Heartless Bastards....wow

mfc2006
mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
edited October 2012 in Other Music
This was our 6th time to see them tonight...holy shit. They blew the roof off the place. Small venue, maybe 300 people there & the vibe was great!! They played most of their new album (out on 2/14/12) & the new songs were fucking great. If any of you have a chance to see them on this tour, DO IT. They're easily one of my favorite live bands out there & I'd love to see them open for PJ someday. Will post pics tomorrow!! Great night in San Antonio!!!
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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    Glad you had a great time Matt. Heartless Bastards were awesome at ACL 2009. So in a way they did play a show with PJ, just on the stage directly across from the main stage. or does that count??? :think: great stuff.

    I have to say, seeing Clutch, theToadies and Dead Weather open for PJ on the main stage was epic. I agree though, seeing Heartless Bastards open a PJ tour proper would be really awesome.
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,948
    red mos wrote:
    Heartless Bastards were awesome at ACL 2009.

    I watched them on PBS back then. :o:clap:
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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Fenway just burned me a copy of The Mountain and it is unbelievable. Great band. Looking forward to their new record.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    mfc2006 wrote:
    This was our 6th time to see them tonight...holy shit. They blew the roof off the place. Small venue, maybe 300 people there & the vibe was great!! They played most of their new album (out on 2/14/12) & the new songs were fucking great. If any of you have a chance to see them on this tour, DO IT. They're easily one of my favorite live bands out there & I'd love to see them open for PJ someday. Will post pics tomorrow!! Great night in San Antonio!!!


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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    yeah, Kyle...they were great that year. they sound great @ festivals, but the club stage is where they sound the best. loving the new guitarist as well...it really adds a whole new dimension to their sound. plus, he's a really cool guy. my wife & i talked to him & the drummer for about 20 minutes or so after the gig. good times. 8-)
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  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Amazing band. I discovered them back in '09 when I first heard The Mountain, which is hands down one of the best pure rock n' roll albums I've heard in probably 10 years. From there I ended up buying their previous 2 albums as well, and I've been a fan ever since. I'd step over my own mother to see them live, but unfortunately they don't seem to play Canada very often, except maybe Toronto or Montreal. One of these days I'm gonna have to plan a road trip around them.

    Thanks for the info on the new album! I've been scouring the interwebs over the last few months trying to find some info, as the band never seems to update their website. It's kind of annoying.
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,948
    Go watch their full ACL 2009 performance on pbs.org everybody!
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Heartless Bastards are awesome. I've seen them just once, opening for Drive-By Truckers, but they were exceptional!! I didn't know they had a new record on the way that's awesome. Keeping my fingers crossed for a SLC tour stop.
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Glad to hear they put on such a great show. If you arent familiar, check out The Ettes. Just saw them yesterday and they were very reminiscent of the Bastards
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  • red mos
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    he.who.forgets wrote:
    Glad to hear they put on such a great show. If you arent familiar, check out The Ettes. Just saw them yesterday and they were very reminiscent of the Bastards


    I saw the Ettes open for the Dead weather at HOB. Oh man, it was awesome. They were fantastic. People where chanting "one more song" at the end of their set. came home and downloaded some songs off Itunes. Great band. So what an awesome night cause Dead weather was phenominal too. I saw them open for PJ too, at ACL but it was awesome seeing them in an indoor small venue setting on the "sea of cowards" tour.
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Just a fantastic band
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Heartless Bastards are awesome. I've seen them just once, opening for Drive-By Truckers, but they were exceptional!! I didn't know they had a new record on the way that's awesome. Keeping my fingers crossed for a SLC tour stop.

    That's the only time I've seen them too, but I'd definitely like to see them again.
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    I've never heard these guys - would you compare them to another band? Which album should I start with?
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  • FenwayFaithful
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    LukinFan wrote:
    I've never heard these guys - would you compare them to another band? Which album should I start with?
    I'd start with The Mountain. I'd liken them to perhaps a cross between Wolfmother and Black Keys? Others may disagree.
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    LukinFan wrote:
    I've never heard these guys - would you compare them to another band? Which album should I start with?

    hard to compare them to anyone else i've heard...hmmm...definitely has a hard blues drive mixed with some bluegrass. whatever the hell it is, it's awesome! :)

    i love all 3 of their records....i'd say "The Mountain" is the most mellow of the 3. i'm partial to "All This Time" myself & their first record "Stairs & Elevators" is great.

    shit, buy them all! :D

    btw---they sound great on vinyl! spin my white copy of All This Time well...all the time! :D
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  • mfc2006
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  • LukinFan
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    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    LukinFan wrote:
    I've never heard these guys - would you compare them to another band? Which album should I start with?
    I'd start with The Mountain. I'd liken them to perhaps a cross between Wolfmother and Black Keys? Others may disagree.
    Never heard Wolfmother either - trust me if it wasn't for this place I would still be listening to the crap on the Alt rock station :oops:

    I do like the Keys though - a lot. I'll have to check them out
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    mfc2006 wrote:
    LukinFan wrote:
    I've never heard these guys - would you compare them to another band? Which album should I start with?

    hard to compare them to anyone else i've heard...hmmm...definitely has a hard blues drive mixed with some bluegrass. whatever the hell it is, it's awesome! :)

    i love all 3 of their records....i'd say "The Mountain" is the most mellow of the 3. i'm partial to "All This Time" myself & their first record "Stairs & Elevators" is great.

    shit, buy them all! :D

    btw---they sound great on vinyl! spin my white copy of All This Time well...all the time! :D
    Very cool - love new music! I think I'm going to start off with The Mountain and go from there. Thanks guys!
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    LukinFan wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    LukinFan wrote:
    I've never heard these guys - would you compare them to another band? Which album should I start with?

    hard to compare them to anyone else i've heard...hmmm...definitely has a hard blues drive mixed with some bluegrass. whatever the hell it is, it's awesome! :)

    i love all 3 of their records....i'd say "The Mountain" is the most mellow of the 3. i'm partial to "All This Time" myself & their first record "Stairs & Elevators" is great.

    shit, buy them all! :D

    btw---they sound great on vinyl! spin my white copy of All This Time well...all the time! :D
    Very cool - love new music! I think I'm going to start off with The Mountain and go from there. Thanks guys!

    I saw them open for Drive-By Truckers. If you're familiar with that band, that should give you at least a minimal idea of who they appeal to and what kind of music they create. Overall they've got a great rock sound that I would say is influenced by a lot of blues rock, some country and folk.
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    Just finished my first listen of The Mountain - I'm diggin it
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