Chicagoist: Just When You Thought They Couldn't Fit More People on Stage ...

guest

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:17:46 -0600

I'd rather have Dahnke on stage where she's away from anything she can publish on. Stick with dancing Sarah- please!!

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:37:26 -0600

embarrassed to watch and listen to? what is wrong with you people? Are you uncomfortable with your sexuality or something? Are you not very satisfied you're making some kind of lasting imprint on this world? It really boggles my mind that your first reaction to the polyphonic spree is to immediately insult them because you can't wrap your mind around the idea of them really caring about what they're doing. your retarded ignorance is so blatant when the only thing you can thing to say is.. whoa its a cult! you know what! you're in tons of cults! i find it weird you drive a gigantic hunk of metal to a hose in the ground and put liquid in it. how embarrassing that you would do such a thing.. what a cult you people are a part of! Why don't you put down all those things in your life that you buy to help you feel like you're alive and just be alive! Take a moment to listen to the spree and feel it for 3 freakin seconds and maybe you'll get what the band is trying to convey. If you still think its to weird then fine spend your efforts insulting a band that actually does suck and is embarrassing to watch.. aka amy winehouse.. will anyone remember who she is an a year? i think not. to the dude doing the blogging... Why don't you try making a few positive comments about the band that made you feel like a rockstar for 3 minutes? a little positive press about someone other than yourself can go a long way in life.....

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:33:01 -0600

Congrats to PSpree for including some Chicago talent in their performance. Ditto for My Morning Jacket. Spread the love, people........

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:28:52 -0600

Tapapalooza, Sarsie!

Sarah

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:55:56 -0600

Guest #13: Although I am a singular person, I am part of many groups, one of them being the Chciagoist team. When I said "we," it was because I was reflecting the opinion of more people than just myself. Guest #11: Thanks for the catch. Guest #5: What exactly is on a death sandwich?

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:28:03 -0600

Ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha! You said you were posting in first-person singular, and then you followed it with a sentence beginning with "we"! Ha, ha, ha! You didn't do what you said you were going to do! Cool about your performance, though.

pantagrapher

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:46:33 -0600

matty, I rank a Polyphonic Spree show I saw at Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas as one of the best shows I've ever attended. TD is one energetic, effusive mofo when he's on-stage, and I found it infectious, not embarrassing. As the years passed, the shows became a bit rote, but I was always entertained. The cult line has dogged them since those early days, but I think as a criticism it misses the point entirely. It seems clear that that's the group's intent, not some weird undercurrent—I find it amusing and fun because it's so overt.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:42:34 -0600

Albini's studio is named Electrical Audio - not Electric Audio.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:31:28 -0600

The Polyphonic Spree are embarassing to listen to as well.

MM

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:28:51 -0600

Guest #1 needs to get a life. I liked the post. It was refreshing to read about someone who wasn't too cool to say how excited they were about being up on stage and part of the Lollapalooza experience.

matty

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:24:42 -0600

am i the only person who thinks the polyphonic spree are embarassing to watch? they look like they're in a cult.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:21:33 -0600

Regardless of whether we are tired of hearing about Lolla or not... this article doesn't say anything substantial. It's basically, "That was awesome. I felt like a rock star." ...okay.

Julene McCoy

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:08:00 -0600

Sarah, you looked so happy up there. I'm glad you got to take part in Polyphonic Spree's performance!

The Curmudgeon

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:50:22 -0600

Guest #1: Go eat a death sandwich. If she wants to share how cool the experience is with us, she's more than welcome to do. At least it's a first-person perspective of being on stage rather than the redundant recaps of the festival in general.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:44:17 -0600

Congrats on your performance. Hope you had a lot of fun.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:41:17 -0600

"God, how many more times do we have to say we've heard enough before you listen? It seems that instead of listening to your readers, you'd rather blather on about the same damned story fifty times while making light of the fact that most of us don't care. The damned thing's over. Get over it and find something else to talk about, for god's sake." no offense, but as a fellow reader, no one is forcing you to come to the site. there are a lot of chicago blogs out there with a number of different opinions and content. perhaps another would suit you better.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:37:59 -0600

Given that the comments on the Lolla posts have been overwhelmingly positive guest #1, I'm not sure what you mean by "how many more times do we have to say we've heard enough before you listen?" If you're so offended by the fact that some of us (gasp!) are interested in a recap of this weekends events, perhaps you should look into whining like a little girl in the comments section of a different blog.

guest

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:25:55 -0600

God, how many more times do we have to say we've heard enough before you listen? It seems that instead of listening to your readers, you'd rather blather on about the same damned story fifty times while making light of the fact that most of us don't care. The damned thing's over. Get over it and find something else to talk about, for god's sake.