Comments on: The Hold Steady with Iran @ 9:30 Club, Washington DC http://popwreckoning.com/2009/08/31/the-hold-steady-with-iran-930-club-washington-dc/ without music, life would be a mistake. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brix http://popwreckoning.com/2009/08/31/the-hold-steady-with-iran-930-club-washington-dc/comment-page-1/#comment-7394 Brix Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:32:34 +0000 http://popwreckoning.com/?p=16568#comment-7394 This was the 4th time i'd seen the HS. I thought this was a middle tier show on my list, I have seen worse and i've seen the best show ever (night one of two in Brooklyn- epic). The 9:30 energy was good and the set list was strong, although the new songs they debuted didn't sound great. Obviously it was too loud to decipher sounds and cords and lyrics that I wasn't familiar with, but still, that was a concern for me. I had never seen Certain Songs live, and that was a pleasantly powerful closer. Overall I left happy, exhausted and unable to hear, so i'd say they did well. This was the 4th time i’d seen the HS. I thought this was a middle tier show on my list, I have seen worse and i’ve seen the best show ever (night one of two in Brooklyn- epic). The 9:30 energy was good and the set list was strong, although the new songs they debuted didn’t sound great. Obviously it was too loud to decipher sounds and cords and lyrics that I wasn’t familiar with, but still, that was a concern for me.

I had never seen Certain Songs live, and that was a pleasantly powerful closer. Overall I left happy, exhausted and unable to hear, so i’d say they did well.

]]> By: Mary Chang http://popwreckoning.com/2009/08/31/the-hold-steady-with-iran-930-club-washington-dc/comment-page-1/#comment-7322 Mary Chang Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:30:26 +0000 http://popwreckoning.com/?p=16568#comment-7322 hi Todd, thanks for your thoughts. I'd never seen the HS before either, so I couldn't tell if the bass was supposed to be that heavy, or maybe it seemed heavier than it should have been b/c of where I was standing (I was in between Franz's keyboards and Galen rocking out on his bass)- either way, I'm glad I wasn't alone in thinking this. I have to give Craig Finn and the guys mad props though for giving 110% - like you said, the energy was incredible. maybe they'd be better in a smaller venue? Mary hi Todd, thanks for your thoughts. I’d never seen the HS before either, so I couldn’t tell if the bass was supposed to be that heavy, or maybe it seemed heavier than it should have been b/c of where I was standing (I was in between Franz’s keyboards and Galen rocking out on his bass)- either way, I’m glad I wasn’t alone in thinking this. I have to give Craig Finn and the guys mad props though for giving 110% – like you said, the energy was incredible.

maybe they’d be better in a smaller venue?

Mary

]]> By: todd http://popwreckoning.com/2009/08/31/the-hold-steady-with-iran-930-club-washington-dc/comment-page-1/#comment-7317 todd Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:17:47 +0000 http://popwreckoning.com/?p=16568#comment-7317 Mary, I was at the show and was disappointed in Finn's vocal mix - disappointed maybe isn't strong enough. If you know the lyrics then I guess it's fine (and I do) but since his voice and lyrics are the driving force behind the band I thought they did an abysmal job with the mix. It was my first time seeing them and my expectations were very high: a good show, but not great. The energy and instrument mix was good but the vocals just killed it for me. Nice review... Thanks todd Mary,

I was at the show and was disappointed in Finn’s vocal mix – disappointed maybe isn’t strong enough. If you know the lyrics then I guess it’s fine (and I do) but since his voice and lyrics are the driving force behind the band I thought they did an abysmal job with the mix. It was my first time seeing them and my expectations were very high: a good show, but not great. The energy and instrument mix was good but the vocals just killed it for me.

Nice review…

Thanks

todd

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