04-20-2010, 04:30 PM
<!--quoteo(post=91289:date=Apr 20 2010, 03:23 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Apr 20 2010, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=91285:date=Apr 20 2010, 02:00 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Apr 20 2010, 02:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=91144:date=Apr 20 2010, 09:26 AM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Apr 20 2010, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->So yeah... Saw TCV at the Fillmore in Denver last night. Stood right in the sweet spot about 15' or so in front of the soundboard. I've got a nasty case of tinnitus this morning. I wish I would have worn ear plugs... they were loud as fuck. They also played 3 or 4 new songs, and improvised a hell of a lot more than I was expecting. Awesome show. The opening band, Mini Mansions, featuring Michael Schuman the bass player for QOTSA, were pretty good too.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sounds like a blast.
I'd really love to see them live at some point.
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You really should. I thought they were playing Chicago soon too? They played for a full 2 hours. John Paul Jones played several different basses, a mandolin, a violin on one of the new songs, keyboards, and the keytar thing. Scumbag Blues featured a 10 min. jam or so, and was definitely one of the highlights. Dave Grohl was doing his best animal impersonation on the drums all night, and Josh was taking swigs from a vodka bottle all night... he was wasted towards the end. Alain Johannes is the unwritten hero of the band though. He filled in on bass admirably whenever JPJ was playing something other than bass in addition to his rhythm and slide guitar playing. Mini Mansions did a cover of Heart of Glass by Blondie that was interesting... They're not going to be everyone's cup of tea, and initially I was turned off by them, but they got better as they got going.
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They'll be in Chicago on May 18. I should probably move quickly...
Sounds like a blast.
I'd really love to see them live at some point.
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You really should. I thought they were playing Chicago soon too? They played for a full 2 hours. John Paul Jones played several different basses, a mandolin, a violin on one of the new songs, keyboards, and the keytar thing. Scumbag Blues featured a 10 min. jam or so, and was definitely one of the highlights. Dave Grohl was doing his best animal impersonation on the drums all night, and Josh was taking swigs from a vodka bottle all night... he was wasted towards the end. Alain Johannes is the unwritten hero of the band though. He filled in on bass admirably whenever JPJ was playing something other than bass in addition to his rhythm and slide guitar playing. Mini Mansions did a cover of Heart of Glass by Blondie that was interesting... They're not going to be everyone's cup of tea, and initially I was turned off by them, but they got better as they got going.
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They'll be in Chicago on May 18. I should probably move quickly...