Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:36 pm
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Great gig last night. Tiny room, awesome sound. They fucked up Lift and lost their place, the crowd caught it and everyone was laughing, although Shawn was pretty upset about it. Stone was playing this incredible Gibson Les Paul in a Honeyburst finish with a Bigsby tremelo attached. Very cool.
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This band has not been the same since Toback left. Sure, there are some good songs on Discovery Park and Best Friends (Drop it Down, Sheepish, Bless Me Father and Holiday are some of my all time favorite Brad songs), but United We Stand is the very definition of lifeless mediocrity. There used to be a creative spark to this band, and now all the songs feel half-baked and lacking any true substance or adventure.
Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 6:05 pm
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diaglo wrote:
This band has not been the same since Toback left. Sure, there are some good songs on Discovery Park and Best Friends (Drop it Down, Sheepish, Bless Me Father and Holiday are some of my all time favorite Brad songs), but United We Stand is the very definition of lifeless mediocrity. There used to be a creative spark to this band, and now all the songs feel half-baked and lacking any true substance or adventure.
I haven't heard it yet. I'm still trying to finish Discovery Park, which so far is pretty cool. They were great on this last tour. I'll eventually find a copy of Best Friends and United We Stand, but right now there's nothing I'd rather listen to than mellow Brad to ease into the summer. And the rock songs are kinda cool too.
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Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:21 am
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zeb wrote:
I definitely prefer Interiors to anything else they've done.
Same here, although Shame's really got its moments, but Secret Girl, Lift, and Sweet Al George are my favorite things Stone's written outside of Pearl Jam. Some really cool rock songs there.
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Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:38 pm
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i got all my Brad tix in the Live Nation presale this morning. Mankychester, Birmingham and Loooooondon innit! Looking forward to this. I prefer Shawn solo though, but I'll take whatever Shawn i can get!
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Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:40 pm
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randallanddarcy wrote:
i got all my Brad tix in the Live Nation presale this morning. Mankychester, Birmingham and Loooooondon innit! Looking forward to this. I prefer Shawn solo though, but I'll take whatever Shawn i can get!
Im really Jelaous...there were some talks about Brad playing in SA last years and nothing happened so im fucking bummed.
Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:48 pm
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Having seen Brad in 1998 in Adelaide and 2002 in Washington DC, I can safely say that the Shawn solo show in York in 2008 was far superior. If you can get Shawn down to SA solo, you'd be REALLY in for a treat mate. Brad tend to do a lot of instrument swapping between songs, long pauses between tunes, they're usually not very tight...the gigs can be a bit messy and lack cohesion and momentum at times.
Shawn on his own, though...wow...just give the guy a piano and let him sing!
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Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:55 pm
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randallanddarcy wrote:
Having seen Brad in 1998 in Adelaide and 2002 in Washington DC, I can safely say that the Shawn solo show in York in 2008 was far superior. If you can get Shawn down to SA solo, you'd be REALLY in for a treat mate. Brad tend to do a lot of instrument swapping between songs, long pauses between tunes, they're usually not very tight...the gigs can be a bit messy and lack cohesion and momentum at times.
Shawn on his own, though...wow...just give the guy a piano and let him sing!
yeah i know. Fuck im more jelaous now you i know you can compare both shows. fuck. i guess...i guess i hate you.
Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:16 pm
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VinylGuy wrote:
randallanddarcy wrote:
Having seen Brad in 1998 in Adelaide and 2002 in Washington DC, I can safely say that the Shawn solo show in York in 2008 was far superior. If you can get Shawn down to SA solo, you'd be REALLY in for a treat mate. Brad tend to do a lot of instrument swapping between songs, long pauses between tunes, they're usually not very tight...the gigs can be a bit messy and lack cohesion and momentum at times.
Shawn on his own, though...wow...just give the guy a piano and let him sing!
yeah i know. Fuck im more jelaous now you i know you can compare both shows. fuck. i guess...i guess i hate you.
Have faith, friend, your time may yet come!
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Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:01 am
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So I've only recently gotten into Brad (only owning Discovery Park). Tell me, is that album a good representation of the band's sound? I like it a lot.
Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:12 am
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washing machine wrote:
So I've only recently gotten into Brad (only owning Discovery Park). Tell me, is that album a good representation of the band's sound? I like it a lot.
Its not my favorite record...i suggest you listen to Interiors, then Shame then Best friends? those three are great. The last record.. i need to listen to it more, but i wasnt really suprised by it.
Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:33 pm
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I think this is still an excellent band, looking forward to see these guys live. Ever since Keith Lowe joined the band they sound really tight.
'United We Stand' is not the best record, allthough 'Waters Deep' is such a killer song!
I would rank them as follow:
Shame > Interiors/Best Friends? >>> Welcome to DP/United We Stand!
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Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:48 pm
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So vinylguy, would you say that when a seasoned Brad fan pops in Welcome to Discovery Park for the first time, and the first few lines of "Brothers and Sisters" are sung, the first impression one gets is an instant recognition of the "Brad sound?"
Post subject: Re: Brad [Stone Gossard] - United We Stand (April 24th)
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:37 pm
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washing machine wrote:
So vinylguy, would you say that when a seasoned Brad fan pops in Welcome to Discovery Park for the first time, and the first few lines of "Brothers and Sisters" are sung, the first impression one gets is an instant recognition of the "Brad sound?"
well yeah, but here is my take on the brad sound...
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