Was this a kids show?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:44 (twelve years ago) link
These poor googles. They just want to a have a free lunch outside and ride a free bike around campus, and along comes Pomplamoose to make them want to go back in and start coding again.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:46 (twelve years ago) link
improvised lyric during cover of "mr. sandman": "make sure he doesn't have an itchy crotch-y!"
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:50 (twelve years ago) link
ugh and then when the song ends, the chick tells the crowd "those were improvised lyrics!" other pomplaband member says "that works pretty well! that was funny!" STOP TALKING AND PLAY YOUR SHITTY MUSIC, YOU GOONS.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:51 (twelve years ago) link
if the collapse of the record industry means all future bands are gonna be this shitty, unprofessional gloop with no stagecraft then the RIAA needs to start pressing for the death penalty for file-sharers
― Ridin' Skyrims (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:53 (twelve years ago) link
omg reddening thank you for liveblogging
― some dude, Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:55 (twelve years ago) link
pomplamoose you literally just said the phrase "you had to be there" to excuse your tiresome joke. go home. it's all over.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 12:57 (twelve years ago) link
pomplamoose has one song that i genuinely like, called "river shiver." they are playing it now and it's abysmal. chick's voice is thin and inexpressive and wobbly -- things most people would say about their videos i know, but 10x worse here.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:01 (twelve years ago) link
god these songs just dribble to a close! and then they laugh about it!! DON'T YOU CARE, POMPLAMOOSE!!!
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:02 (twelve years ago) link
I'm pretty sure they don't
― Obama's metrosexual cool (crüt), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:03 (twelve years ago) link
And it was a corporate gig, too. These guys are like an SNL skit come to life.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:03 (twelve years ago) link
Like, a cross between Garth & Kat and the Will Ferrell cheerleader duo.
pompladude: "so, ryan has been learning some slap bass recently!" it is the end times
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
OMG, my wife just tells me that Pomplamoose means grapefruit in German!
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
"ryan" apparently plays in ben folds' band. crowd applauds politely. pomplamoose tells ryan to say something in an australian accent, because he's been touring in australia. ryan says some shit. crowd is silent. drummer makes a sad little rimshot sound.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:09 (twelve years ago) link
It's French, no? xpost
― Number None, Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:09 (twelve years ago) link
oh it's another pomplamoose song i'm okay with, "aching heart." it's the one where pomplamoose recommends you sleep with a prostitute if you're depressed. it's off-key and off-rhythm.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:10 (twelve years ago) link
xpost I think it's grapefruit in German AND French!
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:14 (twelve years ago) link
chick's voice can't withstand the rigors of this "telephone" cover, she's singing the stuttery parts live and it's just this sad atonal bleat
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:16 (twelve years ago) link
oh yeah, here ryan goes, playing the slap bass. oh and the rest of them are joining in for an impromptu jam! actually this is livelier and more pleasing than anything they've played so far. thirty seconds in pomplachick says flatly "okay, you can stop now" because she's not participating in any of this.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:19 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, grapefruit in French and German, although I always assumed the German was borrowed from the French. The word in Spanish is related- "pomelo." In Spain, that is, in lots of Latin American they have another word, "toronja." Their name is a sly tribute tohttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fgePaP-TVwk/SlYmETrq93I/AAAAAAAAAZc/QfVL0qsrD-c/s400/grapefruit.jpg
reddening, didn't you used to be the defender of the pomp on this thread?
― Miss Piggy and Frodo in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
relieved of her bass by ryan, pomplachick is now free to dance...terribly
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
Yoko reference makes this even worse.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:27 (twelve years ago) link
I was kidding. It's probably not true.
― Miss Piggy and Frodo in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:29 (twelve years ago) link
xp yeah, i tried to make the case for some of their songs during the early mass pile-on! i still enjoy those songs and listen to them sometimes, so it should have special resonance when i say this is god-awful.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
to solve the above mystery, a grapefruit in german is called "pampelmuse". someone should start a crowdfunded kraftwerk-twee-hybrid with that name.
