"walkmen are the best band" thread: HEAVEN has leaked

by **husbands** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:37 am

nope, died for me too. also In The New Year was in there somewhere. bummer

by **gauchebag** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:50 am

damn french vacation and i missed it

by **aloha** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:54 am

thinking of a dream i had, on the water, what's in it for me, the rat

by **clown** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:43 am

what a show. perfect set. dare I say the best I've ever gone to.

vital signs is a true American hero. nice meeting u guys briefly. reep, I'm sorry if I creeped you out - was (successfully) fucking with my buddy.

by **rubicon** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:09 am

(they didn't play French vacation, it was blizzard of 96)

But basically everything clown said, just great song after great song

by **gauchebag** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:13 am

rubicon wrote:(they didn't play French vacation, it was blizzard of 96)

But basically everything clown said, just great song after great song

blizzrd of 96 is great too

by **husbands** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:28 am

oh yeah my bad those two run together

by **Zurich** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:51 am

oh hey guys

board is blocked at work so i've been awol, can't believe so many of you guys were there and I didn't get to hang out, this thread is pretty much my best hpn achievement

the show was incredible though, best of the 5 times i've seen them. I could go on about old songs they didn't play, but I find it weirdest that they didn't play song for leigh or dreamboat. those are pretty much the best songs off heaven!

by **gauchebag** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:53 am

yeah song for leigh is real good

by **husbands** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:54 am

Yeah those two and the witch are my top songs from heaven

Disappointed in the lack of you and me stuff but the part of the concert I saw looked fun, Bowery is a good fit for them

by **Zurich** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:04 am

husbands wrote:from memory - i think several of these are out of order

We can't be beat
heaven
blue as your blood
red moon
love is luck
hang on siobhan
french vacation
all hands and the cook
woe is me
juveniles
i lost you

love is luck and love you love seem to always be played back to back

someone will do this in order and perfect, but I feel like thinking back through the show, so here's what they played out of order as i run through the albums:

set 1

we can't be beat (first song)
heaven
blue as your blood
red moon
love is luck
love you love
louisana (might have been set 2, can't remember)
all hands & the cook
blizzard of '96 (this was so good it was like "oh man, yep, that really is their best record")
in the new year
four provinces
i lost you (end of set 1)
juveniles
angela surf city
woe is me
stranded

set 2

line by line (start of set 2)
hang on siohban (ham acoustic)
thinking of a dream i had
heartbreaker (end of set 2)
the witch
the rat
we've been had
they're winning
on the water

encore

canadian girl (horns get called back up, many have to scramble through the audience. ham's wife is one of the horn players! also the only time i've ever seen an encore after the house lights and music are turned up)

fuck the annoying girls i was standing by. they sucked.

by **Zurich** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:09 am

husbands wrote:Yeah those two and the witch are my top songs from heaven

Disappointed in the lack of you and me stuff but the part of the concert I saw looked fun, Bowery is a good fit for them

I was very disappointed they didn't play Dreamboat, which reminds me that I was disappointed they didn't play Lisbon on those tours.

It's dawned on me, I've never seen them play an album closer, ever. Maybe If Only It Were True, but I don't think so. Those are some of my favorite tracks, I'm Never Bored is probably my all-time.

by **vital signs** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:22 am

glad to hook you up clown. it was nice meeting you too. fantastic show....haven't been that happy in a while.

some dude wouldn't stop talking during the first set few songs and everyone kept glaring at him, so reep stepped in and told him to shut up. that was pretty funny.

by **reepicheep** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:30 am

fucking blew me away, they know how to put on a show alright

the dude talking behind me said that they were all dressed in suits because "being douchey guys in suits" was their thing :smh:

by **reepicheep** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:49 am

rubicon wrote:Reep I think I made weird eye contact with you, sorry

im convinced everyone who looks at me for more than a second is a boarder in disguise

by **clown** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:52 am

"I lost you," "all hands and the cook" and "Louisiana" with the horns were my highlights

I mean aside from the entire set/show/night

by **reepicheep** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:46 am

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-walkm ... fd36f.html

by **husbands** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:39 pm

Zurich wrote:I was very disappointed they didn't play Dreamboat, which reminds me that I was disappointed they didn't play Lisbon on those tours.

