Ted Leo v. The Kings of Leon

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  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    I_Got_Shit wrote:
    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.

    He might not do it because he's so resentful of the PJ crowd. ;)
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  • Schoki
    Schoki Posts: 5,072
    rearviewmiror wrote:
    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.


    Not to defend Ted Leo but most of the show opener aren´t mixed properly.
    Haven´t really seen an opening act that was mixed well. Maybe not all Ted Leo´s fault.
  • velogator
    velogator Posts: 174
    In DC they played for 45 minutes...I thought it was decent but the sound was not very good so hard to tell exactly how good (or bad) they are. I'd loved to have seen KOL, though
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  • dangerboy
    dangerboy Posts: 1,569
    swallowedwords wrote:
    Kings of Leon were great

    Ted Leo really fucking sucks.

    Just my opinion.

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  • Rjonesrm20
    Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    KOL fucking owns!
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  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    i've seen kings of leon three times (i think). the first time was back when they were touring for their first album and they were so-fucking-boring. i tried to like them but i just couldn't. some years pass and i saw them in columbia. first row. again. i tried to like them. but god damn they write horrible, horrible songs. i can respect them for trying to go a new direction on the new album. but how anyone could go ape shit for them is totally and completely beyond me. they are one of the few bands i HATE.

    at least they finally cut their damn hair and dropped the whole gimmick BS.
  • floyd1975
    floyd1975 Posts: 1,350
    velogator wrote:
    In DC they played for 45 minutes...I thought it was decent but the sound was not very good so hard to tell exactly how good (or bad) they are. I'd loved to have seen KOL, though

    I love Ted Leo. From my shitty seats on the back of the floor though, I couldn't hear a thing. The sound in the Verizon Center was awful.
  • mt_wrx
    mt_wrx Posts: 33
    Ted Leo got boycotted in DC by my wife and I just because we REALLY REALLY wanted to see KOL open.

    I'm still bitter about missing them as an opener.
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    velogator wrote:
    In DC they played for 45 minutes...I thought it was decent but the sound was not very good so hard to tell exactly how good (or bad) they are. I'd loved to have seen KOL, though

    Ted Leo is from DC, so that might be why they were on longer. I know people around here that were excited they were opening for PJ. And as for MSG, they might have been off early since it looked like PJ was going to be playing for a long time. I did not think they were horrible, nor did I think they were special. I personally am not a fan of Kings of Leon, so I can't say they are worse that ted leo. I do think MMJ is way better than both of them though.
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  • serpent boy
    serpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    Of all the opening bands I've ever seen at a Pearl Jam show, I'd have to say:

    GREAT:
    1.) Sonic Youth
    2.) Kings of Leon
    3.) Sleater-Kinney

    GOOD:
    4.) My Morning Jacket (to be fair, I didn't know any of their material at the time!)
    5.) Buzzcocks

    OK:
    6.) Death Cab for Cutie

    BORING:
    7.) Gob Roberts
    8.) Ted Leo
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  • nukeboot
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    jimed14 wrote:
    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,

    Yeah, it was pretty clear that they were trying to free up extra time for PJ. It worked well on night 1 - PJ hit the stage shortly after everything was set. They wasted some time on night 2, but my guess is the band was too busy having fun backstage.

    I'm not sure I would have done what Leo did though. He blasted through his mini-sets and never really connected with the audience. I would have just played normally for as long as I was given.

    BTW, KOL kicked ass in Tampa. No comparison for me.
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    jimed14 wrote:
    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.

    This is so true.
  • secondhandsmoke
    secondhandsmoke Posts: 30
    bettermanofthehour wrote:
    that's cause the kings of leon kick fucking ass. which would be why they are in my top five.

    +1

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