This is a funny take on the new album, not sure what I think about it:
Britt Daniel in crisis, don't think so, but he definitely just made the best record of his career. Transference is by far the easiest Spoon record to listen to from start to finish.
That was a good review, and I'm glad they didn't make this one so "glittery" and went on to mix hi and lo-fi vibes. It's a great album that is sometimes haunting.
Yeah, that's what I thought as well. The only downside of the album is that it relies so heavily on production nuances that it's hard to reproduce live. I saw them the other day at Waterloo Records and a lot of the songs didn't carry over extremely well live.
I really liked that review. I was at the waterloo show as well, but I feel like the songs were closer to the studio version then some of their more complex songs from past albums usually are.
I really wish that critics would stop quoting lyrics, because about 2 out of 3 times, they're usually wrong.
...permanently loud? really?
Hey pfista,
Yeah, I agree. In terms of Spoon shows, the waterloo show was one of the better ones I've seen (especially considering it was free!). They did do a comparatively good job of reproducing Transference live—I still remember the awfulness of Spoon's live performance of Paper Tiger back in 2004, a great song that didn't translate at all! I love the creativity of their recordings, but sometimes their attempts to faithfully reproduce the album really seem to hamper there live performances.
nefarious, I thought the same think 
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I remember seeing Spoon for the first time live at warehouse live in Houston. I had only listened to maybe three of their albums at that point, and the first song they played was Utilitarian (which I had never heard). And it was so amazing. I actually just found a video of that exact concert and song: watch (i was in the very front). I saw the light at that point and have loved spoon non-stop since then. I saw spoon again at stubbs 7/10/09. And my latest was the free waterloo show. I really want to see them at SXSW this year but I feel like that isn't going to happen. Do you have to buy sxsw tickets, or will they have separate ones for that show?
I was at that Warehouse Live show, too! Incredible performance, great crowd. Can't wait for them to hit H-Town again.
Yeah I was 'that really tall guy that stands in the front'
*shakes pfist at Pfista*
hey kudos for you knowing how to pronounce the name
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