Taking Back Sunday Band • Page 381

I've seen TBS like 10 times back in the early 2000's, he was never a good singer but he could still sing the songs and it was a blast. As far as that clip, holy hell. Well, I'm going tomorrow I'll bring back a little video to compare. I don't need him to sound good, I'll be singing, but lord I hope he gets the words out at least so the song at least sounds like the song being played. I'm equally psyched for 3EB so hopefully I get my enjoyment.

 

not by any traditional standard. Take his time w/ CSN for example. they couldn’t stand his singing because he couldn't hold notes, he was flat, singing out of key all the time.

I love his voice. I love his singing. I think he’s great, but he wasn’t a great singer.

 

Weird, I just never personally noticed him (Neil) sing off key, but that's admittedly from a small sample of videos

 

It’s a tough look when this many people know it’s bad.

 

I mean, find a different band to see live if that matters so much to you. It's only rock n' roll, who gives a shit.

 

As long as he sounds good on the records that’s really all I care about. You know, pending they ever put another one out.

 

Nominee does this way better than the actual band haha

 

We're not listening to your band

 

Not my band, nominee are really good. Their singer used to be in a band called I call Fives.

 

I kinda of agree but it’s also a weird take to be like let the band sound like absolute shit live who cares it’s rock n roll! I can’t roll into my desk job and say I’m giving it 20% because that’s the health insurance industry babbbby!

 

yes you can

 

hey I give at least 25%

 

it's friday, you're lucky if you're getting 10% from me

 

Yeah, I think being okay with a band sucking live because "it's just rock and roll" is both a weird take to have and an insult to the rock bands who actually try to give their audience a good performance.

 

mixed feelings on that. on one hand rock n roll is supposed to be dirty and messy. on the other, it's okay to just hang it up if you don't have the chops anymore. tbs don't have to prove anything to anyone, they already paid their dues.

 

This got me thinking who are some of the tightest bands i’ve seen live. Gang of Youths, Coldplay, and The Night Game are probably my top 3.

 

kiss, kiss, and kiss.

 

They can also keep playing live for as long as they want to and the people who think they suck can just not come to the shows lol. It’s a reach to compare a rock band to your desk job.

 

I just looked it up and it’s actually the perfect comparison.

 

Easily Manchester

 

I drove 8 hours to see Manchester Orchestra back in February and yea, it was worth it and then some.

I saw Fleet Foxes a month ago too and that is a band that sounds incredible live. I'm not too into their music, but the songs took on another life for me.

 

What? The caliber of performance of TBS has nothing to do with other bands that are doing things well. It’s not an insult to just keep existing as a band just because your live performances suck.

 

Might be recency bias but I just saw Alexisonfire headline last night, a band of similar age to TBS and they had some of the best energy and stage presence for a 20+ year old post-hardcore band, plus the stamina to sound amazing for the entirety of a nearly 2 hour set. different genre but I feel like it really shouldnt be too much to ask for tbs to hold it together for like 30-45 min a night at this point in their careers.

 

Doesn’t hurt that Dallas has the best voice in the scene haha

 

AOF is one of the greatest to ever do it.