Sunday, November 27, 2005
sunday valley
I said I most likely wouldn't be posting during my vacation, but I lied. Sometimes things happen and they have such a profound effect on you, that you have to get it out.
Saturday night Dirty, E, Sara, and I went and saw Sunday Valley for what, by all appearances, was their last show together. They didn't necessarily say that from the stage, but it seemed pretty obvious. I resigned myself to the fact that the band was no longer together a few months ago when their website went down and they stopped showing up at the Dame, so last night shouldn't have really been that big of a deal. Shouldn't have. But it was. Mostly because it was a really strange, unsatisfying show and I don't want that to be my last memory of a band that I loved.
The crowd was strange and rowdy. Not fun, dancing, cheering rowdy - but pushing, shoving, crowd surfing rowdy. There was a really uneasy vibe in the room. I don't know where it was coming from. Maybe the stage. Not to say that Sunday Valley was putting off a bad vibe, but you could tell things weren't like they used to be. Stu, the lead singer, made some cryptic remarks about not being happy with the band's success. He also made sure everyone knew, in no uncertain terms, that anything going on behind the scenes was nobody's "fucking business." He mentioned the fact that he'd struggled with whether or not he wanted to be an entertainer or an artist. I won't pretend to know what that struggle looks like for him. As a fan of the band I'm disappointed he couldn't find a way to be both inside the framework of Sunday Valley.
The music itself was great as always. Which just makes the whole thing that much sadder. My only complaint was when some of Stu's buddy's were brought on stage and allowed to sing a couple of Sunday Valley's songs. It seemed self-indulgent and unnecessary. Dirty said he didn't mind it. Honestly, it was probably just the mood I was in.
Anyway, like I said, they never actually admitted from the stage that it was their last show together but I feel pretty confident that it was. Too bad. I always enjoyed myself at their shows and I never introduced anyone to their music that didn't love it. If Stu, or Gerald, or Ed, or Billy read this. Thanks a lot for all the enjoyment I got from your music. I'm sorry to see you go.
-Patrick
Sorry to hear that. It always sucks when a band you love stops making music.
I loved to bust you balls about your "Sunday Valley at the Dame" post and now that they are gone, I will miss them terribly.
tear
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Saturday night Dirty, E, Sara, and I went and saw Sunday Valley for what, by all appearances, was their last show together. They didn't necessarily say that from the stage, but it seemed pretty obvious. I resigned myself to the fact that the band was no longer together a few months ago when their website went down and they stopped showing up at the Dame, so last night shouldn't have really been that big of a deal. Shouldn't have. But it was. Mostly because it was a really strange, unsatisfying show and I don't want that to be my last memory of a band that I loved.
The crowd was strange and rowdy. Not fun, dancing, cheering rowdy - but pushing, shoving, crowd surfing rowdy. There was a really uneasy vibe in the room. I don't know where it was coming from. Maybe the stage. Not to say that Sunday Valley was putting off a bad vibe, but you could tell things weren't like they used to be. Stu, the lead singer, made some cryptic remarks about not being happy with the band's success. He also made sure everyone knew, in no uncertain terms, that anything going on behind the scenes was nobody's "fucking business." He mentioned the fact that he'd struggled with whether or not he wanted to be an entertainer or an artist. I won't pretend to know what that struggle looks like for him. As a fan of the band I'm disappointed he couldn't find a way to be both inside the framework of Sunday Valley.
The music itself was great as always. Which just makes the whole thing that much sadder. My only complaint was when some of Stu's buddy's were brought on stage and allowed to sing a couple of Sunday Valley's songs. It seemed self-indulgent and unnecessary. Dirty said he didn't mind it. Honestly, it was probably just the mood I was in.
Anyway, like I said, they never actually admitted from the stage that it was their last show together but I feel pretty confident that it was. Too bad. I always enjoyed myself at their shows and I never introduced anyone to their music that didn't love it. If Stu, or Gerald, or Ed, or Billy read this. Thanks a lot for all the enjoyment I got from your music. I'm sorry to see you go.
-Patrick
Sorry to hear that. It always sucks when a band you love stops making music.
I loved to bust you balls about your "Sunday Valley at the Dame" post and now that they are gone, I will miss them terribly.
tear
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