I went to a show the other night to see a band I really love, only to have to endure a band that I would soon come to despise. It might have been their complete lack of originality (they pretty much stole bass lines from New Order, entire guitar riffs from Johnny Marr, and at one point I thought that Jonathan Richman was in the room), or the fact that even though they weren't the headliners, they stretched out their set to nearly an hour. For shame!
But the tipping point came when the lead singer announced the title of their next song: "Beautiful Dreamer." Seriously. After the show ended -- I'm pretty sure their long set forced the next band (the one I was there to see) to shorten their own set -- I swiped the set list, so that I could share my misery with the Probably Awkward readership. I'm not going to bother with the band's name -- you guys can figure that one on your own. But until I can scan the set list so you can also see the freakishly elementary school-esque penmanship, enjoy the song list below.
moonbeam window
lisence [sic] to confuse
gallop
secret sounds
we were there
beautiful dreamer
where could we go tonite?
airwalker
we stay here
in this lonely town
hold me in your arms tonite
KS had probably the best response to this atrocity when I wrote to her yesterday: there's like two subjects these people have for their music: daydreams (moonbeam window, secret sounds, beautiful dreamer, airwalker) and location-driven angst (we were there...where could we go?...we stay here in this lonely town).....CLEARLY they need to stay off the pot smoking. Ha!
please tell me - i'm dying to know!!! i think i'll love them!!! xolupz
Posted by: h-p n-f | October 20, 2007 at 06:56 PM