tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512125.post3467743687974233649..comments2024-02-25T19:53:33.461-05:00Comments on Mann's World: The Love Language: "That shit is RIGHT ON!"Karen A. Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15386681078149413122noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512125.post-10587619048248308692009-05-11T17:55:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:55:00.000-04:00You know, I attended some great shows at ECU frat ...You know, I attended some great shows at ECU frat parties too, though ECU (in the '80s at least) had more of a "unity in partying" attitude.Karen A. Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386681078149413122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512125.post-68002729434346611642009-05-11T17:31:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:31:00.000-04:00I've seen the Love Language a couple of times now ...I've seen the Love Language a couple of times now and have been overwhelmed with both things about the crowd:<br />1) They ALL sing along with every song. It's actually pretty awesome--I guess their songs just lend themselves to that.<br />2) How many "dudes" or, I guess, frat boy types, there are. This was not Pour House specific -- I saw it at the 506 a while back as well.<br />But they're really good, so I can deal with it. Shit is right on!Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557177738577106312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512125.post-31184823467805771622009-05-11T10:14:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:14:00.000-04:00Yeah, the crowd at the Dive show at 506 was super-...Yeah, the crowd at the Dive show at 506 was super-young. And for the first couple of songs, I totally thought the fist-pumping dude had been dragged there by a friend, or wandered in off the street, and was just kinda being a jerk. But then he sang along passionately to significantly large chunks of their set.<br /><br />So I dunno, I think that for certain people, hollering is just a mandatory part of show enjoyment, even for bands they love. I'm thankful that I mostly don't go to shows with those people, but I'm glad they're there to buy my friends' CDs, definitely.<br /><br />As far as frat boys having better taste in music . . . I think it's a complicated dynamic. All it takes is one or two with decent taste & a certain level of influence, and the rest come with the package. It's worth noting that the *awesome* Flat Duo Jets live set that makes up the bulk of the Two-Headed Cow movie soundtrack was recorded at a UGA frat party.Ross Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495878613657312424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512125.post-6722538230733766962009-05-11T10:03:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:03:00.000-04:00i was chatting with some love lang regulars after ...i was chatting with some love lang regulars after the show about this very same thing and we concluded that it isn't the fans per say, but the venue...the same thing happened at the dbbl benefit during the bowerbirds set. raleigh is just a tough crowd but yes, this shit is right on, gotta love that they love it.<br /><br />i missed the div show at 506, but i heard it was a younger than normal crowd, possibly cause it was a div show?Jeremy Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530521826265127930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512125.post-15280058552812150652009-05-11T06:37:00.000-04:002009-05-11T06:37:00.000-04:00You know, maybe frat boys have better taste in mus...You know, maybe frat boys have better taste in music than I always thought. But seriously, is it not possible for them to like a band without hollering throughout every song?Karen A. Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386681078149413122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512125.post-2831448246098192372009-05-10T22:37:00.000-04:002009-05-10T22:37:00.000-04:00Here, verbatim, are the comments I tweeted while w...Here, verbatim, are the comments I tweeted while watching TLL a couple of weeks ago:<br /><br /># Love Language onstage at 506 - the one thing most apparent is that the record, and all the attention, is NOT a fluke. Something, they have. 9:36 PM May 1st <br /><br /># Frat dude behind me keeps yelling, gruffly, as dudely as possible, "Language!" while working his forearm in the classic circular dude motion. 9:48 PM May 1st<br /><br /># To his credit, Frat Dude also knows all the words to all the songs. As do, apparently, about half the people here. More evidence of somethin. 10:13 PM May 1stRoss Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495878613657312424noreply@blogger.com