The Poojer Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 not sure if anyone is a fan, but I really enjoy their stuff....they remind me of a 'rawer' version of the Bodeans and Rank and File of old, and Dawes, Gaslight Anthem and old 97's of more recent times.... they are the headliners at a blockparty on south street and go on at 640 for any local philly folks that want to hear a really good band.
The Poojer Posted October 16, 2011 Author Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) oh my.....if you have never seen the walkmen live...i HIGHLY recommend you do so... this is from bonarroo....the rat...they closed with this tonight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1xU-IAn0-g Edited October 16, 2011 by The Poojer
The Poojer Posted October 16, 2011 Author Posted October 16, 2011 the singer is absolutely amazing....I have their cd's but they don't do justice as to how good he really is. Him closing with the Rat left people in utter amazement.... That drummer has mad skillz
Astrojanitor Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 great band--long long time fan. saw them a few years ago in Buffalo and they blew my mind.
The Poojer Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 Astro..I have their cds and really like their sound..but live, they completely blew me away...the lead singer just leaves it out there...they closed with The Rat and didn't do an encore, and people seemed ok, as it would have been impossible to follow that up... great band--long long time fan. saw them a few years ago in Buffalo and they blew my mind.
Astrojanitor Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) yeah, you just can not follow The Rat. When I saw them the singer had lost his voice. He was sipping on herbal tea inbetween songs and his voice was just a blown out rasp. But for some reason he made it work. Just a really great underrated band. Seriously, for my money you can trust anyone who covers an entire Nilsson record. That's just having good taste Edited October 17, 2011 by Astrojanitor
Vetriano Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 saw them sunday night in Hoboken. No idea who they were, but they were the headline band to close out the night. the lead singer is intense with great style, the drummer carries the band- simply awesome. hope i can see them play again, i was lucky. Crystal castles next please!!
The Poojer Posted October 21, 2011 Author Posted October 21, 2011 That's a pretty ringing endorsement, and it doesn't surprise me in the least. I was familiar with them and thought their saturday show was awesome...you went in not knowing them and enjoyed them that much.... that lead singer really is something...he almost screams in parts, but his 'screaming' is incredibly melodic...like i stated earlier, they closed the show with The Rat, and the way he sings it left me completely satisfied and no encore was necessary and in fact probably would have taken away from the experience. I hope more people give this band a chance, they are very gritty and raw, but they have a great sound, and their live shows are 'simply awesome' saw them sunday night in Hoboken. No idea who they were, but they were the headline band to close out the night. the lead singer is intense with great style, the drummer carries the band- simply awesome. hope i can see them play again, i was lucky. Crystal castles next please!!
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