the info on song #2, which I couldn't place. (I was too late in my attempt to grab a setlist.)
Re: "When the World Comes to an End"--it sure sounds a lot like "GGG," but my bad.
Fwiw, I thought about the Byrne connection before the collab.
Thanks for the info on song #2, which I couldn't place. (I was too late in my attempt to grab a setlist.)
Re: "When the World Comes to an End"--it sure sounds a lot like "GGG," but my bad.
Fwiw, I thought about the Byrne connection before the collab.
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no sweat. and re: byrne, i don't think its a wrong comparison at all per se, just one of the really common links people point to that i don't think would be quite as common if the collab didn't happen. the onion av club acutally did a funny interview w/ him a few weeks back exclusively on his take about what other journalists say he sounds like. check it out.
they did when the world comes to an end on fallon (or conan?) a few weeks ago and there's you tubes out there, check em out. ascending melody is from the temecula sunrise EP that may come out one day (it wasn't at the show last night), which has a few BO leftovers on it, one being ascending melody.
they did when the world comes to an end on fallon (or conan?) a few weeks ago and there's you tubes out there, check em out. ascending melody is from the temecula sunrise EP that may come out one day (it wasn't at the show last night), which has a few BO leftovers on it, one being ascending melody.
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i wrote the comparison, too, and see it elsewhere on the internet. i think it's on a lot of people's minds.
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