tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145390658695515686.post4332982334841065019..comments2013-09-14T02:47:09.887-07:00Comments on Portland Music Cognizance: Live Review: Black Keysknow ID yuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12445571648289123992noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145390658695515686.post-89822632449908677792011-03-05T16:02:30.823-08:002011-03-05T16:02:30.823-08:00Most bands play to a setlist, that is no secret. ...Most bands play to a setlist, that is no secret. It doesn't have to be the same each night. "Here lighting dude, this is the setlist we are going to play tonight." Arcade Fire's lighting was pre-programmed, as you say, but they played a different setlist in Portland than they did in Vancouver a couple nights prior. <br /><br />That's cool you got to see Black Key's lighting dude at work. He must have missed the flight for their third show.know ID yuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445571648289123992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145390658695515686.post-57740427251463343222011-03-04T15:00:40.437-08:002011-03-04T15:00:40.437-08:00It is consistent. The light guy timed the lights ...It is consistent. The light guy timed the lights by keeping the rhythm himself, knowing the songs, and manually moving the knobs and whatnot to the tune. In other words, the light guy had to know, as well as the band, each song, to jiggle knobs and levers appropriately (it was pretty amazing to watch, I was astounded one guy could even pull it off). And since he was over on the side, and the band was onstage, I'm sure it was pre-ordained each night how it would go, so he would know what his setup was for each, etc. The difference, basically, is the BK show was purely manual lighting, and analog lights, with not a computer to be seen. Arcade Fire, for example, was the exact opposite of this and pre-programmed all the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145390658695515686.post-61287127905976419782011-03-03T19:33:49.280-08:002011-03-03T19:33:49.280-08:00Thanks for the reply, but I disagree with you comp...Thanks for the reply, but I disagree with you completely, and apparently you disagree with yourself as well. You stated, "I am almost positive the reason they play the same set every night is in fact the light show," and follow it up with, "It was literally completely manually done by a guy who knew the songs and when to do whatever with whatever lights." That suggests they can reverse their setlist as long as they had the bad-ass lighting guy moving the knobs.<br /><br />Their setlists were similar on that tour, but they changed it up a bit night by night. Bands with extensive light shows have been known to play completely different shows night by night, Phish for example. The Black Keys light show was minimal.<br /><br />Plus, the Black Keys third show, which was again the same setlist, didn't have a light show.know ID yuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445571648289123992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145390658695515686.post-11069262061084541832011-02-28T14:28:05.090-08:002011-02-28T14:28:05.090-08:00I think the reference of dudes eating tuna in a re...I think the reference of dudes eating tuna in a review is cool, no matter how it is snuck in. I am almost positive the reason they play the same set every night is in fact the light show. I stood by the lighting guy and he was a blur of fingers moving sliders, twisting knobs, and pushing buttons, all to the beat. It was literally completely manually done by a guy who knew the songs and when to do whatever with whatever lights. So although that is pretty cool, and I liked the lights, it makes for a lame second show.<br /><br />BK on 'no longer interested in seeing' list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145390658695515686.post-25969652181361869022010-10-18T18:52:10.408-07:002010-10-18T18:52:10.408-07:00I hadn't compared setlists until just now, but...I hadn't compared setlists until just now, but I knew they played "I'm Too Afraid To Love You," in Vancouver, which they didn't play either night in Portland.<br /><br />It looks like they played the same setlist in Austin last week, but I wasn't at that show, and neither was anyone attending the Portland shows.<br /><br />It's like if your wife cooked Tuna Helper for you two nights in a row. If she's cooking for a different crowd, that's fine. Many people attended both Portland shows, and were wishing they ordered pizza rather than eating Tuna Helper again.know ID yuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445571648289123992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145390658695515686.post-12374185031218095532010-10-12T15:43:33.930-07:002010-10-12T15:43:33.930-07:00I haven't compared the set lists from the two ...I haven't compared the set lists from the two PDX shows to other shows on this tour but I would be curious to see how similar they are. Maybe it's like being married...SSDD.MichaelBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949989126414043879noreply@blogger.com