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05-08-2007, 01:35 PM | #1 |
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Modest Mouse w/ Man Man and Love As Laughter @ BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama
May 6, 2007:
Overall the Modest Mouse show at BJCC was good. Opening act Love as Laughter were pretty bland, though they did remind me of a less interesting Meat Puppets, so good for them. They kept bitching at the crowd for not standing up, which was not cool. You have to earn that right to get crunk with the crowd...which brings me to the second act, Man Man. What an amazing band. The best way I can describe them is this: imagine Tom Waits and Frank Zappa taking a trip to the middle east and bringing back 5 Saudi Arabian musicians with primitive drums. Add a dose of jazz and good ol' rock n roll, and you have Man Man. I'd never heard of them before, but sheesh, they brought the house down. They are definitely strange, but the amount of energy they emanated attracted the attention of everyone, even the people that were there solely to hear "Float On". The lead singer was jumping off his stool, throwing water everywhere, singing his heart out, banging on the piano, beating everything in sight with a drum stick, and generally being awesome. The rest of the band was TIGHT, keeping tribal grooves with saxophones, drums, trumpets, strange flutes, and guitars. The highlight of the night was one song where every band member beat some sort of percussive instrument for about 3 minutes, and then the song completely fell apart, revealing a delicate melody which built to an excellent climax. Don't miss this band, please. Modest Mouse then took about an hour to come out and play, but when they did, the crowd went bonkers. Isaac Brock and Johnny Marr just ooze COOL. They launched into "Paper Thin Walls", which had everyone creaming their pants right where they stood. Unfortunately, this was the best part of their set. The entire first half of their show was very good and energetic. Brock exchanged some words with the crowd: "To all you guys with the "Night on the Sun" banner... look... um... I don't want to be an asshole about it, but the band really doesn't know how to play it at this point!". Where the band tremendously failed was in their extended jam sessions during "Tiny Cities Made of Ashes" and "Trailer Trash". This was very surprising, as I was anxious to see these two songs in particular performed. Actually, it really wasn't the bands' fault - it was the sound crew. Whenever Isaac would violently attack his guitar strings, as he is wont to do, a wave of hissing feedback would attack the crowd. The bass was barely audible during "Tiny Cities...", which is a horrible sin. The most kinetic moment of the night happened during one part of that song, however, when Isaac and the crowd maniacally, unstoppably shouted the refrain: "Does anybody know a WAY that a body COULD GET AWAY???" The heartbreaking climax of "Trailer Trash" sounded like a soundcheck gone wrong due to the sound issues, which was a crushing letdown. To have such a beautiful song tainted by technical problems is unforgivable. Not to mention, a bunch of mexican people were GRINDING during this song in front of me. Ironic, huh? Mexicans grinding during trailer trash. I'm pretty sure they all left at one point to go have sex or something, cause the guys all sat down and looked spent when they came back to the show. Some more tomfoolery went on during "Doin' the Cockroach", when two hooligans with dreadlocks bounded up onto the stage and danced around while the band jammed out. Once more, during the fantastic encore, "Spitting Venom", a dead ringer for Eminem jumped up into the spotlight and pumped his arms in the air. Other things of note: Tom Pelosi's vocals in "We've Got Everything" were so bad they were hilarious. Please don't play this song without James Mercer, and if you do, don't have someone else do his vocals. Surprisingly, the recent songs were the best, with "Dashboard" and "Florida" pumping the crowd immensely with some tight playing from the band, and "Bukowski" and "The View" from Good News for People Who Love Bad News were both mindblowingly great. "Spitting Venom" was a great way to close the night, and it never seemed to end. From the opening chords, to the triumphant trumpet, to the relentless coda, this song is a wonder to behold live. Also, Brock was smoking a cigarette and singing at the same time near the end of the song, which is pretty much the coolest thing I've ever seen. You could see puffs of smoke rising into the light show as all hell broke loose. Overall, I give this show three stars out of five. Love as Laughter were forgettable, but Man Man made of for this with their one-of-a-kind show, which was easily the coolest live performance I've ever seen. Modest Mouse played well, but their lackluster setlist and short performance time were a huge dissapointment. When I pay 30 bucks to see a band, I want them to play for more than an hour and a half. If you're having doubts about seeing this band on tour, I'd say go, because Brock is very fun to watch do his vocal freakouts and spazz guitar solos, and Johnny Marr has made the band much tighter in a live setting. Just don't be surprised when they stop playing right when you are getting into it. Setlist: ..>..>..>..>..>..> Paper Thin Walls We've Got Everything Dashboard Florida Fire It Up Bukowski Float On Fly Trapped In A Jar Education Trailer Trash (Extended) Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes > Lucky Me Again (Lyric Tease) Missed The Boat Doin' The Cockroach Little Motel The View Encore: Spitting Venom > I Came As A Rat (Lyric Tease) |
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05-08-2007, 01:39 PM | #2 |
Minion of Satan
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that is exactly the review i would have wrote about the providence show
if i wasn't so lazy |
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05-08-2007, 05:20 PM | #3 |
Socialphobic
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we've got everything, florida, missed the boat, and fire it up are such terrible songs.
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05-08-2007, 05:21 PM | #4 |
Minion of Satan
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so i take it you don't like James Mercer...?
...missed the boat is awesome, Shapan!!! |
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05-08-2007, 05:26 PM | #5 |
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i cant stand the mercer tracks, the chorus of that particular song is sooo boring.
the last 5 songs on that album save it from being awful, those last 5 tracks are vintage modest mouse. (particularly invisible is amazing) i actually reviewed the album for our newspaper and i have it saved on the comp, but its not flattering. i ended up giving the album a 3/5. |
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05-08-2007, 05:29 PM | #6 |
let's see your penis!
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i reviewed it too but i had to hand it in the day after i got it so it's terrible.
missed the boat is okay and we've got everything took a while to grow on me but it has. it's pretty vintage with the shouting and stuff. agreed on florida and fire it up though. |
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05-08-2007, 05:31 PM | #7 |
Minion of Satan
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i was a little reluctant to give it all that much of a chance because i felt that it didn't sound like modest mouse, so i just wrote it off because i was disappointed. now, i can't get enough of it... it just makes me happy as fuck, as silly as that sounds
but yeah invisible is so good... i agree about fire it up too |
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05-08-2007, 06:19 PM | #8 |
Minion of Satan
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sorry if you guys have you have seen this but it's fucking awesome
i love when it gets to 7:51 and 7:11 |
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05-08-2007, 06:23 PM | #9 |
Minion of Satan
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and 5:48
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05-08-2007, 06:48 PM | #10 |
Socialphobic
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hah that was pretty cool. id love to see isaac in the middle of writing a song, he really writes some of the most amazing stuff.
shannon what are your other favorite bands? i already know you're a queens and modest mouse fan, and those are two that are in my top 10. |
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05-08-2007, 06:56 PM | #11 |
Minion of Satan
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hell yeah... i've watched that thing a million times... he's fucking amazing
my top listened to, right now, is the talking heads, yo la tengo, xiu xiu, rage, yoko ono, two gallants, metric, local h, devendra banhart, the decemberists, david allan coe, descartes a kant, bjork, yyy & akron/family |
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05-08-2007, 06:57 PM | #12 |
Socialphobic
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good woman
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05-08-2007, 06:58 PM | #13 |
Minion of Satan
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it's hard for me to make a list top 10 favorites... i totally avoided that thread and tried so many times to make it but i couldnt
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05-08-2007, 06:58 PM | #14 | |
Minion of Satan
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05-08-2007, 07:03 PM | #15 |
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im suppose to interview emily haines when she gets back to the states for my little radio show, her booking agent said she'd be completely willing. im hoping the next time i see a tour date for california i can have her come down here and do it in person, maybe even get a performance out of it. im a big fan of metric, but i dont wanna pester them too much, hopefully i can just keep an eye out for it. im excited about it.
after my top 3 its getting harder for me to rank, but i enjoy those little lists i come up with, hah. |
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05-08-2007, 07:06 PM | #16 |
Minion of Satan
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that's awesome! she is so cute
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05-08-2007, 07:07 PM | #17 |
Socialphobic
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BUY THIS CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK
DRIVE TO WORK TO PAY FOR THIS CAR |
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05-08-2007, 07:11 PM | #18 |
Minion of Satan
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pass by the morning
though we both see it coming we don't run let the silence settle in our bones |
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05-08-2007, 08:13 PM | #19 |
ILL KILL UR DOG
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two videos that have popped up so far
modest mouse - missed the boat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZLzObWSdVE man man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIwRjIubUVc is there a way to embed youtubes here? |
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05-09-2007, 08:10 PM | #20 | |
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but she wears too much barbiecore makeup up close |
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05-09-2007, 08:26 PM | #21 | |
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if you post links odds are no one will give a fuck about them isnt emily haines like 40? she looks pretty damn good for that age, i wouldnt be surprised that she wears so much makeup. |
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05-09-2007, 09:04 PM | #22 | |
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05-09-2007, 11:01 PM | #23 |
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i saw bob dylan at the bjcc
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05-09-2007, 11:01 PM | #24 |
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and the foo fighters
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05-09-2007, 11:10 PM | #25 |
ILL KILL UR DOG
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FUCK. I'm about to kill myself. Modest Mouse played COWBOY FUCKING DAN the show after the one I went to. They havent played that in ages!
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05-09-2007, 11:13 PM | #26 |
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that song is a blast live. isaac retuned his geetar during the "every time you think you're walking" part, and it went on for like 2 minutes with the crowd singing it until isaac was ready.
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05-09-2007, 11:15 PM | #27 |
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but not together
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05-09-2007, 11:16 PM | #28 |
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i remember going to see MM when they were worth seeing
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05-10-2007, 11:06 AM | #29 | |
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05-10-2007, 11:48 AM | #30 |
ILL KILL UR DOG
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I was even more upset that they didn't play Breakthrough or Dramamine, though. They had been doing those throughout the tour, and we didn't get either
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