Jun 17 2005
Road Trip!
One round trip airfare to Detroit: $160.00
One ticket to see Oasis: $25.50
Facility surcharge: $3.00
"Convenience" surcharge: $8.40(!!!)
Order processing charge: 3.90
Total: $200.80
Seeing these two fuckers for the first time since 2002?
Well, let's just hope they show up first. Expect an exhaustive recap on Monday.
Busy night last night, so I was unable to upload the entire Oasis acoustic set like I wanted to. Howver, I do have some Wonderwall goodness for you to peruse. Remember yesterday when i said Noel has basically copied Ryan Adams cover and now sings his signature song in a very similar way? Here's your proof:
Noel Gallagher - Wonderwall (MP3) - This is from the infamous August 23rd, 1996 Oasis MTV Unplugged gig when Liam decided at the last minute to not sing because of "his sore throat". Instead he sat in the audience and smoked and drank. As you do.
Ryan Adams - Wonderwall (MP3) - This is the Ryan Adams cover he released on his Love Is Hell EP. Upon hearing this version, Noel went as far to say "he(Adams) owns the songs now". As if Ryan Adams needs a bigger head.
Noel Gallagher - Wonderwall (MP3) This was recorded on June 3rd of this year. Notice any similarities?
How to write an Oasis song. [via Matt]
So about last night...Rushed home and finally finished Podcast #3, which will be uploaded for your downloading pleasure on Tuesday. All that made me late for pre game drinks at DC9, with most of DCist and Natalya. We headed over to the 930 around 9:30 to catch some of The Engineers. They were pretty good, in a we're like Luna in that we play kinda slow but it totally effing rocks kinda way. Very jammy, but not in a DMB kinda way, more in a classic Pink Floyd kinda way. One complaint: the bass was turned up to about 14 and was overpowering EVERYTHING. Yes, you rock, but tone it down a bit so we can, you know, hear it and shit.
Bloc Party had many of the same sound problems(at least from our vantage point downstairs). We were way up on the right and all I could hear was the bass and the bass drum, so after five songs, I tried the back of the venue by the soundboard. I could faintly make out the guitar riffs from here, but I finally gave up and went upstairs, where everything sounded wonderful. Bloc Party are great in concert, totally energetic and super tight, but I just wasn't as into it as I should have been. Kinda like when i saw them at the Black Cat. I doubt I'll go see them again. But The Price of Gas was amazing. The band looked like they had fun during the show, so more power to them.
If you missed the gig, you can peep it over on NPR.
Depeche Mode to tour next year. Filter says there will be US dates too, including DC. I've never seen Depeche Mode, maybe now is the time.
Woo Hoo! Primal Scream have given me my first birthday present. On Monday they are entering the studio to begin work on the follow up to Evil Heat. Sweet.
Cartel play Southpaw tonight for all of those in my (beloved) old hood of the 718.
Just got word from Peabs that we'll be taking in the Tiggers/Giants game tonight. Yay, hot dogs!
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Comments
You MUST see DM if they come through. I saw them Summer of 01 in San Diego, totally wasn't gonna go, we snagged tix last minute... Maybe one of the most fun shows I've been to ever. DM puts on a fantastic, fun, tight show. Dave is quite the showman.
Posted by: kev at June 17, 2005 12:12 PM
oasis are sort of ok
Posted by: dan at June 18, 2005 12:14 AM
