Mr. Heartbreak Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Pretty damn good intro to this band as a live act. I don't know their whole catalog, but they did just about everything I could want to have heard, and then some. Set list heavy on early tunes. Here's what I know for sure they did (not in any order except for the opening song): LowTeen Angst (What The World Needs Now)Get Off ThisHappy Birthday To MeMr. WrongLoserEuro-Trash GirlSweet Potato There was a lot more, but like I said, I don't know their whole catalog. Real solid 90-minute set from a great band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I catch them almost everytime they swing through NYC...One of the best live bands out there and they mix up their setlist pretty good. I love Hickmans style too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 I will be seeing them again when they come this way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 LowTeen Angst (What The World Needs Now)Get Off ThisHappy Birthday To MeMr. WrongLoserEuro-Trash GirlSweet Potato They played all these songs when I saw them as a new-ish band. Maybe Loser and Sweet Potato, too. I don't think I know those. Was Camper Van Beethoven on the bill, too? They did a double bill in Atlanta last weekend. There's always some schedule conflict that prevetns me from seeing CVB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Cracker's a decent band, but imo Camper is way better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Cracker's a decent band, but imo Camper is way better. That's how I feel, too. CVB was going to do Key Lime Pie in its entirely, which I was very disappointed to have to miss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 "all her favorite fruit" = chills down the spine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 "all her favorite fruit" = chills down the spine Every time. The range of material they do on that album is astonishing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Was Camper Van Beethoven on the bill, too? No, just Cracker. They were headlining a benefit for the local community radio station, WMNF...it's like a festival: 60 bands on 9 stages around the Latin quarter (Ybor City)."Loser" is their cover of a Jerry Garcia song that was part of the Grateful Dead's repertoire for many years. It's on Kerosene Hat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 No, just Cracker. They were headlining a benefit for the local community radio station, WMNF...it's like a festival: 60 bands on 9 stages around the Latin quarter (Ybor City)."Loser" is their cover of a Jerry Garcia song that was part of the Grateful Dead's repertoire for many years. It's on Kerosene Hat. In that case, they probably did play it. I saw them two or three times around Kerosene Hat and their first album, but I haven't seen them since, except for maybe a song here or there at various festivals. They seem to be a mainstay on the festival circuit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 That's how I feel, too. CVB was going to do Key Lime Pie in its entirely, which I was very disappointed to have to miss.I seem to be the opposite here but I think it comes down to when you grew up? I turned 30 this year so when I was getting into music around age 10-11 I was getting into Cracker.I think CVB is for the slightly older crowd while Cracker is for the younger? Maybe I am wrong??? Don't get me wrong CBV is great but I love cracker. Saw CVB at least 3 times with Cracker. Saw CVB do Key Lime and I enjoyed it...but when Cracker did Kerosene Hat I was on cloud 9. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I saw them at a real small place in Charleston, SC a few years back.. It was a great show. I remember thinking it was odd that they didn't play "Low"..... I think it's pretty Rock N Roll when a band doesn't play their biggest hit... Nada Surf did the same thing when I saw them in Boston. They didn't play "Popular". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I saw them at a real small place in Charleston, SC a few years back.. It was a great show. I remember thinking it was odd that they didn't play "Low"..... I think it's pretty Rock N Roll when a band doesn't play their biggest hit... Nada Surf did the same thing when I saw them in Boston. They didn't play "Popular".I have seen both bands prob 6 times...hear Low maybe 3 of the shows and Popular maybe 3 times...depends on the night I guess! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have seen some setlists from their shows, and was aware they mix it up quite a bit...so I was surprised (and pleased) that they actually opened with Low. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I seem to be the opposite here but I think it comes down to when you grew up? I turned 30 this year so when I was getting into music around age 10-11 I was getting into Cracker.I think CVB is for the slightly older crowd while Cracker is for the younger? Maybe I am wrong??? There's definitely some validity to that, I think. CVB broke up before you were born. I'm 39, and got into them shortly before they called it quits. I can see how it'd be a lot easier for someone your age to get into Cracker as a kid, rather than CVB, since Cracker was pretty active (maybe at their peak of popularity) around the time you're talking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 There's definitely some validity to that, I think. CVB broke up before you were born. I'm 39, and got into them shortly before they called it quits. I can see how it'd be a lot easier for someone your age to get into Cracker as a kid, rather than CVB, since Cracker was pretty active (maybe at their peak of popularity) around the time you're talking about.I was born before CBV formed but was not into music whent they were active.. According to wikipedia their first run was 1983-1990 while Cracker started just after that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I was born before CBV formed but was not into music whent they were active.. According to wikipedia their first run was 1983-1990 while Cracker started just after that... Oops, sorry, should have said they broke up before you started getting into music (or sometime around that time), not before you were born. Back then, we didn't find out about music through the internet, and since CVB was folding and Cracker was getting a big publicity push, most people your age at that time probably didn't even know about CVB unless they had older friends or siblings who liked them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Oops, sorry, should have said they broke up before you started getting into music (or sometime around that time), not before you were born. Back then, we didn't find out about music through the internet, and since CVB was folding and Cracker was getting a big publicity push, most people your age at that time probably didn't even know about CVB unless they had older friends or siblings who liked them.That is true. I did not find out about CBV until 1998 when a friend in college told me about them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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