It's dawned on me, I've never seen them play an album closer, ever. Maybe If Only It Were True, but I don't think so. Those are some of my favorite tracks, I'm Never Bored is probably my all-time.

they played Another One Goes By on this tour when I saw them, which was pretty good. never heard bows and arrows, lisbon, or I'm never bored in the 4 concerts I've been to

by **Shoe** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:50 pm

i was at the show last night, too. great great sets and atmosphere. one of the best performances i've seen in a long time by any band. definitely the best walkmen show i've been to.

by **rubicon** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:52 pm

reepicheep wrote:http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-walkm ... fd36f.html

maybe nitpicking, but instead of blue route (which would have been pretty cool), it was four provinces (which was incredible)

by **clown** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:11 pm

that set link is missing some stuff

here's the full one and an accompanying review of the show:

Nine songs into The Walkmen’s triumphant homecoming gig at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday night, reticent frontman Hamilton Leithauser addressed the crowd directly for the first time. “It’s great to be back in New York,” the singer declared, inciting cheers. “This very much feels like a hometown gig for us.” And then, as if reassured by the crowd’s locality familiarity and warmth, the band launched into the opening piano tinkles of “Hang On, Siobhan”, followed by 2002’s “The Blizzard of ’96”. It’s a far cry from the measured, adulthood-themed collection that is Heaven. But if any town can handle a transmission from the band’s brash, messier beginnings, it’s New York.
“Hang On” was the first pre-You & Me selection of the night—an appropriately hushed introduction to decadent 2004 masterpiece Bows + Arrows—but it would not be the last. Throughout an expansive, career-spanning two-part set, the quintet highlighted gems from their past (“The Rat”, “What’s In It For Me”, “We’ve Been Had”, and others) while emphasizing more recent releases. And the band demonstrated gracefully that after 12 years, six studio albums, and near ceaseless touring, The Walkmen have finally arrived as a band whose shows can be readily described with terms like “expansive” and “career-spanning.”

The band drew less than a quarter of its two-hour set from Heaven, performing six of its 13 tracks and still pleasing fans disappointed by the mellower, parent-friendly terrain. Despite opening with doo-wop crooner “We Can’t Be Beat”, Leithauser and co. favored the record’s upbeat mid-tempo anthems over its hit-or-miss folk excursions. Early in the show came the title track, its driving rhythm and anthemic chorus (“Remember, remember/ All we fight for!”) an immediate crowd-pleaser. Power-pop number “Love Is Luck” and the bluesy “The Witch” garnered similar cheers. Sparser numbers, like the eerie “Southern Heart” and old-timey duet “No One Ever Sleep”, which features Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, were, perhaps wisely, left behind. “Heartbreaker”, a Motown-inspired rocker, made a thrilling set closer before the final encore.

The New York quintet was more comfortable wringing artful, complex arrangements and deep drama from 2008’s You & Me and 2009’s Lisbon. (If there is any doubt that You & Me is one of the band’s most rewarding releases, let them be put to rest in the live department.) On the gorgeous “Red Moon” and wistful “Stranded,” Leithauser was joined by a five-piece horn section that included wife Anna Stumpf (and which later returned to the stage for a final encore on “Canadian Girl”). On full-bodied rockers “In The New Year” and “Four Provinces”, the singer howled out the high parts, clutching the mic stand like it was 2003, while multi-instrumentalist Walter Martin shifted from bass to organ to maracas with masterful precision.

The band culled from its back catalogue much more liberally during the latter set. When the members finally roared out the opening chords of “The Rat”, it felt like one excellent track out of dozens—not a “trademark” anthem or needed hit song. As the AV Club’s Steven Hyden noted, “it’s been years since The Walkmen conjured the piss and vinegar of ‘The Rat”. They can still conjure it live. But in New York last night, it was one of many chapters in the band’s now extensive career. So goes the transformation from brassy NYC arrivals to elegant rock veterans.

Setlist:
Set 1:
We Can’t Be Beat
Heaven
Blue As Your Blood
Juveniles
In The New Year
Red Moon
Stranded
Love Is Luck
The Love You Love
Angela Surf City
Hang On, Siobhan
The Blizzard of ‘96
All Hands and the Cook
Woe Is Me
I Lost You
Set 2:
Line By Line
Thinking of a Dream I Had
The Witch
Louisiana
Four Provinces
On The Water
What’s In It For Me
The Rat
We’ve Been Had
Heartbreaker
Encore:
Canadian Girl

by **vital signs** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:49 pm

a bunch of videos from last night someone uploaded:

by **words** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:23 am

Played Summerfest here in Milwaukee tonight. It was ridiculously awesome - albeit way too short (45 minutes). Played most of the new album and closed with "In the New Year". Weird to see them in a festival outdoor setting, but still really, really great.