lizish Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 (edited) I've been listening to the Sadies In Concert Volume 1 on constant repeat this past weekend. It's to the point where this is now up there with the best live albums. The guest stars are pretty great (well except for an over the edge Jon Spencer). Neko Case, Greg Keelor, Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan, Bob Egan, Garth Hudson, Max Danger, Andre Ethier, Gary Louris, Steve Alibini etc all show up for the incredible set of concerts on which the CD is based. Up to now I had more admired the Sadies and their strange mix of undertaker/surf-punk country than really been a fan. This thing as totally changed my mind. http://exclaim.ca/index.asp?layid=22&c...&csid1=5440 The SadiesThe Family WayBy Jason SchneiderJuly 26, 2006 The Family Way Waterloo had never seen a gathering of musicians like this. In the dressing room of the Starlight Club, Steve Albini and Jon Spencer caught up with Neko Case, while Blue Rodeo Edited August 21, 2006 by lizish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Oh, yes! I didn't realize this was even available yet. Is it officially out? Anyway, I'd been waiting for this for a while....but actually had forgotten about it until your thread. I'm snatching it this very moment and will surely be purchasing it soon. Excellent.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I like The Sadies - think I'll check this out... what's Steve Albini doing on there though? They don't initially seem like a band he'd get involved with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Thou shalt check 'em out! AUGUST 25 f Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theatre with Heavy Trash 26 sa Rochester, NY Bug Jarwith Heavy Trash 30 w New York, NY Conan O'Brien with Neko 31 th Montreal, QC TBC Conf.as Heavy Trash SEPTEMBER 1 f Rouyn Noranda Festival de Musique as Heavy Trash @ El Paso Saloon 2 sa Rouyn Noranda Festival de Musique as Heavy Trash @ El Paso Saloon 8 f Toronto, ON The Horseshoe 9 sa Toronto, ON The Horseshoe 15 f Guelph, ON Vinyl 16 sa Hamilton, ON Casbah 21 th Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom with Heavy Trash 22 f Detroit, MI Lager House with Heavy Trash 23 sa Chicago, IL Schubas with Heavy Trash 24 su Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry with Heavy Trash 25 m Madison, WI High Noon Saloon with Heavy Trash 29 f Champaign, IL High Dive with Heavy Trash 30 sa Louisville, KY Lebowski Festival with Heavy Trash OCTOBER 1 su Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge with Heavy Trash 2 m Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree with Heavy Trash 3 tu Atlanta, GA The Earl with Heavy Trash 4 w Asheville, NC Grey Eagle 5 th Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom with Heavy Trash 6 f Baltimore, MD Ottobar with Heavy Trash 7 sa Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's with Heavy Trash 8 su New York, NY Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Ooooh shit! Guelph, here I come. It's nice not having to go all the way to the Big Smoke or Buff for shows all the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 ooh, i know where i'll be on the 5th of October. I saw them with Neko back in '05. While I wasn't overly impressed with them i did like their sound (i was also impatient for Neko) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Just picked this up and am listening to it for the first time. Holy shit. That's my review. Possible album of the year candidate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Just picked this up and am listening to it for the first time. Holy shit. That's my review. Possible album of the year candidate. I've been listening to Good and co. for a while now........This album blew me away -Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I hear that. At the time I figured I wouldn't mind my decision to skip these shows since the album was getting an official release, but no, the exact opposite of that is how I feel now that I've listened to the set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I listened to it in the car yesterday. Is there any particular reason the sound HAS to be this mushy or was it just the sound in the car I was in? Way too much crowd noise too. It sounds like it was recorded IN the crowd, like a bootleg. Great stuff though in general. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 (edited) Lee's Palace has not the best acoustics in the world. Jon Spencer going all mississippi mud howl certainly doesn't help. It was probably a trade off between the Horseshoe with much better acoustics but smaller stage and seating, and Lee's which is a big friggin concert barn. I like the crowd noise - and the effortless mixing between songs shows how good Albini is at doing this stuff. love the 'Top That' at the end of Ethier's 'Talking Down' and IMO, it doesn't get topped. Edited August 22, 2006 by lizish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I prefer (early) Phleg Camp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 I prefer (early) Phleg Camp. oh for the power to delete other's unfunny posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 oh for the power to delete other's unfunny posts. I'm not trying to be funny. I prefer Sean's earlier work in Phleg Camp (at least the stuff on Allied) to the Sadies. The "Bully My Pushy" double 7" was an amazing release. Besides, this is a message board. Sometimes disagreement and the intentional derailment of topics is fun and welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Besides, this is a message board. Sometimes disagreement and the intentional derailment of topics is fun and welcome. At least that part of the post was not too bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Lee's Palace has not the best acoustics in the world. Jon Spencer going all mississippi mud howl certainly doesn't help. It was probably a trade off between the Horseshoe with much better acoustics but smaller stage and seating, and Lee's which is a big friggin concert barn. I like the crowd noise - and the effortless mixing between songs shows how good Albini is at doing this stuff. love the 'Top That' at the end of Ethier's 'Talking Down' and IMO, it doesn't get topped.Crowd noise is fine, but there is little excuse at this point for muddy sound like that, unless one is trying to reproduce the REAL sound at an ordinary show (which this shouldn't have been.) I don't mean to be that critical, because I really like the Sadies and have seen them back up both Langford and Case (what's with Jon Spenser anyway and why start disk too off with that nonsense???) as well as seen them by themselves and I think they are the best. It is possible to get good sound from even a shitty sounding hall if you record the musicians and NOT the hall. This isn't 1965 or so when people had no clue how to record live rock bands. I plan to listen to this album alot, at least the people I want to hear and the fantastic intrumentals that the Sadies have produced, but some of the rest....I don't know. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I actually think the sound on this thing is pretty good. A bit muddy in spots, but I think it suits the mood of the show. And .... for the record.... I love this album. These past few days, I've only stopped listening to it so I could give the new Dylan a few spins. Great stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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