the decemberists the other week....
Pepe Silvia
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i saw the decemberists on the 25th, they played their new album, the hazards of love, in it's entirety. i really dig the decemberists but to be honest when it came out i didn't like it nearly as much as i did their other albums. i saw them on their last tour and they were great then, too, but seeing them perform the whole album without any real break and how flawlessly they changed instruments and how often they would just for a single song....it really blew me away. it made me not care about 'rarities' and not really hearing many older songs. if you can see them you should!
they had 2 girls with them, not sure who they were. they alternated between different instruments in the back and occasionally sang. last tour they covered cheap trick's 'southern girls', this time they did heart's 'crazy on you' with those 2 girls signing.
like i said, they played the complete 'the hazards of love' then
Angel, Won't You Call Me?
Leslie Anne Levine
Crane Wife 3
Down by the Water (a new song, not the neil young one, audio is at setlist.fm)
Shankill Butchers
The Chimbley Sweep
Dracula's Daughter
O Valencia
Crazy on You
Encore:
Raincoat Song
Sons and Daughters
none of the older songs i had wanted to hear but the show was so good that doesn't matter
they had 2 girls with them, not sure who they were. they alternated between different instruments in the back and occasionally sang. last tour they covered cheap trick's 'southern girls', this time they did heart's 'crazy on you' with those 2 girls signing.
like i said, they played the complete 'the hazards of love' then
Angel, Won't You Call Me?
Leslie Anne Levine
Crane Wife 3
Down by the Water (a new song, not the neil young one, audio is at setlist.fm)
Shankill Butchers
The Chimbley Sweep
Dracula's Daughter
O Valencia
Crazy on You
Encore:
Raincoat Song
Sons and Daughters
none of the older songs i had wanted to hear but the show was so good that doesn't matter
don't compete; coexist
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yrL8PeORjU
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
Those girls are Becky Stark from Lavender Diamond and Shara Worden of My Brighest Diamond.
Both of those bands have previously opened for the Decemberists, and these two ladies are both on the recording of Hazards of Love. They play their parts which they play on the album.
To me, Shara stole the show. She is an amazing talent. When I saw her (with My Brightest Diamond) open for the Decemberists in 2007, she litarally made my jaw drop ... and I'm serious ... literally. Both the song Magic Rabbit and her cover of Zeppelin's No Quarter were so phenominally done.
Here is a video of the Decemebrists form SXSW ... if you click on the link (down the left side of the page) for The Wanting Comes in Waves (Repaid) ... you'll see Shara come out and tear it up ...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =104912454
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
thanks for the link! he said who they were but the crowd was so loud i couldn't make out their names.
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
if you love the Decemberists, you really shouldn't miss this tour. You have 2 more west coast chances ... sadly, I don't think the Portland show will be as good, appears to be a "kid's show", whatever that is ... perhaps, look into it ....
October 18, 2009 Treasure Island Festival San Francisco, CA
October 19, 2009 UCLA Royce Hall Los Angeles, CA
October 24, 2009 Kids' Show at Kennedy School Portland, OR
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
The Decemberists Play Kids' Show
The Decemberists will be playing a special set of music for kids as part of the "You Who" series, a new monthly children's variety rock show, on Saturday, October 24 at the Kennedy School in Portland, OR. The show is at 1 PM and doors open at 12:30 pm. Capacity is very limited, so we suggest buying tickets well in advance.