Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
bicyclops - Apr 15, 2004 5:28:21 am PDT #2161 of 10003
Atropa - Apr 15, 2004 8:34:06 am PDT #2162 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
What can folks tell me about the Polyphonic Spree? They opened for High Lord David Bowie last night (screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaam) and were ... wacky. The friends I was with hated them, but I was amused enough by them to consider picking up a cd.
Jon B. - Apr 15, 2004 8:40:29 am PDT #2163 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Polyphonic Spree are great. You need to see them in a club where their massive arrangements work a lot better. In a huge arena, where the P.A. is stuck at 50% volume (SOP for an opening act) -- NSM.
The CD is darned catchy, but doesn't capture their quantity. The main guy admits this -- the CD was recorded as they were starting out -- and promises that the next album will more accurately reflect their mission.
[for those who don't know, the band has about a dozen singers and another dozen instrumentalists who also sing]
Atropa - Apr 15, 2004 8:48:18 am PDT #2164 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The CD is darned catchy, but doesn't capture their quantity.
Hmm. Okay, good to know.
[for those who don't know, the band has about a dozen singers and another dozen instrumentalists who also sing]
#1 Minion, who could not fathom why I found them entertaining, said they seemed to be a group of people who listened to Hair and Sgt. Pepper's waaaaay too many times in their youth.
Jon B. - Apr 15, 2004 9:05:27 am PDT #2165 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Have you heard their recordings at all Jilli? They're all over the place -- VW ads, the trailer for Eternal Sunshine, the early ads for Wonderfalls.
Atropa - Apr 15, 2004 9:20:44 am PDT #2166 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Have you heard their recordings at all Jilli? They're all over the place -- VW ads, the trailer for Eternal Sunshine, the early ads for Wonderfalls.
I probably heard them and had no idea who it was. I had never heard of them before the concert last night.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2004 9:31:56 am PDT #2167 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
How was the thin white duke himself, Jilli? I know his Boston show was supposed quite choice.
Atropa - Apr 15, 2004 9:35:23 am PDT #2168 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
How was the thin white duke himself, Jilli?
A religious experience. He opened with Rebel Rebel, and it just got better. All The Young Dudes, Ashes to Ashes, Hang On To Yourself, I'm Afraid Of Americans, and the encore that ended with both Suffragette City AND Ziggy Stardust were the high points for me.
The only way the show could have been better is if he had performed Rock 'n' Roll Suicide. Otherwise, it was perfect.
Michele T. - Apr 15, 2004 9:54:19 am PDT #2169 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
As to the Spree, check out also their cover of the title track on Wig In A Box, which is aces.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2004 10:47:14 am PDT #2170 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ashes to Ashes
Ahhh. My favorite Bowie song.
He didn't do Heart's Filthy Lesson by any chance, did he? Or Station to Station?