― the europan nikon is here (grauschleier), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, in French is pamplemouse or something, too.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
Mousse?
pompladude goes mad with the joy of song @ 1:04:45, if you are interested
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
oh and that was it. in summary: i liked pomplachick's dress, it was very pretty.
― dreamleaf, sparkleroot, basilisk venom tinctures (reddening), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
reddening, you deserve some kind of special ILM commendation for your efforts here. Yesterday we remembered the veterans of our armed forces, today we are thinking of heroes like you.
― henry s, Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
Cool. I clicked on that video but turned it right off.
Pampelmuse but isn't that the old word and nowadays it's just "die Grapefruit"?
― Miss Piggy and Frodo in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
that's what google translate goes for anyway
― Number None, Saturday, 12 November 2011 14:00 (twelve years ago) link
more like 'die bittere orangenähnliche frucht, die unsere großväter aus gesundheitsgründen verspeisten'.
― the europan nikon is here (grauschleier), Sunday, 13 November 2011 01:32 (twelve years ago) link
Get rid of Natalie and put the keyboard guy in a suit that restricts everything but his arms/hands (and covers his face) and they'd be tolerable.
― nickn, Sunday, 13 November 2011 01:51 (twelve years ago) link
ahahahahaha they're REALLY bad live!
― Don't attack when he is black. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 13 November 2011 03:25 (twelve years ago) link
not bAD
****** out of ****************
― what your teeth reveal about satan (brownie), Sunday, 13 November 2011 06:54 (twelve years ago) link
red+ otm tho
― what your teeth reveal about satan (brownie), Sunday, 13 November 2011 06:55 (twelve years ago) link
!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqTq7030fTc
― Cory! Cori! Coré! (buzza), Sunday, 13 November 2011 06:58 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not going to watch.
Just curious about the setlist's 'originals:covers' ratio
― billstevejim, Sunday, 13 November 2011 07:09 (twelve years ago) link
60:40, maybe? maybe even more weighted toward originals than that.
after a good night's sleep i'm still kinda O_O at the confluence of negative factors: sloppy musicianship throughout, strained and wobbly lead vocals, cartoonish background vocals performed smirkily, like "oh well, we can't do any better, might as well make a joke out of it!" the ironic pop covers were listless and badly performed, everyone's stage presence was grating and try-hard, and they just would NOT shut up and let their music speak for itself, AT ALL. i can see their patter working in front of an audience already familiar with them from youtube, but this crowd wasn't into it and they refused to change tactics or dial it back for the entire show.
― what the fuck does a horse know about the hero's journey anyway (reddening), Sunday, 13 November 2011 07:56 (twelve years ago) link
i am ready to kill myself and Pomplamoose hasn't even taken the stage
― virginia is for losers (rip van wanko), Sunday, 13 November 2011 09:12 (twelve years ago) link
in their defense (but not really) playing a coporate gig to an afternoon crowd of office drones must be a fucking chore however well-compensated
― Cory! Cori! Coré! (buzza), Sunday, 13 November 2011 09:15 (twelve years ago) link
A propos of the German-language and the weird cover version themes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOAzuqngOYo&feature=player_embedded
― Miss Piggy and Frodo in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 November 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
Should have said "weird cover version duos"
― Miss Piggy and Frodo in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 November 2011 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
kinda feel like your dn is answering the question posed by the thread title:
So who ARE that insufferable indie couple in the new Hyundai TV ads? [Started by henry s in January 2011, last updated 8 minutes ago by Miss Piggy and Frodo in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs)] 63 new answers
― some dude, Sunday, 13 November 2011 15:26 (twelve years ago) link
Knew there must be a reason I hadn't changed it yet.
― Miss Piggy and Frodo in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 November 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSPAWnD0K64
― buzza, Tuesday, 15 November 2011 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
why exactly was she begging for money to make a record?
because her fans are suckers
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 15 November 2011 23:26 (twelve years ago) link