MORNING PLAYLIST: Wednesday the Third Edition

Felipe M

@pathological_h8 :-)
— Christopher Conley (@ChrisLaneConley) July 3, 2013

How cool is that?  There won't be another one until September--of 2014.  Here's what's on tap for this morning:

1.  Murder by Death: "The Devil Drives"--In Bocca al Lupo (2006): 
• "Everybody hopes that life is like a dancer's pirouette.  With grace we've dodged each conflict and decision that we met."
• "Everybody tells themselves that they must be justified.  They do what they do because they're trying to get by."
• "We've made mistakes that we can't chage, but there's still time to start again."
2. Saves the Day: "Wednesday the Third"--In Reverie (2003): 
• "Now as I lay by your side, would you tell me why everything has to be lies?"
• "Wednesday the third was the night that you rambled alone in the frigid white light, like a leopard about to dig into trembling skin, with wind whipping your shins."
• "Now as I lean to the side, I can see all the thoughts that you're trying to hide."
3. The Gaslight Anthem: "Howl"--Handwritten (2012): 
• "Does anything still move you since you're educated now?"
• "The sound of the cars rushing the rain on the boulevard in this city by the sea that has always haunted me."
4. The Gaslight Anthem: "Mulholland Drive"--Handwritten (2012): 
• "Did you sleep last night and do you remember dreams?  Do I ever cross your mind and do you ever think of me?"
• "But it scared you, love, to need someone, so you killed it all instead, but in the mist up on Mulholland, I could've sworn I heard you say..."
5. Nada Surf: "Concrete Bed"--The Weight is a Gift (2005): 
• "You've used up the easy streets and you lost your taste for treats."
• "It's just another wish you wished in a very long list."
6. Weezer: "El Scorcho"--Pinkerton (1996): 
• "Goddamn you half-Japanese girls!  Do it to me every time."
7. The Shins: "Turn a Square"--Chutes Too Narrow (2003):
• "Even I don't know why I can't just stay the course, keep my hands on the wheel."
8. Neutral Milk Hotel: "Holland, 1945"--In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998):
• "The earth looks better from a star.  That's right above from where you are."

Very mellow playlist this morning, but somehow it fits the mood on a dreary, drizzly Chicago day.

Monday's playlist can be seen here.  

Rocktober 2011: Bayside/Saves the Day

Solid lineup! What can possibly go wrong?

Felipe M

Pathological Hate continues to review the music shows they have attended in the last year-and-a-half or so.

BAYSIDE/SAVES THE DAY: OCTOBER 13, 2011, HOUSE OF BLUES, CHICAGO, IL

Bayside and Saves the Day are one of the coolest, more respected punk (pop-punk?) bands out there.  Admittedly, I have not listened to a new Bayside album since The Walking Wounded.  This could be attributed to perhaps a change in listening preferences. Or it could be that I have been left disappointed with their live shows before as Anthony Raneri has a bad habit of delaying and elongating lyrics on stage, making it difficult to sing along to ("If the sun... don't....shine tomo...rrow...we'll...surviv.....veeeeee.")  Also, because of this, songs that normally have a steady beat and tempo, get painstakingly and inexplicably slowed down.  

Most frustrating is that outside of the song "Masterpiece," they really don't play songs from the superb Sirens and Condolences album. Are the complaints petty?  Perhaps, but is it too much to listen to "Phone Calls from Poland," "Poison in My Veins," and/or "A Synonym for Acquiesce" in their entirety? Nevertheless, Bayside has a reputation for having some of the most loyal fans in the scene and their shows at the House of Blues have always been kind of crazy with the whole floor shaking to near earthquake levels.

However, as much as I enjoyed listening to Bayside during my college years, this night was supposed to be about Saves the Day who I finally gave another chance in 2011 when my friend, Chirs Orsini (R.I.P.) urged and convinced me to give them another listen and let me borrow some of their albums.  I was hooked and unhesitantly when out and bought Daybreak. When I found out about this show, I couldn't wait to see Bayside, but especially Saves the Day to play some of their newer songs from the newer album. 

What I didn't count on was that this was a co-headline tour and the show would start a bit early to accommodate both bands to play for an hour.

So I was late and missed more than half of STD's set, getting to the show as they were finishing up "My Sweet Fracture." One of the highlights was seeing them perform "Daybreak" in its entirety, so that was a treat in itself.  And of course, they finished with "At Your Funeral." Chris Conley's voice, is worth mentioning, sounds just like the version you would hear on the record. It is simply amazing how his voice has "Benjamin Buttoned." It's not as loud and authoritative as the early albums, but it's more precise and versatile and it's quite astonishing to listen to it live. 

For some reason, I just couldn't make it out of work in time as I not only was looking forward to seeing both bands, but bands Transit and I Am the Avalanche were also touring as well.  My tardiness sealed my fate in watching these two bands perform, however, I did see Vinnie Caruana provide guest vocals for the Bayside song "The Walking Wounded."  He looked great.  

Bayside came on to finish off the show and were up to their tricks of slowing down songs and Anthony messing around with the lyrics and playing "Masterpiece" once again.  It was still an enjoyable show, just nothing out of the ordinary.  Bayside also released another album in 2011 called Killing Time. One day, I might listen to it, but this show definitely did not make me all too enthusiastic about it. 

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