Saw Built to Spill last night in Detroit

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Tue May 10, 2005 4:29 pm

Truly epic show. The whole band is really engaging...displaying a Tool-like focus and demeanor most of the time...and Doug Martsch has great stage presence, and not just because he looks like a homeless mad scientist.

Moorese · Post by **Moorese** » Tue May 10, 2005 4:38 pm

Very deece live.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:14 pm

don't know aboot that. I've seen them a couple times and wasn't impressed. The solos were a bit much for mine ears even when I was big into them.

Moorese · Post by **Moorese** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:00 pm

Catch a few 20 minute tunes during the 3+ hour show? Yep. Been there.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:06 pm

also on the live album. I haven't been issuing much Built to Spill lately so I dug up perfect from now on and listened to that during errands. They'll be in town on the 24th. BUAH!

Moorese · Post by **Moorese** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:10 pm

Issuing Better than Ezra tonight ( :roll: ). The missus will cry and I'll bloody up the can later.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:37 pm

ha ha

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Tue May 10, 2005 7:41 pm

Not the case at this show, my friends. The only total wank job was the finishing encore tune (which was expected)...the rest were pretty much album time.

Moorese · Post by **Moorese** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:39 pm

Damn. The last Built to Spill show I caught was at the Showbox. They came on at 10:30 and played until a few minutes before 2:00.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Tue May 10, 2005 9:48 pm

Damn. We got ska-rude! Went on about 8:45 and played for roughly two hours.

Moorese · Post by **Moorese** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:46 pm

Dunno. Two hours is more in keeping with my attention span.

MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan · Wed May 11, 2005 1:27 am

I caught BtS a few years ago at Nita's Hideaway (RIP) here in Tempe. Nice show, but I don't think it lasted excessively long. 2 hours tops. The biggest surprise was that I was the only person smoking weed (at least that I could see). At an outdoor show, no less! I offered it to a couple people in my vicinity, but no takers. I was seriously dumbfounded. It was just weird. I've never been the only person smoking pot at a show. :?

I'll have to keep an eye out for any shows in the PHX area...