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I thought Alexander Tucker was a decent support last month at the Koko although Gravenhurst are likely to 'warm up' the crowd a little better than he did with his droning loops.

I want the same EITS set list as last month too:- Memorial, The Only Moment We Were Alone and track 4 off the newie are essential songs as far as I'm concerned.

flackcaptain | 19 Apr '07, 12:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

new date for EITS

Brighton concorde 2, july 12th

weak_lager | 19 Apr '07, 12:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

another

ive got one ticket to sell outside at face value too

jerobe | 19 Apr '07, 14:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Did anyone uncover

the stage times for tonight? I cant find anything online and the telephone number for the Astoria on Meanfiddlers webs(h)ite is wrong.

Ach.

flackcaptain | 19 Apr '07, 17:05 | Send note | Report this | Reply

i wish i lived in london

exolosions would be amazing live.i did work experience with their label and we were going to have dinner with them before their gig.but i couldn't go.REGRET THAT

oisin | 19 Apr '07, 21:48 | Send note | Report this | Reply

a good gig

not the best I've seen EITS play but a strong set.

So funny when that amp exploded at the start of "The Only Moment We Were Alone".

Good recovery made.

Gravenhurst were a little boring I thought. Threatening to, but never truly rocking.

flackcaptain | 20 Apr '07, 07:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

They're not

really a "rocky" band though. I guess they had to beef their set up to please EITS fans.

I enjoyed it. "The Only Moment We Were Alone" was great both times!

devonmalcolm | 20 Apr '07, 08:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

explosions on the stage

eits were great, better than the time I saw them in 2005

Gravenhurst were dull

darkpigeon | 20 Apr '07, 09:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

good gig

first time i've seen them live and thought it was brilliant. i didn't realise how engaged with it all i was until the amp broke and i panicked that they may not finish the song!
i liked gravenhurst

TimmyL | 20 Apr '07, 10:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I'm not saying it wasn't good. it was fine. but what differentiates that band from roughly 10,000 other bands that have been doing exactly the same thing (delay pedal, delicate guitar tune, crescendo over and over and over and over again) for the last ten years.

AlbinoPeni5 | 20 Apr '07, 10:48 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Quite a lot

devonmalcolm | 20 Apr '07, 10:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

that being...?

AlbinoPeni5 | 20 Apr '07, 11:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I think they

are far more a melodic band than most 'post-rock'. Of course you have some similarities - quiet - loud - quiet, but how is that different to verse - verse - chorus - verse - chorus - bridge - chorus - chorus?

The similarities are more in the structures than the sound. I don't think any bands sound like Explosions in the Sky

devonmalcolm | 20 Apr '07, 11:05 | Send note | Report this | Reply

that EiTS are the best at doing what you described

TimmyL | 20 Apr '07, 11:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

really?

See, I think EiTS are just the most heavily promoted version of what I described, and therefore now considered the best. There's a big difference.

AlbinoPeni5 | 20 Apr '07, 11:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

So, out of interest..

who do you think are doing things better?

JayBee | 20 Apr '07, 11:09 | Send note | Report this | Reply

missing the point

I'm not saying that anyone is doing anything better. I simply find it strange that a band that sounds pretty much identical to a lot of other bands suddenly gets so much bigger than all the other ones they sound like. All the other bands who used to play at the Arts Cafe etc.

Although perhaps it's not that strange - the power of the tv ad, I guess.

AlbinoPeni5 | 20 Apr '07, 11:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

You do have a point though

They have been very well-promoted with this album

devonmalcolm | 20 Apr '07, 11:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

OK

I can see your point now. I've seen EITS quite a few times, and never when hearing they were touring didn't expect them to play a venue the size of the Astoria.

JayBee | 20 Apr '07, 11:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

But anyway,

if all EITS do is "delay pedal, delicate guitar tune, crescendo over and over and over and over again" then I think they probably are among the best at what they do. For me its because for one reason or another, I find them completely captivating, and more so than other similar bands.

JayBee | 20 Apr '07, 11:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply

on a personal level

i can see that you enjoy it more than other extremely similiar (identical?) stuff, but i just cant get past why its them and not someone else - the formula's the same as U2 when you break it down, barring the omission of King Bono on vocals!

in fact, i'm right - its the power of the TV ad.

AlbinoPeni5 | 20 Apr '07, 11:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

i've never seen them on television

and it wasn't until their third album was released that they started to get a lot of coverage ... or that's when i first noticed them. most 'post-rock' bands i listen to sound nothing like EiTS other than the fact they don't use a vocalist.

