tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post4698655713524872395..comments2023-12-24T10:14:39.424-05:00Comments on Cole Slaw Blog: I'll take a 740 with a side order of Shanty: Thoughts on the DecemberistsFlophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677185628909814152noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-32657324733808349062007-07-18T17:43:00.000-04:002007-07-18T17:43:00.000-04:00I've actually never read any A.S. Byatt. Maybe I ...I've actually never read any A.S. Byatt. Maybe I should have mentioned her instead of Andrea Barrett.<BR/><BR/>I think Colin Meloy's writing is entertaining, and was it's been fun watching him mature into a confident performer. Truly, I enjoyed it, but my ideal live show is anarchy and not coordination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-20399979693598051312007-07-17T17:32:00.000-04:002007-07-17T17:32:00.000-04:00I was there, dancing up front with the high school...I was there, dancing up front with the high schoolers. But I'm the kind of girl who finds Colin Meloy's lyrics to be just the best thing ever. I understand what kind of dork this makes me. I also read a lot of AS Byatt, you know?<BR/><BR/>The first time I saw The Decemberists I was surprised by what a <I>generous</I> performer Meloy is. I expected something more aloof or introverted. (Like Ben Gibbard, who I'm still convinced is his evil twin. I don't know how those two played a show together without tearing a hole in the fabric of the universe.)Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963931779920699803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-2220918211085770142007-07-17T11:53:00.000-04:002007-07-17T11:53:00.000-04:00i've been ruined by the likes of craig finn for li...<I>i've been ruined by the likes of craig finn for life.</I><BR/><BR/>Ditto. For about a year I only went to Hold Steady shows because everything else suffers in comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-53909988181094389712007-07-17T10:51:00.000-04:002007-07-17T10:51:00.000-04:00ira glass look alikes! i am so in the wrong city....ira glass look alikes! i am so in the wrong city. people here don't even know who ira glass is. i saw the decemberists last year, though, and i gotta say, not all that impressed with their live show, but i've been ruined by the likes of craig finn for life.blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847339484292778234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-35651496027550547662007-07-17T10:38:00.000-04:002007-07-17T10:38:00.000-04:00tomato: Yes, but nice, cheerful, smiling, arty do...tomato: Yes, but nice, cheerful, smiling, arty dorks, the kind that comb their hair, groom well and recycle. (A guy near me was reading James Baldwin between sets.) Not zitty, sloppy, shut-in dorks. As far as dorks, this is good company. <BR/><BR/>mr. met: I enjoyed it but not as enthusiastically as you. Pleasant, fun and cheerful, a very good show, but nothing more extreme than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-22392331020093109202007-07-17T10:01:00.000-04:002007-07-17T10:01:00.000-04:00I was there last night, and I have to say that the...I was there last night, and I have to say that the Decemberists being a good live band is probably the most shocking development in my history of concert-going. But they surprised the hell out of me by putting on a really good, hugely entertaining show. <BR/><BR/>And Flop, we got $30 for your ticket. So you only lost $5, and should quit your whining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-53001434190115075192007-07-17T09:54:00.000-04:002007-07-17T09:54:00.000-04:00I'm not a big consumer of music produced past 1955...I'm not a big consumer of music produced past 1955, yet I loves me the Decemberists. After reading about the audience makeup of a typical D concert, I realize I was, am and always will be a gigantic dork. Ah me.Sally Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907777383358542665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-7932314486177934192007-07-17T07:22:00.000-04:002007-07-17T07:22:00.000-04:00Right Flop? I was giving him the middle finger as ...Right Flop? I was giving him the middle finger as I read this.dmbmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066785220947109829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-45523724028024559662007-07-17T02:54:00.000-04:002007-07-17T02:54:00.000-04:00It was a good show on a nice night. Not as good a...It was a good show on a nice night. Not as good as the average Hold Steady show or Wilco a couple weeks back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-69330100460046655032007-07-17T02:48:00.000-04:002007-07-17T02:48:00.000-04:00I had to punt a $35 ticket to this show tonight. T...I had to punt a $35 ticket to this show tonight. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the lemon juice in my paper cut.Flophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494943743188235344noreply@blogger.com