Editors @ The Warfield
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Editors (+ Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV)
(The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 02/08/2008)
I was happy to get another chance to see Editors at an indoors venue (I was in Europe at the time of their show at The Fillmore last fall), despite the fact that The Warfield doesn't have terribly good acoustics. After rushing to San Francisco from a three-hour faculty meeting (argh), I manage to arrive just in time to find my friends Patrick and Tessa at a pretty decent spot (by the front rail of the second tier in the general admission area, with an unobstructed view to the stage from maybe 10 yards away) before Louis XIV go on. This is one fucking terrible band. The song material is dreadful through and through. Enduring through their set was painful to me. I haven't followed Hot Hot Heat after their first record, which I liked alright. I thought the the same as when I saw them in 2003: this band just can't achieve the same limber groove on stage as they do in studio. Stick to their records and don't try too hard to catch them live.
Editors more than make up for the humdrum opening acts. The set list is mostly a predictable selection of two-thirds of their two albums. I'm only surprised by the inclusion of "Camera" as the set opener and "Push You Head Towards The Air" (until I learn that it's the next single from An End Has A Start). The quiet and lovely rendition of the latter is a welcome break in the set. The band is tight, as usual, and Tom Smith's deep baritone is in fine form. While his bodily contortions are less extreme than the last time I saw them, he moves around quite a bit, frequently jumping on the top of the piano and back down with his guitar. So, all in all, a very engaging, enjoyable, and generous 14-song set plus a three-song encore (though I would've liked to hear a cover of "Lullaby"). I only wish that Editors were a bit more adventurous live band and tried different song arrangements on stage. Now the songs are pretty faithful to their studio versions. This isn't quite a phenomenal show (blame, in part, The Warfield), but it is very good. Someone has put the whole show up on YouTube. Here's "Lights" courtesy of that person.
Set list:
1. Camera2. An End Has A Start3. Blood4. Bullets5. Weight Of The World6. Escape The Nest7. Lights8. When Anger Shows9. Spiders10. Munich11. Push Your Head Towards The Air12. Bones13. All Sparks14. Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
Encore: Racing Rats; You Are Fading; Fingers In The Factories.
(The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 02/08/2008)
I was happy to get another chance to see Editors at an indoors venue (I was in Europe at the time of their show at The Fillmore last fall), despite the fact that The Warfield doesn't have terribly good acoustics. After rushing to San Francisco from a three-hour faculty meeting (argh), I manage to arrive just in time to find my friends Patrick and Tessa at a pretty decent spot (by the front rail of the second tier in the general admission area, with an unobstructed view to the stage from maybe 10 yards away) before Louis XIV go on. This is one fucking terrible band. The song material is dreadful through and through. Enduring through their set was painful to me. I haven't followed Hot Hot Heat after their first record, which I liked alright. I thought the the same as when I saw them in 2003: this band just can't achieve the same limber groove on stage as they do in studio. Stick to their records and don't try too hard to catch them live.
Editors more than make up for the humdrum opening acts. The set list is mostly a predictable selection of two-thirds of their two albums. I'm only surprised by the inclusion of "Camera" as the set opener and "Push You Head Towards The Air" (until I learn that it's the next single from An End Has A Start). The quiet and lovely rendition of the latter is a welcome break in the set. The band is tight, as usual, and Tom Smith's deep baritone is in fine form. While his bodily contortions are less extreme than the last time I saw them, he moves around quite a bit, frequently jumping on the top of the piano and back down with his guitar. So, all in all, a very engaging, enjoyable, and generous 14-song set plus a three-song encore (though I would've liked to hear a cover of "Lullaby"). I only wish that Editors were a bit more adventurous live band and tried different song arrangements on stage. Now the songs are pretty faithful to their studio versions. This isn't quite a phenomenal show (blame, in part, The Warfield), but it is very good. Someone has put the whole show up on YouTube. Here's "Lights" courtesy of that person.
Set list:
1. Camera2. An End Has A Start3. Blood4. Bullets5. Weight Of The World6. Escape The Nest7. Lights8. When Anger Shows9. Spiders10. Munich11. Push Your Head Towards The Air12. Bones13. All Sparks14. Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
Encore: Racing Rats; You Are Fading; Fingers In The Factories.
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