The Decemberists - Live New York 2009

The Decemberists - Live WNYC 

Soundcheck Show at the Green Room

June 11, 2009
New York, New York
FM Source @192

The Portland, Ore., groups’s latest album is truly ambitious: an hour-long, 17-track rock opera called The Hazards of Love. This story of star-crossed lovers and a shape-shifting beast is set to a score that recalls 1960s British folk-pop and bombastic '70s-style prog rock. Led by songwriter Colin Meloy, the quintet is joined today by vocalists Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond and Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond.

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The Decemberists - Radio City Music Hall, New York City, June 10, 2009

The Decemberists
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
June 10,  2009

Very good audience recording

Notes: Another show from The Decemberists Hazards of Love tour, where the guys play the album in its entirety, followed by a set of their other songs. At this particular show (supplied by nyctaper), they were joined by Peter Buck of R.E.M. on his band's song "Begin the Begin." Enjoy!

Set 1: The Hazards of Love

01 Prelude
02 The Hazards of Love 1
03 A Bower Scene
04 Won't Want for Love
05 The Hazards of Love 2
06 Isn't It a Lovely Night?
07 The Wanting Comes in Waves
08 An Interlude
09 The Rake's Song
10 The Abduction of Margaret
11 The Queen's Rebuke
12 The Crossing
13 Annan Water
14 Margaret in Captivity
15 The Hazards of Love 3
16 The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)
17 The Hazards of Love 4

Set 2

01 The Crane Wife 3
02 July, July!
03 Billy Liar
04 Sleepless
05 The Bachelor and the Bride
06 Dracula's Daughter
07 O Valencia!
08 The Chimbley Sweep
09 Crazy on You (Heart)
10 [encore break]
11 Begin the Begin (REM)
12 Sons and Daughters

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The Decemberists - Live SXSW 2009

The Decemberists - Live SXSW Festival
Austin, TX - 2009
FM Source @128

Led by Helena, MT, native Colin Meloy, Portland, OR's the Decemberists craft theatrical, hyper-literate pop songs that draw heavily from late-'60s British folk acts like Fairport Convention and Pentangle and the early-'80s college rock grandeur of the Waterboys and R.E.M. The band's initial lineup also included drummer Ezra Holbrook, bassist Nate Query, keyboardist/accordionist Jenny Conlee, and multi-instrumentalist Chris Funk. Frontman Meloy had previously devoted some time to an alternative country group before breaking off to pursue his craft as a singer/songwriter in the city of Portland, a move that eventually led to the Decemberists' formation. Drawing influence from his degree in creative writing, he began fashioning a hybrid of literate lyrics and wide-ranging pop music, touching upon everything from Sandy Denny to Morrissey in the process.

Before Hush Records released the band's debut album in 2002, the Decemberists baited their initial fans with a five-track EP. Their full-length debut, Castaways and Cutouts, was re-released that same year on the Kill Rock Stars label, and the band began to accumulate a serious fan base. After adding organist and keyboardist Rachel Blumberg to the group, in 2003 the Decemberists released Her Majesty, another fine collection of theatrical indie pop with pastoral sensibilities that further cemented their growing reputation. One year later, a five-part epic EP entitled The Tain -- based on the eighth century Irish poem of the same name -- appeared, followed by the full-length Picaresque in 2005.

The group, which at this point consisted of Meloy, Conlee, Query, Funk, and drummer John Moen, made the move to the major leagues by signing with Capitol Records in advance of 2006's The Crane Wife, which managed to hit number 35 on the Billboard 200. The album also grabbed the attention of comedian/actor Stephen Colbert, who challenged Funk to a guitar solo competition during a live taping of his show, The Colbert Report. For their next project, the Decemberists tackled one of Meloy's most ambitious ideas to date: an honest to God rock opera. The Hazards of Love appeared in 2009, featuring a fantasy-filled story line as well as cameos from My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark, and My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden. ~AMG


Track List:
Prelude
The Hazards Of Love
A Bower Scene
Won’t Want For Love
The Hazards Of Love 2
The Queen’s Approach
Isn’t It A Lovely Night
The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid
An Interlude
The Rake’s Song
The Abduction Of Margaret
The Queen’s Rebuke/The Crossing
Anan Water
Margaret In Captivity
The Hazards Of Love 3
The Wanting Comes In Waves
The Hazards Of Love 4
The Raincoat Song
I Was Meant For The Stage

SXSW '09




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