Comments on: Live Review: Pelican in L.A., Aug 10, 2007

By: Susan M

Susan M — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:52:20 +0000

You made me curious, Joe, so I went back through my pictures of previous Pelican shows and couldn’t find any with any of them with their shirts off.

I was wondering if Laurent’s tattoo on his arm was new, because I didn’t remember seeing it before, but it’s not.

Just be happy Daughters wasn’t opening for them again this tour—the singer liked to pull his pants down.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:28:35 +0000

I saw Pelican just last night in Portland, OR. I’ve been a fan for a while, and love their massive, earth shifting sound. However, this show seemed to attract an odd assortment of indie hipsters, heshers, metal heads, drunk & disorderly middle aged men, and groove-core kids (aka metal rap fans). I suppose it is due to the fact that it’s difficult to pigeonhole Pelican in a specific musical genre, so therefore an odd assortment of fans emerge from seemingly disparate backgrounds. This can be good and bad; it ended up being kind of “okay” the other night in Portland. I didn’t have the greatest time standing next to a sweaty/smelly drunk man yelling inane things at the band in between songs. Maybe he misses the ol’ Metallica days? I dunno. Pelican were very good. HOWEVER, when the drummer took his shirt off to reveal pierced nipples I thought, “Oh shit man, for chrissakes put yer shirt back on!” He is a talented drummer, but just looked ridiculous with his pierced nipples and all. Nothing is worse than a shirtless drummer, I don’t care what kind of band you are in. Pelican are an intelligent band, but having a shirtless drummer just made them look like a bunch of poseurs. I was not expecting that from them. C’mon guys, get yer act together, you don’t have to resort to such tactics to look “cool”. Just play, and keep those damn shirts on!

By: Susan M

Susan M — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:04:29 +0000

You can get a good view of the band if you’re not 5’2″. It is one of the better venues. The sound there is especially good for quiet bands—seeing Low there is perfect, for instance. (They play next month.)

You’d like Red Sparowes, Mike, you have to catch them next time they play.

By: mike d.

mike d. — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:49:48 +0000

i for one happen to love the troubadour. the sound there is usually good and i love the balcony. it’s so small that you can always get a good view of the band. and the best thing about them is that you can order tickets via fax for the same price as at the door, w/o that extra $7-10 for ticketmaster.

as for pelican, they’ve become one of my favorites, definitely in heavy rotation on my ipod. i understand why you say their music feels like they’re telling a story. to me their music is very uplifting, at times even triumphant sounding. i could see them once a month and never get bored of it. at a lot of shows towards the end i start feeling bored and wish the band would wrap up their set. but the two times i’ve seen pelican i’ve wished they’d keep on going for another hour or so.