Mutual Admiration Society IN DA HIZ-OUSE!
WOW.
I saw Glen tonight with Nickel Creek and John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin fame) and the drummer from Los Lobos.
What a fantastic show!
I even bought the album after Glen refused to take a $20 with the understanding that I’d burn a copy of the CD Jason bought. He said he couldn’t accept the money because there were songwriters credited on the album (like Randy Newman) that wouldn’t get paid otherwise. Understandable; so I bought the record. My first major label transgression since my boycott began. But at least I bought the CD at a show --- maybe they’ll get some more out of it from that. shrugs
Did I mention how great the show was?!? They covered “Tax Man” and “La Lune” and “Going to California” and “Gallows Pole.” And they played “All I Want” and “Dam Would Break,” the latter of which was one of my first Toad favorites. And of course they played “Let It Fall,” which is still, I think, my favorite Glen/Creek collaboration.
The best thing about these guys is you could tell just how much FUN they were having! Glen jumped off the drum platform and fell down; everyone laughed really hard. Chris Thile, Nickel Creek’s mandolin player went crazy on nearly every song---he’s a ton of fun to watch. He had a whole almost-rap set of alternate lyrics in the middle of “The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night” that were impressive for their speed. And Sarah, the violinist, played a really funny song on what I think was a ukulele about this boy Anthony who was running away from her because she’d professed her undying love to him. The best part about that song was that it was just her, the ukulele, and John Paul Jones, Glen and Chris singing harmonies.
Brilliant!
So, yeah. Somehow I’m going to have to sleep now. g But I have this CD and a singles sampler they were handing out at the show to listen to tomorrow. PLUS the new Atticus Finch CD Everywhen came in the mail today, so I’m gonna be all over that tomorrow.
Times are good, and I’ll have a new song of the week or two up before Monday. :-)
Drea Said,
July 30, 2004 @ 15:17
A friend of mine showed me your Song of the Week thing earlier. She prefaced it with:
“If he were a girl, he’d be you.”
After looking at the list, I must agree. I applaud your musical taste, my friend.
Lizzie Said,
August 19, 2004 @ 07:03
WOW, i saw Nickel Creek with John Paul Jones Pete Thomas and Glen Phillips! It was a completley mind boggling show! Earlier that day my family and i had seen them walking down the street so we turned there CD up really lound and waved. They talked about it at the concert and told us that it made ther day! It was amazing! At the end on the ancors the equipment blew so that had no mikes or anything, so they motioned everyone on that lawn to move forward. They played a song with no song system at all and even the people in the very back row of the lawn could hear them. This was definatley the best concert of theres i have ever been to!