Gumbo72203 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 HOLY SHIT CASPIAN SOUNDED PERFECT!!!... but I feel as though their fucking setlist could use some tweaking. Anyone else wish they would've moved fucking Fire Made Flesh to the middle of the set? That would've been so fucking epic, fuck. They should have used the full band for Run Dry, as well, with an additional 15 minutes of just Phil jamming the acoustic guitar with special guest Brian Cook playing an improvised turbo bass line, while a Jakob song played over the loud speaker. Get out of my head, guy. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurazz Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Who else likes Dirge? Tell me Gumbo, what do you think of these guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Tell me Gumbo, what do you think of these guys? Please don't encourage him. The Butcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurazz Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Please don't encourage him. What? I'm genuinely interested in what he has to say about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So, just got back. What an adventure. Both on the way to Rochester and on the way home we faced blinding fucking crazy-ass snow squalls. On the way back was worse because the plows hadn't gotten to the thruway yet, so we were breaking the path, going about 35 in a blizzard. Fucking crazy. Caspian was awesome. Defeater, save for a couple songs, bored me to death. O'Brother was fucking incredible too. Setlist was the same as we had seen before, save for a few little jams connecting songs. Full-band "Run Dry" though. That was pretty fucking sick. Concrescence was beautiful, I'm glad I got that but wish to hell it would have been Ghosts of The Garden City or The Raven or Of Foam and Wave instead. Also, Sycamore > Fire Made Flesh as closer. It's a good song, for sure, but... man, Sycamore.... Took my good friend to see them for the first time, and he lost his mind. Totally blown away. Sound was pretty fucking good tonight. I rode the rail, and it was awesome. One caveat though: those fucking bright white lights are KILLER on your eyes, the ones that they place on the floor to do the strobing during Darkfield, Arcs, etc. Fucking blinding as all hell. Bring sunglasses if you want to ride the rail! Met some cool young dudes, geeked over PG.Lost, ITTCT, Godspeed, Jakob, This Will Destroy You, etc. Got to clue him into the fact that This Will Destroy You - "S/T" is not "S and T", but rather "self-titled." Totally blew his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator Jr. Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Got to clue him into the fact that This Will Destroy You - "S/T" is not "S and T", but rather "self-titled." Totally blew his mind. Sounds like classic Gumbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurazz Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Met some cool young dudes Does this sound weird to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Concrescence was beautiful, I'm glad I got that but wish to hell it would have been Ghosts of The Garden City or The Raven or Of Foam and Wave instead. Also, Sycamore > Fire Made Flesh as closer. It's a good song, for sure, but... man, Sycamore.... Sound was pretty fucking good tonight. I rode the rail, and it was awesome. One caveat though: those fucking bright white lights are KILLER on your eyes, the ones that they place on the floor to do the strobing during Darkfield, Arcs, etc. Fucking blinding as all hell. Bring sunglasses if you want to ride the rail! #GumbosInsatiableConcertAppetite The strobes were awesome. Made it feel like I was watching a Caspian movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 #GumbosInsatiableConcertAppetite The strobes were awesome. Made it feel like I was watching a Caspian movie. Imagine having him as a parent, never being able to please him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Imagine having him as a parent Let me stop you there. edgedestroys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Imagine having him as a parent, never being able to please him...Gumbo on college:"Dad! I got a full ride to Yale!" "That's great and all, but Harvard would have been really awesome." Gumbo on the Nobel Peace Prize: "Dad! I won the Nobel Peace Prize!" "Yeah, but it took you until you're 45. Was hoping you would have gotten one by 40." Gumbo on his son's first show: "Dad! We booked our first gig & will open for Caspian!" "Let me know if they're gonna play Quovis/Further Up/Further In out of order. THEN I'll go." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 i've never listened to caspian. BTW, this needs to change asap. Go get the Caspian Live at Larcom bluray and watch it to start. Then go listen to every album/EP. Then come back and shower them with all of your love. And help us ball-bust Gumbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Let me stop you there. Oh, believe me. This is one thing you will never have to worry about, haha. Definitely not happening. #GumbosInsatiableConcertAppetite The strobes were awesome. Made it feel like I was watching a Caspian movie. Haha, hey it's just like... my opinions, man. I am an insatiable person I guess. The strobes are fucking awesome, it makes for a great display when they go bonkers. They're just suuuuuper fucking bright and pointing RIGHT at you. Unless my eyes just suck and are oversensitive, which is totally possible. I think if they tilted the strobes up just a little bit, it would solve the issue. You'd still get the gnarly silhouetting effect, but it wouldn't blind the people against the stage! But man, I really wish I recorded Run Dry because that was so god-damn amazing. Tanner hit