KoL Concert
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Topic: KoL Concert
Posted By: stratoaxe
Subject: KoL Concert
Date Posted: 24 September 2010 at 11:01pm
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So I went to see Kings of Leon in concert last night. I have to say, not being the world's biggest Kings of Leon fan, it was actually a great show. They're far more interesting live than on album, IMO.
The biggest surprise for me was the Whigs. I've never listened to them before, in fact I had barely heard of them, but they blew me away. They were the pre-opener opener, and unfortunately very few people showed up to hear them. And those that were standing around down front were pretty much just texting and conversing with each other while these guys were putting on a great high energy show. They reminded me of the Rolling Stones alot as far as stage energy and retro vibe. I'll be legitimately buying their stuff.
The Black Keys were the Black Keys, I don't guess they really differ too much from show to show. Sounded great, but don't go see them expecting White Stripes-level showmanship. They is what they is I guess.
I'll try and get a few of the clips I recorded up to YouTube so I can link them here, but here's some of the other live stuff from the Whigs (no clips from last night yet from anyone)
They performed this song with soooo much more energy in Dallas, it's almost a shame to use this as an example.
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Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 12:44am
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Saw a KoL show in August, was a great concert. ------------- 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 12:56am
| Nearly everything is better live. Except the Mars Volta in my experience. |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 1:22am
RHCP opener, if I recall? I thought TMV were crap. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
choopie911 wrote:Posted By: Tical3.0
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 7:46am
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Must have been tons of cutty at that concert. ------------- I ♣ hippies. |
Posted By: Koolit32
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 12:09pm
| I saw them last weekend. The Whigs definitely were surprisingly good, best opening band I've seen in a long time. Personally I was there for the Black Keys, I wish they would've played longer. Kings of Leon were soooo much better than when I saw them a few years ago, they appear to have gotten used to being an "arena" type band. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 2:47pm
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Man, I remember when a good 80% of this forum were militant TMV supporters. Glad that has passed.
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 7:25pm
Yep, opened for RHCP and essentially just had an 8 man "who can play loudest" contest. I've heard good reviews of their shows before, but the one I saw was seriously AWFUL. RHCP kicked ass though |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 25 September 2010 at 9:22pm
The band I can't get into is the Flaming Lips. Maybe I just haven't heard the right music, but all I ever hear is OMG TEH FLAMING LIPS R TEH MOST GREATEST BAND OF TEH 20TH SHENTUREE...and I'm not seeing it. Maybe some Lips fans on here could suggest the appropriate music 
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Posted By: Koolit32
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 4:02am
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt 1 Do You Realize?? She Don't Use Jelly Fight Test If you can't get into any of those, trying to listen to them will be futile. TMV - I still listen to them... except when I'm driving in an unfamiliar area, because that music makes being lost incredibly frustrating. The concert DVDs I have of them seem pretty incredible too. EDIT: Also check out Dead Confederate, they sound kinda like the Whigs and are freaking incredible. Best show I've been to in awhile. |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 4:57am
So with this I give up on TFL...I guess it's just not my thing
 The Dead Confederate was great though, thanks for the reference.
I may have to hit up SXSW next year...
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 12:17pm
Just say them live last week. Seriously, the BEST concert I've ever been to in a long time. Look them up on youtube, they have an extremely good stage presence. ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 26 September 2010 at 12:32pm
Yeah, I saw the same show in Ottawa. Once RHCP came on they just riffed for ten minutes or so, then over the course of a minute or so the chords morphed into the opening of 'can't stop'. The crowd all realized it at pretty much the same time and we went nuts. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |