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| 2011 In The Comatorium: Live!
5 best shows of the year for 2011, ranked. | | 5 | Trophy Scars
The 5 hour trek to New Jersey, on which my friends and I endured horrible standstill traffic
resulting in blazing heat in a crowded car with no A/C, then almost dying when the traffic picked
up. Into a horrendous thunderstorm. Oh yeah no wipers either. But arriving in time to the venue,
conversing with Jerry and Bryan and finding them to be awesome guys, and then watching them
tear the place up... well, victory tasted pretty sweet that night. w/ Monday Night Bear Claw, The
Sun The Moon The Stars. | | 4 | Frank Turner
Since discovering Turner about a year and half ago, my interest in the English songwriter slowly grew
into an obsession when in september his tour with Andrew Jackson Jihad came to the ottobar. Similar to
the La Dispute show, the crowd made the night. With four times as many people, the whole crowd
singing along with Turner's every word was rather incredible. The lengthy setlist, Turner's eagerness to
interact with the crowd and personalize the show (Counting Crows cover, Raining in Baltimore), and the
overall excellent showmanship of his Sleeping Souls backing band, the night was a rather memorable
one. w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad, Into It. Over It. | | 3 | Elton John
Elton John is old, and kinda fat. And really gay. But god damn if at the age of 64, he doesnt STILL
put on one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. From playing for a solid three hours, to his lower
pitched but still perfectly on key singing, and his ever impeccable piano playing, the old fag still
rocks it. Solo. | | 2 | La Dispute
In a dingy, small, hole in the wall basement of Baltimore with about 100 people in the
middle of summer. Probably the hottest and sweatiest show I've ever attended. By the
time LD took the stage after Defeater's set, there was literally sweat dripping from the
rafters.Everyone screaming every word back at Jordan was one of the best things i've
witnessed at a concert. The place's convenient lack of a stage provided a ridiculous
intimacy the likes of which have been unmatched before or since. w/ Defeater, Hostage
Calm, Native, Former Thieves | | 1 | Jeff Mangum
The opportunity alone to see him in such an intimate venue (about 400 people) coupled
with the general "mood" of the night, it went down as the single most memorable show
I've attended. Jeff walked onstage to a thunderous audience and waited for silence. He
then played Oh Comely and for 8 minutes the crowd watched in awe and complete
silence. And then he did it like a dozen more times, and it was good. Especially Jeff coming
into the center of the floor for the sitdown singalong circle with Aeroplane and Engine. w/
Tall Firs. | |
Comatorium.
12.27.11 | Figured I'd put this in a year end ranked format. Put a decent amount of effort into this one. | Cipieron
12.27.11 | would love to see 3 in concert. i'll never own an Elton John album, but damn he's made some great music. | Comatorium.
12.28.11 | He was pretty incredible. 1&5 were also incredible. And 2&4... | FearThyEvil
12.28.11 | Passed on 2 FUCKING twice and so pissed I did. | Comatorium.
12.28.11 | Aw man that sucks. I didn't see them when they came through with Thrice, so glad I saw them with Defeater |
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