Comments on: Low: Attentive to Subtleties http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/ A pop culture blog by Mormons but not about Mormonism Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tom http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3611 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:37:58 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/03/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3611 Cool stuff, Susan. I’m disappointed that you didn’t ask Alan to bear his testimony like I suggested.

Quietly intense is a good way to describe Low live. I am amazed that they can play these songs night after night and still get so into it. Well, it’s Alan mostly that visibly gets into it. The bass player is especially stoic–he had his back turned to the crowd most of the time when I saw them. I think picking up on Alan’s intensity would require being close enough to see his facial expressions. From afar he probably just looks jittery (which he is). Your pictures of Alan capture really well his intensity.

Rusty, do it. I would recommend starting with The Great Destroyer (their latest) and I Could Live in Hope (their first).

I found a pretty cool video with performances of several songs and an interview with Alan holding a juice bottle. The audio is pretty good, but the video is not so good. It’s here.

]]> By: Allison http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3610 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:02:08 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/03/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3610 Awesome interview, Susan! Thanks for the clips, too. I’ve never seen them live, so I’m really glad you included those.

]]> By: Rusty http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3609 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:32:06 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/03/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3609 Great work. I need to listen to more Low.

]]> By: Greg http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3608 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:06:47 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/03/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3608 This really awesome Susan; the review, the photos, the video clips, the interview — all stellar.

]]> By: Susan M http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3607 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:33:33 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/03/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3607 I wanted to keep it light. I figure he’s had enough drama lately.

And now I really want to check out dub. I’ve heard it mentioned a lot but haven’t really heard it yet.

]]> By: Supergenius http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3606 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:31:04 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/03/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3606 Susan, great review. Although there are some hard-hitting questions I’d have asked, I think this gives more insight into Alan’s personality than most interviews I’ve read.

]]> By: RoastedTomatoes http://kulturblog.com/2006/03/13/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3605 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:59:05 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/03/low-attentive-to-subtleties/#comment-3605 Neat! Thanks, Susan!

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