The Go! Team rocks!
10-31-05, 12:23 AM
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The Go! Team rocks!
I just got back from their concert in Toronto....and man, I was bummed! There were serious sound mixing problems for 60% of the show, rendering fantastic songs like Panther Dash completely muddled and indistinct.
But when they finally fixed the sound, the show was off the roof! I haven't had so much fun and booty-shaking in a long time. The front audience is great, but the people and the back were so boring and stood like Chinese terra cotta soldiers - zzzzz.
The Go! Team's Thunder, Lightning, Strike is one of my favourite albums this year, and this show totally made me like them even more. I just wish they just redid the whole show after the fixed the sound problem
God, when they played Bottle Rocket, it was just so awesome!!!
But when they finally fixed the sound, the show was off the roof! I haven't had so much fun and booty-shaking in a long time. The front audience is great, but the people and the back were so boring and stood like Chinese terra cotta soldiers - zzzzz.
The Go! Team's Thunder, Lightning, Strike is one of my favourite albums this year, and this show totally made me like them even more. I just wish they just redid the whole show after the fixed the sound problem
God, when they played Bottle Rocket, it was just so awesome!!!
10-31-05, 03:38 AM
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A few years ago they weren't so great but Thunder Lightning Strike was one of my favorite records from last year so maybe when they have a strong record under their belts, they could be better.
10-31-05, 10:29 AM
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Just to clarify, The Go! Team are a band, as evident by their two drummers and three guitarists who also rotate to other instruments like the xylophone and keyboards...
And I like Thunder, Lightning, Strike better than Since I Left You
And I like Thunder, Lightning, Strike better than Since I Left You
11-01-05, 10:50 AM
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Thunder... is one of those indie darlings that I personally don't "get." I listened to it several times and it has yet to click with me. There's some decent work on a few tracks, but for the most part, it feels like a bunch of rushed, unfinished ideas. And while I can appreciate their style, the "almost live" sound that the album has doesn't do the audio quality any favors.[nitpick] 
With a similar idea, but thoroughly different execution, I thought the aforementioned Avalanches disc was far better. More power to everyone who digs it, though!
With a similar idea, but thoroughly different execution, I thought the aforementioned Avalanches disc was far better. More power to everyone who digs it, though!
11-01-05, 11:50 AM
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One of the numerous reasons I was out in Los Angeles two weeks ago was to see The Go! Team preformed live. After a fantastic write-up in Blender back in April, I decided to check them out and I've been a fan ever since.
When I saw them live, I actually thought the material they did live sounded better than on the actual album. It's too bad though that the crowd sucked.
When I saw them live, I actually thought the material they did live sounded better than on the actual album. It's too bad though that the crowd sucked.
