baby, it's bad news

Well, that happened.  Even the divine Neko couldn't save this train wreck.  The mousy girl next to (by which I mean "between") us wearing the glasses and the frown was completely unaware of her surroundings, so any attempt at conversation for a while there was a bit like playing the telephone game.  I think Emma said Daby opined that Neko looked like she was just coming off a bender.  That seems about right.  And she - Neko - was still the high point of the show.  Disappointing.  Needless to say, I won't still be thinking about this one a week later.  Hell, I'm ready to start forgetting right now.

If you are - like I am - looking for a ginger who can actually, you know, bring the rock, I'd suggest Jenny Lewis.

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Jodi
Wow. really? REALLY?

How was Carl?
hotrod
F. Terrible.
Jodi
What made it so terrible? I need more details.
hotrod
The songs sucked. The pacing sucked. The minutes of dead time because they couldn't figure out what was written on their set list sucked. The dicking around and inane forced yet inaudible "banter" during the encore sucked. Oh, and Dan Bejar can blow me.
Jodi
Oh! It looks like NPR is streaming the concert. So I can listen for myself.
hotrod
Yeah, NPR was there. If the show was any good I would have linked to the stream.
rigsby
I get the feeling that you didn't enjoy the show.
Jodi
Wow. I've only listened to about three songs so far and it is not good. What a difference two weeks makes, huh? They sound tired and like they don't care. That wasn't there at my show.
hotrod
I'm actually a little glad to get your take. Sort of. It proves, at least, that we aren't crazy. I mean, I'd prefer they actually gave a shit. Take that "I don't care" vibe you get and multiply it by "in person" and that what it was like to be there. Balls. Pure balls.

Dabysan
that show was everything I used to say I hated about indie rock. And Neko, it's called "a comb." It's not hard.
Jodi
It stuns me, because my show didn't feel like that at all. Maybe Minneapolis rocks harder than DC.
hotrod
Or maybe the record they are touring behind is a piece of shit with a bunch of shitty songs that don't rock. It certainly had nothing to do with the geographical location of the venue. To here the crowd roar, one would think fucking AC/DC was on stage last Saturday. DC rocks just fine. But the New goddamn Pornographers don't.
Jodi
No, that's not it.
hotrod
I think that's it.
Jodi
Well, sure you do. But you're wrong.
hotrod
I'm not wrong. I saw it with my own eyes and you heard the evidence. The New Pornographers don't rock.
Dabysan
As much as it pains me to say, Hotrod is right -- they couldn't have asked for a more receptive, appreciative crowd. The people in the audience remained undauntedly perky even after it became apparent that the pornos were phoning this one in. This one is on our douchey neighbors to the North.

And seriously, I don't know where they get the balls to put on a turd like that and not play Letter from an Occupant. Balls. Pure. Balls.
hotrod
I wanted to hear "Letter From an Occupant" too, but I would have been fine if they didn't play it and the rest of the show was good. But to "treat" us to a shitbomb like "Go Places" and not play "Occupant" is indicative that certain Canadians don't know how to do their fucking job.
akaijen
Shwooo! Now I won't lose any sleep over missing this one. I'm pretty bummed that I didn't know about Yo La Tengo at the birchmire until three days too late. I can walk to that joint, man! Love the Tengo.
Jodi
Oh man, we got "Letter." That sucks, I would demand my money back.
Emma Peel
I must agree with all of the hostility. One of the worst shows I've ever seen. I blame the material, I blame Dan Bejar, I blame AC for falling in love and writing crap about it, but I don't blame sweet Neko. Upon reflection, the uncombed red hair is a bit sexy.
hotrod
I couldn't have said it better.
Dabysan
You guys are blinded by affection. She sucked as much as the rest of those Canadian fuckwads. And she looked like shit. (not so much that I wouldn't cut off my own arm for a chance to date her, but still).
hotrod
Well let's be fair here. Of all the people who were completely indifferent to the fact that they were on a goddamn stage the other night - which is all of them - the only one who can afford to be is Neko. She was an established artist long before the New Pornographers showed up on the scene. Carl Newman has been riding her coattails from the beginning, and Dan Bejar's bullshit is fucking laughable.
in-watermelon-sugar
actually i heard similar things... that some shows rocked and other didn't. the one in montreal, i heard, was amazing... and i saw some of the videos and it was damn good. but i've also seen some videos that clearly show that it was just bad.
but i mean... i've seen that will all bands. i mean, there are some bands out there that just suck. i mean they are terrible! and some bands that are pretty good, but some of their shows just suck... (ex. the shins - they are a great band, but their shows suck sometimes).
i don't know what it is but it happens.
Dabysan
Not to belabor this point, but the problem was not that they sounded bad, or seemed to be having an off night, but rather that they quite clearly didn't give two shits about the legion of adoring fans that had turned out to see them. It was their utter lack of effort that was so disappointing, and unforgivable.

I don't think I'll ever go see one of their shows again. Even if they do wake up and get back to recording good albums.
in-watermelon-sugar
But... I mean... after WEEKS and WEEKS of touring, they must be tired!
I mean, I would be disappointed too, but everyone deserves second chances. And I don't think that they didn't give a shit.
What if they had canceled the show instead? Everyone would still be complaining.
hotrod
Who cares? I've had my job for two and a half years now. And I work more than an hour and a half a day. I'd like to be able to phone it in too.
in-watermelon-sugar
Well... don't you ever get tired?
hotrod
Sure I do. I still have to show up.
hotrod
No. They didn't show up, actually. That was the problem.
in-watermelon-sugar
wait... i thought you were saying that the show was horrible... not that they didn't show up!
hotrod
They didn't show up in a metaphoric sense. Totally mailed it in. Couldn't even be bothered to pretend to care.
in-watermelon-sugar
hummm okay i don't know what to say to that.
who knows?
but i mean... that's not reason enough for me to stop liking them. sh*t happens... i don't know. haha i guess i like them way too much.

THOUGH i must say that if i ever knew they were lipsynching (spelling?) instead, i'd hate them immediately.

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