Shows/2007-11-24
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Links:
- Kayakcup's LJ Recap / Photos
- "Philadelphia" video
- "Withered Hope" video
- "It's Not My Birthday' video
Setlist:
- The Cap'm
- Damn Good Times
- Why Does The Sun Shine?
- Take Out The Trash
- Alphabet Of Nations
- Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
- I'm Impressed
- Cyclops Rock
- Meet James Ensor
- It's Not My Birthday
- Particle Man
- The Famous Polka
- Ana Ng
- XTC Vs. Adam Ant
- Older
- The Mesopotamians
With Velcro Horns:
- Philadelphia
- Mr. Me
- With The Dark
- Birdhouse In Your Soul
- The Guitar
- Withered Hope
- In The Middle, In The Middle, In The Middle
- Purple Toupee
- Spy
- Whistling In The Dark
- Museum Of Idiots
- Doctor Worm
Encore:
They Might Be Giants
— with Oppenheimer opening —
TLA in Philadelphia, PA
November 24, 2007 at 10:00 - 12:20
Fan Recaps and Comments:
- A fantastic show in every sense, and defintely better than their last TLA show. Most of the second set was just like a big party, especially during The Guitar and Spy. The horn section was fantastic and incredibly professional, and the variety just astounded me. Excellent choices, TMBG.
- Excellent, exellent show!
- This is my first TMBG concert, and my first concert ever, and it was everything I had wanted it and more! Right off the bat, they started with my favorite song, The Cap'm, which caught me off gaurd so badly. The crowd was awesome, I got into conversations with people I didn't know. Which is a rarity for me. The greatest part was the final few songs of the concert. Marty going crazy on the drums. Everyone is praising him, bowing, screaming. And the encore.... Simply amazing. Miller is an excellent guitarist, I didnt realize how good he really was until this day.... It was perfect.
- Dude! We're playing golf!
- What an amazing show. It's always a treat when there's a brass section involved in a live show.
- F'in' astounding performance. This was a really big day for me because that morning, I proposed to my girlfriend (who said yes!) We shot down to Philly to see some of her friends and proceeded to the TLA for They Might Be Giants, and were shocked to see that it was a double set! The horns were fantastic, and they played possibly the best setlist I have ever seen from them: Puppet Head, Ana Ng, Mr. Me, Birthday... all in the same show?! Totally incredible, the perfect ending to a perfect day. Looking forward to the Beacon in February!!!
- Favorite line of the night, from Flansburgh (paraphrased): We're thrilled to be back at the Theater of the Living Arts, also now known as 'The Fillmore' to people who have no idea where they are."
- Also of note, to nobody else but me: This is probably the most alcohol I have ever imbibed at a TMBG show. Sober enough to still be "in the moment" and enjoy every minute to the fullest, but I will admit I was feeling pretty good. I was celebrating after all!
- PS- for those keeping score, TMBG played songs from every album: TMBG- 1, Lincoln- 3, Flood- 4, Misc. T- 2, Apollo 18- 1, John Henry- 2, Factory Showroom- 1, Severe Tire Damage- 2, Long Tall Weekend- 1.5, Mink Car- 1.5, No!- 1, The Spine- 2, Here Come The ABC's- 1, Venue Songs- 1, The Else- 6
- (The 1.5 is for Older, which is on two albums!)
- I was so excited when I heard there would be horns at this show! There were two sets, and the first set was just regular. So I was like, "Oh well, guess there’s no horns, but at least it’s a two-set show." And then, in the second set - out walked the horns! So it was totally totally awesome! Even some songs that are not usually my favorites became tolerable with the addition of the live horns.
- From WDTSS: "Everything on the surface of the sun is a gas: iron, aluminum, steel, wool, steel wool. Everything on the surface of the sun is a total gas." and "The sun is so large, that like, everything you've got could fit inside. Even your friends' sh*t could fit inside."
I never thought it would happen, but a show has finally replaced Baltimore '97 as my favorite TMBG show. Two sets, the second set with horns, and a perfect mix of old and new songs. All of the guys in the band's crew wore white Tyvec jumpsuits (do they do this every night??) Linnell was wearing his red shirt from the "F Is For Fun" video on Here Come The ABC's (which is probably the first time in 17 years of show-going that I've not seen Linnell in a pocket T-shirt). Linnell was pretty quiet all night, leaving most of the banter to Flans, but he seemed to be having a pretty good time. Everyone played excellently, especially Flans, who can sometimes sacrifice his guitar playing while rocking out. The three piece horn section was stellar during the second set. My only complaint is that they didn't take advantage of the horns to play "No One Knows My Plan" (you could tell the crowd was in the mood to conga!).
This was also the show of NEIL! Halfway through the second set, Neil, the band's in-ear monitor tech, started talking to the band after a song. Flans stopped the show to point it out and the guys wound up having a little coversation with Neil in the middle of the show. Afterwords, they had Neil come out and introduce himself to hearty cries of "NEIL!!" Flans gave him a set of sleighbells to play during "The Guitar" and Neil came out on stage to play the bells during the conducted improv section of "Spy."
After the show, Marty came out for high-fives and gave away his drumsticks. The crew guys were handing out setlists, and Neil gave one guy his Tyvec jumpsuit! We stuck around for awhile hoping more guys from the band might come out, but alas, it was not to be. Nevertheless, this was hands down, the best show I've seen from TMBG in the last five years.
Without a doubt the best night/morning of my life. I ran out of people to take after my mom backed out, so I took my 12-year old cousin; I am very surprised he got in. Oppenheimer was actually very good, and I was tempted to buy an airhorn shirt. I knew it would be a grand show when they started with The Cap'm. I nearly died when they played PYHITPH. I sang to pretty much every song, and this dude was talking to my friend for, like, 6 minutes at the beginning. At the break, they threw foam fingers (I got none) and college-font window stickers (1!!!). The crew danced to TLA, and they GLOWED. To correct PhillyCrow, Neil played the jinglebells to Purple Toupee. Spy was hilarious, because of the random jingles when everything else was quiet. Istanbul was beautiful. I actually thought Marty would bust an artery when he was pounding the living crap out of his drums. Anyway, I bought The Else vynil signed, and got home around 1:15. Best. Night. Ever.
Also, I'm starting to think that half the attendees signed up last night to show they were there on this page. A bunch don't link to anything, and it was 17 before the show.
