By popular demand (OK, like, seven of you, but I was moved by commenter Lori’s request in verse!), here are the three tracks the Shout Out Louds performed on Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current in June.
These versions are pretty much stripped down, acoustic beauty. The version of Shut Your Eyes they said was the “November recording,” so a bit different from the album version, which is uptempo and energetic.
Also of note, the band said The Comeback was the first song they wrote, which makes it all the more impressive.
Shout Out Louds, in-studio on The Current, June 3, 2005:
1. Shut Your Eyes (November recording)
2. Please, Please, Please
3. The Comeback
Question: Anybody have these earphones? I’ve been looking at them for months and I can’t decide if it’s worth the scratch. Those in-ear phones never seem to fit me right, but I hear good things about those suckers.
Roll call:
- You need to add Marathon Packs (one word or two, Eric?) to your daily reads/blogrolls/bookmarks/whatever. The music is great, but I really appreciate Eric’s insight and intelligent writing, like his Poorly Constructed Thoughts on Pitchfork’s Year-End Top 50.
- Dodge has all sorts of shizz (his word) he’s givin’ away, including that new Queens of the Stone Age CD/DVD I badly want to win.
- For you sports fans, Deadspin is a must read. These guys have it all covered, including groupie/athlete sightings (with photos!).
I’m sorry to report that Goose at Veritas Lux Mea has hung it up. Go pay your respects.
I have a pair of Shure E3C, featured lower down on that page. I would say they’re not worth the ‘scratch’. Maybe I’m like you, but I find that no matter how hard I try to wedge them in, I can’t get the promised bass improvement. Same story with the Etymotic ER.6i. You could actually do damage, trying to get them in far enough to hear 80 notes worth of improved sound. Not to mention causing a vacuum and perforated ear-drums trying to get them out (Amazon UK used to have a story about that). Currently I’m grooving to a pair of (white) Sony MDR-EX71. Dunno what they’ll cost you in Dollars.
Presuming you’re gonna use them with an iPod? Kids here in Denmark wear big, over the head ‘phones. I haven’t ventured outside with mine yet, but my Grado SR80 take some beating here at home.
Thanks for the post. Are there any more songs from this set? They sound really great.
one word–thanks for asking!
Species, thanks for the tips. A friend of mine swears by Grados.
Anon, just three tracks, unfortunately,
Eric, no worries! Glad to know now.
oohkay i should have scrolled up to see this before posting my request in the post below, so merci merci!
Kev, You are indeed a good man – I will gladly “verse” you anytime.
Thanks so much!
Thanks so damned much . . . . I was lucky enough to stumble into the Shout Out Louds when they opened for the Futureheads in Boston. It was one of those moments when a crowd is watching a band most have never listened to and don’t expect much, yet as the set progresses you can feel the momentum build, and by the last song you realize that the band is worth it.
my brother has a pair of the earphones. while they are a definite improvement over most ear buds they dont get the quality they claim.
Kevin, what up man. This is my first comment post since the death of VLM. Things are going good here in Wisconsin. Missing the blogs though.
Keep on truckin’ and see you in the comments.