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| Saturday Looks Good To Me / Make Believelive in Chicago2005 live show   Review by: Jesse See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on March 15th 2005
We arrived just in time to see the Elevations setting up. And let me tell you, I was getting pissed off by how long they were taking. I could only guess by their name and the fact that they had a horn section and everyone was wearing suits that they were going to play a terrible murdering of Motown funk-soul. And that was even before their corpse of a singer came on stage. Despite the fact that their trumpet player was the sleaziest looking man I have ever seen and their tenor sax player had a Kangol hat on backwards Sammy Jackson style (yes they deserve to die, and I hope they burn in hell!), I decided to give them a chance. And twenty seconds into their show, I was back at my original opinion. Besides being downtempo and sleep-inducing and ripping off bass lines from Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix, I just could not stand looking at their lead singer. She had dark, baggy eyes, a sickly pallor about her face; overall, just Poe's wet dream of a woman. Well, disregarding that Poe had a penchant for the girl-childs. Blech. My favorite part was when they gave the Sammy wannabe solos and he rippped out some lines that were blatantly in the wrong key signature. I should know this; I play jazz tenor.
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I thought the female singer of the Elevations was quite beautiful. Even more importantly, see had a great voice. Were we even at the same show? God, what a lame review. You are not the "bane" of anyone’s existence. Well, except for maybe your parents for creating you. I hope they are not as embarrassed as they should be. You know, you're not the first to recommend suicide. I think I'll stick around for just a little bit longer to be the bane of your existence. I find it funny that you care so much. ya know, suicide is pretty hip and trendy. hmm see what i am getting at jesse? Do it go out with BANG. And I think you smell bad. Let's be friends! We can be an uncouth duo. lol The fact that you think the other bands are better is an opinion. One that you are very well entitled to. But saying that someone with a prolific career such as that of Tim Kinsella is a hack is presumptuous. He had legions of fans and legions of albums, and I think he at least deserves respect. Jesse called me out for my immature actions. Awesome. The fact that Davey Bon Bohlen and Mike Kinsella went on to start bands better than any of Tim's bands leaves me to believe Tim Kinsella is a hack. Yeah, Jesse, the "I should know" thing was pretty douchey. "No, as I stated, jazz. I never said I was any good at it. I just have a good ear for it. Sheesh." shhhh...be careful. i've heard that this reviewer continually responds to the comments posted here. you don't want to upset mr. i should know; i play tenor jazz folk reggae salsa sax. jerk. Jesse! stop reviewing shows! yeah right. No, as I stated, jazz. I never said I was any good at it. I just have a good ear for it. Sheesh. "I should know this; I play jazz tenor. " this reviewer sucks. he's almost as bad as that Sammy the Mick dude who writes for AMP. "I should know this; I play jazz tenor"---- ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! not that anyone cares but the below comment was by me. i've been contemplating seeing the good life and make believe in cleveland in may. i definitely think i wanna check out make believe. ...the tour of two tim's. You're just bitter because you hate Tim Kinsella for being cooler than you. Irony, thy name is Jesse. Calling Tim Kinsella a hack is not really a good move. Besides writing almost all of the CaP'N Jazz, he's written all of the Joan of Arc material (about 6 albums worth), Owls, Make Believe, Friend/Enemy and a solo record. Calling him a hack after writing all that material is pretty immature. You might not like his material, but that doesn't warrant name calling. Tim Kinsella is a hack. He wasn't even in American Football How did you not stay for the pAper chAse?! Did they get dropped from the show? What the fuck. Did the pAper chAse play this show too? And as for the Betty Barnes commment: They played "Down By The River" (at least I think they did), and if they played any new songs they didn't announce them. I'm not a fan, I just caught this coming through and wanted to see how Make Believe was live. how was the lady singer? The one on the last album was pretty hot, but overall flat in execution. Also, did they play down by the river, any new songs, and if so, how were they? |
