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I don't know what they're like at this stage, but if you like the Stones and the bad-boy image, you definitely might like them -- dark, moody but '60s-derived rock. Lot of VU influence. Many of their shows ended in riots in the '80s!
"Head On" is typical of the sound, though maybe a little more Ramones-y than other songs.
enjoy!
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They were great in their day. Like a cross between The Velvet Underground and early The Beach Boys with a fuzzed out psychotic sound. Didn't know they had reformed. Absolutely go and see them.
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they have worked out the kinks and their recent sets have been way more solid than the the ones in Texas earlier this year.
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Silver Dagger
They were great in their day. Like a cross between The Velvet Underground and early The Beach Boys with a fuzzed out psychotic sound. Didn't know they had reformed. Absolutely go and see them.
Yes GO! For Free, you can't miss. If it weren't for the traffic I'd hike down to Buffalo tonight and catch it. As it is, I'm seeing them at the Phoenix in Toronto tomorrow night. They are known to be tempermental sometimes and occasionally very sloppy, but they have worked out the kinks and their recent sets have been way more solid than the the ones in Texas earlier this year.
A personal favourite of mine:
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They were great in their day. Like a cross between The Velvet Underground and early The Beach Boys with a fuzzed out psychotic sound. Didn't know they had reformed. Absolutely go and see them.
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andrewt
they have worked out the kinks and their recent sets have been way more solid than the the ones in Texas earlier this year.
The New Orleans show from earlier this year was postponed. I wonder if this might be why.
At first I was pissed that they postponed, but maybe it's for the better.
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andrewt
they have worked out the kinks and their recent sets have been way more solid than the the ones in Texas earlier this year.
The New Orleans show from earlier this year was postponed. I wonder if this might be why.
At first I was pissed that they postponed, but maybe it's for the better.
Could be, but I think it was some problem with their visas. You'll definitely get a better show in Sept. The first few were pretty iffy, equipment problems, band squabbles, rots of retstarts and so on.
the Buffalo News had this to say about last night:
"Suffice it to say that this band has lost nothing but hair over the years. The rich blend of guitars, the merciless bass, the way it all worked together — even though it shouldn’t have — all were in ample evidence."
Setlist: Snakedriver/Head On/Far Gone & Out/Between Planets/Blues From A Gun/Teenage Lust/Cracking Up/All Things Must Pass/Some Candy Talking/Happy When It Rains/just Like Honey/Reverence Encore: The Hardest Walk/Taste Of Cindy/Never Understand