anyone here seem them this tour, do they provide ear plugs?
― Bee OK, Thursday, 19 July 2018 00:50 (five years ago) link
xpost -- it is too much, but in my case I had the money.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 July 2018 01:20 (five years ago) link
Excited for the show on Sunday too! See everyone there.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 19 July 2018 05:38 (five years ago) link
Anyone familiar with the Oakland opener Lumerians? Worth seeing?
― skip, Thursday, 19 July 2018 06:49 (five years ago) link
Is the Philly show sold out?? I paid $127 even for 2 tickets
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 19 July 2018 14:04 (five years ago) link
Oh, that explains it, Philly is sold out and the TM site automatically shows you reseller seats which I did not know until just now when I told it not to do that.
I might have paid $127 for two tickets too. Oh well.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 19 July 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
Short tour. No DC this time. Old guy me saw em in DC way back when at the old 200 people capacity 930 Club. Loudest show I have ever been to.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 19 July 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
Lumerians r great!
― Deverly (Bangelo), Thursday, 19 July 2018 17:05 (five years ago) link
heck ya
FWIW, here’s a clip of that new My Bloody Valentine waltz. Doesn’t really do justice to how lovely the melody sounded. pic.twitter.com/2r0jdgkcRV— connect_icut (@vinylscrobbler) July 18, 2018
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 19 July 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
this is a different song than the other new one they played btw- i like this quite a bit more
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 19 July 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link
I just profiled Lumerians the other week. Friendly dudes, worth going to see them too.
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835702/oakland-psych-rockers-lumerians-return-after-four-year-hiatus
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 July 2018 18:00 (five years ago) link
And the show tonight was as great as ever.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 July 2018 06:34 (five years ago) link
certainly was - new tune was stellar - was there more than one?
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 20 July 2018 06:46 (five years ago) link
Excited
― JB, Friday, 20 July 2018 08:26 (five years ago) link
there were 3 new songs. it was great but took several songs before they got the sound dialed in; first few tracks sounded awful. the FOX is not a great sounding room
― akm, Saturday, 21 July 2018 12:46 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd1Xmr2YY7c
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Saturday, 21 July 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
Wau was not expecting the lumerians to still be active, much less opening for mbv
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 21 July 2018 13:57 (five years ago) link
how loud are they now? obv will wear earplugs but I've heard horror stories about it and have to be sensitive to my ears
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 21 July 2018 14:08 (five years ago) link
i saw them in denver in 2013 and it was your standard ‘p loud’ show, then at roy wilkins that year which has a much more powerful sound system which made it like a full body experience, it like made my back hurt because i was so tense. (i was also extremely high) i think you’ll be fine tho. they sort of just, as mentioned, dial in the sound and slowly turn it up... i honestly think mogwai was louder
― global tetrahedron, Saturday, 21 July 2018 14:39 (five years ago) link
i’m not sure how powerful the sound system is at the palace, i actually liked slowdive at the fine line versus the palace haha
― global tetrahedron, Saturday, 21 July 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
cool thanks, I'll probably do itthe fine line is kinda underrated at this point tbh
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 21 July 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
that’s a minneapolis hot take and i’m all for it. i think the show is designed for earplugs really, only gig i’ve been to where there were dozens of signs mentioning ‘EXTREME VOLUME’ and to use earplugs
― global tetrahedron, Saturday, 21 July 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
MBV is all about ringing trebles and those sounds are blocked by earplugs. I also thought the sound was muddled but assumed the problem was the plugs. I'm not great with extreme noise and had better results going all the way to the back of the room to let them off a bit, but that's a terrible place to watch a show.
Cool to see them in person though.
― skip, Saturday, 21 July 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
I could feel air move when I saw them at an indoor venue in Texas.
― campreverb, Saturday, 21 July 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link
I also thought the sound was muddled but assumed the problem was the plugs
When I saw them 10 years ago (and stupidly didn't wear ear plugs) I thought the sound was very muddled. The vocals were almost non-existent and some tunes were such a sludge of noise that it could take up to a minute to work out what you were listening to.
― the salacious inaudible (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 21 July 2018 21:48 (five years ago) link
I think this might have been my last "loud" concert
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Sunday, 22 July 2018 01:17 (five years ago) link
on my way...
― Bee OK, Monday, 23 July 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
Best concert yet using my custom ear plugs with the -15dB filters (definitely heard all the highs). Yet the cacophony at the end was almost too loud with them IN. Damn. This was at the Fox btw. And yes the mix for the first few songs was crap.
― octobeard, Monday, 23 July 2018 04:21 (five years ago) link
I saw them at the shrine tonight and my wife hated it so much we left early. =|
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 23 July 2018 06:35 (five years ago) link
Oh nooooooo!
― Karl Malone, Monday, 23 July 2018 14:10 (five years ago) link
Hahaha. I have never worn earplugs to a show before but had been thinking that maybe I should for this one and this thread has pretty much cemented that decision for me.
