Shins in Blimey

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Shins in Blimey

Postby mere1975 » Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:31 pm

I know some of you British kids like The Shins. . . especially those of you with big blue eyes (that means you, Maidments.)

They're going to be in London, Nottingham, Camber Sands and Oxford coming up in May.

- Mere ":arrow: check it" 1975

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Postby Rebecca » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:25 pm

Definitely go see The Shins if you get the chance!
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Postby Steveums » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:31 pm

how come every good band in the world is playing the UK in may? :?
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Postby zenmomma » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:44 am

Thanks for the tip Mere... we already looked in to going, but nothing is close enough... :(

Do some hand claps for me at Lollapalooza! ;)
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Postby eebs » Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:58 am

how come every good band in the world is playing the UK in may? :?
all tomorrows party = lets play some shows while we're here...
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Postby Steveums » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:26 pm

all tomorrows party = lets play some shows while we're here...
oops. That fits the hypothesis perfectly.
Thanks eebs!
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Postby Jan » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:39 pm

Shins in blimey??? :? Don't you mean Shins in Blighty? :P :wink:
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Postby mere1975 » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:24 pm

Shins in blimey??? :? Don't you mean Shins in Blighty? :P :wink:

LOL LOL LOL C-LoLo kt-Loooooooooooo!

Yes, I totally got my Britspeak mixed up.

- Mere ":D" 1975

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Postby Brightside » Thu May 11, 2006 9:58 pm

We were chatting to the main promoter in Oxford a couple of months ago and he was asking us whether the Shins were any good and were they worth booking? We said yes and yes. So, he booked them and we're going to the gig later this month, sould be ace :)
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Postby Brightside » Tue May 23, 2006 6:04 pm

Well, it should have been ace, but it wasn't, it was (to borrow a phrase from airboy) "meh". Despite being really good musicians and writing ace songs, the gig was uninspiring and (dare I say it) a bit boring. Maybe I would have enjoyed it if I'd been more than a casual fan, but it certainly didn't live up to my expectations. I'll stick to the albums in future :)
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Postby mere1975 » Tue May 23, 2006 7:48 pm

Sorry to hear it, Helen!

I have seen them twice now (and once on TV - Austin City Limits) and I loved it both times. Plenty of witty banter between songs and they sounded great. That's just too bad!
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- Mere "maybe their new stuff is meh" 1975

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Postby James » Tue May 23, 2006 8:44 pm

- Mere "maybe their new stuff is meh" 1975
Probably not. They're really hit or miss...kinda like Television is either spellbindingly amazing or torturously hideous, so goes The Shins. I've seen them in both respects. They could be getting worse because that singer is quite reclusive and IMO a candidate to jump off a bridge at some point. It all depends on how funny the keyboard player is...

Sorry Helen, they're not always meh live. It's unfortunate because this is newish territory to them
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Postby eebs » Tue May 23, 2006 9:45 pm

the reviews i've seen from camber sands have been similar to what you said helen... :(
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Postby Brightside » Thu May 25, 2006 9:11 am

I feel slightly better knowing that I'm not the only one who thought they were a bit, well, distant. It was a sell out crowd too, so I was expecting a bit more ooomph.
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