Missed the show. When I was 20 I used to listen to souvlaki at a brick house in the suburbs of Langley. UsedTo write there. That album saved me
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:03 (six years ago) link
Going to see them tonight. Guessing Ned will also be there! Saw them a couple years ago at the Warfield in SF and they were amazing, but definitely broke a few guitar strings in the process.
― octobeard, Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:07 (six years ago) link
Enjoy octo
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:08 (six years ago) link
awesome show at the fox in oakland tonight. never seen them live ... pretty overwhelming sonic and visual experience. more please.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 29 October 2017 06:44 (six years ago) link
Yeah while it was a real treat to see them back when (92, 93, 94), they were either openers or in a very tiny venue. Seeing them with a big crowd and that really great light/film setup felt so well deserved. And yes, great show indeed.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 07:04 (six years ago) link
agreed, fantastic. that warfield show was only last year btw (with Low opening); low were obv a better opener than cherry glazzer (who I do not like aside from their keyboardist); but this set from slowdive I think was much better than that one, they seem very baked in, much more comfortable being slowdive again.
― akm, Sunday, 29 October 2017 16:56 (six years ago) link
also the s/t album rules, anyone who derided it above is crazy
― akm, Sunday, 29 October 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link
Yeah I missed the earlier reunion tour but I wasn't too fussed because I'd already see the band do most of that stuff already -- I wanted to get a sense of where they were at now instead. So the combination of a great new album -- and the generally more uptempo feel of five or six songs they played from it helped leaven the set's generally stately progression -- plus being settled into a 'okay we are back and doing stuff we're now immediately engaged in,' combined with how they played with the arrangements of the classics -- "Crazy For You," "Dagger" and "Golden Hair" were particularly transformed -- paid off.
Arrived right when the opening band was finishing up so sounds like I timed it well.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
Muttered this on Facebook as well but:
* a very young crowd! Not entirely but the vast majority of people around me up front clearly were born around when the band was first touring/releasing things.
* Having Eno cuts from Apollo opening and closing the set was a nice touch -- and fully earned given his work with them on Souvlaki
* As soon as "When the Sun Hits" started most of the people around me immediately proceeded to light up/vape. Which even though I've never done either actually did seem like the right move at the time.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
(Also, last year? The first reunion tour was 2014, I wasn't living here yet.)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:25 (six years ago) link
Also: I was amused by the blatant pill/drug animation at one point -- almost seemed more Spiritualized -- due to the markings on the capsule: 'SD 1-989' -- ie, Slowdive 1989, when they formed.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
Jealous. Had my tickets but gig coincided with arrival of new baby. Hope I’ll get another chance
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
i was at the oakland show last night as well! made this 25-year-old's teenage dream come true seeing them! wept all of my tears when they opened the set with "slomo." would've been even more incredible if low were the openers (no shade to cherry glazerr).
― joshywinty (josh), Sunday, 29 October 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
Yeah I really appreciated how they started the set with that -- exactly what I would have done, don't bother with an old favorite first. And it was very well done.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 October 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link
Saw them in Israel about 2 months ago and it was one of the best showsi've seen
― nostormo, Sunday, 29 October 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
a very young crowd! Not entirely but the vast majority of people around me up front clearly were born around when the band was first touring/releasing things
I saw them at The Roundhouse (in London) the other week and overheard a couple of people talking - one said he hadn't seen them since 1991 and the other replied that he hadn't even been born then. Also, I don't remember them ever headlining such a big venue first time around, so they've definitely picked up a lot of new fans.
― mothfrogs and homicidal smoking haikuists (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 29 October 2017 21:55 (six years ago) link
Just bought tix for Chicago - stoked - last time I saw them was Town & Country in London while studying abroad in 1990.
― BlackIronPrison, Sunday, 29 October 2017 21:58 (six years ago) link
Which gig? I saw them twice at the Town & Country in 1990, both times they were the support group (for Ride and then for the Pale Saints).
― mothfrogs and homicidal smoking haikuists (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 29 October 2017 22:11 (six years ago) link
With Ride - I literally re-turned in papers from my previous American college semester at my school - Christchurch college in Canterbury - just so I could go to shows and travel!
― BlackIronPrison, Sunday, 29 October 2017 22:16 (six years ago) link
wow i guess that show was three years ago. it didn't seem that long to me. yikes.
