Posted by Seán K Very good to finally meet Dave M. ... can't wait to hear the tape. Yes, the new songs are far too poppy. I don't really get why the other three (besides Chris), for lack of a better phrase, put up with it. They can't like that kind of music. Besides Two Princes, it's not really the type of music they used to play and enjoy. The lyrics are pretty cool in many cases, but it's just too formulaic. Kind of the iambic pentameter of pop. Right on about no energy in "Nice Talking to Me" ... never one of thier very best songs, but man, did it sound like Chris was just going through the motions or what? The bass was turned WAY up, which was nice in many ways, but it did kind of drown out the guitar a bit. "I'd like to love you" had some furious bass guitar and bass drum! I focused less on the lyrics / singing and more on the rhythm section for that one and really got into it. Lady Kerosene rocked as hard as it always does. So, I don't want to start a whole big controversy or anything (OK, maybe I do) ... but what do you guys think the Spins would sound like if Eric did most of the writing and singing rather than Chris? More stuff like Genuine and less stuff like My Problem Now. Would that be a good thing or a bad thing? Discuss ... Take the salt from my wounds and put it in my margarita, --Previous Message--
on 8/11/2004, 10:54 am, in reply to "Boston review"
Ah-ha, so that WAS Sinko ... I knew it had to be a pretty hardcore fan yelling for Cheeseburger, but it was in the middle of the show so I didn't inquire. I was to your right and a bit closer to the stage, yelling for Circumlocution ;-).
Seán K.
: It was my first Spin Doctors show since the
: reunion tour, and they were indeed a
: different band. When I saw them in 01, they
: were a much looser group, jamming a lot more.
: Now they've tightened up all their
: arrangements, allowing for fewer unscripted
: moments but still a fun show. They opened up
: with What Time Is It, and I was disspointed
: to see that they ditched the jam at the end.
: Then they played Nice Talking To Me, which
: was neat but seemed to lack energy. After
: that they went into a couple new songs, I
: believe it was My Problem Now and Happily
: Ever After.
: At this point of the show I was starting to
: wonder about the future of the Spin Doctors
: and thought that perhaps I like them for the
: wrong reasons. I am a fan of the Doctors for
: the funk and for the improvisation in the
: group - and these two songs lacked both of
: these. They're not bad songs by any means,
: but they're little pop ditties, which doesn't
: appeal to me at all.
: They played a couple other new songs - Sweet
: as Honey and I'd Like To Love You But I Think
: You Might Be Crazy - which were very cool.
: Sweet as Honey had an introduction in 7 and a
: funky verse, and I'd Like To Love you had a
: great extended guitar solo.
: They closed with Two Princes and encored with
: Genuine, Yo Momma's a Pajama, and Big Fat
: Funky Booty. All very cool songs but they
: haven't changed much - with the exception of
: Genuine.
: All and all it was a cool show and had some
: very good moments. I miss the extended jams
: however. And the new songs seem pretty hit
: and miss. Hopefully by the time the album
: comes around they'll have some more hits.
: By the way, if anyone saw me, I was the kid
: in the black sweatshirt yelling obnoxiously
: for Cheeseburger Deluxe, and later, House all
: night.
: Quote of the night: "We're going to play
: a song...and we'd like you to think of it as
: a piece of music." - Chris
:
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