Spiritualized

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Tonight will be my 5th or 6th time seeing the band live. Very much looking forward to it as it will be my first time seeing them live in the USA. All other times have been in London. In comparision to where they play in London, Berbati's Pan is a tiny venue. It should be a nice, intimate gig. Also, ...

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Sep 26 2008 8:â€‹00P East End Portlâ€‹and,â€‹ Oregoâ€‹n â€‹ This is great! Full band too. Even better! Thank you, thank you Pete. I was just at East End the other night and saw the flyer on the wall. That made my night. The East End is tiny....I mean REAL tiny. We are talking, if you are more than ...

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I love how 'Shine a Light' has matured over the years. From the drone, psych whig outs of years past to the gospel infused, blues/soul psych that it has now become. That to me is the mark of a true masterpiece. Wonderful stuff. That said, I prefer my Spiritualized in a darker environment! Not sure i...

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I don't know who the lead guest was, but Steve Coogen was the second guest, the guy widely rumored to be responsible for luring Owen Wilson back into "hard drugs" prior to his suicide attempt. He came off like a complete asshole. What? Coogen was great! I think US audiences still struggle...

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spzretent wrote: Waiting for Detroit. As patiently as I can.

Likewise Portland!

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sonic boom wrote: We'll be doing MBV ATP in NYC in sept. & some other stuff in some larger cities , all with the full band .

I know we are not one of the "larger cities" but I hope you bring the full band to Portland.

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who are 'Poison Idea'? US punk band from Portland (I think). That they were (from Portland). Sandwiched inbetween San Francisco and Seattle, Portland has often been overshadowed by these two larger cities. However, Portland is now the "buzz" word and place to be for young indie bands (as ...

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spzretent wrote: And you can thank the Clintons for dragging it out an extra month or so. Hell, it's just money. Which they have plenty of.

Yet, the Obama's just wrote them checks to help pay off their campaign debt.

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The weird thing is how so many people here think this is the answer to the problems we are having here. $600! 8 years of the worst President in history. Home values plummeting. All the food prices skyrocketing. Economy in the crapper. But what the hell , Dick Cheney got wealthier. Dickhead. I'll sp...

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speaking of second hand fests i bought the first 5 ABBA records at a thrift shop yesterday. Now I didnt listen to them all but can someone explain to me why this band is so fucking enormously HUGE! Outside of the handful of hits I already knew I just dont get it. At all. Looking forward to the Denn...

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I too thought it was just my computer.

I have found thought that when it does refresh to the main page just hit the back arrow and it takes you back to the page and the post you were reading (or writing).

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Difficult to weigh in here with what has already been said. I do think it is very important to keep in mind that we have had LGM for nearly 17 years. Much of 'Pure Phase' for nearly as long and 'LAGWAFS" for 11 years. We have had many years to digest these albums, listen to them, grow with them...

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"Dig!" is a great film and it no doubt launched BJM to relative success. Their constant tours of the UK & Europe have also won them many new fans. Who would have thought the shambolic band exploited in the film would one day be playing the main stage at Glastonbury and booked to be on ...

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the best year ever in my opinion The '90's were, without a doubt, a brilliant decade for music and one that I think will be revisited and thought of as highly and as musically influential as the '60's were/are. BUT....to say '97 was "the best year ever" is a mighty big claim and one that ...

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Ha! Haven't heard anyone mention the Fabulon Triptometer album in....well, ever! I thought I was the only one who bought that record. Might just dust it off and listen to it again. 'Salon' was always my favorite Plasticland album and you are right about Thin White Rope. Their 'Moonhead' LP is fantas...

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The Dandies are far more popular in Europe than they are here in the USA. Even here in their hometown their crowds are smaller than what they would get in London. That said, their PDX crowds tend to be full of the old faithful that have been there since the beginning. Courtney Taylor is pretty easy ...

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without turning into a boring sod, if anyone is still yet to go to see mbv, get some ear plugs, and not even the 19db cheapy rubbish they were handing out for free. they recorded 132dbA at the mixing desk in the roundhouse, which put very very simply. is going to fuck your ears up, with permanant d...

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[quote="catweazel"]I think the best quote comes from someone who remembers Pigpen (from the Grateful Dead) being 'astonished' that they took LSD while they played. Just to sum up just how ahead of their time they really were... [/quote Pigpen was never into acid. He was a lush and his body...

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Now this I would love to see and I do hope Pete brings it Stateside. The last Spectrum show that came through town was actually just Pete on his own. A full band would be excellent and warmly received.

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marcvolta wrote:Were the Black Angels selling copies of their new album on vinyl at the show???

Not in Portland, which was June 9th. I asked about it at merch and the band said it would be out later this summer. If I remember correctly he also said it was going to be 4 vinyls (8 sides!!).

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While I did not see the Detroit gig I did see the Portland show earlier this month and thought the Warlocks were really weak. I saw them about five years ago and they were much, much better. But then again, they had two drummers back then and the VU/BJM inspired sound complete with fog machine and r...

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Portland tickets scored! Man, I am chuffed about this gig. Full-on electric show in a tiny, intimate venue!

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This is a difficult question to answer as each gig is different. Saw them for the first time in 1998 as part of John Peel's Meltdown series on the South Bank in London. Spiritualized, Sonic Youth and the Delgados at the Royal Festival Hall. Great gig! Wonderful version of 'I Think I'm in Love' with ...

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quisp wrote:Portland, we have a winner. Sept. 15 @ Berbatis Pan
http://www.mikethrasherpresents.com/dbm ... her&city=1

YES!!!! Small venue too. Tickets go on sale 6/18 @ $22.

Thank you Jason!

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spazed99 wrote:there's more dates to be announced for September.

West coast, baby. Portland, in particular.

Please.