― akm, Monday, 30 October 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
OCT 29, 2017
at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
intro.) Deep Blue Day (Brian Eno song)1. Slomo2. Slowdive3. Crazy for You4. Star Roving5. Souvlaki Space Station6. Avalyn7. Catch the Breeze8. Don't Know Why9. Blue Skied an' Clear10. When the Sun Hits11. Alison12. Sugar for the Pill13. Golden Hair (Syd Barrett cover)
Encore:
14. No Longer Making Time15. Dagger16. 40 Days
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:16 (six years ago) link
it was such an amazing night, it made my heart burst. was my favorite gig of this year over The Jesus and Mary Chain. they were so much more psychedelic this time around or after twenty something odd years. one thing i will say is that i'm so happy for Slowdive. they have come such a long way. as others have said in this thread, they had a bunch of young kids at the show, meaning they are gaining new fans. well deserved. i can't really explain how incredible this night was, special time to be alive.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:20 (six years ago) link
one of their highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXD6tMrlXq8
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:21 (six years ago) link
posted the Bay Area one by mistake but you get it.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
Thanks for posting that clip from the Oakland show. Golden Hair was so intense and magical.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
Yup, quite striking. And looks like they have a standard set list but it's a good one, though with a little variety ("Catch the Breeze" was fourth up here).
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 01:01 (six years ago) link
It's a shame they don't play Morningrise.
― mothfrogs and homicidal smoking haikuists (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 07:18 (six years ago) link
only song I wanted to hear that was missing was machine gun. oh well can't have everything.
― akm, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 13:40 (six years ago) link
i really like this album a lot :)
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
man that's a great setlist, i would've cried at that show
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
ok im sold. got tickets for the 12th
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 2 November 2017 18:34 (six years ago) link
have a great time.
― Bee OK, Friday, 3 November 2017 00:19 (six years ago) link
Just to continue the theme, they were amazing in Denver on the 1st. I think the crowd trended older here, hard to say, underage balcony was not overflowing. same songs as for everyone else. I'd agree that Golden Hair is a particular highlight, but the new rockin' verson of 'crazy for you' is also pretty exciting maybe it was just the bang surprise that got me. simon scott is amazing and rachel seems a much better singer these days, is it her time in that dreadful rock band of hers that had made the improvement notable?
― Keythkeythkeyth, Friday, 3 November 2017 03:56 (six years ago) link
Her solo stuff?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 3 November 2017 13:39 (six years ago) link
She sings for a band called minor victories which as a band isn’t really all that interesting to me but she sings well.
― Keythkeythkeyth, Friday, 3 November 2017 14:39 (six years ago) link
Disagree. The Minor Victories album is really great and worth checking out.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 3 November 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
I am a big fan of both Twilight Sad and new Slowdive and I thought that Minor Victories album was very predictable and boring
― boxedjoy, Friday, 3 November 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
Back on tour in the US in a couple of months and playing SF in late May at the Fillmore. That'll be a great show for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
i know, crazy. they're spoiling us!
― akm, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 18:38 (six years ago) link
Quite surprised I couldn't get into this album. I was totally enthralled by "Don't Know Why" but despite enjoying things about them (although I did find some of the riffs a bit plain) the rest of the album just never clicked.
Not getting into the new Slowdive album sounds like a nightmare scenario but I'm dealing with it calmly. I'll give it more spins in a year.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 16 March 2018 21:12 (six years ago) link
Totally with you on "Don't Know Why" being the obvious standout.
― J. Sam, Friday, 16 March 2018 23:11 (six years ago) link
god this album is so good
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Sunday, 17 June 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link
Not seeing this band when they played the Newport Music Hall in Columbus last year just because it was standing room only was a HUGE mistake.
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 17 June 2018 20:00 (five years ago) link
saw them last month and it was pretty damn good... but word is they'll be doing lots more touring in the near future.
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Sunday, 17 June 2018 21:09 (five years ago) link
I also saw them last month, and they had lost their guitar pedals in the airport, lol. Slowdive with borrowed guitar pedals they aren't really sure how to use is an intense experience.
― Frederik B, Sunday, 17 June 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
Listening to this wonderful album today, wondering if there'll be a follow-up. What've the various members been up to the last couple of years?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:01 (four years ago) link
Rachel's had a side project release with her partner this year.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 August 2019 20:16 (four years ago) link
...which has never been named on ILM: The Soft Cavalry (Rachel and her husband Steve Clarke) is solid but leaves me wanting more of Rachel's voice.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 13 March 2021 04:51 (three years ago) link
they've confirmed they're playing new material live this year, hopefully that means we'll start hearing about the new album very soon too.
i've got a ticket to see them with modest mouse & tfs in april, very much looking forward to that
― ufo, Saturday, 4 February 2023 00:16 (one year ago) link
confirmed on instagram that the new album is complete
― ufo, Thursday, 13 April 2023 23:47 (one year ago) link