Pre release album Gigs (1 Viewer)

[Jim Daniels]

Going to Spiritualized next week. Have a sinking feeling that its going to be full of songs from the yet-to-be-released forthcoming new album. Two or three new ones is fine, but any more than that.... groan!

Tindersticks did this years ago, and after 30 minutes the polite muted applause turned into something a little more hostile. Can't imagine Jason will give a shag though.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I like a band to play new stuff, I find it much more exciting than a set load of stuff I already know. Even more so if I've seen the band before, fuck the hits

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Tindersticks did this years ago, and after 30 minutes the polite muted applause turned into something a little more hostile. Can't imagine Jason will give a shag though.

Which gig? I don't remember ever seeing Tindersticks with anything less than an adoring crowd.

 

[Jim Daniels]

I like a band to play new stuff, I find it much more exciting than a set load of stuff I already know. Even more so if I've seen the band before, fuck the hits

It's not that I just want to hear the hits - feck that. I'd much rather a setlist of album tracks they don't usually play/ haven't played in years. One or two surprises is always nice, like a cover version, cause I'm a sucker for that! And yes, 2-3 new ones is great - I just don't want to hear six or seven tracks in a row that I don't recognise.

I often wonder about the set-lists bands choose, and shake my head at all the just ok mid-tempo tracks that are given preference over other superior ones. I know they have to give the new stuff an airing, but release the album before the tour starts!!

 

[Jim Daniels]

Which gig? I don't remember ever seeing Tindersticks with anything less than an adoring crowd.

Ah it was at Liss Ard festival years ago. The crowd were relatively adoring, but patience was wearing very thin, after about 7 new tracks in a row. At one stage, drops of rain were coming throught the tent roof, and he said "this is Raindrops - like Tiny Tears". The crowd cheered "at Last". But he was just kidding, and played another new one. The new stuff was probably from Curtains, which was subsequently released to great reviews, but when you don't know them, its not the same...

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

The new stuff was probably from Curtains, which was subsequently released to great reviews, but when you don't know them, its not the same...

I get where you're coming from but I'm with Shaney here, I like hearing some old favourites but love hearing new stuff. Unless it's shit of course!

 

[east hastings]

The Other Voices Spiritualized gig was mostly new songs, so i reckon this gig will be full of it too. Which is a shame cause i don't think much of the new song or the last album or 2.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Going to Spiritualized next week. Have a sinking feeling that its going to be full of songs from the yet-to-be-released forthcoming new album. Two or three new ones is fine, but any more than that.... groan!

Tindersticks did this years ago, and after 30 minutes the polite muted applause turned into something a little more hostile. Can't imagine Jason will give a shag though.

fuck i hope not. i'm seeing them in london tonight

 

[CinnamonBoy]

On the plus side most of the new songs seem to be long and repetitive (though I liked what I've heard thus far) so maybe it won't be too bad. By the 5th minute of that Hey Jane song sure you may as well have heard it 100 times before.

I despise hearing new songs at gigs, mind. At least Neil Young had the good grace to play Tonight's The Night twice over when he was debuting it...

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Duran Duran in the Point 2008.

"Here's a new song"

MASS GROAN.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Yeah, its a good sign that a band is past it when people are no longer keen to hear new songs

 

[sleepy]

saw iron maiden at the point a few years ago and they played their latest album A matter of Life and Death from start to finish. That show sucked balls and i'd already heard the album.

having said that, it was always good hearing sonic youth playing whatever album they'd just brought out

 

[washingcattle]

All Sonic Youth gigs seem to be whatever record they have out at the time in it's entirity affairs, Saw Murray street twice and Sonic Nurse twice with a smattering of old songs and thoroughly enjoyed each gig. If it's a pre release gig in a small venue grand play the new record by all means. Saw Radiohead do rake loads of In Rainbows prior to it's release at a huge outdoor thing and even though I ended up liking the record I thought the gig was fairly shite, utterly middling really there is a size of venue/audiences knowledege of the material ratio that someone should work out. So for example band has 5 albums and are playing to 10,000 people, stick to the hits, same band in venue which holds 500 people play whatever you like buddy.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

so yeah, Spiritualized played mostly stuff off the new album last night. Or at least stuff I didn't know (I'm not that familiar with the last two albums). Was a good gig all the same. Pretty stripped down. Just guitars, drums, bass, keys and two backing singers. The handful of tracks from Ladies & Gentlemen... and Pure Phase they played went down a storm.

 

[pete]

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[Jim Daniels]

Jesus! Violent! Not surprised they disabled the comments

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[washingcattle]

10 minutes later I am none the wiser as to wether or not I like that song. Video's a bit over powering.

 

[rettucs]

fuckin hell. That video can fuck off. Song was great for the first 4 minutes. Video is, well just a bit, on the intense side

 

[Jim Daniels]

10 minutes later I am none the wiser as to wether or not I like that song. Video's a bit over powering.

I know what you mean, but I've decided I do. Going to have to disassociate it from that video though. Somehow.

 

[ernesto]

just sounds like a shitter version of previous Spititualized songs. still somewhat decent.
yeah that video is a bit on the tough side