I'm 26, and I also went to the show last night in Austin, and I thought they
were fantastic. Everyone on this list kept going on and on about them, and
I had never heard them, so I went to Waterloo and listened to one of the CDs
(I never have money to buy them). What I heard was pretty good, but not
earth shattering. I went to the show, b/c I usually like live stuff better
anyway. I thought it was damn good, and I was disappointed they didn't play
more (unless I missed the beginning, they only played 5 songs). I loved the
flute! Grandaddy was good, but I wasn't nearly as impressed with them.
I've never heard SDRE, either, but I've heard lots of good stuff about them,
so I'm going tomorrow to the in-store at Waterloo, since the show at La Zona
Rosa is $13. I have a hard time paying that much for a band I've never
heard. So, that's my meaningless input...
toni
o.k. i've tried. really tried. kept an open mind all that. i would
listen to random bright eyes songs and think, 'i do not like this stuff.'
but then i would read reviews and come across recommendation after
recommendation. people who love all the bands that i love would gush about
bright eyes. so i tried more songs and i thought, 'i do not like this.'
so when they played here in austin last night with grandaddy (who was
great), i went. anxious to change my tune about the band, i watch them
perform. the verdict is in. i don't like them. i don't understand. am i
missing something? how do people who have an obvious appreciation of great
music (esp. modest mouse) love bright eyes so? somebody, please explain
the bright eyes phenomenon because i ain't getting it and i think i kinda
want to or it wouldn't bug me so much that i don't. just out of curiosity,
how old are you bright eyes fans? don't take this the wrong way, but i'm
wondering if they appeal to a younger audience and if perhaps they're more
about adolescent suffering. sadly, i'm more of an adult sufferer.
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