Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

jimed14

augustwest wrote:

cool tips for my new cd purchases!

"hearts of oak"(maybe) & "shake the streets"(for sure)

is there alotta love for the new cd called "living with the living" or should i just not bother on that...if the band is playing a lot of those new songs at shows now maybe i should pick it up. thoughts and comments appreciated. thanks

http://www.tedleo.com/news.php

Living with the Living is a good album, not up to Hearts of Oak standards in my mind, still *plenty* of great tracks ...

Sons of Cain
Bomb, Repeat, Bomb
La Costa Brava
Annunciation Day
The World Stops Turning .

Yeah, you should pick it up!

jimed14

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IAmMyself

good to know, I will go get the CD's. He sounds great!

decides2dream

cc10106 wrote:

Ted Leo is one of the gems of American musicians. Pretty much love everything from/about the dude. That said, I'm not sure how well his music will translate in big ampitheaters.

good to read.


i saw KoL, not really knowing them...with incubus and perry open for pj in nijmegen, and was truly pleasantly surprised with KoL. so when i read they won't be opening for any of the pj shows i will be attending, i was a bit disappointed. that said, i do look forward to - hopefully - being introduced to someone new, and worthy.

Blind3

I'm ecstatic about PJ choosing TL & TP to open. I've seen them 4 times, including open air in front of a crowd I'd say was about 1500 at one of the main stages at Coachella. Great sound, very listenable. Definitely planning on arriving at the various venues early.

jimed14

Blind3 wrote:

I'm ecstatic about PJ choosing TL & TP to open. I've seen them 4 times, including open air in front of a crowd I'd say was about 1500 at one of the main stages at Coachella. Great sound, very listenable. Definitely planning on arriving at the various venues early.

I was there for that (Coachella) .... he drew the awful mid afternoon "hotter than the surface od the sun" slot ... yet, Ted still rocked that day!

restlesssoul

im really likin la costa brava. the vocal layering at the end is really cool. im excited to see ted leo now, but i still need that first album, its not on the torrent sites, and no vinyl of it on ebay

CM1847

restlesssoul wrote:

im really likin la costa brava. the vocal layering at the end is really cool. im excited to see ted leo now, but i still need that first album, its not on the torrent sites, and no vinyl of it on ebay

If you're talking about the self-titled, don't bother. It's a jumbled mess of half-songs and experimenting. Some of the songs he started there would end up on "Tyranny of Distance" in impressive form, but the self-titled has little redeeming value.

If you want more of him, find the two LPs by the band Chisel, that was his pre-Pharmacists band, they are pretty good.

restlesssoul

CM1847 wrote:

If you're talking about the self-titled, don't bother. It's a jumbled mess of half-songs and experimenting. Some of the songs he started there would end up on "Tyranny of Distance" in impressive form, but the self-titled has little redeeming value.

If you want more of him, find the two LPs by the band Chisel, that was his pre-Pharmacists band, they are pretty good.

im talking about the scarves album.

anybody into him yet? i dont think i will love too much of what ted leo has to offer unfortunately. ah well. can drink a little longer before PJ comes on in DC>

fragileblake

Crazy June is almost here. I've been wanted the Tedster to open for PJ since 2003.

restlesssoul

i finally located a copy of shake the sheets, and i like it overall more than living with the living. much better IMO....now im a little more stoked to see them open, but not much.

i am a target

if ed wants to get some clues as to how to write some smart/intelligent political songs then he should sit ted down and chat with him.

jimed14

a bump for Ted Leo, as in about 2 weeks, he's going to open for Pearl Jam ... I can't wait!

There are some Youtube items in the first page of this thread for those wanting to acquaint themselves with him.

Sadly, I predict many fans won't be interested as I don't see him well suited for an arena, more like a 1,000 person venue ... regardless, I'll be psyched!

MattyJoe

Shake The Sheets is great.. which is why I don't get Living With The Living. His voice is so pitchy on LWTL.

jimed14

MattyJoe wrote:

Shake The Sheets is great.. which is why I don't get Living With The Living. His voice is so pitchy on LWTL.

I'm hoping LWTL has been out long enough that he plays more of a greatest hits set than a majority from LWTL ...

There are still 3 or 4 keepers off LWTL (Sons of Cain, La Costa Brava, Bottle of Buckie) ... but, I'm hoping he does a "I'm trying to win the crowd with my best stuff" type of set. I think "Bomb, Repeat, Bomb" is a lock off LWTL.

I am also seeing him 4 times, so, mixing it up would be nice too.

MattyJoe

Sons Of Cain is my favorite track from LWTL.

rheadorange

when pearl jam played the gorge in 2005, ted leo was playing in portland and i had my tickets to both and didnt realize they were on the same night. i chose pj, but i was thinking about how it would be cool if they played together. timourous me on the tyranny of distance is great one. one of my favs at least.

celebration

Living with the Living

restlesssoul

shake the sheets

xavier mcdaniel

i like the song me and mia.