tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post6493736225287347684..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Flight of the Conchords in concert reviewAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38665312891141142762008-06-04T01:47:00.000-04:002008-06-04T01:47:00.000-04:00Us Kiwi’s are incredibly proud of these guys!As an...Us Kiwi’s are incredibly proud of these guys!<BR/>As an aside about audience participation, in New Zealand it’s considered good form for the audience to sing along with the performers... maybe hyperactive fans can do that instead of pelting the boys with props?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29114344632161151002008-05-14T09:09:00.000-04:002008-05-14T09:09:00.000-04:00if you haven't seen it already, check out the curr...if you haven't seen it already, check out the current issue of Blender magazine. there's a very funny piece featuring FOTC calling the magazine every day for a week, and reporting what's going on with them.leorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498938749074364613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28940265234683886422008-05-08T21:25:00.000-04:002008-05-08T21:25:00.000-04:00My best guess for the loud woman was the back of t...My best guess for the loud woman was the back of the orchestra.xtinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557137686423927993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15149464280605088072008-05-08T17:03:00.000-04:002008-05-08T17:03:00.000-04:00Thanks, Alan. So people gave them props? harhahrhh...Thanks, Alan. <BR/><BR/>So people gave them props? <BR/><BR/>harhahrhhahr. <BR/><BR/>sorry, had to. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if anyone in Chicago will be industrious enough to bring props to throw on the stage. In any case I'm looking forward to the show.Mo Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685367085407381479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59401909982884618802008-05-08T17:01:00.000-04:002008-05-08T17:01:00.000-04:00ah, well. Thanks, xtina. Still sounds like an amaz...ah, well. Thanks, xtina. Still sounds like an amazing show...though I could see how the prop thing might drive you mad after a while.Hal Incandenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009435533181019872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-3768959364355840782008-05-08T16:58:00.000-04:002008-05-08T16:58:00.000-04:00Xtina, any idea where the loud woman was sitting? ...Xtina, any idea where the loud woman was sitting? I was in the second row of the balcony, so it was hard for me to tell whether she was behind me or underneath me.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60960521834369462472008-05-08T16:43:00.000-04:002008-05-08T16:43:00.000-04:00I went to the show last night too - and loved it. ...I went to the show last night too - and loved it. I thought the two new songs were brilliant especially the one with the chorus of Jemaine's ex-girlfriends (sans the audience's vocal contributions, of course). <BR/><BR/>I was sitting two rows directly behind the prop-thrower and she (I think) had props for nearly every song the guys played. Including the ones you mentioned, Alan, there was also tape for "Sellotape," a stuffed hippo for "Hiphopapottamus vs. Rhymenocerous," plastic cutlery for "Issues," and a t-shirt for "Business Time." She also had a box of something, but I couldn't see what it was supposed to be, museli, maybe? Although I will admit that the eyepatch was funny, to me, the rest of it bordered on kind of awkward. One or two props, sure. But something for nearly every song? Like Jemaine alluded to, if I wanted audience participation, I would've gone to see Rocky Horror. <BR/><BR/>As my sister and I left the theater, we passed a guy selling $10 Conchords shirts and I thought wow, you know you've made it when people are selling bootleg shirts outside your shows. I can't wait to see what they do for season 2 of the show (and hope they have another tour to promote it!).<BR/><BR/>No "Rock the Party" or "Cheer Up, Murray," Kyle.xtinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557137686423927993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62398521567250416092008-05-08T15:47:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:47:00.000-04:00At the Philly concert there was a request for Free...At the Philly concert there was a request for Freebird as well, and Jemaine obligingly sang a bit of it. Someone also requested Rock this Bitch, and they said, "Um, that's not one of ours." The audience was pretty out of control here, too, and Bret took over the shushing role and worked it into the intro to Albi. We didn't get Sello Tape but we did get Bret, You've Got it Goin' On which offered one of the funnier moments of the show, I thought: they had used the "lyrics sheet" for their new song "Maybe You'll Stick Around", and Jemaine later used the same lyrics sheet for "Bret," which caused them to note, "Yes, it's the same sheet, but somehow the song comes out different." I had never heard "There Are Angels" before, and I thought it was brilliant.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15433685942766758829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40017772611507873882008-05-08T15:46:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:46:00.000-04:00I hope they go north of the border too! I would lo...I hope they go north of the border too! I would love to see them in concert. I checked their website and the closest for me would be to drive to Ann Arbor tonight, which unfortunately is not possible. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the concert recap, because it sounds like it was a great concert.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317568565085893849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28195063134711802502008-05-08T15:07:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:07:00.000-04:00Did they play a full version of "Rock the Party"? ...Did they play a full version of "Rock the Party"? <I>Is</I> there a full version?<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing there was no "Cheer Up, Murray," either (which is pretty underrated).<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a great time. Shame they're not coming to Canada (maybe after Season Two).Hal Incandenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009435533181019872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45076004744864554682008-05-08T15:05:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:05:00.000-04:00I really want to love these guys, but I personally...I really want to love these guys, but I personally found their TV show stretched to absurdly unfunny levels. The material only just covered 5 episodes, and many of the plots were thin variations on the same basic story/jokes. I'm sure the concert was great fun if you're into them, but "comedy songs" leave me cold 90% of the time.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821524840819117719noreply@blogger.com