Augmented Reality?
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trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I don't think I'd call 20+ songs, 2+ hours and potentially 5-9 new songs "lazy." They're not exactly a shoegaze band either.
They even got into a healthy habit of revolving a few songs on the U.S. tour three years ago too, so I'd probably expect there's a chance of that again. But in these parts, the grand majority of us aren't even at two consecutive shows anyway. Most of us will probably just watch whatever song on YouTube for two minutes and already think, "Okay, that's great. But what about so-and-so?" That'll be the extent of a lot of it anyway.
I love live shows (obviously). But even I've noticed that ones approaching three hours are the ones that risk me zoning out a bit. I never quite get there, but anything between 2 or 3 hours is fine by me. Most shows don't even get over the two hour mark.
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Come with me to a shoegaze gig and you'll take that back.
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
LuckyNumber7
Blue Crack Addict
Small aside, what's your opinion of the big pink?
Also, I'm all for AR at a show. When bands have lots of money and can do something new, like when Coldplay started that whole light up radio wristband thing, I enjoy the live shows with a different mindset.
Well, now I am curious!
To name just one, A Place to Bury Strangers play one of the most intense, energetic live shows I've ever seen. (And loud. So very deliciously loud.)
Geez I haven't thought about them for ages. Their first album is chock-full of great songs from Crystal Visions through to Golden Pendulum; shame the last few songs don't maintain that quality, and the second album has never grabbed me. I saw them in 2010 and half of the show felt like I was seeing the next big thing. The other half was somewhat flat, and it seems the band never delivered on the promise they had then.
Just listening to Crystal Visions now for the first time in probably a couple of years. Thanks for reminding me, this is a fucking belter of 'gazy neo-psychedelia.
LuckyNumber7
Blue Crack Addict
I love the big pink. No clue what happened. Disappeared off the face of the planet.
trevgreg
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Loud does change the equation delightfully. I'll look into them!
Yeah, I definitely would've thought that they'd have a third album in them. I didn't realise they put out an EP in 2016, though.
Exploding Head is their definitive album.
Somewhat less abrasive in sound, but also purveyors of high-energy gigs, are Flyying Colours. Last year when I organised a big-arse line-up of Aussie shoegaze bands, I made a point of putting on Flyying Colours last because they're so loose live anyway (in the good way) that it wouldn't matter if they were drunk.
charleswise
Acrobat
Just randomly looking at local concerts today after reading this thread (I’m in Athens, Georgia). April 21 Wolf Alice with opening band ....The Big Pink. Weird timing.
I did see The Big Pink open for A Place To Bury Strangers in Atlanta ten or so years ago. Good show.
Hah! Wolf Alice put on a great live show, too.
APTBS/Big Pink would've been cool. Best I can claim is getting them within a month of each other in 2010. Though my best APTBS memory is when they played with Flyying Colours and Luna Ghost in 2015, and ended the set by jumping off the stage and doing an improvised two-song noise rave on the floor, with the setlist giving the song titles as "You're Not My Mate, Mate" and "That's Not a Song, This Is a Song".
charleswise
Acrobat
Nice. I didn’t know Big Pink at the time but thought they were great live. I’m planning on checking them out with Wolf Alice. Hopefully they are still as good.
Yahweh_OMG
New Yorker
Exactly my thought too.. . 2h20 max.. that s it. Which isn t bad
superchuk5
Refugee
i+e ended up at 25-26 songs a show (with the occasional 27-song shows). If that's where they end up, that's cool. If they end up on the higher end, awesome!
brooklynmike
Refugee
TheGeekyU2Fan
War Child
The Verve was a pretty good shoegaze band in the early 90's.
BlackKnight
Babyface
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TheGeekyU2Fan
War Child
I got that email too.
RickFly
Refugee
Got it also. Downloaded the app . It says point camera at album cover. Haven’t seen anything yet. Probably doing something wrong.
TheGeekyU2Fan
War Child
Here's what it looks like
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
phommel
Refugee
just tested it. Not really WOW at all. Quite boring
innominata8
War Child
Just downloaded the app and tried it; not impressed. My first thought was that I'll now have to look over a GA sea of douchebags who bring an ipad/giant cell phone to the show to get the 'AR experience'... This seems like a step backwards and if anything detracts from the show. 
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
Surprised AR Bono didn't get up off your chair and go to your kitchen and raid your refrigerator.
