[kj] to play them live or not to play them live

[Michael Garcia]

They played ESS the last two nights of the US tour and it sounded great both nights. I think it took jaz a bit to get the live feel for it during the course of the tour though

Michael

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On Feb 20, 2011, at 8:55 PM, GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com> wrote:


> I saw a youtube of ESS from the recent tour and it sounded like Jaz was struggling to sing it and hit the notes (he sounded like he needed

> a lozenge). Maybe that same was true of Raven King--just hard to hit those (high) notes while singing every night on tour. Just a thought.

>  

> > Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:15:52 -0800

> > From: angrytomhanks at yahoo.com

> > To: gathering at misera.net

> > Subject: Re: [kj] to play them live or not to play them live

> > 

> > That's it. They just don't have the fire that they used to in the 80s. It's what 

> > happens when you get older. Happens to every band eventually. 

> > 

> > There's also the thing that some songs just don't work when played live. When I 

> > saw them a few months ago, I actually thought ESS sounded pretty okay. The song 

> > that really stuck out as one they should lose was Ghosts of Ladbroke Grove. 

> > Fantastic song, does not work live. It's a studio track for sure. So 

> > sure, laziness is a major factor. But there's also the consideration of the 

> > setlist. What feels good, what flows nicely, what gets people pumped up, what 

> > puts people asleep, etc etc.

> > 

> > Leigh

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> > Subject: Re: [kj] to play them live or not to play them live

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> > They're just fucking lazy Jamie!

> > 

> > They could all work but the pubs just too close by isn't it for some!

> > 

> > On 20 Feb 2011, at 22:48, fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:

> > 

> > > I was thinking about Raven King, EES etc earlier & how quickly they were 

> > >dropped from the set.

> > > is it just me or does anyone else find it odd that a band of such caliber 

> > >struggle to replicate so many of their songs live & ultimately drop them?

> > > It's not as if these tracks are overdubbed to hell in the studio & 'undoable' 

> > >live.

> > > I would also wager that's why we keep hearing the same set over & over...

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