Comments on: Concert Review: the Selmanaires, Atlas Sound, Broadcast, October 24, Lee’s Palace

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:53:41 +0000

Hey Alea, yeah I felt the same way..but since Broadcast has been so influential I figured I’d give them a shot to see what they were all about. You’re right, the crowd did thin out towards the end but I felt that the last song at least had some energy when it got all distorted and noisy. During the rest of their set it just seemed like they were dicking around with their laptops making random sounds.

I’m glad you liked the Selmanaires too–I’ve listened to a bit of their other stuff and they’re totally decent. Let’s hope they get a headliner in Toronto soon.

By: Alea

Alea — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:12 +0000

I totally enjoyed this show, and I remember saying to my friend after Atlas Sound’s set.. “Wow, we could leave right now and I’d be completely content.” I’ve liked Broadcast for a long time and was totally frustrated with their set. I think that the Selmenaires and Atlas Sound are a tough act to follow though. Did you notice how much the crowd thinned out after about 10 minutes into their extremely loud noise set? And apparently no encore? I left thinking it wasn’t over but I could take it no longer, and really I left after their last song, unknowingly.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:03:26 +0000

gravatar.com man then u can have a pic besides those comments!

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:13:44 +0000

Ricky, we’ve never met before. Hi, nice site you’ve got here.

Allison, send me an email, let me know your plans. Meeting up in Spain would be cool.

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:07:05 +0000

Wow, he’s getting ABC coverage now: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8920492

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:05:06 +0000

whose Brian?

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:54:41 +0000

I’m all for new artistic directions and chapters, provided said directions are decent and not just different. Maybe Trish Keenan got tired of singing and decided it was more fun to pop our heads off like champagne corks instead. I dunno. I think the art gallery comparison is apt because I sort of felt about Broadcast’s set the way I do about a lot of modern art. I don’t quite get it. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate what they’re trying to do..it just doesn’t make sense to me.

Brian, what does Massive Attack sound like now? I’m going to Italy and Spain for 2 weeks on Wednesday, maybe we can meet up. Everything is really squished together there–I got a ryanair ticket from Venice to Barcelona for $33 even after the shitty currency conversion rates came in from my credit card.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:50:04 +0000

Broadcast was actually at the top of my list of shows I was sorry I was going to miss by moving from Toronto to Europe for six months. But your review and Charles’s comment makes me feel not so bad about missing it. Sounds like their “new direction” might not be an improvement. I’m skipping Massive Attack in Amsterdam tomorrow night because I don’t like their “new direction” either, I listened to their new EP and had a strongly negative reaction to it. Oh what has become of the late 90’s/early 2000’s trip hop that I once loved so well?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:20:39 +0000

Nice review! Yes Charles it was a bit disappointing. I tried to picture myself in an art gallery at the beginning for Broadcast and not a music venue and it made more sense that way. I have seen them be so much better though (and Allison way more 60s spy soundtrackish). They should stick with what works.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:17:27 +0000

i HAVENT seen broadcast apparently..i saw Royksopp