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Monday, November 13, 2006
Thanks to this show, I can now pinpoint the exact date I became an unabashed fan of The Long Winters, as opposed to the casual admirer I'd been since their second record, 2003's "When I Pretend To Fall". While my appreciation for the songs of John Roderick & his Seattle mates was upped much further when their third album, "Putting the Days to Bed", arrived from Barsuk this past July, it wasn't until six weeks back that I really and truly got 'em. As the last note of their set faded on that last day of September, I made a beeline to their merch table to fill in any gaps, nearly amped enough (but not quite flush enough) to blow some cash on all the vinyl versions, which they noted were all now available there for the first time. So tempting for a wax-junkie, but I instead opted for their debut disc, 2002's "The Worst You Can Do Is Harm". Glad I did, as a couple of my faves from the set below reside there. It's always refreshing when a band's live show is evenly balanced between the old and the new. Also refreshing? A frontman who is as genuinely engaging as he is talented. I'd heard tell of Mr. Roderick's coherently goofy on-stage wit, and he definitely brought it with him to Harper's Ferry that night. The banter entertained nearly as much as the songs themselves, and none of it forced, all of it delivered genially and sincerely. The guy's as comfortable as can be up there, even as he's good-naturedly insulting an audience member's misguided fashion sense. If I ever get sick of the the band's songs (and even with the amount I've listened to all three discs since the show, there's no danger of that), the Long Winters' live show ensured I'll be seeing them again when and if they return to our coast... Here's their set...  The Long Winters Live at Harper's Ferry Allston, MA Saturday, September 30th, 2006 01. intro 02. Rich Wife 03. banter 1 04. Shapes 05. banter 2 06. (It's A) Departure 07. banter 3 08. Carparts 09. banter 4 10. Honest 11. New Girl 12. banter 5 13. Hindsight 14. banter 6 15. Scared Straight 16. Cinnamon 17. banter 7 18. Nora 19. banter 8 20. Blue Diamonds 21. banter 9 22. Jazz Jam 23. Stupid 24. Fire Island, AK 25. banter 10 26. Pushover 27. banter 11 28. Unsalted Butter 29. banter 12 30. Medicine Cabinet Pirate  Some Long Winters linkage...
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