The band doesn't seem hyper any more

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  • evenflow82 wrote:
    I didn't know Bill Brasky was on the PJ message board. :-D

    bahhahaha... "Bill Brasky's a Sonofabitch!"
  • Plokoon111 wrote:
    When ever I see them live on you tube or for real, they're always laid back, and when you compare it to the 1991-1994 live videos they ust to jump around, stage dive, go crazy. Now they just stand and play.

    Hyper....have you seen Mike lately? He acts like a 10 year old on speed!
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    JWBusher wrote:
    I didn't say the '08 shows sucked or weren't good shows. I'm just saying that they were very rusty on this tour. Train wrecks all over the place. People don't seem to be noticing and that's fine. Every show has it's faults. I just wish they would practice more. It isn't like their music is super-complicated...they're not playing Frank Zappa compositions.

    I've definitely noticed it - it's certainly their sloppiest tour ever.

    Too bad it was just a short tour, the tour was over as soon as they were starting to sound a little better.

    I didn't think much of the first US leg in 2006 either but they improved greatly by the West Coast shows, it's hard to know if it would've been the same this time around though.

    The root of the problem is that nobody seems to notice if they completely screw up or not and they know it, so what's their motivation to rehearse?

    It blows me away that anyone can listen to this year's boots and say they're playing at the same level as even 2003 or 2006, there's no explanation other than blind ignorance. 2008 should've been called The Emperor's New Clothes Tour...
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,235
    man they've grown up, are great musicians,

    and also have you seen IIC?
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,235
    This last tour sounds great to me, obviosuly havent been but the boots blow me away.

    sure if you analyse them like a tit might, you might find the odd mistake, but for the most part it seems to me like they were bang on form. In fact they almost sound really into it but in a relaxed comfortable way, like they are really enjoying it....

    sloppyness? whatever
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Today, instead of being awesome, the boys spend their weekends watching Teletubbies and ghey shit like that....having a nice little Saturday at Home Depot, maybe Bed Bath & Beyond (if there's enough time).
    Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?
  • Smellyman2
    Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    Ed actually stopped being hyper in 93' , every once in a while would go nuts, but he is actually more energetic now.
  • JWBusher wrote:
    My only complaint is that they don't rehearse enough anymore. The 2008 tour was a sloppy mess.
    It was a short tour, they have kids now, there're all tried. There was probably lots of bottle drinking, crying and screaming and that was just the band themselves.
    Here’s a question you might need to ask
    What’s self destruction and how can we last?

    "I cannot stop the thought of running in the dark.
    Coming up a which way sign. All good truants must decide."
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  • Big Ed
    Big Ed Posts: 331
    When I was 23 I could go all night......now I get winded wiping my ass.
    Ignoring Rusted Signs
  • spencer wrote:

    It blows me away that anyone can listen to this year's boots and say they're playing at the same level as even 2003 or 2006, there's no explanation other than blind ignorance. 2008 should've been called The Emperor's New Clothes Tour...

    1) We have people who still consider the old "Soldiers' Field" boot to be a classic. Once everyone lets go of THAT, then I'll reconsider the quality of the 2008 tour.

    2) I saw three shows on this tour, and 2 out of three are up there with my favorites.

    3) '03 and '06, with a few exceptions weren't really any better than '08. Shit, Mansfield III form '03 is regarded as the "be alll - end all" by MANY people, and it's sloppy as hell! Great setlist, great concept, but sloppy.

    4) For a short tour, the band was as tight as it was going to get. The band seemed to really enjoy themselves, as did the fans.
    Philly-4/28/03, Holmdel-7/14/03, Reading-10/1/04, Philly-10/3/05, Camden-5/27/06, Camden-5/28/05, Camden-6/19/08, Camden-6/20/08, MSG- 6/25/08
  • As far as the original post, I'm really glad that the band DOESN'T jump around like a bunch of rabbits on speed anymore. There were some classic shows in the "old days", but the band is much more consistant now. Mike still goes apeshit, but that comes natural to him. If the other guys did it, I'd just be embarresed.
    Philly-4/28/03, Holmdel-7/14/03, Reading-10/1/04, Philly-10/3/05, Camden-5/27/06, Camden-5/28/05, Camden-6/19/08, Camden-6/20/08, MSG- 6/25/08
  • Are there any videos of the band going wild, like recent?
  • 2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-7MyOUeVd0

    Happy? Skip to 1:50 if your lazy.

    Ed looked a bit nervous when he first got up there. ;)
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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    undead pickled suspension is a great term.

    and


    TO BILL BRASKY!
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  • undead pickled suspension is a great term.

    and


    TO BILL BRASKY!
    TO BILL BRASKYYYYYYYYYYYY
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Plokoon111 wrote:
    Are there any videos of the band going wild, like recent?

    are you serious? look what i posted on the first page...............
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I prefer them NOT to run around looking like idiots...
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Plokoon111 wrote:
    When ever I see them live on you tube or for real, they're always laid back, and when you compare it to the 1991-1994 live videos they ust to jump around, stage dive, go crazy. Now they just stand and play.
    What are you getting at? This seems like a pointless thread.
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    TO BILL BRASKY!
    Bill Brasky was the top salesman o the month, 3 months in a row.

    He also slept with my wife.

    To Bill Brasky!!!