Ted Leo v. The Kings of Leon

rileythegunna

Talk about a difference...the kings went on early every night and played for nearly an hour.
Last night...Ted Leo...less than 20 minutes. They were cool, and leaving early is kindof punk rock..
but that being said...20 minutes.
Means close to an hour until Pearl Jam.
Learn your role boys. Even if you dont like the reaction, suck it up and play a freaking set.

Hell, Mike Patton and Peeping Tom opened for the Who last tour, got their asses booed off and still played a full opening set.

Weak man weak. Bring back the kings, or the buzzcocks or hell get the World of Mutts that used to open for the Beasties.

anyone else have thoughts on this???

bettermanofthehour

that's cause the kings of leon kick fucking ass. which would be why they are in my top five.

swallowedwords

Kings of Leon were great

Ted Leo really fucking sucks.

Just my opinion.

Anon

i don't care for the KoL studio work, but live, they fucking owned it live.

ted leo, fucking blows... all the indie fucks drool over him. i think he sounds like ear cancer

Capstoner

I was impressed with KOL.

vduboise

there were 2 girls that came up to the 3 or 4 row and they screamed their heads off for Ted Leo,

"we never gave up, we never gave up" over and over.

I did not care for them- and 20 min set is lame, especially when you have the time.

JLukin

Having already been a huge KOL fan before the shows my pick would obviously be KOL over Ted Leo everytime.

I gave Ted Leo & The Pharmacists an honest listen with an open mind but their music was just not interesting to me and his vocals are sub par live in my opinion. I could tell they were getting a little discouraged by the 2nd night in Camden when no one was really responding to them at all. But to only play a 20 minute set is pretty lame. I mean they are still getting paid to do a job and regardless of the crowd reaction they should play their full set.

serpent boy

swallowedwords wrote:

Kings of Leon were great

Ted Leo really fucking sucks.

Just my opinion.

Haha, agreed. No disrespect to Ted Leo fans; he seems talented. But man, Kings of Leon kick so much ass!

LeilaMoonTurtle

yea I was happy they left early, sound is horrible

in DC they were on way too long and loud

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

wow. are they gonna continue opening then/? 20 minutes isnt really even a set.

thunderDAN

I knew I could only catch one show this tour and I picked Virginia Beach over any other show because I wanted to see Kings of Leon. They are fucking awesome- I saw Ted Leo last year at Lollapalooza and I was more entertained by the BBQ Pork sandwich I was eating at the time than what I was watching or listening to. He sucks. KOL should be the opener for every PJ show for the rest of time.

LukinFan

bettermanofthehour wrote:

that's cause the kings of leon kick fucking ass. which would be why they are in my top five.

x2

BlackCorduroy

rileythegunna wrote:

Hell, Mike Patton and Peeping Tom opened for the Who last tour, got their asses booed off and still played a full opening set.

I went to one of the Who shows that Peeping Tom opened. They were absolutely terrible but I kinda felt bad for all the booing. The singer eventually said - "One more song, then The Who", as the audience cheered. Then he said "I knew something would make you happy, Boston..."
But their music was truly painful

Arthur Digby Sellers

I liked Ted Leo. I missed them at MSG, but saw them at Camden. I thought they were good. 20 minutes is pretty lame though.

I_Got_Shit

20 minutes is perfect if Pearl Jam comes on a half hour later...but if you still have to wait an hour, he might as well play longer.

Fuck, I just realized that they'll probably bring Ted up during one of the encores in Mansfield because it's the end of the tour.

rearviewmiror

Ted leo made me leave the floor. He was killing my ears. It was way too loud and whenever he screamed or went high it was almost blowing out the speakers. I tried, but I was not impressed.

wma11

bettermanofthehour wrote:

that's cause the kings of leon kick fucking ass. which would be why they are in my top five.

X3

panthergirl

i was shocked that ted leo played a 20-25 min set...
unbelievable.

when i got to my seat at 5 min to 8 the first night at msg, i was shocked when my seat neighbors told me he had already played and finished.

the second night i saw/heard them for a song or two and it ended the same way... quickly.


what a difference from KOL.
i LOVE them and i'm so glad they impressed some new listeners here.

glad i got to see them at west palm and tampa!!

jimed14

So, I was there nice and early for MSG I, I was under the impression, as he stated, he was only given 30 minutes ... he didn't choose to leave, that's all he got.

I didn't get in the building in time at MSG II ... so, I don't know what happened.

As I suggested, the big arena probably isn't Ted Leo's best venue .... plus, if you're only given 20 minutes to play, I assume the MSG sound techs aren't really going to spend a ton of time making sure the equipment is set up for you ... it's all about PJ.

If you like Ted Leo (and I love him) ... I thought he was ok at MSG I ... sounded VERY tinny though ... played two new songs that make me excited for a new album.

PJ fans can be a fickle bunch ... I love so many of you guys, but, there are a lot of closed minds when it comes to PJ love and not "playing the field" when it comes to other music.

LeilaMoonTurtle

Kings any day!

Stephen Flow

I love Ted Leo and the Rx, but I will admit that his sound for arenas isn't that great. I've seen them in small clubs and it works so much better.