Moral dilemma
Okay, so I'm experiencing something of a moral dilemma, and I figure I'll open this one up to my readership. So here goes...
Imagine you're a 25-year-old music fan with disposable income and friends in the Washington/Baltimore area. Now imagine that within the past 24 hours you have been contacted by no less than two of said friends inviting you to three days worth of musical goodness in said area that will require significant expenditure of said income.
The options are as follows:
Additional facts to consider are: you have seen Modest Mouse and Interpol live, but not since their newest albums (Interpol's drops July 10), and you have also seen Chris Cornell live twice in Audioslave form (but he will supposedly be playing Soundgarden material); your low opinion of the Beastie Boys is well-documented, but you hear they put on a good live show, and your inviter is a fan; and, in theory, only one of the August dates will be possible.
So pop quiz, hot shot: what do you do? What do you do?
Song lyric of the day:
"The plan keeps coming up again
But the plan won't accomplish anything
If it's not implemented"
- Built to Spill, The Plan
Imagine you're a 25-year-old music fan with disposable income and friends in the Washington/Baltimore area. Now imagine that within the past 24 hours you have been contacted by no less than two of said friends inviting you to three days worth of musical goodness in said area that will require significant expenditure of said income.
The options are as follows:
- July 14 - the Decemberists, with the Baltimore Symphony
- August 4 - Modest Mouse, TV on the Radio, Incubus, Fountains of Wayne, Beastie Boys, the Police
- August 5 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chris Cornell, Spoon, Interpol, 311, Velvet Revolver, Smashing Pumpkins
Additional facts to consider are: you have seen Modest Mouse and Interpol live, but not since their newest albums (Interpol's drops July 10), and you have also seen Chris Cornell live twice in Audioslave form (but he will supposedly be playing Soundgarden material); your low opinion of the Beastie Boys is well-documented, but you hear they put on a good live show, and your inviter is a fan; and, in theory, only one of the August dates will be possible.
So pop quiz, hot shot: what do you do? What do you do?
Song lyric of the day:
"The plan keeps coming up again
But the plan won't accomplish anything
If it's not implemented"
- Built to Spill, The Plan
5 Comments:
Damn, that's a tough one. I'd go with the Decemberists, in part because they're my favorite on the list, but also because it sounds like a more unique concert. All the bands tour, but how often do they play with a symphony?
How often do you get to see The Police? That's an amazing opportunity. Too bad I'll still be in San Fran then. TV On The Radio is good live. Modest Mouse is GREAT live.
Smashing Pumpkins is back together? That is AWESOME beyond belief. Go see them.
I'm with Jeff on the Decemberists & the symphony. Besides...it's far enough from the 2 August dates that you could do it and one other.
Barzelay is right about The Police...that is a rare opportunity. I guess the question is, which once-defunct band would you rather see?
By "Jeff", I meant "Jacob." Chalk it up to fast typing. May the mocking of Ben and the comparisons of Jeff/Jacob begin.
totally decemberists.
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