Kweller Latest Saucier To Pour Full Album Gravy Onto Los Angeles Concertgoers’ Dinner Plates
Los Angeles denizens have been blessed with Full Album Gravy™ of late. Last week saw Redd Kross performing Born Innocent, an opening act for Sonic Youth performing Daydream Nation at the Greek. A few days ago came the news that Lucinda Williams will hold court at the El Rey for five nights, playing one album in its entirety each night.
Today, though it’s not breaking news, Ben Kweller (via the Echo) greeted my inbox with the announcement that he will host a three-night stand in September, playing (you guessed it) one album per night:
I may be alone on this one. But as I sit here smugly drinking coffee in the Sandalwood Conference room at the Marina Del Rey Courtyard Marriott, the deluge of full-album-format concerts this summer gives me pause and forces me to think which artists I would prefer not to hear the full album(s) of, in their entirety, in a live setting. I can think of several. Dozens. Hundreds. Maybe thousands! Feel free to add yours to the comment section.
Finally, don’t get your hopes up, but we are currently in discussion with people in Frank Stallone’s camp.
I’m just saying.
When I heard about this, my first thought was, “Which night am I gonna go to?” and then I realized that I probably haven’t even listened to album 2 in full and I didn’t even bother to buy album 3 when I saw it used at Amoeba. “Sha Sha” it is. … I read that the Stooges are going to play “Fun House” in its entirety at Vegoose, and I love that album, but if there’s anything I don’t want from the Stooges, it’s predictability, so I choose that one.
Slint also played Spiderland a few nights ago at the Fonda. There is a Don’t Look Back concert series promoting Full Album tomato sauce gigs in the US and Europe. Nothing notable in the LA area except the Melvins and Mudhoney playing Houdini and Superfuzz/Bigmuff Sat. 9/15 at the Fonda. Tomorrow night you can also catch the Melvins performing Lysol and Eggnog.
A Brief, Off-the-Top-of-the-Head Selection of musical artists from whom I would not Enjoy Hearing An Entire Album Performed Live:
Village People
REO Speedwagon
Limp Bizkit
The Womens’ Chorus of Bulgaria
Rick Dees
The Fat Boys
Avril Lavigne
KISS
Right Said Fred
Barbra Streisand
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
The Legendary Star Dust Cowboy
Cher
Diddy
I should note that I would not like to hear ANYTHING AT ALL from some of those people. From others, I would not mind a song or two, but an entire album would be right out. Up to you to decide which are which.