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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
It's safe to say that, to varying degrees, I'm a fan of everything David Bazan has ever done: All those ace Pedro the Lion albums (I was on board from the moment I heard "It's Hard To Find A Friend"), last year's "Fewer Moving Parts" solo EP (which got re-released yesterday courtesy of the wonderful Barsuk, his new label), even the guitar-free diversion that was the Headphones' 2005 debut. The guy (and his collaborators) rarely lets me down, either recorded or in person, and his opening performance for DCFC's Ben Gibbard here in Boston a couple weeks back was no exception. Like Gibbard, Bazan's set pulled from all over his personal back catalog, including PtL, Headphones, and solo songs, along with a couple covers: A Dylan tune and his mesmerizing version of Radiohead's "Let Down", which he referred to as "the best song ever written" from the Somerville Theatre stage. And hearing him play it, it's kinda hard to dispute that. If forced to file one complaint, I s'pose it'd be the absence of new material in his set, but given the abbreviated time slot of an opener, can't fault him for that. Looks like we may have to wait until the fall for new stuff, when he'll head out again for a tour of his own before he ventures back into the studio to record his first Barsuk full-length, due sometime in 2008. Maybe he'll use that autumn opportunity to road-test the studio-bound songs? Here's hoping. Oh, and word is that David has decided go back to using a band name, while still letting people know that he's involved by releasing that next album as "David Bazan's Black Cloud". Which has an amusingly appropriate ring to it. Here is David's Somerville set...  David Bazan Live at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, Massachusetts on Monday, May 7th, 2007 01. I Do 02. Shit Talker 03. The Man In Me (Dylan) 04. banter 05. Transcontinental 06. June 18, 1976 07. Selling Advertising 08. Of Up And Coming Monarchs 09. Let Down (Radiohead) 10. Cold Beer and Cigarettes 11. Big Trucks 12. Bad Things To Such Good People 13. Bands With Managers Some Bazan-centric links...
 the post-script... If anyone has an issue with these Mp3s being made available, just let me know (my contact info in the 'nac faq). Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps Mp3s. Files are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed. Labels: livemp3s  |
 some favorite vinyl camp radio's "campista socialista" & idaho's "you were a dick" copies of each lp on vinyl running until noon on monday 2/6  fugazi live in burlington, vermont in early spring 1991 previously: david bazan - solo in allston 2011 recent posts on the 'nac...
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