The Mountain Goats, Sept. 22, North Star

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The Mountain Goats, Sept. 22, North Star

POSTED: Monday, September 24, 2007, 4:36 AM

Filed Under: Music Show

Photo|Patrick Rapa

I thought I heard the traces of an old song murmuring in the room.

You know, Get Lonely was the first Mountain Goats album that ever had to grow on me, and it didn't end up growing on me that much. It was too somber, too restrained. John Darnielle's developed a supreme skill
for the the pretty and haunting, but I like his voice better when it's all worked up. At the North Star, the dude brought it. "Cubs in Five," obviously. The hellacious "Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton," of course (with some killer bass by Peter Hughes). But also the jangling chandelier that is "Shadow Song." And hell yes, he did "Grendel's Mother." The new songs sounded great. The next album will apparently feature the return of Rachel and the Bright Mountain Choir. Things are looking up up up. And I will love you again like I used to.

And now, more photos and some video from the show...

More photos

Video | Brian Howard

John V.

Posted 2007-09-24 12:02:59

All that singing along...wow. 

It felt great, but kind of gave me vibes of (eek!) Dashboard Confessional. Everybody knows every word to most songs, and depending where you were standing in the room, John's voice got buried beneath it all.

That said, shrieking "Hail Satan" with everybody in a sold out North Star Bar was one of the best feelings of my life. 



Props on the videos, Bri.

Brian Howard

Posted 2007-09-24 23:22:40

Thanks man!

Beetem

Posted 2007-10-01 14:48:27

I was really feeling the energy at this show.  I've heard recordings of his shows where sometimes it just seems like nobody is into it, the crowd sounds deflated and I was worried as this was to be my first Goats show...but everything turned out pretty well...except for that girl standing in front of me who screamed out that she wanted to hear 'i hope we both die'...ugh.

Beetem

Posted 2007-10-01 14:49:29

...oops..meant to put this too...



Anybody have a bead on the full show anywhere?

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