― Hi My father very Rusted Root with me what can I do? (Old Lunch), Monday, 23 July 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
I saw them many moons ago at the Santa Monica Performing Arts Center and it was a totally different experience. Assume it was because the venue was like 1/4th the size. I didn't feel as bad about leaving early bc I had that in my back pocket but my wife was pretty pissed.
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 23 July 2018 15:12 (five years ago) link
about what? way too loud? muddy sound?
― Karl Malone, Monday, 23 July 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
yeah the sound, the size of the venue and ear plugs basically reduced everything to a dull monotone roar and she's short and couldn't see anything
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 23 July 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
Thursday nights show exacerbated my tinnitus, despite earplugs
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 23 July 2018 16:01 (five years ago) link
July 22, 2018
My Bloody Valentine at Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California
1. I Only Said2. When You Sleep3. New You4. (Unknown) (new song)5. You Never Should6. Honey Power7. (Unknown) (new song)8. Cigarette in Your Bed9. Only Tomorrow10. Come in Alone11. Only Shallow12. What You Want13. Thorn14. Nothing Much to Lose15. Who Sees You16. To Here Knows When17. Slow18. Soon19. Wonder 220. Feed Me With Your Kiss21. You Made Me Realise
― Bee OK, Monday, 23 July 2018 23:53 (five years ago) link
it looks like their setlists have been pretty consistent on this tour.
i'm seeing them for the first time later this week! and i for one am PUMPED about this consistent setlist - for someone like me it is maybe the perfect combo of old songs that i must hear (what you want, soon, when you sleep), my favorite non-album tracks (honey power, thorn, cigarette), material off m b v, and new NEW material. maybe the only thing i'd change is that i'd reaaaaaaally like to hear "(when you wake) you're still in a dream". on some days that's my favorite mbv song, period.
i have to admit that i kind of wish that for just one song (feed me with your kiss) i was going alone. i would say "I have been known to lose my shit during this song" but i would be lying, because no one else has ever witnessed the intensity of me air-listening to that song, alone. but in any sort of company i am usually able to contain myself. still, i am very much looking forward to hearing all of this at such an incredible volume, and if the sound is a bit muddy, i'll just fill in the rest of the sonic details in my miiiind
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 00:04 (five years ago) link
my review:
there were some personal issues leading up to this show, so i missed a couple of songs. i assumed they would be handing out ear plugs but we were so late that we just wanted to buy a beer and get out there. it was a general admission show and the place was just packed, felt overcrowded. they didn't like where we were standing and told us we had to move in. this is where i lost my three friends, we pushed our way in at the front of the stage. i had a moment where i felt like they rolled up their sleeves and said you are in for a legendary band and we are here to rock you, don't feel that way at most shows but they know there is no-one else out there like them. there was no air on in the place so everyone was just sweating buckets. i was having a great time swaying to the music but it felt like it was getting louder and louder. i stopped moving and plugged my ears, a few moments later someone gave me ear plugs and that was the greatest gesture i have ever got at a live show. though i only was able to plug my ears for about four or five songs i needed it. i think they were slowly turning up the sound as the concert went on. one of my friends said that Kevin had 20 different amps on stage with him. the whole band looked old, Kevin is going bald and gray. Colin, the drummer, is also gray and Debbie looked good with her short hair cut. Bilinda looked young from where i standing and didn't seem to age at all. i know that was not the case but she looked good. overall it was a good show, not my favorite but so happy i got to see them again for the first time since the Loveless tour.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 00:23 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWEXSP5U2QM
18. Soon19. Wonder 220. Feed Me With Your Kiss21. You Made Me Realise
Love this. Teeth clenching finale.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 00:45 (five years ago) link
That new song sounds a bit like the mighty Quo’s “Rockin’ All Over the World” in places. I’m quite taken with the idea of Shields as a sort of shoegazing Francis Rossi.
https://youtu.be/t-8K8Hj8bxE
― Position Position, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 01:05 (five years ago) link
Ha! I wasn't thinking Quo at all - more like Hawkwind. Or maybe MBV covering Hawkwind covering Quo.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 03:43 (five years ago) link
We were about 10 people back from the very front and when the band kicks in at 0:30...
https://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/Dude_then.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link
Now Kev looks like knopfler. or brian may sometimes…
Psyched as fuck to see 'em in a few weeks!
― veronica moser, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 04:17 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnPOtdkUkAUNgIo.jpg
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 06:27 (five years ago) link
do they have a keybs person/guitarist on this tour? I am watching bataclan '13, and man is it amazing to watch him playing that slide-ish part that threads "come in alone." MBV has never had a lineup change to speak of, have they?
― veronica moser, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
Someone tried to leave once, but everyone was just like “what? I couldn’t hear a word you said! My hearing is really bad because of our concerts!” and it all blew over pretty quickly
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
Fuckgrandpa rockin out
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:00 (five years ago) link
they have had an auxiliary keyboard/guitarist in the past, i think in 2013 and on this current tour
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
it does not seem that Colm is playing "soon's" pumpin kick drum part at this show. goddamn is this song is glorious.
― veronica moser, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:04 (five years ago) link