snuffbox 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 Anybody planning to see any of these shows? Ill be going to the Nov5 stop in lovely St. Paul with a friend who's pretty excited about it. I really wanted to see RHCP way back in the day, but Now will have to suffice. I have no idea what they're live show is like these days, and I'm afraid to listen to 'Stadium Arcadium'...but I still like listening to a sizeable chunk of their older material (my favorite RHCP cd was By The Way, though few may agree). Mars Volta is supposedly a very energetic band on the stage. I actually saw them last June but remember almost none of the show. Try, try again, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Stanley 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 Anybody planning to see any of these shows? Ill be going to the Nov5 stop in lovely St. Paul with a friend who's pretty excited about it. I really wanted to see RHCP way back in the day, but Now will have to suffice. I have no idea what they're live show is like these days, and I'm afraid to listen to 'Stadium Arcadium'...but I still like listening to a sizeable chunk of their older material (my favorite RHCP cd was By The Way, though few may agree). Mars Volta is supposedly a very energetic band on the stage. I actually saw them last June but remember almost none of the show. Try, try again, etc. I will also be at the St. Paul show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 Well I'll be damned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted July 18, 2006 I don't much care for the Mars Volta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 I prefer them to Sparta, for whatever that's worth...I don't go out of my way to listen to either of them. If they're as fun to see as I'm told they are then they will at least make for a good opening act. I would like to be so fucked up when RHCP plays that I actually feel like I'm 15. Good times. I hope jobber doesnt think less of me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted July 18, 2006 Frankly, if j0bber had a low opinion of me, man, I don't know how I'd get through the day. RHCP aren't bad, but I just find that Carlito doppelganger from the Mars Volta to have pretentious lyrics and a terrible voice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 I found the new Peppers album to be unsatifactory at best, and I fucking hate the Mars Volta (though they are at least better than Coheed and Cambria). So to sum up the Mars Volta: FORCES OF LIGHT WILL COME BEFORE US IN CONSTELLATIONS OF LIFE! Or some proggy bullshit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted July 18, 2006 Hey, prog is good. Just not these guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 Mars Volta are great for what they are. There are few band who leave me grinning as much as them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 Hey, prog is good. Just not these guys. With a few exceptions (namely krautrock) progressive rock was, and still is, largely terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted July 18, 2006 I like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Brian Eno (if we're calling the non-ambient stuff progressive), Pink Floyd, and some Jethro Tull. It's hard to define what "progressive rock" is anyway. Are we strictly talking about bombastic orchestra-backed 70s stuff, or just anything that's more ambitious than I-IV-V power chord progressions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2006 i liked the first mars volta album. but i know nothing about prog. nor do i care for what i do sorta know. i know i love the shit out of yes - fragile. the chili peppers are really bad now. really, really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 I like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Brian Eno (if we're calling the non-ambient stuff progressive), Pink Floyd, and some Jethro Tull. It's hard to define what "progressive rock" is anyway. Are we strictly talking about bombastic orchestra-backed 70s stuff, or just anything that's more ambitious than I-IV-V power chord progressions? I was talking about bombastic orechestral bullshit (Yes, ELP).All of the bands you mentioned are great though. Speaking of Eno, I listened to Before and After Science and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts yesterday. I love those albums, especially the latter one. I listen to that one regularly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 The peppers are a shell of their old selfs. But co-workers are saying that Stadium Arcadium is their best album ever. These people are the same people who think Angels and Airwaves are amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 redbaron or banky - Are they bad live these days as well as in the studio? How drunk am I going to have to be to enjoy this show? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 Quite. You'll realize how bad Anthony Kiedes really is if you are sober. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 Looks like I'll have to be drooling like John Frusciante in his prime for this show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 Chad is a fantastic drummer, and Anthony really needs to stop his impersonation of Jim Morrison, Steven Tyler the way he swaggers with the mic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted July 19, 2006 The peppers are a shell of their old selfs. But co-workers are saying that Stadium Arcadium is their best album ever. These people are the same people who think Angels and Airwaves are amazing. You mean Blink-18U2? I heard a song of theirs on MTVU and was wondering why some whiny bitch was singing over a Joshua Tree outtake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 Red Hot Chili Peppers, more so than any other band, contains the biggest collection of supremely talented musicians (well, not including Anthony "Tone Deaf" Kiedes) to manage to make some really awful music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2006 i liked the first mars volta album. but i know nothing about prog. nor do i care for what i do sorta know. i know i love the shit out of yes - fragile. Check out King Crimson, 80s-era in particular. Discipline and Beat might win you over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2006 This show was alot better than I expected. Ill write a review in the next day/two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2006 How hammered were you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2006 I wasn't particularly sober, but with it enough to remember the setlist and everything. Keidis still cant sing, but he doesnt really have to. The energy, light show, and laundry list of songs made it well worthwhile. I would definitly go see them again if theres a second leg of this tour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 8, 2006 Riding an escalator to a seat at the concert hall can be a disheartening experience. Frightened thoughts of, "Will we see the rock show? How high are we going here? Was this a good idea? Do they have skin-picking vultures at these great Minnesota heights?" And this wasn't one of those short, why-did-we-even-take-this-anyway escalators either. Somewhere along the way, we passed Bob Uecker. We found our seats with a minimum of trouble once we finally reached the summit of the Xcel Energy Center. As it turned out, height was more illusion than stunning, and we had a good straight-ahead view of the stage. The Mars Volta started shortly after 7:30 and played for a little under an hour. The set only saw about 5 songs but each one seemed to be a solid 10 minutes long. There was plenty of jam and plenty of loud. I enjoyed his set much more than the MV late-night show at Bonnaroo 2005. Also, I actually remember more than 5 minutes of Sunday's show. The best song played was 'Viscera Eyes' from the new cd. Some people were clearly not impressed by the high-pitched singing or the 'too loud!' music. One guy to my right even asked, "Who are these guys?" I found that odd considering their name was all over the building. Less than hour after the opening act, a wait that included many yelps from lil juniors apparently attending their first rock&roll show and attempts to broadcast a big OleOleOle chant(Go Manchester United!!!), and it was time for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea/Frusciante/Smith jammed it up for a bit before Anthony Keidis came out for a really swell sounding triumvirate of Cant Stop, Dani California, and Scar Tissue. The light show for this tour is absolute incredible. The Peppers took the time to thank Minnesota for "the Lakers, Flea's wife, & Chad Smith." Mars Volta drummer Marcel joined in for the new song 'Charlie'. Fortune Faded (from the Greatest Hits), Readymade(new) and Blood Sugar Sex Majik followed that before John Frusciante belted out 'Your Pussy Is Glued To A Building On Fire' from his first solo record. Next up was 'Snow', my fave song from the new cds. This was about the halfway point of the show and the band maintained a very high level of energy throughout. Frusciante remains a brilliant guitarist with an endearing stage presence, Flea danced endlessly with his bass partner while wearing a bodysuit that resembled a broken orange condom, and Chad Smith was clearly born for his job. Anthony Keidis never was at the top of anybody 'best singers' lists so it comes as no surprise that he still appears to be embroiled in a feud with notes & harmonies. Nonetheless, he performs about as well as can be expected, dances like a goof on occasion, and lets the massive audience carry the tunes whenever he cant. 'Tell Me Baby' was one final example that people still care about this band and what they do with their talents these days. I'm not a big fan of Stadium Arcadium myself, but is nice to see a big crowd really into a band's new material. Finally, the set would end with 'Californication' & 'By the Way', my fave song from my fave RHCP album. More jams, 'I Could Have Lied' and 'Give It Away' were the encores. The last date on this Peppers tour was a really fun show. Hopefully, there will be a second-leg to dance on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted November 8, 2006 So no Fight Like a Brave or True Men Kill Coyotes? Colour me disappointed then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UZI Suicide 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2006 Did RHCP play Venice Queen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2006 Jam > Can't Stop, Dani California, Scar Tissue, Charlie*, Fortune Faded, Readymade, Blood Sugar Sex Magik > jam, (John solo) Your Pussy Is Glued To A Building on Fire > Snow (Hey Yo), Get On Top, Stadium Arcadium, London Calling (tease) > Right On Time > Flea solo > Purple Stain, Higher Ground, Tell Me Baby, John/Flea jam > Californication, By The Way, Encore: Chad drum solo > I Could Have Lied, jam > Give It Away, Outro Jam^ from setlist.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bammey Report post Posted November 10, 2006 Volta has been known to be bad live. RHCP from the live stuff on Youtube seem awesome. The improvisations they do live should be worth the ticket. They're coming back next year with Gnarls Barkley. I hope to check that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
