Comments on: “Patrick Watson crazy AMAZING!” http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/ spark a new musical discovery Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dunstan http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12700 Dunstan Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:02:38 +0000 http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/?p=4082#comment-12700 Sorry, just realised you had already posted a man under the sea video - should pay more attention really! Check it out though. No megaphone in that one - just his voice... Sorry, just realised you had already posted a man under the sea video – should pay more attention really! Check it out though. No megaphone in that one – just his voice…

]]> By: Dunstan http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12699 Dunstan Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:01:33 +0000 http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/?p=4082#comment-12699 I first saw Patrick Watson at the Airwaves festival in Iceland in 2006 playing in a small record store called 12 tonar - completely by accident. I caught him right at the end of the set. Fortunately he played the end of festival sunday set at Gaukurrin and was widely touted as the highlight of the festival. If you've ever seen him do 'Man Under the Sea' live, you've never forget it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhnuuNOoGg - man under the sea live Live this band is on a different planet. Last night (4th June 09), they played a church called the Union Chapel in London and produced one of the most incredible concerts I have ever seen - almost a spiritual experience. If you ever get the opportunity to see this band live - Do it, Do it, Do it! Sell the kids for a ticket if you have to! It is well worth it The other thing that comes across is that band love what they do and have a lot fun with it. Never seen a band laugh together as much as they do! As for recording Wooden Arms is a grower - stick with it. It is not as immediate as Close to Paradise but in my opinion actually a better album, musically more complex. It doesn't surprise me in anyway that that album was part recorded in Iceland. I thought there were a couple of touches added that I have seen used by many an icelandic band like slowblow, mugison and sigur ros - bowing the guitar, playing the saw, the bicycle, anything they can lay their hands on etc...A mate of mine writes a blog on icelandic music - check out http://iceblah.typepad.com if you want to know more about this fascinating and underrated music scene. I first saw Patrick Watson at the Airwaves festival in Iceland in 2006 playing in a small record store called 12 tonar – completely by accident. I caught him right at the end of the set. Fortunately he played the end of festival sunday set at Gaukurrin and was widely touted as the highlight of the festival. If you’ve ever seen him do ‘Man Under the Sea’ live, you’ve never forget it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhnuuNOoGg – man under the sea live

Live this band is on a different planet. Last night (4th June 09), they played a church called the Union Chapel in London and produced one of the most incredible concerts I have ever seen – almost a spiritual experience. If you ever get the opportunity to see this band live – Do it, Do it, Do it! Sell the kids for a ticket if you have to! It is well worth it

The other thing that comes across is that band love what they do and have a lot fun with it. Never seen a band laugh together as much as they do!

As for recording Wooden Arms is a grower – stick with it. It is not as immediate as Close to Paradise but in my opinion actually a better album, musically more complex.

It doesn’t surprise me in anyway that that album was part recorded in Iceland. I thought there were a couple of touches added that I have seen used by many an icelandic band like slowblow, mugison and sigur ros – bowing the guitar, playing the saw, the bicycle, anything they can lay their hands on etc…A mate of mine writes a blog on icelandic music – check out http://iceblah.typepad.com if you want to know more about this fascinating and underrated music scene.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12475 Margaret Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:54:41 +0000 http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/?p=4082#comment-12475 He also contributed to The Cinematic Orchestra's album 'Ma Fleur'. The song 'To Build a Home' is just exquisite. He also contributed to The Cinematic Orchestra’s album ‘Ma Fleur’. The song ‘To Build a Home’ is just exquisite.

]]> By: Steve Goldner http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12380 Steve Goldner Sat, 23 May 2009 03:12:48 +0000 http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/?p=4082#comment-12380 Thought his first album was great. Very disappointed in his most recent. Thought his first album was great. Very disappointed in his most recent.

]]> By: Robb http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12378 Robb Fri, 22 May 2009 21:51:23 +0000 http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/?p=4082#comment-12378 in the same vein and also amazing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt7fuzgYrc4 in the same vein and also amazing…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt7fuzgYrc4

]]> By: James http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12370 James Fri, 22 May 2009 02:40:04 +0000 http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/?p=4082#comment-12370 He doesn't disappoint and if you can believe it, he's better in concert. I saw his first show in the US back in 2007 opening up for a relatively unknown Elvis Perkins, now that was a show. A few days ago he blew into Portland and it was magical. He sang a capella with the audience on a few songs and he had this octopus-looking megaphone... anyway I could go on and on because he's really become one of my five favorite bands at the moment. So good. We had some decent video... http://slyoyster.com/music/2009/patrick-watson-at-the-doug-fir-portland-5112009/ He doesn’t disappoint and if you can believe it, he’s better in concert. I saw his first show in the US back in 2007 opening up for a relatively unknown Elvis Perkins, now that was a show. A few days ago he blew into Portland and it was magical. He sang a capella with the audience on a few songs and he had this octopus-looking megaphone… anyway I could go on and on because he’s really become one of my five favorite bands at the moment. So good.

We had some decent video…

http://slyoyster.com/music/2009/patrick-watson-at-the-doug-fir-portland-5112009/

]]> By: Matt http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/2009/05/21/patrick-watson-crazy-amazing/comment-page-1/#comment-12369 Matt Fri, 22 May 2009 02:30:17 +0000 http://www.fuelfriendsblog.com/?p=4082#comment-12369 Yes! Downloading as we spe...type. Yes! Downloading as we spe…type.

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