Comments on: Beards, Blazers & Glasses or Yeasayer, The Indie Spin Doctors http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/ Because I'm naughty by nature, not cause I hate 'cha Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Passion of the Weiss » Blog Archive » SXSW Day 4-Pitchfork Party Gets a 6.4, Due to Highly Derivative Partying http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-9521 Passion of the Weiss » Blog Archive » SXSW Day 4-Pitchfork Party Gets a 6.4, Due to Highly Derivative Partying Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:25:13 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-9521 [...] and didn’t stay long, but this had to do mainly with Yeasayer and my aversion towards their Spin Doctors brand of hippindie rock (caused by a collision of the hipster and hippie comets sometime around the year [...] […] and didn’t stay long, but this had to do mainly with Yeasayer and my aversion towards their Spin Doctors brand of hippindie rock (caused by a collision of the hipster and hippie comets sometime around the year […]

]]> By: karl http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-8434 karl Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:21:36 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-8434 saw the mgmt/yeasayer show last night here in BK. first off, in looking at those press photos again, wow, those are completely retarded. second - originally i really thought you were reaching for this correlation (yeasayer = spin doctors). it makes more sense after seeing them last night though. they seem to incorporate influences from other bands out there doing similar things (animal collective, comets on fire come to mind immediately) but in trying to incorporate those elements, never really sellout and reach the heights that those other bands reach. so the sound/style lingers somewhere behind 'new' but somewhere in front of 'old'. kinda like where the spin doctors sat in their genre. except, yeasayer is in no way pop. so don't get that misconception. fun show though and look forward to more from yea. mgmt started slow but had one or two songs that really grabbed me. BK crowd seemed to REALLY love them. if you're ever in the city, music hall of williamsburg is a great place to catcha show. burgers at dumont burgers beforehand, then a trip to duff's for $1 PBR and your fill of the slayer/type o negative jukebox, and then finally its showtime. nice review weiss, please keep em coming! saw the mgmt/yeasayer show last night here in BK.

first off, in looking at those press photos again, wow, those are completely retarded.

second - originally i really thought you were reaching for this correlation (yeasayer = spin doctors). it makes more sense after seeing them last night though. they seem to incorporate influences from other bands out there doing similar things (animal collective, comets on fire come to mind immediately) but in trying to incorporate those elements, never really sellout and reach the heights that those other bands reach.

so the sound/style lingers somewhere behind ‘new’ but somewhere in front of ‘old’. kinda like where the spin doctors sat in their genre. except, yeasayer is in no way pop. so don’t get that misconception.

fun show though and look forward to more from yea. mgmt started slow but had one or two songs that really grabbed me. BK crowd seemed to REALLY love them.

if you’re ever in the city, music hall of williamsburg is a great place to catcha show. burgers at dumont burgers beforehand, then a trip to duff’s for $1 PBR and your fill of the slayer/type o negative jukebox, and then finally its showtime.

nice review weiss, please keep em coming!

]]> By: RUMSPRINGA http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7730 RUMSPRINGA Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:47:09 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7730 I saw them play at the Echoplex, the band was rad, the singer unfortunately was the biggest douche ive eeeever seen...you dont come to L.A. and ask the crowd if we are all actors and you dont tell a girl u just made bleed by tossing a wild maracca that you will give her twenty dollars after the show and hope she doesnt die. Honestly, i have so much to say about that jerk but Ive said enough, Yeasayer, you were disappointing, MGMT stooole the show....duh, humble people rule.... I saw them play at the Echoplex, the band was rad, the singer unfortunately was the biggest douche ive eeeever seen…you dont come to L.A. and ask the crowd if we are all actors and you dont tell a girl u just made bleed by tossing a wild maracca that you will give her twenty dollars after the show and hope she doesnt die. Honestly, i have so much to say about that jerk but Ive said enough, Yeasayer, you were disappointing, MGMT stooole the show….duh, humble people rule….

]]> By: green hornet http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7597 green hornet Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:10:24 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7597 Saying "we're not hippies, we're from baltimore," is pretty much exactly what a hippie would say. Saying “we’re not hippies, we’re from baltimore,” is pretty much exactly what a hippie would say.

]]> By: douglas martin http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7589 douglas martin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:01:27 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7589 christine: i'm hella considering rocking the well-groomed beard. it may end up being a new hipster trend for weiss to document. christine: i’m hella considering rocking the well-groomed beard. it may end up being a new hipster trend for weiss to document.

]]> By: christine http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7563 christine Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:06:32 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7563 don't these guys know that having a WELL-GROOMED beard can only be interpreted by the powers that be as a blatant attempt to topple an immutable pillar of indie rock?! don’t these guys know that having a WELL-GROOMED beard can only be interpreted by the powers that be as a blatant attempt to topple an immutable pillar of indie rock?!

]]> By: douglas martin http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7547 douglas martin Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:37:22 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7547 you're the second person i know that's said that yeasayer's live show is underwhelming. it makes me glad i declined to go to their show in town last month. just like the hats, your boy DM can rock the red nipple shirt. summer '08 is about to be a hot one. holla. you’re the second person i know that’s said that yeasayer’s live show is underwhelming. it makes me glad i declined to go to their show in town last month.

just like the hats, your boy DM can rock the red nipple shirt. summer ‘08 is about to be a hot one. holla.

]]> By: Ryan http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7546 Ryan Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:58:16 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/29/beards-blazers-glasses-or-yeasayer-the-indie-spin-doctors/#comment-7546 I caught these guys a couple weekends ago playing with MGMT in Baton Rouge. I was only halfway paying attention because I was trying to pry douchebag Tulane guys off of the girls I was buying drinks for. From what I could hear, they sounded exceptionally average. I definitely enjoyed it, and it was worth ten bucks, but that may have been the alcohol and weed kicking in, but I wasn't overly impressed either. Also, separate point, I wasn't aware that there were indie bands that didn't do drugs. Granted, I am a huge fan of Widespread Panic and Phish and such, so what the fuck do I know anyway. I caught these guys a couple weekends ago playing with MGMT in Baton Rouge. I was only halfway paying attention because I was trying to pry douchebag Tulane guys off of the girls I was buying drinks for. From what I could hear, they sounded exceptionally average. I definitely enjoyed it, and it was worth ten bucks, but that may have been the alcohol and weed kicking in, but I wasn’t overly impressed either.

Also, separate point, I wasn’t aware that there were indie bands that didn’t do drugs. Granted, I am a huge fan of Widespread Panic and Phish and such, so what the fuck do I know anyway.

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