Ed rejoint Sleater Kinney sur scène
Publié : Lun Août 14, 2006 6:46 pmhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/281112_sleater14.html
Sleater-Kinney's women show they've got mettle
By MIKEL TOOMBS
SPECIAL TO THE P-I
PORTLAND -- Sleater-Kinney did not go gentle into that good night of,
in the words of the trailblazing Northwest band, "indefinite hiatus."
SLEATER-KINNEY
WHEN: Saturday night
WHERE: Crystal Ballroom, Portland
The one-time Olympia-based riot grrrl standard-bearers, named
"America's best rock band" as early as 2001 (by Time magazine and
critic Greil Marcus), Sleater-Kinney went out with a ferocious
performance.
Playing the second of two sold-out nights in its adopted hometown of
Portland, the trio covered most of its 11-year career, with a heavy
emphasis on its latest (and heaviest) album, "The Woods."
The 27-song Crystal Ballroom set kicked off in punishing fashion with
"The Fox," the opening salvo from "The Woods," and ended more
gracefully with "One More Hour." "In one more hour I will be gone,"
Corin Tucker sang. And then, in only a couple of minutes,
singer-guitarists Tucker and Carrie Brownstein and drummer Janet Weiss
were gone, with hugs all around.
"This band has saved my life a thousand times," said a tearful
Brownstein, the only outspoken member of a surprisingly reticent
group.
Also not bashful was Eddie Vedder, who preceded the band with a brief
set. The Pearl Jam frontman sang a Dylanesque protest number and,
strumming a ukulele, a charmingly antique duet with Weiss.
Vedder explained that although he hadn't been around to see live
performances by the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Sex
Pistols or "the Who with Keith Moon," he was "very fortunate" he could
see Sleater-Kinney, which had opened tours for Pearl Jam. "Truly," he
said, "there is no place else I'd rather be on the planet than here."
Vedder and about 1,500 fans witnessed a generous survey, after a
fashion, of Sleater-Kinney's back story. That saga included "Stay
Where You Are" and "Good Things" from the '96 "Call the Doctor," its
calling-card second album. Curiously, the band skipped the commanding
title song, although it did perform the equally dynamic title track
from "Dig Me Out," along with the not-so-good "All Hands on the Bad
One," the "contemplative" (Brownstein's word) "The Hot Rock" and the
delightful "One Beat," from Sleater-Kinney's same-named penultimate
album.
The band favored the songs from last year's "The Woods," performing
all of them. Arguably Sleater-Kinney's finest album -- the more direct
"Dig Me Out" and the politically charged "One Beat" are strong
contenders -- "The Woods" is certainly the most adventurous, pushing
the threesome's bass-less approach into the realm of Led Zeppelin and
its heavy-rocking brothers.
Having already proved their mettle as female rockers, with Brownstein
and Tucker's intertwined guitars driven by Weiss' magnificent
drumming, the musicians now proved they could play metal as well as
males. The likes of "Let's Call It Love," Tucker's determined vibrato
having evolved into a bluesy wail, rocked hard with instrumental
interplay, even solos.
"The Woods" also yielded the bossa nova-accented "Jumpers," given a
literally jumping performance (the Crystal Ballroom's spring-loaded
dance floor aided the moshing fans). "Rollercoaster," with just a hint
of the Ohio Players' "Love Rollercoaster," was a wild ride, while
"Modern Girl" was irony-rich, and "Entertain" did just that, even as
it decried the triumph of entertainment over information.
-- the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies it's not reality, just someone else's sentimentality...
l'audio :
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 1C0676B8AD
Sleater-Kinney's women show they've got mettle
By MIKEL TOOMBS
SPECIAL TO THE P-I
PORTLAND -- Sleater-Kinney did not go gentle into that good night of,
in the words of the trailblazing Northwest band, "indefinite hiatus."
SLEATER-KINNEY
WHEN: Saturday night
WHERE: Crystal Ballroom, Portland
The one-time Olympia-based riot grrrl standard-bearers, named
"America's best rock band" as early as 2001 (by Time magazine and
critic Greil Marcus), Sleater-Kinney went out with a ferocious
performance.
Playing the second of two sold-out nights in its adopted hometown of
Portland, the trio covered most of its 11-year career, with a heavy
emphasis on its latest (and heaviest) album, "The Woods."
The 27-song Crystal Ballroom set kicked off in punishing fashion with
"The Fox," the opening salvo from "The Woods," and ended more
gracefully with "One More Hour." "In one more hour I will be gone,"
Corin Tucker sang. And then, in only a couple of minutes,
singer-guitarists Tucker and Carrie Brownstein and drummer Janet Weiss
were gone, with hugs all around.
"This band has saved my life a thousand times," said a tearful
Brownstein, the only outspoken member of a surprisingly reticent
group.
Also not bashful was Eddie Vedder, who preceded the band with a brief
set. The Pearl Jam frontman sang a Dylanesque protest number and,
strumming a ukulele, a charmingly antique duet with Weiss.
Vedder explained that although he hadn't been around to see live
performances by the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Sex
Pistols or "the Who with Keith Moon," he was "very fortunate" he could
see Sleater-Kinney, which had opened tours for Pearl Jam. "Truly," he
said, "there is no place else I'd rather be on the planet than here."
Vedder and about 1,500 fans witnessed a generous survey, after a
fashion, of Sleater-Kinney's back story. That saga included "Stay
Where You Are" and "Good Things" from the '96 "Call the Doctor," its
calling-card second album. Curiously, the band skipped the commanding
title song, although it did perform the equally dynamic title track
from "Dig Me Out," along with the not-so-good "All Hands on the Bad
One," the "contemplative" (Brownstein's word) "The Hot Rock" and the
delightful "One Beat," from Sleater-Kinney's same-named penultimate
album.
The band favored the songs from last year's "The Woods," performing
all of them. Arguably Sleater-Kinney's finest album -- the more direct
"Dig Me Out" and the politically charged "One Beat" are strong
contenders -- "The Woods" is certainly the most adventurous, pushing
the threesome's bass-less approach into the realm of Led Zeppelin and
its heavy-rocking brothers.
Having already proved their mettle as female rockers, with Brownstein
and Tucker's intertwined guitars driven by Weiss' magnificent
drumming, the musicians now proved they could play metal as well as
males. The likes of "Let's Call It Love," Tucker's determined vibrato
having evolved into a bluesy wail, rocked hard with instrumental
interplay, even solos.
"The Woods" also yielded the bossa nova-accented "Jumpers," given a
literally jumping performance (the Crystal Ballroom's spring-loaded
dance floor aided the moshing fans). "Rollercoaster," with just a hint
of the Ohio Players' "Love Rollercoaster," was a wild ride, while
"Modern Girl" was irony-rich, and "Entertain" did just that, even as
it decried the triumph of entertainment over information.
-- the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies it's not reality, just someone else's sentimentality...
l'audio :
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 1C0676B8AD