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Black Angels-'Directions to see a ghost'. Great new album, which picks up where the first one left off. This 2nd LP is fuller in sound than the first one with more instrumentation added to their "Native American drone-n-roll" repertoir. Also, it is definitely darker (lyrically and conceptu...

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Picked up my tickets for the Portland gig! I like this pairing better than last years Black Angels/Black Keys gigs.

RC

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sunny wrote:
Comus-First Utterance (I love this,absolutely fucking amazing!)

COB -Moyshe McStiff and the Tartan Lancers of the Sacred Heart

Right on! Both are wonderful slabs of rare English psychedelic folk. The Comus album is downright terrifying!

RC

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"Krautrock" is a loosely coined term. Not sure how it is being applied to the above posts but true "Krautrock" was experimental psychedelic/prog rock that came mainly out of Germany in the late 60's-70's. Of the many bands that came out of the era the two to pay most attention to...

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I think i read somewhere that Chris Walla was living in Portland now. not sure if you care, as most people on this board pretty much hate Death Cab For Cutie, but i ain't one of them. i can't wait for their concert with Rogue Wave opening @ Millenium Park here in Chicago this June. Yeah, I think th...

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i have no idea about a full scale U.S. tour. i just wanted to point out that the the first Electric Mainlines show of these as yet to be announced tour dates will be in Chicago, which is not on either coast, but in the Midwest. As it is the 3rd largest city in the country, a Chicago gig comes as no...

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Or, of course, buy it direct from a UK or European site and pay twice as much. :? More importantly, do we have any hints, ideas or confirmations for a proper US tour? Not just a few big cities on the two coasts but a proper American tour that hits the major regions of our country and includes dates ...

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sounds like i-tunes is i-diotic you people got an apple up your butt and wonder why youÂ´re constipated register wtf! you mean it limits you from doing basic things? ridiculous.. and I thought ms were the nazis.. Fair point and your rant is well meaning. BUT, it is also somewhat contradictory as it...

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Thanks, both of you. It still amazes me how complicated or, should I say, INVOLVED all of this is. If I were to print out the instructions it would be a ridiculous waste of ink and paper. I'm guessing it would near eight or so pages just instructing on how to move ones library to a new PC. I guess I...

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So, I am going to buy a new PC soon but what will happen to the i-pod library I have stored and registered on my current PC? Somebody told me that your i-pod can only be "registered" with one PC and once I get a new one you essentially have to start all over. Does it mean I have to laborio...

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spzretent wrote:But I am an eternal optimist.

Right on, brother. Right on.

RC

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you are missing major details. And there is much more we dont even know about. Fair enough, and, as expected. I'll leave it to the locals to sort out. But I do stand by my point that this nation will one day, hopefully rally behind a resurrected Detroit. When we do that then we can truly be proud. RC

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OK, so I do not live in Detroit (although I did live in Pontiac from 1970-1976 but I was too young to remember much). Anyway, I have not followed this story closely AT ALL so I am probably missing something major here...but, are we guilty of running a witchhunt on a guy who can't keep his trousers o...

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Not one to gloat while others are experiencing the next ice age BUT... I just got back from a 10 mile bike ride along the riverfront in Portland. 68f and sunny here. Beautiful view of both Mount Hood and Mt. St. Helens today!

I'm sure 10 feet of rain is due to hit us any minute though...

RC

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The Angels are a great live band so I highly recommend you catching 'em whenever you can. During the past two years they've toured the US loads but it now looks like they are focusing on making the UK their next spiritual home. It seems to have worked for the Brian Jonestown Massacre so frequent tou...

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I caught their Portland gig a couple weeks back. In fact, I think it was the night before the GT album was released so nobody in the audience had heard the record but it went down well. Having seen the Lanegan band on their 'Bubblegum' tour, Mark w/Isobel, Mark w/Twilight Singers etc...I was not sur...

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Regarding the alcohol: US beer is usually higher. Why I dont know? It really depends where you go as to as how cold the beer is served. It is definitely cooler than the UK Real Ales but never freezing cold unless you are in a sports bar or one of those crap bars the bring a frozen pint glass out fr...

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There are a few main differences between English ale and US microbrewed beers (forget lager, lets talk ale). The USA ales are generally much more carbonated and hoppier than English ale. US ales also have a higher alcoholic content. Most beers in the USA start at 5%. In the UK, lighter ales can be a...

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This is all great news and easily my most anticipated album purchase of 2008! I caught the London Acoustic Mainlines back in April '07 but it has been a while since I saw a full electric Spiritualized gig (hmmmm....Kentish Town Forum show 2004?). Now that I am on the other side of the world I just h...

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Has anybody seen any of the earlier dates (Toronto, KC or Seattle)? If so, how were they?

For those in the Northwest, anyone going to Wed.'s gig in Portland?

RC

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Although new to post on here, I've been reading this board for years. Anyway, I can't seem to find this info posted anywhere else on the board so this seems a fitting place as any. For what it is worth, I'll be at the Portland gig. SPECTRUM 2008 LIVE DATES 02/02 - Silver Dollar, Toronto 04/02 (DATE ...

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This is a shame. Freak Emporium was a good business started on very good intentions. I actually visited their "headquarters" a couple times. Just a few dedicated souls working in a tatty complex behind the High Street in suburban northwest London (Bucks.). Similiar to the Sundazed headquar...

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Bardo Pond create heavy, textured, layered psychedelia. Very much centered around the Gibbons brothers guitars. They are as thick and as deep as the bong smoke that the music is created out of. That said, I would not qualify them as "stoner rock" (god, I hate that term). Their female vocal...

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I would definitely recommend the book. It is amongst the best music bios I have read. Morse is a good writer, it is well researched and even though Jason did not participate it reads as a fair and balanced study of the band.

RC

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