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    Atlanta Shows?

    in After The Show

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    So i didn't experience any real standing vs sitting issues, however if those open seats had not been available it would have been a different story. Unfortunately, the venue doesn't really lend itself to

     

     

    Whoops! I meant to say the venue doesn't really lend itself to raging, out of control, rock concerts.

    Atlanta Shows?

    in After The Show

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    Agree with the light show comment... we were in lower mezzanine and the lights were in our eyes the entire evening. My wife is very light sensitive and had to close her eyes for most of the show. I don't mind the distortion crescendos though... I mean, they are Wilco and they have done this for some time.

     

    Crowd in lower mezzanine was a real dud however. Was asked to sit down several times by the people behind me. And the group in front of me seemed more interested in the Braves game on their iPhones than the concert. At least the ushers didn't care if you stood and danced on the terraces, which is where I ended up.

     

    I thought the lights were very tasteful. Granted i was in the the center mezzanine so i was kind of looking down on them, and i am more accustomed to a CK5 light show... But to each their own. I

     

    I will say this about the crowd. I saw families, young couples on dates, married couples, groups of teens, and even a few folks raging the parking lot. Considering the diversity of attendants (and music too. i mean a solo acoustic opener for a rock show?! Not hating on Nick Lowe, just saying, is all i'm saying) i thought the crowd was incredibly attentive, quiet, respectful. From my seats it looked like the entire orchestra area was on their feet simply standing, not dancing. There were like 6 people in the very front row who actually looked like they were having a good time. This would be my only real complaint about the crowd. You are at a rock concert! Dont just stand there with your arms by your side, swaying. Dance and have some fun for crying out loud! But again considering the diversity, there are lots of different ways to enjoy a concert. Different (possibly lamer? possibly more mature?) strokes for different folks.

     

    There seemed to be a divide of people who wanted to rage the concert and whoop and holler when the music moved them, and people who wanted to close their eyes and just take it all in. This was evident during one sunday morning with the awkward and solitary cheers throughout the end of the song. I think this same divide pretty much made up the standing vs sitting issue as well.

     

    Pretty much everyone in my section was sitting down. I was okay with it. I haven't really seen many sit down shows so i just went with it and tried not to distract from my neighbors experience. There were a handful of folks standing up throughout a portion of the show directly in front of me. They had three open seats next to them, so after the first song was over i asked them if the seats were taken and hopped on down to enjoy an unobstructed view. The couple sitting directly behind me did the same thing a few songs later. So i didn't experience any real standing vs sitting issues, however if those open seats had not been available it would have been a different story. Unfortunately, the venue doesn't really lend itself to

     

    Bottom line: I had a really good time and thought the venue had excellent sound, but the orchestra should be GA and with no seats. If you don't want to stand, don't get orch seats. I am excited to do it again tonight!

    Murderers, Gunslingers, Outlaws, & Prison Songs

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    i want to make a mix tape with this being the common theme. Help me out. Preferably a country western maybe folky feel to the tunes...

     

    so far i have:

     

    Dire Wolf - Grateful Dead

    Hanging Me Tonight - Marty Robbins

    In Search of Little Sadie - Bob Dylan

    Outlaw Blues - Bob Dylan

    Folsom Prison Blues - John Cash

    Long Black Veil - John Cash

    Dreadful Wind and Rain - Trad

    Stagger Lee - Nick Cave

    Midnight Rider - ABB

    I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Merle Haggard

    Layers, Guns and Money - Warren Zevon

     

    what else do you got?

    John Hiatt

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    93.1 wxrt in chicago? it has been about 7 years since i have listened to that radio station. gonna be traveling cross country in a month or so and plan to spend a day or two in chicago. can't wait to listen to some of my favorite old radio stations.

     

    97.1 the drive is what i listened to all through high school.

    What albums are flawless to you?

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

    Pet Sounds - Beach Boys

    Sgt. Peppers - The Beatles

    DSOTM - Pink Floyd

    American Beauty - Grateful Dead

    London Calling - The Clash

    Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

    Graceland - Paul Simon

    Rain Dogs- Tom Waits

    Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Sea Change - Beck

    Paul's Boutique- The Beastie Boys

    Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco

    Pinkerton - Weezer

    Blue album - Weezer

    The Mollusk - Ween

    3 Feet High and Rising - De la Soul

    The Phish Thread

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Diane - my advice to you is this: surrender to the phlow! their catalog is too big and diverse to really be on the look out for anything. be prepared to dance you ass off and make sure to stay hydrated! The portsmouth show will surely be a treat. What a cool, intimate venue. Have fun!

     

    Also, while Page side may be rage side, i much prefer to get bassed right in front of Gordo. Again, hope you have a blast!

    Ween

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Saw Ween this sunday. Melted my face. The fog machine was working double overtime. Still at a loss for words really. What can you say about a Ween concert? It fuckin' rocked.

     

    Don't get to clsoe to my fantasy'd

    Songs about Rain

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Levee's Gonna Break - Dylan or Zep

    Early Morning Rain - Dylan

    Drowned - The Who

    Water in the Sky - Phish

    Purple Rain - Prince

    Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

    Cold Rain and Snow - The Omnipotent Grateful Dead

    Crooked Crooked Rain - Pavement

    Floodin' Down in Texas - Stevie Ray Vaughn

    I'll Fight

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I absolutely love this song. From the very first time i heard it on W(TA) to the live versions. I love it. I must have listened to it liek 15 times in a row when i first bought the album. And i'm listening to 11-04-09 at work right now and it just came on. I keep listening and relistening and felt compelled to start a thread about it.

     

    After reading some reviews from W(TA) i remember a lot of people not really like this song. but i truly think it's one of the best on the album

     

    I really like the folky feel of the lyrics and feel that Jeff's delivery of them is perfect. The guitar intro is great, and Nels pedal steel is amazing. Just another great Wilco song.

     

    also noting, the handshake drugs, pot kettle black, i'll fight from 11-04-09 is just a steller song placement in the setlist. very awesome. i thin i spent about 45 minutes just listening to those three songs over and over.

     

    have a great friday vc!

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