The People's Dance Party: Post-Weekend Thoughts

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Monday, March 27, 2006

Post-Weekend Thoughts

Friday night, Megan and I headed to Underground to get pictures of Anthony as part of our plot to take over the world. While we were there, I wondered:
-- Is the Sugababes version of "You Look Good on the Dancefloor" better than Arctic Monkeys original?
-- Is M.I.A. consciously channeling Neneh Cherry?
-- Why hasn't Depeche Mode released "Lilian" as a single? Why didn't they play it live?

Then, yesterday, I checked out the KCRW live set for the Editors and wondered:
-- Why does it sound so much thinner than it did when I saw the Editors at Cinespace?
-- Could KCRW even make grindcore sound sedate?

posted by liz o. # 8:32 AM

Comments:

hey liz- did u hear Lilian on Fri night?? i know Mark played it few weeks ago... sorry i missed u guys :P was visitng my parents..
-annie

# posted by Anonymous : 10:22 AM

Yes, I did and I was actually mumbling "Where's Annie?" when I heard it. :-)

# posted by liz o. : 10:23 AM

if i do end up going to Coachella, lets HOPE they play Lilian..
-annie

# posted by Anonymous : 12:43 PM

I won't be at Coachella, at least as far as I know right now. I sure hope that, at some point, they do play "Lilian" and someone records it.

# posted by liz o. : 3:08 PM

as answers to the first two questions, I'd say ABSOLUTELY YES and I'd never thought of that before, but yes, I think so.

now i'm concerned about my perception of Editors -- I liked that KCRW set. i mean, i assumed that they'd be more racuous live, but you seem to be saying they're like 10,000 times more racuous live?

# posted by cindy hotpoint : 1:53 PM

I think I might have appreciated the Editors set more if I hadn't seen them live first. A lot of the intensity of the live show is based on the band's presence and I think just by nature of the way the musicians move onstage, it is 10,000 times more racuous, painful in the best way possible. Plus, the sound is a hell of a lot louder and fuller in a club setting.

# posted by liz o. : 2:43 PM

Oh, and then, after the post, I realized that you are the person behind Rich Girls Are Weeping. Great work!

# posted by liz o. : 2:44 PM

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