Comments on: Of Montreal @ the Ogden Theatre

By: John Wenzel

John Wenzel — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:39:51 +0000

Ah, but I love Of Montreal and have since the band’s first album. “Hissing Fauna” was my favorite of 2007. It’s just that the Ogden set was middling. The band seemed distracted, especially compared to triumphant shows at SXSW and smaller bars in Denver over the years. Maybe being drunk/closer to the stage made it better.

By: brittney

brittney — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:24:09 +0000

I believe that was one of the best shows i have ever seen, and I go to a lot of shows as well. The opening was amazing. Like a true fan, you have to appreciate everything they throw at you, even if it’s not their “poppy” songs. It’s all genious in my mind. Gotta appreciate how much is going on in their music. simply amazing! Maybe of montreal just isn’t for you…..

By: Ricardo Baca

Ricardo Baca — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:31:55 +0000

The encore was great. The psych jam was nice for about five minutes. Then it was bathroom time. And after running into a couple people, it was over, and the encore was pretty tremendous.
In an ideal world, bands would play their set, leave the stage for a minute or two, and then come back for one encompassing song as an encore.
I saw Elvis Costello years ago at the CityLights Pavilion and he played, like, four encores – each one more pretentious and unecessary than the previous. All in all, he played for about two hours. and i didn’t understand why he didn’t just play for an hour fifty, break, and then one last song.
Lame.
Still, nice review, Wenz. I’ve only seen ‘em twice, and both times I’ve been disappointed.

By: Ani en Espanol

Ani en Espanol — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:45:35 +0000

I hate encores. By the time the show’s over, I’m usually ready to leave, and then there’s always this excruciating wait for the band to come back out and I have to pretend to be super excited “oh my gosh, they’re ACTUALLY coming back ONSTAGE, just becuase we ASKED them to!!” Booooo-ring.
Then again, I sometimes live the lifestyle of a 90-year-old, so the encore is usually past my bedtime. Maybe that’s why I get so crabby.

By: John Wenzel

John Wenzel — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:22:44 +0000

When you see as many shows as I do (and you’re not necessarily into pseudo-psychedelic jams — unless very well executed) you get a little antsy when a song starts exceeding the 20-minute mark. That, and the people I was with wanted to jet, because the band had announced it was their last song, and there was no end in sight.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:16:12 +0000

Why leave early?