I used to love these guys and then somewhere in the Late \'02/early\'03 I lost the feel for the style they were going for. Maybe it was the ticket prices too, way too pricey too quick(imho).
Lately, however, i have been hearing rumblings from older fans of the band that held my opinion as well that the Cheese had found a great new blend of "Old"and "New" that was once again...gouda! Sorry, I had to do IT.
So, with the help of the LMA, I have been checking out shows from the Summer \'04 Tour and on(and some moldy oldies that I used to love) and I think those old jaded heads might have something here. The sound the Cheese has evolved to is once again interesting to me.
Now, do not get me wrong, there are still some things I think they should have stayed away from(**TRANCE**), but it seems they have forged some sort of new(to coin a phrase) "Earthy Trance", that surprisingly seems to work. Also they have began to bring back some of the bluegrass that drew me in back in \'97-\'98. Along with a concerted effort to continue writing good songs and form a STRONG community, I might have to do a run with SCI this fall.
My possible run would be:
10/6-7 Portland, ME (doubtful)
10/8-9 Hampton Beach, NH (hopefully)
10/10-11 Ithaca, NY(doubtful)
10/13 Scranton, PA(probable)
10/15? Lindale, NJ(probable)
I gotta see how work, the funds, other plans(BP in CO & FLA) unfold. I thought I had to air this because I am bored.
IIIIIIIII still waaaaaant a hooooooooooooola hooooooooooop.
I used to like them; their show this summer at the BSC at Great Woods did absolutely nothing for me. It seems as though once they get into a \'jam\' its the same premanufactured jam no matter what the song is, I\'m over them completely.
It seems as though once they get into a \'jam\' its the same premanufactured jam no matter what the song is
It\'s funny...I\'ve heard this criticism applied to EVERY jamband. Cheese, Disco Bisuits, Soulive, The Slip, The Breakfast, Particle, New Deal, the Allman Brothers, you name it. Funny how that works.
10/8-9 Hampton Beach, NH (hopefully)
damn! i woulda done this show w/ ya, but I\'ve already committed to Detroit Rock City for that weekend.
IIIIIIIII still waaaaaant a hooooooooooooola hooooooooooop.
i wanna go to the show wearing pixie dust and fairy wings on stilts and ask people for free hugs and miracles
^^That is funny I just want to go for the music but to each her own;)
IIIIIIIII still waaaaaant a hooooooooooooola hooooooooooop.
i wanna go to the show wearing pixie dust and fairy wings on stilts and ask people for free hugs and miracles
I\'m gonna go ahead and make the assumption that their fanbase is flaky.
last time I saw the cheese was @ "the big summer classic" in Danbury they were the headliner and I thought they were the least impressive of the day, IMO
While I don\'t listen to them on cd very often, I love them live. I\'m seeing them in Birmingham and maybe Atlanta next month. The last few shows I saw in 2004 were the
****...
There fans suck though... way too peace, love, & happiness for my taste... plus the chicks have hairy armpits and, evidently, it\'s cool if you stink... got trapped in an elevator with a bunch of wooks after a show, and goddamn, I nearly fell out...
SCI is weak. The disgrace of the jamband world. They did some good stuff with keller, but alone they just suck. They are the only band lame enough to release a single disc live show. They just dont get down like the rest of the scene.
I personally have never seen them live and I have a friend who is so in to them it is not funny. So needless to say I will check them out in portland. After all it is in my state down the street?
They are the only band lame enough to release a single disc live show.
Well with the exception of the Breakfast of course.
They are the only band lame enough to release a single disc live show.
Well with the exception of the Breakfast of course.
I guess phish is lame too then
They are the only band lame enough to release a single disc live show.
Well with the exception of the Breakfast of course.
I guess phish is lame too then
I could\'ve told you that.