Belle & Sebastian

05 May, 2004
Posted at 23.34 PDT

Wow.

Just got in from the concert down at the Paramount, and I have to say, it was quite good. I was a little nervous about it going in as I have something of a bias against seeing bands live (I mean, why not just buy the album and skip the crowd?), but this was definitely worth it.

Stuart Murdoch was funny with his anecdotes, and did a nice job getting the entire band—-and even the audience—-involved in the show. And while I usually get irritated when bands wander off the musical path too far during performances, the group stuck to the program so tightly I actually found myself wishing they’d improvise a little bit more. Oh well, can’t have everything, and the show itself was quite good.

The completely laid back audience took me a bit by surprise too, though I’m told that’s more of a Seattle trait than any fault of the performance. Still, a little more activity with everyone would have been fun.

Perhaps the only drawback to the show was its length: far too short! At the end I found myself a bit disappointed not to have heard personal faves like ‘The Model,’ or ‘Lazy Line Painter Jane.’ Sigh.

Nonetheless. Great show, and if you get the chance to see Belle & Sebastian perform live, I strongly suggest you grab it. This was more fun than I’ve had in a long, long, while.

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Concert Tonight!

05 May, 2004
Posted at 18.29 PDT

Just about to head out the door for the Belle & Sebastian concert here at the Paramount theatre in Seattle. More to follow…

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