Word: bande
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kozelek and Co. delivered a poignant two-hour, 11-song set that no individual album of theirs, nor any combination thereof, could equal in execution, creativity, or emotional dynamism. Patiently sinking from languor into chaos, from clean, spring notes to cyclones of distortion and pounding drums, the band revised and reinterpreted each song that they played, including a muscular Cowboy Junkies cover and an ad-libbed "White Christmas." Most notable were their plugged, spine-tingling rendition of "Evil," the freshly-penned and exuberant "New Song About a New Girl," and their closing ditty, the ever-arrogant and melancholy "Mistress" (sans...
Throughout their long performance, however, Kozelek kept interacting with the small audience, entertaining suggestions, complaining, joking, congenially taunting. Occasionally jibes were aimed at the undercover Island executives who were supposedly there to research the newly-signed band, which was castaway from the highly-touted 4AD label after their first three records...
...blurted out, "Would you play, 'Make Like Paper,' or at least something that rocks?'" Not missing a beat, Kozelek responded, "Who the Hell did you think you were coming to see?" But this misunderstanding, or missed expectation, epitomizes the contradiction that existed between the venue and the band on Sunday night, and also the reason why it became more awkward and discomfiting to experience Red House Painters live, in spite of their bravura performances, than in the cold comforts of a twin (a TWIN!? for God's sake) bed with a shamefully broad amount of space...
Tony Toni Tone's latest album, House of Music, will once again generate numerous comparisons between the style and sound of the Bay Area band and the R&B legends of the 1970s, such as Kool and the Gang and the Commodores. The retro stamp is not necessarily a label that the band should seek to avoid. In fact, Tony Toni Tone has become one of the most unique and outstanding contemporary groups because they have reinterpreted key elements of the classic soul tradition...
Because of their solid musical skills, Tony Toni Tone puts on a smokin'live show when they hit the road with their 12 piece touring band. Many current groups tour accompained only by the canned sounds of a DAT machine, and some of these singers cannot even duplicate their vocal stylings outside of a recording studio. For example, I once witnessed the pitiful spectacle of the trio Soul for Real failing miserably in their attempt to duplicate the lush harmonies of their hit single "Every Little Thing I Do" live in concert. The sounds of many current R&B groups...