they got a new P.A. folks stayed up all night friday to install it.

Slint I suppose was boring if you were expecting them to come out with socks on their dongs or a bass drum that ate people. If you were expecting Spiderland front to back you probably thought it was excellent.

Personally, I like to pretend David Pajo is a robot, incapable of imprecision or emotion. Maybe a secretly murderous robot, one that everyone thinks is a nice robot designed to facilitate the lives of humans but offscreen murders them. But I'm not sure yet.

For Dinner..., and Don, a Man introduced me to a unique kind of festival awkwardness. Their mysterious encore was wonderful, I hope to hear that again. Hopefully with all the cameras and what not maybe there is a DVD planned. Or at least if anybody see's a Youtube of that, let us know.

Sonic Youth really caught me off guard. I enjoyed their show.

Other than that I really only watched Battles. Who seemed to have been plagued by a number of technical issues. All those gizmos and gadgets that make their sound so unique are bound to prove problematic on occasion. Live by the sword die by the sword.

I spent the rest of the time picking out records and drinking Honkers. I picked up a bunch of cool shit including a bunch of Sickroom, Drag City, T&G and Thrilljockey stuff.

Not a bad couple a days.

Slint played that new song again at the Abbey Pub last night. Spiderland front to back, both songs off the untitled 10", and the new song. It sounded even better last night... I dunno if that's because it's the second time I heard it, or the sound was just better or what, but I liked the hell out of that song. It is maybe something they were messing around with back in the day, as it was described as "half new".

Washer and Don are two songs I never loved on the album. Washer in particular used to drive me up a tree. Both of these songs, live, were awe inspiring. So great. I'm so glad I saw these shows.

I had a free ticket to this festival today, courtesy of a jazz friend who was peforming. I had an OK time and got some sun.

I would prefer RECORDS IN THE PARK, in which we could all bring a sandwich and some vino or beer, and sit and listen to a double bill of great records under the stars, with no particular band to look at, no cover or maybe a dollar or two.

Possible bills include 1999 and World Clique, Kind of Blue and In a Silent Way, and Daydream Nation and Spiderland.

scott wrote:Slint played that new song again at the Abbey Pub last night. Spiderland front to back, both songs off the untitled 10", and the new song. It sounded even better last night... I dunno if that's because it's the second time I heard it, or the sound was just better or what, but I liked the hell out of that song. It is maybe something they were messing around with back in the day, as it was described as "half new".

Washer and Don are two songs I never loved on the album. Washer in particular used to drive me up a tree. Both of these songs, live, were awe inspiring. So great. I'm so glad I saw these shows.

I have to say, that this Slint show at the Abbey, she mebbe one of the finest rock performances I have felt. This was the show that I never got to see fifteen years ago when Spiderland first tunneled into my brain.

The tour two years ago was wonderfully precise, and at the time was completely satisfying. Their set at Pitchfork was as well, despite being mired by a punch list of factors associated with outdoor festival performances (the best of which was when some festival handymen were attempting to reinforce the tent over the soundboard - in the middle of the set - and nearly collapsed the whole thing.)

But this show at the Abbey, this shot the adrenaline through me like very few shows have in a very long time. The music was a tangible force, visceral and pounding and delicate and sensory-comprehensive.

To borrow a phrase, ten fucking stars.

And the new piece, having heard it twice, is a head-scratcher, one that I thoroughly enjoyed at Pitchfork, and got to hear in substantially clarified detail at the Abbey.

Thanks, Slint. For me, a treasured experience.

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Re: Pitchfork - Slint, Grizzly Bear, Battles, Mastodon & the New Pornographers made this a worthwhile investment. But I do hate the fact that you can't leave and come back on the same day. I got burned out being around people, as well as being generously coated with dust everytime the wind blew.

The stuff that Scott and Dick Cheney said about Slint was entirely accurate.

Don, Aman on Friday...it was like being in church...I preferred this version to the Abbey's with its occasional Fox network-esque hollers. On Friday, it was so quiet and clear that I heard a beautiful bird call as it flew over my head. Fuckin' aye.

Considering the physical and human environment, I don't think that the gentlemen of Slint could have done it much better on Friday night at Union Park. I am very happy that I was able to witness that set.

Minotaur029 wrote:The stuff that Scott and Dick Cheney said about Slint was entirely accurate.

Don, Aman on Friday...it was like being in church...I preferred this version to the Abbey's with its occasional Fox network-esque hollers. On Friday, it was so quiet and clear that I heard a beautiful bird call as it flew over my head. Fuckin' aye.

Seriously. It was a truly great set.

The last time I saw Slint was in the early '90's at the Metro. It was really nothing to write home about and despite the fact that they were my favorite band at the time, I vividly recall being not very impressed. This show more than made up for it and I found it meditative and powerful.


I agree that for most of the time the sound was quieter than most concerts. That impression varied, based on where you were standing during any given set. But at a time when so many musicians are battling tinnitus, I'm okay with a quieter show. As a rule, I find that standing just behind the soundboard yields the best quality, balance and volume.