The Thermals @ Madison Square Garden on 08/11/09

The drone sound was alright—they were more on point than they were last time, I guess. It was an okay show, nothing I wasn't expecting. Honestly, I might have preferred just hanging out in the park afterward. 🙂

But I think it’s pretty cool that so many people can actually show up at Kset on August 11th. Maybe there's still some hope for this country after all? 🤷

Nope.

Man, that was one hell of a ride 😵

It started out pretty rough, honestly—kind of a mess at first—but things turned around completely by the end, which meant my sleep was actually decent too, and I woke up feeling pretty good 🙂

Where did everyone go? Seriously, where are all those people who were dropping like 300 posts in a row just praising the band last time? o.O
🤷Did they all head out to the coast for vacation or something?

I could’ve sworn I was seeing some of the old-school forum regulars popping back up lately too...
🙂But hey, out of those 300 posts, we actually birthed a micro-meme—honestly the greatest smiley ever created!

I know you guys all know this already, but I’m getting a little bored with the repetition. 😁

If they come up with some more of that necro-crap again, HAJOOOOOOOO

They really pulled it off, and they’ve even got a radio presence now
maybe they just need one more guitar player to finally sound like their studio albums
when I first caught them playing back before the Mike Watt gig, they were rocking those tiny amps and had that raw, gritty sound from their first couple of records
and honestly, they were incredible
last time around, they showed up right after that '90s comeback era and played in that specific style—they even had some veteran guy on guitar with them
yesterday was solid, but it wasn't quite at 100%
the slower tracks dragged things down a bit and cost them that perfect score
but man, I hope they come back

Well, I suppose there's no stopping it now... maybe just a slow slide into the inevitable. 🙏.S::SS

bue said:

🙏 🙏 🙏

urbannomad30 said:they probably weren't at the beach🤷

...give me a break. They definitely were. It's just pure jealousy talking because they missed out, even if the trip wasn't exactly perfect.

bue said:

Three aces in hand 🙏 🙏 🙏

And another three for NGH 🙏 🙏 🙏

Man, I really gotta watch what I'm typing from here on out... 🤣 🙂

Benjamin Phillips14 said:plus they've got a DJ now too

looks like Jesus popping up out of nowhere just to shut down the party😁

It was sweltering out there—absolutely brutal—but honestly, I didn't end up picking anything up. 🙂

Man, you really are the best. Seriously. 🙏aS::S:S:S:.s:S:S

Just tell me what you need—I'm all ears.
Is that Ivek?
What did they miss?
Dunjislava—did you go with the guys, or did you head out solo?

Not a single soul from St. Louis showed up. Maybe there's still a glimmer of hope for that city after all 🙏 🙏 🙏 😬

What's your deal, Zagorec? 🙂

brbin 🙈

from their Twitter feed

High-def video presentation (some live clips + an interview) over at Backpackrock:

http://www.backpackrock.net/the-thermals-live-in-chicago

Is that what Matija from General Hospital used to film? haha