the vocals absolutely perfect, and having everybody else adding their shit with the guitar loops and the keyboard part, and the drummer doing his giant booming war drum sample, just incredible. Also, Rioseco live is a FUCKING BEAST. That might be the highlight for me, just because of how amazing that sounded in the room. Halls of the Summer came off really good too. For some reason I was kinda "ehhh" about getting it, but Phil is really fucking into that song, and it worked really well. Some Are White Light sounded fucking beautiful, too. I hope to fuck that they start bringing out more old songs because they sound just absolutely incredible right now. Hearing Erin sing Echo and Abyss was also a real treat, that song worked very well too in the live setting. I wish they'd bust out Sad Heart of Mine though! But hopefully maybe once this tour is done, they'll start doing a new format with 2 hour-long sets with a break in between... there's just too much great material getting neglected. Those younger dudes next to me last night were pretty bummed they didn't get their Sycamore closer though haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 BTW, this needs to change asap. Go get the Caspian Live at Larcom bluray and watch it to start. Then go listen to every album/EP. Then come back and shower them with all of your love. And help us ball-bust Gumbo. I don't really like post-rock :\ I just like hanging out in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 a bowl of decent gumbo is hard to find here in the midwest. thankfully i have these boards to fill me up. on gumbo. edgedestroys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcha Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 a bowl of decent gumbo is hard to find here in the midwest. thankfully i have these boards to fill me up. on gumbo. I'll make you a pot of some delicious southern gumbo my man! abovetheearth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Oh, believe me. This is one thing you will never have to worry about, haha. Definitely not happening. Haha, hey it's just like... my opinions, man. I am an insatiable person I guess. The strobes are fucking awesome, it makes for a great display when they go bonkers. They're just suuuuuper fucking bright and pointing RIGHT at you. Unless my eyes just suck and are oversensitive, which is totally possible. I think if they tilted the strobes up just a little bit, it would solve the issue. You'd still get the gnarly silhouetting effect, but it wouldn't blind the people against the stage! But man, I really wish I recorded Run Dry because that was so god-damn amazing. Tanner hit the vocals absolutely perfect, and having everybody else adding their shit with the guitar loops and the keyboard part, and the drummer doing his giant booming war drum sample, just incredible. Also, Rioseco live is a FUCKING BEAST. That might be the highlight for me, just because of how amazing that sounded in the room. Halls of the Summer came off really good too. For some reason I was kinda "ehhh" about getting it, but Phil is really fucking into that song, and it worked really well. Some Are White Light sounded fucking beautiful, too. I hope to fuck that they start bringing out more old songs because they sound just absolutely incredible right now. Hearing Erin sing Echo and Abyss was also a real treat, that song worked very well too in the live setting. I wish they'd bust out Sad Heart of Mine though! But hopefully maybe once this tour is done, they'll start doing a new format with 2 hour-long sets with a break in between... there's just too much great material getting neglected. Those younger dudes next to me last night were pretty bummed they didn't get their Sycamore closer though haha It's all good. Just some playful ribbing. I agree about Rioseco & Some Are White Light. Those two were especially immense. And I admittedly was hoping for a double-encore with Sycamore coming after FMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I don't really like post-rock :\ I just like hanging out in here. If anyone would convert you, I think it would be Caspian. Definitely worth checking out even if it's not your deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwatson23 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I remember the strobes being a bit much for my eyes when i saw them too. Still awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I can't for the life of me stop listening to Spurv. Reeeeeeeeeally wanna pull the trigger on the vinyl. But I also reeeeeeeeally need to draw the line on spending money endlessly lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I can't for the life of me stop listening to Spurv. Reeeeeeeeeally wanna pull the trigger on the vinyl. But I also reeeeeeeeally need to draw the line on spending money endlessly lol. I don't blame you. It's really high on my list of wants that are in stock. That album is god damn beautiful. I have the FLAC album. I can throw it on Google Drive if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I don't blame you. It's really high on my list of wants that are in stock. That album is god damn beautiful. Seriously. It gets better with each listen. And usually this kind of "epic post-rock" doesn't really get stuck in my head, but I've noticed this album does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I'll make you a pot of some delicious southern gumbo my man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Speaking of songs I can't get out of your head: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOSTDRONES Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 That Cult Of Luna is going to be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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