For better or worse, the crowd of NYU students and hardcore fans who finagled their way in was the most rowdy of any Steady show I've seen. The moshing and stage diving makes me slightly proud of my Alma Mater, but for some it was a bit much. Not that it was aggressive, but it was constant and pretty intense. Not bad for a booze-free venue.
First of all, where have the Thermals been all my life? Best set by an opening band I'd never heard of in a long damn time. I guess it was kind of a double bill, since they have a following. For three people who look more like a study group than a rock band, they tear in up. I bought their latest CD and can't wait to listen to it, though I can't seem to find it this morning.
The Steady started with Positive Jam, and you immediately knew this crowd was going to toss you around a bit. The setlist was pretty standard, no major surprises. Craig made a crack about A-Rod finally hitting, which I guess is better than him referencing that they're in last place. Lots of people snuck through a side door and onto the stage to stagedive/crowdsurf. In the Killer Parties encore, Tad Kubler(guitar) surfed while playing. Then as, Craig prepared to follow, my friend Dan stole his moment and beat him to it. There was a little bit of second encore blue balls, as it took a minute for the lights to come on. We were out of smuggled Beam anyway. It's so hard to rank Hold Steady shows. It's more a feeling of another great night to put on the memory shelf.
Also, the whole show but especially the Thermals were insanely loud. I guess we're old, but there is rampant hearing loss among my crew today.
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What...what the fuck are you saying...i cant hear you...all I can hear is some static in my ear.
Being the oldest person at a THS show, I can attest to the loudness. Wasnt the greatest show. Seemed rushed. galen barely worked up a sweat...but it was better than anything else out there.
agreed. not the best THS show...but it beat all other options. i found the band to be a little sluggish ...almost phoning it in, but i have to chalk it up to the plane trip back to the USA.
the thermals did and do rock hard.
if climbing on speakers and stage diving is phoning it in, i'm scared of their...um...non-phoned-in shows.
btw, i have a new found respect for nyu kids.
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