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Breakfast Babble => The Grand Scheme Of Things => Topic started by: ChrisPitch on January 02, 2009, 03:16:36 pm
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I saw The Breakfast 26 times in 2008 and these are my top 10 favorites in order and with no honorable mentions. I would love for some of my fellow .info\'ers to chime in with the same.
1. 12-26 - Mill Street Brews; Southbridge, MA
2. 12-31 - Toad\'s Place; New Haven, CT
3. 11-29 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
4. 11-07 - Bear and Grill; Fairfield, CT
5. 06-13 - Electric Company; Utica, NY
6. 09-05 - Sully\'s; Hartford, CT
7. 06-14 - Electric Company; Utica, NY
8. 08-22 - Mill Street Brews; Southbridge, MA
9. 04-18 - Iron Horse Music Hall; Northampton, MA
10. 04-26 - Sully\'s; Hartford, CT
And just for the record, these are the other 16 shows I saw:
1-26 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
2-10 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
2-17 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
2-29 - Mill Street Brews; Southbridge, MA
3-1 - Revolution Hall; Troy, NY
3-2 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
3-22 - Toad\'s Place; New Haven, CT
4-20 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
5-16 - Rocks Off Boat Cruise; New York, NY
7-5 - Toad\'s Place; New Haven, CT
7-6 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
7-20 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
7-27 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
8-15 - Daniel Street; Milford, CT
8 30 - The Field; Bridgeport, CT
10-30 - Iron Horse Music Hall; Northampton, MA
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i don\'t know if i will be able to judge the last 4 shows without hearing them first. they would likey be the top 4, with 4/18, 4/25 (stone church?), 4/26 also in there
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For now I\'ll give you my top show:
Daniel St 11/29
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i\'d have to say:
1. 12-27 albany
2. 12-31 toads
3. 12-26 mill street
4. 11-07 bear and grille
5. 11-29 daniel street
heres 5 in no particular order
6. 5-24 sterling stage
7. 6-13 EC
8. 6-14 EC
9. 12-30 nyc
10. 4-18 iron horse
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The lists thus far have a heavy Jordan Giangreco bias.
Nomination for new (old) groove of the month?
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11/1/08 (Only show I attended)
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^^^thats weak bro. step it up
youre too young to become yoda
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now THATS dick
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ChrisPitch at 1st glance I\'m 80% in agreement with you, maybe would bump one or two up or down the list but I think you got it right bro.
Esp with:
1. 12-26 - Mill Street Brews; Southbridge, MA
I\'ll fill in my blanks later
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i know, \'twas weak of me
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Such a tough decision between Mill Street, Toad\'s NYE, and Daniel Street. Ultimately, I went with Mill Street not only because the second set was my favorite of the year (a set that was executed every bit as solid as it looks on paper), but also because I felt that show had the best first set of the three. Anytime I come away from a version of Beef Barley feeling overwhelmed, I know it\'s been a damn good show. Tim had some unreal shit going in that jam.
And there is certainly no Jordan bias. I merely call them as I hear them. Night one of Utica was my top show for most of the year, but upon further review, I cannot rank a show in which they played Land of Confusion over any of those four Jordan-fueled classics.
I\'m also noticing an early lack of appearances from the Freakout run. The one show I saw of that run--Northhampton--was not a contender to make my Top 10.
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And there is certainly no Jordan bias. I merely call them as I hear them. .
maybe bias was the wrong word; how about preference?
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Yes. A better choice indeed.
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I saw exactly 10 shows in 2008.
Here\'s a stab at trying to rank them:
1. 12-30 Ace of Clubs
2. 12-31 Toads
3. 11-29 Daniel St
4. 3-27 Java Barn
5. 12-27 Red Square
6. 11-28 Mid East
7. 3-5 Castaways
8. 5-24 Sterling
9. 11-6 Castaways
10. 7-26 Camp Creek
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I\'m also noticing an early lack of appearances from the Freakout run. The one show I saw of that run--Northhampton--was not a contender to make my Top 10.
in other words, thank god Jordans back :)
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I saw exactly 10 shows in 2008.
Here\'s a stab at trying to rank them:
1. 12-30 Ace of Clubs
2. 12-31 Toads
3. 11-29 Daniel St
4. 3-27 Java Barn
5. 12-27 Red Square
6. 11-28 Mid East
7. 3-5 Castaways
8. 5-24 Sterling
9. 11-6 Castaways
10. 7-26 Camp Creek
holy shit, you were at the infamous java barn show with the 40 minute queeb? to this day there is no official word on the length of this song because no one recorded, but klout and boozie both said it was indeed 40 mins. (bring on the upstate bashing)
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i saw 32 or 33, jen will have to confirm if we were at the mercury lounge (4/19) or not, it looks familar. well here they are:
1. 12/30 ace of clubs
2. 12/26 mill st.
3. 12/31 toad\'s
4. 12/27 red square
5. 11/29 daniel st.
6. 11/7 bear and grill
7. 7/5 toad\'s place
8. 8/30 the field
9. 4/18 iron horse
10. 3/21 donegal saloon
i may have left out one or two.
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1. Mill St 12/26
2. Toad\'s 12/31
3. UBeephree festival 9/20
4. Iron Horse 4/18
5. Sully\'s 9/5
6. Electric Co. 6/13
7. Electric Co. 6/14
8. Red Square 12/27
9. Up North Fest 8/9
10. Toad\'s Place 3/22
Red Square might have ben higher but I need to listen to it again because i was so hammered and dont remember a whole lot
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My top 10~
1. 12/30 Ace of Clubs
2. 12/26 Mill St.
3. 12/27 Red Square
4. 12/31 Toad\'s Place
5. 11/29 Daniel St.
