Droppin' Names Like a Teflon Glove
I realize this might sound like name dropping, but here is the line-up for the recording session I worked on last night: Robyn Hitchcock (guitar, vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Scott McCaughey (bass), Bill Rieflin (drums), Chris Ballew (piano, backing vocals), Me (backing vocals), Kurt Bloch (producer/engineer).
This is, of course, not to be confused with the show I played last Friday night at the Crocodile, which, by night's end, featured the following band on-stage: Robyn Hitchcock (guitar, vocals), Peter Buck (12-string guitar), Mike Mills (piano), Bill Rieflin (percussion), Aaron Huffman (bass), Michael Welke (drums), Rob Knop (keyboards), Me (vocals). The math breaks down, roughly, as Robyn Hitchcock + [1/2 of REM + 4/5 of Harvey Danger]=ROCK. This line-up performed "Queen of Eyes," "Viva Sea-Tac," and "Listening to the Higsons." Earlier in the night, RH joined HD (performing that night as The Fell Swoops, our all-purpose pseudonym), for a somewhat misbegotten cover of "A Day in the Life" (which was redeeemed the next day at Bumbershoot by a joint rendition of "Viva Sea-Tac"). Then, the RH, PB, MM (this time on bass!), BR (drums), and Me index did several Robyn songs, including "She Doesn't Exist," "Flesh #2 (Beatle Dennis)," "Oceanside" (my new favorite), and a truly inspired cover of "Eight Miles High." I also Garfunkeled to RH's Simon on "I Feel Beautiful" and "Alright, Yeah."
I AM JUST SAYING.
This is, of course, not to be confused with the show I played last Friday night at the Crocodile, which, by night's end, featured the following band on-stage: Robyn Hitchcock (guitar, vocals), Peter Buck (12-string guitar), Mike Mills (piano), Bill Rieflin (percussion), Aaron Huffman (bass), Michael Welke (drums), Rob Knop (keyboards), Me (vocals). The math breaks down, roughly, as Robyn Hitchcock + [1/2 of REM + 4/5 of Harvey Danger]=ROCK. This line-up performed "Queen of Eyes," "Viva Sea-Tac," and "Listening to the Higsons." Earlier in the night, RH joined HD (performing that night as The Fell Swoops, our all-purpose pseudonym), for a somewhat misbegotten cover of "A Day in the Life" (which was redeeemed the next day at Bumbershoot by a joint rendition of "Viva Sea-Tac"). Then, the RH, PB, MM (this time on bass!), BR (drums), and Me index did several Robyn songs, including "She Doesn't Exist," "Flesh #2 (Beatle Dennis)," "Oceanside" (my new favorite), and a truly inspired cover of "Eight Miles High." I also Garfunkeled to RH's Simon on "I Feel Beautiful" and "Alright, Yeah."
I AM JUST SAYING.
posted by Sean Nelson at 9:51 AM
7 Comments:
I am so lame! Why did I miss that show? Grrrrr... I blame the boy!
this is amazing. wow. i'm sure this is an experience you'll never forget. i'm so glad you're back on the blog. i've been blogging too. it's an addictive drug. i am home this week with my dog eliott of the Queens Eliotts, painting my apt. and listening to kexp on the computer. i heard a new harvey danger song come on and i ran over and turned it up really loud. i loved it. good job!
hk
Sounds like much awesomeness; I always thought "Oceanside" was a great album opener.
Damn, Sean, that's cool. And I was super excited just to see Robyn at Victrola and brave a few words. He's amazing. Now I wish I'd seen that show. Oh well. Can't wait for the new HD.
pete.
thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou. The new album is freaky amazing.
dear sean, was mike mills disappointed when you told him i have married someone else?
He was sad, obviously, but he had to keep a stiff upper lip for the benefit of the fans. actually, i think the proper word for how he looked was "crestfallen." it may not have been the best idea for me to have whispered the news to him while we were actually on-stage. i won't make that mistake again.
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