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close. btw, here are my top 5 favorite GBV records, in order: alien lanes propeller bee thousand under the bushes, under the stars isolation drills their singles from ~'93 to '96 were also unstoppable.

just because he's not a technically accurate opera singer doesn't mean some people can't appreciate his art. as david berman once said "All my favorite singers couldn't sing." i haven't seen Will since the _Viva Last Blues_ tour, and i am looking forward to seeing him again.

i've seen the Cure three times (Kiss Mex3 tour; Disintegration tour; last year) and they were remarkable each time. not loads of stage energy, but they had a great set list each time and played a lot of stuff really well.

Daryl Hall has a giant head.

mudhoney, last year...i'd seen them once in '91 or so but had no real idea that they could still blow people away effortlessly 16 years later. mercury rev were particularly awesome @ ATP as well.

i will admit to fair ignorance of both songbooks, but to my ears there's a pretty high sonic similarity of vocal tone and emotional range.

only to be reincarnated:

two bands who i violently hated during their performance: bound stems shapes and sizes

you don't happen to love The Wedding Present, do you?

when i was in high school i had a ticket to see Elvis Costello @ the spfld civic center...this must have been around '82 or '83...the show was canceled and never rescheduled. the police were also playing that same night in hartford and i'm thinking elvis has poor ticket sales. that sucked.

surefire winners: Beach House - 1st record Labradford - Mi Media Naranja Tim Sparks/Marc Ribot/Bill Frisell - Masada Guitars

i saw one of the early Workbook shows and i've never seen a performer so venomous...Mould had a great band too, Anton Fier on drums, Tony Maimone on bass and the guy from the dB's on guitar. killer. i like your style. i love all of those bands, but unfortunately have only seen The Church and Husker Du once a piece.

insanely jealous. i've only seen him once...i travelled to NYC to see him as part of Electric Masada and it was magical. for unknown reasons he bailed from his opening slot for Fred Frith in boston last december...he never plays this town.

i'd say its the norm rather than the exception for me.

probably either sonic youth or neil young, both around 10 times. maybe giant sand as well, but Howe hasn't played boston in quite some time...robyn hitchcock could also be a contender.

my review and photos of last Monday's show...solid band!: http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/live/49848/...Paradise-Boston more here (click on the photos)

Einar Orn? i saw him a couple of years ago, opening for the Melvins and confounding people in general. i also saw the Sugarcubes back in the day, and was entertained.

this is a question which can't be answered with just 5 responses...i've seen way too many great performances to whittle it down to five, but if that's the price of entry here goes: butthole surfers neil young john zorn (masada quartet) the jesus lizard the verlaines

the XTi isn't too bad on high ISO from what i've seen, but it's clearly not in the 5D league. my first digital was the rebel XT and that worked pretty well at 1600. at any given time, one of these could be mounted to the camera: sigma 15mm f/2.8 fisheye canon 35 f/1.4 canon 50 f/1.4 canon 85 f/1.8 canon 135 f/2 canon 24-70 f/2.8 canon 70-200 f/2.8 for bigger shows you can't beat the zooms but i use primes a lot since small clubs tend to have poor lighting and your mobility is restricted considerably. shooting MF at a show would be interesting. and you are right about punk shows be

thanks Emma (er Mrs Peel if you prefer ) - i recently sold my 30D since i got the new 5D mkII and it's an outstanding camera...shooting @ 3200ISO is not a problem, and i've been at 6400 a fair bit recently. however, the 5D is a great camera in its own right, and you could likely get a used copy for fairly short $ these days as people upgrade and/or stock is depleted. whenever possible i don't use flash, but for the occasional metal or punk show it can be fun (esp longer shutter drags).

i had their cover of "Shakin' All Over" come up on my ipod today. i can't believe i only saw that band once.

here's my review of the Blitzen Trapper/Alela Diane show from ~10 days ago: http://www.bigtakeover.com/reviews/blitzen...ebruary-26-2009 photos are on my site as well

i really like Loren (MazzaCane) Connors' guitar playing, and it can fit squarely and securely in the minimalism camp.

i did, thanks.

"river guard" is awesome...Callahan's got a great songwriting style and delivery. i would heartily recommend getting _Doctor Came At Dawn_...it's very bleak, but what a statement.