i was underwhelmed, and that's a word
Maria and I went to see Sloan last night. It was her second time witnessing the Canadian rawk and my 14th(?). All I know is that Sloan is the band I've seen the most in my rock n' roll life. (Anyone who's read this blog with any regularity can probably guess who is #2 on that list. Hell, most of you have seen that band with me at one point or another.) Last night was heavy on the new material and One Chord to Another. The audience was a weird split between 20something women and late-30s frat dudes. Openers Small Sins were pretty good, functional Canadian indie rock. I'm just bummed that Sloan didn't play any ancient stuff, like "Deeper Than Beauty" or "Penpals."
Yet again I am keeper of the flame for '90s alt-rock.
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posted by heathalouise @ 7:59 PM
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Funny that I hardly ever check your blog, but managed to catch this particular post.
Anyway, we got "Penpals" on Thursday at Maxwell's in Hoboken, so nyah-nyah. Plus, the encore was composed entirely of songs from SMEARED ("Underwhelmed," "500 Up" and "Take It In"). Doesn't get more ancient than that.
What did you think of the new stuff? NHTEOI is a return to form, if you ask me.
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