Comments on: Review: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – High Noon

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:56:31 +0000

“I expected “Janglin” and “Carries On” to act like an adrenaline shot to the heart of the audience, but they both fell far flat of that.”

Really? See the 2:00 mark – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-h2twQbeo

By: Rob Scuderi

Rob Scuderi — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:24:24 +0000

indeed the band (maybe just edward) is very image conscious and maybe a bit schticky as has been mentioned. Sometimes it interferes with the music, but you just have to respect it as a piece performance of performance art. The lead singer has embodied the character of edward, and who knows, maybe it will consume him. At any rate, I really enjoy the music, and the videos / persona are much better than when we had previously seen him, imo… http://www.wearethemasses.com/videos/ima-robot-song-one

By: avanhizzle

avanhizzle — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:49:40 +0000

I felt the exact same way. The Local Natives set completely reminded me of the pre Blitzen Trapper set by Fleet Foxes. Local Natives, to me, had more energy and appeared to be more into the music then the headliner and it showed. Playing before the largest crowd I’ve seen at the venue as well, I expected “Janglin” and “Carries On” to act like an adrenaline shot to the heart of the audience, but they both fell far flat of that. Maybe the band was tired. Maybe the crowd was tired. But I’ll just say that, after thinking Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros set in Milwaukee was nothing short of magical, my money would’ve been well spent just seeing the first two of three bands.

By: Jonk

Jonk — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:29:48 +0000

Local Natives, December 2008 and June 2009:
http://www.jonkmusic.com/search/label/Local%20Natives

By: Jonk

Jonk — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:27:59 +0000

Local Natives were in that very scenario back in June, when they played an early show at the High Noon Saloon a couple of hours before Gomeroke.

By: Raul Zbengheci

Raul Zbengheci — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:58:09 +0000

I’m with Justin on this one. I don’t think the point of going to a concert is to get the best sound quality or to hear the album sound for sound. As Alex said in a recent interview, “The music is the glove and the live show is us putting the glove on and moving around. It’s the cup being filled.” I was also in the front, and there’s something about a live show, a connection that is formed between band and audience, the sound quality doesn’t affect this connection. As far as the jumping on stage and sitting down goes, I found it to be a bonus, who doesn’t love being a foot away from a band you love? The energy in the front was overwhelming to say the least, it’s unfortunate that the people in the back had no fun.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:08:00 +0000

I had a blast at the show and especially during Edward Sharpe’s set. This was my 3rd time seeing Local Natives (opened for Blind Pilot & Daytrotter attic show) and each time they amaze me more and more. I was having a great time during Edward Sharpe’s set and everyone around me up front was as well so I couldn’t tell how the rest of the crowd was reacting. It seems to be a hard task for a band to get a Madison crowd into a performance or even to get a sparse crowd to stand anywhere near the front of the stage. If one is anywhere but within a 5 foot radius of the stage and tries to have a bit of fun, they usually end up getting glares for almost spilling someone’s beer. What I’m getting at is, the front of the crowd was having a great time, not sure what was going on behind us.

Here’s a pretty crappy video from the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-h2twQbeo

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:47:13 +0000

Local Natives were terrific! I wish they were not the opener. Fool’s Gold would be a perfect band for a summer festival. I didn’t dig the whole creepy cult leader vibe I got from Alex of the Zeros. saturday reminded me of when School of Seven bells opened for Black Moth last spring and stole the show.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:22:24 +0000

I’d agree that HNS was more crowded than other sold out shows and that Local Natives were excellent. Edward Sharpe was a big letdown. The unnecessary people jumping around onstage and the hokey “let’s sit down” nonsense reinforced the notion that it’s all a very image-conscious and manipulative schtick. The mediocre songs and sound quality didn’t help. I’m not sure the crowd was tapped-out – unimpressed maybe?

By: uwmryan

uwmryan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:13:21 +0000

If you dug Local Natives (who just signed to French Kiss Records), check out their Aquarium Drunkard session including a version of the aforementioned Talking Heads cover

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2009/09/18/local-natives-ad-session-infrasonic-studios/