checked out joel plaskett at call the office on friday night... and it was the first time i just didnt enjoy a joel show. after all these years of seeing him with the hermit, the emergency, and on his own, i guess that's not bad, but really, this was just a disappointing show. this time it was the emergency, and they dropped a lot of new stuff on us - bad new stuff. these songs sounded like he was really trying to write a "plaskett" song, but c'mon, we dont need another 'come on teacher'.. "drunk teenagers" was possibly the worst song i've heard in 2006. the direction he was headed with la de da was such a step forward, but this show took the songs 2 steps back... none of the songs had much power behind them with this new emergency arrangement, there wasnt much depth to the sound, and overall they just felt sluggish to my ears.
i guess if you go see someone for long enough you're bound to see something you dont like - i've seen disappointing shows from all my favourites - and i guess this time it was joel's number that was up.
i'll say im very much looking forward to the next show, though.
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