Comments on: Ladytron and The Faint at The Phoenix in Toronto http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/04/ladytron-and-the-faint-at-the-phoenix-in-toronto/ chromewaves Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tiffany http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/04/ladytron-and-the-faint-at-the-phoenix-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-12894 Tiffany Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:30:16 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=7788#comment-12894 Great Northern's new album is pretty good. Much better than their first. greatnorthernmusic.com/ Great Northern’s new album is pretty good. Much better than their first.

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]]> By: Mark http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/04/ladytron-and-the-faint-at-the-phoenix-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-12895 Mark Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:31:19 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=7788#comment-12895 I'm sure the Faint put on a great live show, but I was listening to them in all seriousness a few years ago, when I was a baby, and they really don't stand the test of time. Kinda boring and melodramatic with very few great hooks on record, I feel like. In any event, this tour had two dates in Chicago last week, and one of them was headlined by the Faint, so you would have gotten your wish. Fun stuff. I’m sure the Faint put on a great live show, but I was listening to them in all seriousness a few years ago, when I was a baby, and they really don’t stand the test of time. Kinda boring and melodramatic with very few great hooks on record, I feel like. In any event, this tour had two dates in Chicago last week, and one of them was headlined by the Faint, so you would have gotten your wish. Fun stuff.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/04/ladytron-and-the-faint-at-the-phoenix-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-12893 Bruce Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:37:16 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=7788#comment-12893 I too was a Faint virgin. Energetic, yes, and not bad, but not quite my cup of tea (they struck me as Indie NIN-lite), but I was obviously in the minority. I'll admit a couple of songs toward the end of their set did get my attention. I suspect whatever feeling of unease you were experiencing could be directly attributed to that grating and ridiculously loud DJ set by FIGO between bands. I'm with you that having Ladytron play first would have been preferable, if only so I could have left immediately afterwards and avoided that (and I'm not sure if it's just my age -- the kids didn't seem to be digging it either). Ladytron were brilliant as always, but for reasons you mentioned, the Harbourfront show was definitely superior. I too was a Faint virgin. Energetic, yes, and not bad, but not quite my cup of tea (they struck me as Indie NIN-lite), but I was obviously in the minority. I’ll admit a couple of songs toward the end of their set did get my attention.

I suspect whatever feeling of unease you were experiencing could be directly attributed to that grating and ridiculously loud DJ set by FIGO between bands. I’m with you that having Ladytron play first would have been preferable, if only so I could have left immediately afterwards and avoided that (and I’m not sure if it’s just my age — the kids didn’t seem to be digging it either). Ladytron were brilliant as always, but for reasons you mentioned, the Harbourfront show was definitely superior.

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