[kj] to play them live or not to play them live

[GREG SLAWSON]

I saw a youtube of ESS from the recent tour and it sounded like Jaz was struggling to sing it and hit the notes (he sounded like he needed

a lozenge). Maybe that same was true of Raven King--just hard to hit those (high) notes while singing every night on tour. Just a thought.
 

> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:15:52 -0800

> From: angrytomhanks at yahoo.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] to play them live or not to play them live

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> That's it. They just don't have the fire that they used to in the 80s. It's what 

> happens when you get older. Happens to every band eventually. 

> 

> There's also the thing that some songs just don't work when played live. When I 

> saw them a few months ago, I actually thought ESS sounded pretty okay. The song 

> that really stuck out as one they should lose was Ghosts of Ladbroke Grove. 

> Fantastic song, does not work live. It's a studio track for sure. So 

> sure, laziness is a major factor. But there's also the consideration of the 

> setlist. What feels good, what flows nicely, what gets people pumped up, what 

> puts people asleep, etc etc.

> 

> Leigh

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> From: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>

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> Sent: Sun, February 20, 2011 5:53:25 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] to play them live or not to play them live

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> They're just fucking lazy Jamie!

> 

> They could all work but the pubs just too close by isn't it for some!

> 

> On 20 Feb 2011, at 22:48, fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> > I was thinking about Raven King, EES etc earlier & how quickly they were 

> >dropped from the set.

> > is it just me or does anyone else find it odd that a band of such caliber 

> >struggle to replicate so many of their songs live & ultimately drop them?

> > It's not as if these tracks are overdubbed to hell in the studio & 'undoable' 

> >live.

> > I would also wager that's why we keep hearing the same set over & over...

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