Comments on: The Eels, March 28, 2008, First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia http://suggestaholic.com/eels-concert-review-philadelphia/ An aging hipster's guide to aging hiply. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: steve http://suggestaholic.com/eels-concert-review-philadelphia/comment-page-1/#comment-28 steve Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:17:12 +0000 http://suggestaholic.com/eels-in-concert-philadelphia/#comment-28 Last years Philly Eels show (with the whole band ) was much better ) . The one hour movie would have been better had i been sitting in my living room . And Mike is right - too much self promotion . I really just want to hear music at a show . Last years Philly Eels show (with the whole band ) was much better ) . The one hour movie would have been better had i been sitting in my living room . And Mike is right – too much self promotion . I really just want to hear music at a show .

]]> By: Mike http://suggestaholic.com/eels-concert-review-philadelphia/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Mike Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:40:10 +0000 http://suggestaholic.com/eels-in-concert-philadelphia/#comment-27 I have never seen Eels live before, but really dig E's stuff...on the albums. I agree wholeheartedly with your review. It was interesting, but mostly annoying. E came across as a huge prick. That film threw everyone for a loop, but you also forgot to mention a E admonishing people for talking to him during the show: "If you're talking to me, please stop. This is a concert, not a debate, not a discussion. I'm hear to play music and talk to you, so if you're talking to me please shut up." It was funny at first, but it was done too early and he just droned on. The readings of E's autobiography by The Chet, concert reviews, and (likely fake) fan mail readings between songs was too much to take. It was as though E had to remind the crowd that he was talented. Everyone was there because they knew that already, but the self-promotion was annoying. I probably won't go out of my way to see them again. I have never seen Eels live before, but really dig E’s stuff…on the albums.

I agree wholeheartedly with your review. It was interesting, but mostly annoying. E came across as a huge prick.

That film threw everyone for a loop, but you also forgot to mention a E admonishing people for talking to him during the show:
“If you’re talking to me, please stop. This is a concert, not a debate, not a discussion. I’m hear to play music and talk to you, so if you’re talking to me please shut up.”

It was funny at first, but it was done too early and he just droned on.

The readings of E’s autobiography by The Chet, concert reviews, and (likely fake) fan mail readings between songs was too much to take. It was as though E had to remind the crowd that he was talented. Everyone was there because they knew that already, but the self-promotion was annoying. I probably won’t go out of my way to see them again.

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