6. 11/7 Bear and Grill
7. 4/18 Iron Horse
8. 9/5 Sully\'s
9. 8/22 Mill St.
10. 8/16 River St. Jazz Cafe
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Of the few shows i DID see between January and May....
#1 rocks off boat cruise 5/16
#2 Toad\'s 3/22 (it was my birthday, how could i not have loved it???)
#3 Daniel Street 2/17
#4 Iron Horse 4/18 (even though i was totally feel sick, my ears were happy)
I think i saw two others, but my memory isn\'t as rock solid as the rest of you. ;)
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I saw exactly 10 shows in 2008.
Here\'s a stab at trying to rank them:
1. 12-30 Ace of Clubs
2. 12-31 Toads
3. 11-29 Daniel St
4. 3-27 Java Barn
5. 12-27 Red Square
6. 11-28 Mid East
7. 3-5 Castaways
8. 5-24 Sterling
9. 11-6 Castaways
10. 7-26 Camp Creek
holy shit, you were at the infamous java barn show with the 40 minute queeb? to this day there is no official word on the length of this song because no one recorded, but klout and boozie both said it was indeed 40 mins. (bring on the upstate bashing)
If I remember correctly, my perception of time that night was somewhat stretched and twisted, but I think both of those guys are reputable :D.
Just a sick sick show. I can\'t wait for the march get down.
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Saw 29 shows in 2008 .... here\'s my top 10:
1. 12/26/08 Mill St. Brews, Southbridge, MA
2. 12/31/08 Toad’s Place, New Haven, CT
3. 12/27/08 Red Square, Albany, NY
4. 11/1/08 Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, VT
5. 6/14/08 The Electric Company, Utica, NY
6. 8/22/08 Mill St. Brews, Southbridge, MA
7. 11/29/08 Daniel St., Milford, CT
8. 4/18/08 Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
9. 7/25/08 Donegal Saloon, Kearny, NJ
10. 7/27/08 Daniel St., Milford, CT
It was so hard to limit it to 10, since they were all great shows..... so I\'ll say "Honorable Mention" to 3/21/08 Donegal Saloon, Kearny, NJ, 3/8/08 Mezzanotte Lounge, Syracuse, NY, and 9/5/08 Sully’s Pub, Hartford, CT.
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1) Mill St
2) Red Square
3) Iron Horse
4) EC 13
5) Canton
6) Sterling Stage
7) River Street (winter)
8) EC 14
9) Hop Bottom
10)Ithaca (Winter)
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No Sullivan Hall on any list? I don\'t think it was a ground breaking or amazing show or anything, but it was really tight from start to finish. That is worth points in my book.
Out of the shows I saw this year
1. Daniel Street (summer)
2. Sully\'s 9/5
3. Sullivan Hall
4. Rocks off (for B\'fast and Indobox)
5. Ace of Clubs
6. Field show 1
7. Field show 2
8. Mill St. 8/22
Unranked: Toad\'s Place (7/5) Maybe the worst Breakfast show i\'ve ever seen. No one in attendance and the band didn\'t seem happy. Aside from a nice Gladys and Eppy 3 that show was a throwaway.
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The differences in all these lists show what a bloody amazing year it was. Very fitting they capped off a year like this with probably the best mini run in their history. Still I have to say I think Iron Horse is getting shafted. Yea it was just one set and it was eight months ago but I think it is way to low on some peoples list...7-10 range? come on! Does anyone even remember the energy in that place that night>!11?!1!!?! That was something special. Even in all the epic moments at all the other shows this year nothing topped the energy of the peak in HLH and the OE and the rest of the show was solid as hell too. If it had been part of the nye run it woulda been 1 or 2 on everyones list. show some respect slackers.
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twas ser energy that night.
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1. 12-26; Southbridge, MA
2. 09-20; Buffalo, NY
3. 04-18; Northampton, MA
4. 06-21; Menomonie, WI (based on recording)
5. 12-27; Albany, NY
6. 06-13; Utica, NY
7. 04-04; Chicago, IL (based on recording)
8. 02-07; Plains, PA
9. 03-27; Canton, NY
10. 06-24, Utica, NY
Sounds like 12-30 was solid as well but I have nothing to base that on so...
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ser biz on menomie booze.
sleeper show of the year without a doubt.
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i can\'t believe nicknels is the only one to list 8/15 in their top 10. that may have been the best breakfast show i\'ve ever seen...def my #1 of the year
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i can\'t believe nicknels is the only one to list 8/15 in their top 10. that may have been the best breakfast show i\'ve ever seen...def my #1 of the year
Most people are listing the shows they attended, and as you know, no one attended that Daniel Street show. Maybe less people there than at the Sullivan Hall show. "Taboot" definitely loses something without the crowd interaction
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i can\'t believe nicknels is the only one to list 8/15 in their top 10. that may have been the best breakfast show i\'ve ever seen...def my #1 of the year
Most people are listing the shows they attended, and as you know, no one attended that Daniel Street show. Maybe less people there than at the Sullivan Hall show. "Taboot" definitely loses something without the crowd interaction
you know the show is a dooze (attendance-wise) when you can hear me on the recording.
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Still I have to say I think Iron Horse is getting shafted. Yea it was just one set and it was eight months ago but I think it is way to low on some peoples list...7-10 range? come on! Does anyone even remember the energy in that place that night>!11?!1!!?! That was something special. Even in all the epic moments at all the other shows this year nothing topped the energy of the peak in HLH and the OE and the rest of the show was solid as hell too. If it had been part of the nye run it woulda been 1 or 2 on everyones list. show some respect slackers.
I would absolutely put this up near (at?) the top. I don\'t remember the year well enough to do a whole top 10, but Iron Horse was undoubtedly a fave.
Along with the Boat Cruise for just a sheer all out great time.