Sunday, February 07, 2010
Spoon: Transference
Charlie said: If I could have only one eating utensil it would have to be a spoon. It is the most basic. You can eat soup, steak, or even eggs with it. You can use it to spread butter, dig a whole, or clean your ears (maybe not clean your ears). When I listen to the band Spoon, they represent similar basic fundamentals. Good guitar, strong drums, and maybe some piano; basic, fundamentally sound, and good.
"Transference" hits similar themes. "Before Destruction", "Got Nuffin", and "Before Destruction" are simple yet complex. "The Mystery Zone" also is a good tune. Spoon loses me a little with "Who Makes Your Money", "Goodnight Laura", and "Out Goes The Lights". Almost as if they are using a drum machine.
This album did not grab me like "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga". I like it but on the Tina/Charlie promote it, lend it, deny it scale I have to give it a lend it.
Tina said: I prefer sporks to spoons.
However, I do enjoy Spoon the band. I recently went to great lengths to get tickets the sold out all ages Spoon concert. This involved countless hours searching Craig’s List for that one person who was willing to sell their tickets for face value. I found him. Lets call him Bob.
My first contact with Bob was rather interesting, it was around 8:00pm when I finally contacted him, and it sounded as though he was sleeping or stoned. I wondered what sort of shady Craig’s List transaction I was getting myself into. I felt like I was entering “The Mystery Zone”. Each phone call, Bob seemed to have a difficult time remembering that we were planning on meeting, he seemed clueless. I was beginning to wonder if I was set up. In the back of my mind I could hear my mom saying, “I told you Tina, I told you not to purchase things off Craig’s List”. After countless phone calls finally, we agreed on a time, date and location. 12:30pm on February 19th at Border’s Bookstore.
I arrived, and nervously waited near the café section, and pretended to read the latest literature on traveling to South America. I waited, watching each person who came up the escalator, wondering if it was “Bob”. Could it be the 60-year-old man? Could it be the “possible gang member”? Could it be the guy wearing a bike helmet? I was beginning to rethink my Craig’s List Transaction, where the Spoon tickets really worth it? What would my mom say if she found out I was purchasing something from a stranger, I found on the internet?! Then rising up on the escalator armed with tickets in hand, was a 16-year-old boy and his girlfriend.
As he handed me the tickets, his voice cracked as he said, “This wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be”. For it was he who was the Craig’s List rookie. I on the other hand had drove through snow and sleet the previous day to Mark’s house to purchase a beater bike, under a Swedish alias. I was the one who had traveled through rain and flood like conditions to Baldwin Wisconsin to meet a guy named Lloyd Flandis who informed me that he had googled me and was aware of my race performances. As I confirmed the price with Bob, he informed me that the tickets actually were five dollars more than the price posted on Craig’s List. Being that he had brought his girlfriend along, I could not resist giving him the extra money. In my mind I had visions of them enjoying a tasty five-dollar foot long at the local subway.
Was it worth it? We will find out. I will hold off on writing my review to the latest Spoon album until I have a chance to listen to them live. As my lessons are learned by my Craig’s List Transactions, first sounding impressions are not always the impressions to go by.
On the Tina/Charlie lend it, promote it, deny it scale…I agree with Charlie…this album is a lend it.
"Transference" hits similar themes. "Before Destruction", "Got Nuffin", and "Before Destruction" are simple yet complex. "The Mystery Zone" also is a good tune. Spoon loses me a little with "Who Makes Your Money", "Goodnight Laura", and "Out Goes The Lights". Almost as if they are using a drum machine.
This album did not grab me like "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga". I like it but on the Tina/Charlie promote it, lend it, deny it scale I have to give it a lend it.
Tina said: I prefer sporks to spoons.
However, I do enjoy Spoon the band. I recently went to great lengths to get tickets the sold out all ages Spoon concert. This involved countless hours searching Craig’s List for that one person who was willing to sell their tickets for face value. I found him. Lets call him Bob.
My first contact with Bob was rather interesting, it was around 8:00pm when I finally contacted him, and it sounded as though he was sleeping or stoned. I wondered what sort of shady Craig’s List transaction I was getting myself into. I felt like I was entering “The Mystery Zone”. Each phone call, Bob seemed to have a difficult time remembering that we were planning on meeting, he seemed clueless. I was beginning to wonder if I was set up. In the back of my mind I could hear my mom saying, “I told you Tina, I told you not to purchase things off Craig’s List”. After countless phone calls finally, we agreed on a time, date and location. 12:30pm on February 19th at Border’s Bookstore.
I arrived, and nervously waited near the café section, and pretended to read the latest literature on traveling to South America. I waited, watching each person who came up the escalator, wondering if it was “Bob”. Could it be the 60-year-old man? Could it be the “possible gang member”? Could it be the guy wearing a bike helmet? I was beginning to rethink my Craig’s List Transaction, where the Spoon tickets really worth it? What would my mom say if she found out I was purchasing something from a stranger, I found on the internet?! Then rising up on the escalator armed with tickets in hand, was a 16-year-old boy and his girlfriend.
As he handed me the tickets, his voice cracked as he said, “This wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be”. For it was he who was the Craig’s List rookie. I on the other hand had drove through snow and sleet the previous day to Mark’s house to purchase a beater bike, under a Swedish alias. I was the one who had traveled through rain and flood like conditions to Baldwin Wisconsin to meet a guy named Lloyd Flandis who informed me that he had googled me and was aware of my race performances. As I confirmed the price with Bob, he informed me that the tickets actually were five dollars more than the price posted on Craig’s List. Being that he had brought his girlfriend along, I could not resist giving him the extra money. In my mind I had visions of them enjoying a tasty five-dollar foot long at the local subway.
Was it worth it? We will find out. I will hold off on writing my review to the latest Spoon album until I have a chance to listen to them live. As my lessons are learned by my Craig’s List Transactions, first sounding impressions are not always the impressions to go by.
On the Tina/Charlie lend it, promote it, deny it scale…I agree with Charlie…this album is a lend it.
