Yo La Tengo's The Sounds of the Sounds of Science @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NYC | pics

My photos+review here:

http://tinyurl.com/j3elx

My photos+review here:

http://tinyurl.com/j3elx

Gah. Sorry 'bout the doublepost.

Is that a Moog Rouge I spot?
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_james_argues_secret/images/analog_keys_with_cheat_sheet.jpg

Anyone want to wager a guess on what the other two are?

Amazing show though... I was moderately uninformed, and had no idea that they weren't going to be playing a 'normal' show, and was blown away by what I saw instead.

i felt like i was in the life aquatic.

i half liked it. they can start a groove when they want to and did about 2/3 into the show. i like this kind of music but would prefer the real yo la tengo.

yeah, the place was packed...i walked in late with some friends and saw HEADS.

i left thinking that i havent seen an amazing free live show since rocket from the crypt at central park in 98. though, that les savy fav show looked like fun.

if you were on the lawn, you were too late for sit downs. basically everything but the seats is pretty limited viewing at the bandshell. peeps back there were acting like they had $500 dollar tix. don't blame me if you were a little late to see your favorite band ever. next time camp out in line.

Who would anyone go see YLT over Al Green? YLT play at least 10 times a year in NYC/NJ for usually $20, while Al Green commands over $100.

I saw the Sounds of Science a few years ago at Lincoln Center, and while it was good, a normal YLT show is way better. And what's up with these bloggers? "they also played musical chairs with each taking a turn at some other instrument. Very cool!" Have they never seen YLT before? They've been around for decades!

Al Green was smoking. Simply on fire. He spent as much time signing in the pit in front of the barricades as he did on stage. Sadly, the pay seats were just half full.

"Is that a Moog Rouge I spot?

Anyone want to wager a guess on what the other two are?"

The one on the right should be a Moog. The other two are a Farfisa (duh) and an Ace Tone.

Hey, thanks, BV, for linking me (even tho dingleberries like anonymous above feel compelled to leak their diarrhea all over the place).

Actually, it WAS my first time seeing YLT, so up yours, anon! I had a blast, and I've never claimed to be any kind of expert at music. I'm just having fun taking pictures on my shitty camera and typing words away.

God bless you for going to see the Rev. Al Green too. He's amazing and deserves all the attention he gets. I simply did not choose to (especially cos I donated money to Celebrate Brooklyn! and enjoy my pit privileges), so that doesn't make me some kind of lesser being.

Yeesh...get some Imodium now!

"don't blame me if you were a little late to see your favorite band ever. next time camp out in line."

Funny. I rolled up with a big crowd around 6:45, and we easily held down a group of about 15-20 seats, in the middle just 10 rows back. The space filled up fast, before the opener set, but you didn't need to camp!

Anyways, last night was truly one of the most psychedelic experiences I've ever had. I didn't expect the screen to be so big, and the sound to be so perfect.. the whole thing was so overwhelmingly beautiful. Wow.

"I saw the Sounds of Science a few years ago at Lincoln Center, and while it was good, a normal YLT show is way better. "

I don't get the point of coming onto someone elses blog and trying to make people feel bad about their choices. YOu went to another show, keep that to yourself! For ME, the SotSoS is EXACTLY the YLT that I love. When I saw them for the first time a few years ago at Prospect Park, they played one or two of the tunes from this project, and I instantly fell in love. I "put up" with the rock stuff just to get a glimpse into these intrumental masterpieces.

agreed. al green was a treat last nite.

Incredible set.

Actually Al Green was my first choice last night (over Yo La Tengo, Okkervil River, Weakerthans, Oneida, and pre-Siren), but long-story-short, I ended up at Yo La Tengo.

The show was out of this world.

I admit that I'd definitely wouldn't mind seeing seahorses have babbies again. That was fascinating.

Have to say, that anonymous post is the biggest prickish thing I've seen in a while. "How dare people choose something different than I? How amazing people haven't seen everything I have!"

Al Green, for the record, was okay. He did run around plenty, which made him a bit short of breath, sometimes; which is fine, he's old. Yes, he spent lots of time in the VIP sections giving roses to Marty Markowitz' friends. The park arrangement was pathetic.

I can easily see choosing YLT -- if it's your favorite band, why not? -- performing a live soundtrack to a film over watching a video image of someone whose best work came 30 years ago.

al green was better than okay. although his r&b classics are thirty years old, they're still far superior than most of the music made by the current bands i read about on this site. also, his unique voice is still expressive and powerful.

for the record, j, al green won eight grammys between 1981 and 1989 for gospel music. he gave up singing r&b and became a reverend because of a horrific incident. a few years ago he started recording soul music, and his last two albums were pretty damn good.

and, frankly, i don't care who saw what show last evening. i saw the artist i wanted to see. and it was awesome.

should say 'a few years ago he started recording soul music again.' sorry.

All I can say is I felt like a kid at a field trip to the Museum of Natural History Mueseum with one of my favorite bands doing the soundtrack. I was so impressed with the footage and where I was sitting the crowd was going wild for the octopus footage and the sea horse footage. A great time had by all.

Oh, Grammy-schmammy. "Amazing Grace" was great, but no one was there to hear gospel. What everyone wanted to hear -- and Green knew this, obvs -- was the stuff from the early 70s. When he wasn't playing that -- and sometimes, even when he was -- there were some big dead spots. When he hit, though, it was amazing.

such a gorgeous night for that show

such a gorgeous night for that show

such a perfect night for that show

yeah, we wanted to hear al green's classics. no kidding, j. even radiohead has to play hits that are now between nine and thirteen years old. in a subtle way i was trying to tell you that your comment regarding 'someone whose best work came 30 years ago' is pointless. one, al green has recorded great work in the last twenty years. two, his r&b songs are classics. they hold. and we still love hearing him sing them. and, by the way, jean painleve's films are anywhere from forty to eighty years old, but they're still great to watch.

Sorry for the snarky comment. I just never understand the whole Pitchfork/lemming hipster mentality. YLT play here all the time, why put up with the crowds?

Video clip of the seahorse film:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rq0SFQXi8xA

some of my close-up images: http://sarahana.com/?p=36

What's 'dirty' about seahorses reproducing? Does BV have issues with aquatic animal sexuality? The world wants to know...

does anyone know where to get this bootleg? someone must have recorded the show....

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