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pilsner

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The Thermals
« on: 13 Aug 2007, 14:22 »
I saw these guys for the second time at McCarren Park Pool, opening for Ted Leo at a free show, and was very, very into their set.  They actually sound a bit like Ted Leo himself.  Have they been around for a while, or are they just sort of getting big now?

BrooklynVegan has pretty pictures.

EDIT: I see from wikipedia that they've been around since 2002.  Any of you fans?
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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #1 on: 13 Aug 2007, 14:34 »
I saw them last year with Cursive. I'm not a fan, but they put on a good show, so I can't really say anything bad about them, well other than the fact that they brought a big high school crowd, which was kinda lame, but those kids all left after they played, so I guess I can't complain.


But yeah, they got the crowd excited, and that's always cool.
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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #2 on: 13 Aug 2007, 17:24 »
That hasn't been the only other thread about the Thermals!
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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #3 on: 13 Aug 2007, 21:00 »
i like the body the blood the maching but i'm not really a fan of the rest of there stuff
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they do play my favorite songs
not music i'm told to like
but the songs that make me dance along

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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #4 on: 14 Aug 2007, 01:40 »
Quote from: Gridgm on 13 Aug 2007, 21:00
i like the body the blood the maching but i'm not really a fan of the rest of there stuff

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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #5 on: 14 Aug 2007, 07:21 »
I'm working my way throught their albums.  The Body, the Blood, the Machine is definitely my favorite so far, but I do like some of the other two albums.  Their albums are so lo-fi that it's easy to prefer the live performances of the same songs though.
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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #6 on: 14 Aug 2007, 08:29 »
Dude! I was at that show too! They were really amazing, the whole show was.  I've also been listening to The Body, The Blood, The Machine a lot since, really enjoying it.
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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #7 on: 14 Aug 2007, 08:58 »
Fuckin' A was their best, methinks.

Body Blood blah blah blah was okay but definitely a step down.
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #8 on: 14 Aug 2007, 14:52 »
Yeah, Seger's production on that album left a lot to be desired. I guess when you spend as much time with the band as he has, you get a little bored with them, y'know?
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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #9 on: 14 Aug 2007, 23:59 »
I hate The Thermals, and I think everyone else should too.
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Quote from: voidSkipper on 14 Jun 2008, 03:30
Where I come from, we usually just shorten that to "yee-haw!"

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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #10 on: 15 Aug 2007, 09:26 »
Why? I was listening to them for the first time the other day and "A Pillar Of Salt" is one of the catchiest damn songs I've heard in a while.
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Re: The Thermals
« Reply #11 on: 15 Aug 2007, 09:35 »
Quote from: Johnny C on 15 Aug 2007, 09:26
Why? I was listening to them for the first time the other day and "A Pillar Of Salt" is one of the catchiest damn songs I've heard in a while.

I was on their Myspace, and two of their songs are exactly the same.  I just don't like the sound.
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Quote from: voidSkipper on 14 Jun 2008, 03:30
Where I come from, we usually just shorten that to "yee-haw!"
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