TimmyL | 20 Apr '07, 11:31 | Send note | Report this | Reply

^totally agree^

I felt the exact same! I did feel sorry for him tho' that Marshall cab looked vintage... and then gone in a puff of smoke (literallY)!

They've not had a lot of luck this week 'dem boys.

little_milton | 20 Apr '07, 11:39 | Send note | Report this | Reply

3rd time i've seen them

second most impressive. definitely better than at Hammersmith Palais supporting Four Tet (probably because the sound was optimised for them, rather than Four Tet), but not as good as Koko. Sound was better in Koko, and people seemed to be more entranced by the music (i.e. less people shouting "c'mon!" and whistling during breakdowns).

Wasn't overly impressed by Gravenhurst. Enjoyed them, just got tired with the drawn out noise breakdowns.

wisdom | 20 Apr '07, 12:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Gravenhurst

were fucking awful. Most boring support band I've ever seen...no idea how they got this slot supporting EITS when there must be 100s of bands who would've done a better job. I hated the parts where they tried to do a Mogwai...it doesn't work with a 3 piece with not-so-great sounding instruments.

EITS were really good though. Excellent choice for last song - probably my favourite of theirs.

jacklj | 20 Apr '07, 14:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

.

Saying Granvenhurst were 'fucking awful' is a bit harsh, don't you think? Unless you truly mean it. It just seems that sometimes people say extremes to try to influence others. I would save that expression up for something that deserves it. I really enjoyed them.

jerobe | 20 Apr '07, 15:00 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I really did

think they were terrible though. Of course, added to that fact was that I had to wait a whole hour until they came on...and they weren't even any good. I really could not find one thing good about them. The vocals were weak. The basslines were boring at best, guitar was not much better. Drummer was just pretentious and it didn't really go with the music at all. That's my opinion.

I think I agree about the EITS set length...could have maybe been a song or two longer but overall it was nice and didn't get boring at all. Good setlist choice too :)

jacklj | 20 Apr '07, 16:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Can anyone have a stab at a setlist from last night?

I was there and much enjoyed it (though there wasn't as much drama as I was maybe expecting... dunno), but i'm not familiar enough with their back catalogue and couldn't pin everything down at the time.

black_lights | 20 Apr '07, 15:00 | Send note | Report this | Reply

They were immense last night.

I was a bit gutted they only played for an hour and they only played one of the new album.

There was on song I didn't recognise though. Can anyone who went tell me where I can find the song where the guitarist gaffer taped up his guitar and then starting smacking the stage with a tamborine like a man possessed?

scutterbucket | 20 Apr '07, 15:05 | Send note | Report this | Reply

that was 'the moon is down'

from those who tell the truth... it was bloody good! they played 2 off the newie - welcome ghosts and the one with the twinkly piano bit. i reckon the hour long set worked to their advantage- kept everything feeling really fresh and no time for boredom (not that their would be i hope). i was hoping they would encore with 'first breath after coma' and 'a song for our fathers' ..

TimmyL | 20 Apr '07, 15:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I've seen EITS seven times now

and they've never played A Song For Our Fathers.

I don't know why. It just doesn't make sense.

The Moon is Down was awesome. Their 2nd best song of the night.

flackcaptain | 20 Apr '07, 15:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply

setlist

memorial
welcome, ghosts
six days at the bottom of the ocean
what do you go home to? (shortened)
have you passed through this night?
the moon is down
the only moment we were alone

is this right?

jacklj | 20 Apr '07, 16:35 | Send note | Report this | Reply

the list looks spot on to me, guv

I would've been a little unsure of some of the track titles, especially from the earlier albums. But this problem was alleviated by a nerdy twat standing next to me who insisted on introducing every song and declaring himself an EITS "Super Fan".

Cunt.

flackcaptain | 20 Apr '07, 17:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Hahaha

I really hate people like that.

I think the tracks are all right, just not sure about the order. But yeah, nice setlist - couldn't have asked for much better really.

jacklj | 20 Apr '07, 17:04 | Send note | Report this | Reply

another Watford DiSer

nice to meet you!

flackcaptain | 20 Apr '07, 17:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I, too, am a Watford DiSer!

as you can tell from my 10/10 rating for Captain Everything! Living in London at uni at the moment though. I miss Watford high street... actually, no I don't.

Tracklist seems spot on. Was disappointed they didn't play 'First Breath After Coma' or 'Catastrophe and the Cure' as those were probably the stand out moments from the Koko gig. But then again, they only had an hour.

wisdom | 20 Apr '07, 17:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Radlett Diser

Do I count?

devonmalcolm | 20 Apr '07, 17:31 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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