Swell Season at the Meyerhoff

Can You Say Octopus?

Wow...what a show...

A week ago there was a thread about sit down shows, and this was my first....

They played a solid two hours and Glen Hansards voice is unbelievable. He played a solo version of Into the Mystic by Van Morrison that was jaw-dropping good. This show had moments where you actually think that you might not see performance that good again...(that was not a joke)


If anyone gets to see them or wants to check them out, all of their shows will be recorded for http://www.playedlastnight.com. THey give out coupons at theirs shows to get a discounted rate.

Check them out if you get a chance since they will be touring for a while and have Iron and Wine with them on select dates.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mzPho4njIfg You aint goin nowhere (Bob Dylan)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC5c9ZDLYnk When your minds made up

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NYdfySCKgHk&feature=related Say it to me now...he sang this without a microphone last night...


Cheers,
Adam

boroff89

I saw them here in Oakland. Phenomenal show. I had no idea they would play for that long. Unfortunately, the Paramount is a union house, which for some reason killed the download option for that show.

chimpat

Thanks for the review....I'm taking my wife to see them tomorrow night at Radio City Music Hall. Definitely looking forward to it.

Taft

Have seen Swell Season several times, including before the "Once" fame kicked in. Great stuff, not as good as when Glen plays with the Frames, but definitely really good. I am glad he is finally getting his well deserved dues....

JOEJOEJOE

Taft wrote:

Have seen Swell Season several times, including before the "Once" fame kicked in. Great stuff, not as good as when Glen plays with the Frames, but definitely really good. I am glad he is finally getting his well deserved dues....

Before the movie came out, I saw them perform after a screening.....they did a few such performances.....nice to see their hard work has paid-off.

I've seen the Frames several times...one of the best live bands, IMHO.

Taft

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Before the movie came out, I saw them perform after a screening.....they did a few such performances.....nice to see their hard work has paid-off.

I've seen the Frames several times...one of the best live bands, IMHO.

I saw one of those screenings too in Boston. Pretty cool.

Frames are amazing, right up there with PJ and Radiohead, its crazy how unknown they are...assuming the tastes of PJ fans, I would guess that 90% of the members on this forum would love them if they took the time to listen.

All it would take is picking up "Setlist" and "For the Birds" and people would be hooked.

TiaMija

I just saw them on 5/16 in Richmond. Since all of The Frames guys were playing with Glen and Marketa, it was the next best thing to a Frames show. We even got 3 Frames songs!
If the recording is anywhere close to how it sounded there, this show at Toad's Place would be a great one to try.
My friend drew them while they played. Take a look here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/me303/

TiaMija

I just looked at Played Last Night and they say the Richmond show on 5/16 won't be available. Too bad.
Any suggestions for a second choice? Did they play any Frames songs at The Meyerhoff? I've been to classical concerts there, so I know the sound would be good.

bedface cooper.

TiaMija wrote:

My friend drew them while they played. Take a look here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/me303/

that's pretty cool, thanks for sharing!

I wish they got their arses to Europe. and no, I'm not talking 5 lousy shows on weekdays.
actually I wish the Frames played a few shows here. I mean, I like The Swell Season too, they're good. but The Frames... they just have that little something.

Can You Say Octopus?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HWhVsNjVAdE

Say it to me Now...No Microphone...

I wasnt sure about the setlist...they played Fitzcarraldo and I think one other two other frames songs

One Song Glory

Hopefully going to see them in Toronto in September, but I unfortunately cannot buy tickets until I know whether or not I can afford to come back to Toronto for a weekend, and I won't know for a month at least. Hopefully there's still some half decent tickets available if I find out I can go.

anotherclone

In Portland, Glenn ran into an audience member before the show at a coffee house.

During the concert they gave a "shout out" to the guy and asked him to join them on stage for a song. This guy was some kid who was in his teens and this was actually his first concert.

He came down from the balcony while the whole crowd waited. He got on the stage and after some talking, the guy said he wanted to sing the song "Brandy" by the band called Looking Glass (I think?). Apparently this is one of his favorite songs. I think that is kind of random, but cool at the same time.

And he sang it on stage with them as his backing band.

Can you imagine? His first freaking concert. Every other concert this kid goes to is going to be a huge let-down by comparison.