Crowded House Fanclub Show

I had never seen Crowded House before. When they played the Entertainment Centre in 2007, I was in Melbourne, when they played the Enmore in 2008, I was in Fiji. So I finally got to go to what was originally a secret fanclub show thanks to the grace of the fanclub, especially a man named Crimpies, who bought me a ticket so I could record it, and to all the others who approached me offering to, Crowded House has the nicest fanclub ever.

The main point of the show was to show off new tracks, and they were pretty good I must say, but they did play a whole bunch of old songs as well which blew me away, so happy to see them live. I've seen the Finn Brothers before and Tim Finn before, but to hear Crowded House play them gave it a bit more of a legitimacy. The vibe was really relaxed and they fucked around a whole heap, Neil "The Silver Fox" Finn is just the most charming bastard ever. But as a result of fucking around they went over time and I can only assume cut off an encore, there was so much more I wanted to hear, but then again that wasn't the purpose of the show. My only real complaint about the show was the mix, in no ways bad, but unexpected, just made the band and the songs (especially the new ones) seem really delicate and brittle, sometimes matched with over powering piano when Mick Hart went up back. Apart from that, stellar show.

Attn Fanclubbers: FLAC is coming soon.

Setlist
In My Command
Saturday Sun
Fall at Your Feet
Don't Stop Now
Amsterdam
Either Side of the World
Four Seasons in One Day
Twice if Your Lucky
Pour le Monde
Isolation
Whispers and Moans
It's Only Natural
Falling Dove
Archer's Arrow
Private Universe
Distant Sun
Encore
Fingers of Love
Elephants
Into Temptation
Video Killed the Radiostar (The Buggles) (Teaser)
I Got You (Split Enz)
World Where You Live
Don't Dream it's Over

Crowded House - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 31/03/2010 - 194.7mb - 2 hours - 2 hours 15 minutes

Pavement

So it's safe to assume that a lot of people will be visiting my blog for the first time for this, if you are, take a second to read the introduction off to the side to see what goes on here, and thanks for checking this shit out, and have a look around, there's plenty of other goodies here.

It's good to get a reunion tour while it's still fresh and the band are still into it, which Pavement clearly were. Heart-warmingly so. They could have played the crappiest setlist (They didn't) and been sloppy as shit (they weren't) and I would have walked away happy, they were all so animated and happy to be there, even singing a long to song that didn't require them to sing. There's a lot of false starts but as a friend say, they just charmed you more. SM is pure entertainment, and Bob is accidental entertainment, they even had the occasional choreographed moved. Anyway, as for the set list, it was awesome, and they were hella tight, there's a few moment where they need to restart songs but you know, who cares? This was a great show, I could play the "I wish they played..." game all day but those songs wouldn't have made the show any better, it was amazing. Sit back and enjoy. Also props to the old guy behind me for pouring his entire beer on me during Cut Your Hair.

Wish I was going to tomorrow's show. Unfortunately I had to sell my ticket because I am really strapped for cash. Wish I was going to Golden Plains as well, seeing this in the Supernatural Amphitheatre would really be something else.

"As they say in the drum and base world... TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNES!"

Setlist
Silence Kit
Stereo
Frontwards
Father to a Sister of Thought
In the Mouth a Desert
Trigger Cut
Date With Ikea
Grounded
Range Life
Unfair
Elevate Me Later
Zurich is Stained
Hexx
Cut Your Hair
Stop Breathin'
Summer Babe
Here
Gold Soundz
Kennel District
Conduit for Sale!
Fight This Generation
Encore
Debris Slide
We Dance
Shady Lane
Perfume-V
Encore
Fin
Spit on a Stranger

Pavement - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 04/03/2010 - 156.2mb - 1 hour 50 minutes

Don't Look Back: Australia Day

Featuring Laughing Clowns and Dirty Three.

Laughing Clowns performed History of Rock n' Roll Part 1, the first half was alright but the second half really picked up, started to really enjoy it then, but the mix is terrible. Can only hear half the drum kit and the bass is overpowering. I also cut out the intro because there was just crazy amounts of feedback during it.

Laughing Clowns - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 26/01/2010 - 85.4mb - 1 hour

Dirty Three performed Ocean Songs. Simply, this is going in my Top 5. I had always heard Dirty Three were good live but I was not prepared for this at all. Some of the most amazing shit I've ever seen. Listen for yourself.

Dirty Three - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 26/01/2009 - 139mb - 1 hour 39 minutes

Phoenix

Supported by Catcall.

Its been a while since I've seen Catcall but I guess her new stuff is pretty alright. She does have two people who stand around on stage doing nothing for 30 minutes which is weird. Couldn't keep my eyes off the My Disco drummer though.

Phoenix provided me with infinite amounts of happiness for 1 hour and 20 minutes. They were amazing. Seriously. Recorded if from the second row and includes the "singing" (screaming) of the girl next to me the entire show, and it sounds kinda like shit, but that didn't take away from how amazing they were. And I really do think Rome is one of my favourite songs of the year, so happy they played it this time.

Phoenix - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 05/08/2009 - 114.9mb - 1 hour 20 minutes

Setlist
Lisztomania
Long Distance Call
Consolation Prizes
Lasso
Napoleon Says
Funky Squaredance
Rally
Girlfriend
Sometimes in the Fall
Armistice
Love Like a Sunset
Run Run Run
Too Young
Rome
Encore
Everything is Everything
If I Ever Feel Better
1901

Mogwai

Supported by Beaches.

Skipped Beaches and went straight to Mogwai.

I think my expectations were too high, when I saw them at Splendour in the Grass in 2006 the set list was perfect, the setting was perfect, the people were perfect and it was so loud I couldn’t hear Sonic Youth later that night.

The performance tonight was great, but I still left disappointed, second half of the set is much better though. Don’t know why the crowd felt they needed to yell out requests and every possible moment of silence. Ears not bleeding was also a bit of a let down but I guess I’m okay with that.

Setlist
I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead
Friend of the Night
Scotland’s Shame
Hunted by a Freak
CODY
Summer
I Love You, I’m Going to Blow Up Your School
The Precipice
Ex-Cowboy
Thank You Space Expert
Like Herod
Batcat
Encore
Yes! I am a Long Way From Home
Mogwai Fear Satan

Mogwai - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 04/03/2009 - 126.6mb - 1 hour 49 minutes