The Decemberists
Crystal Ballroom
Portland, OR
10/17/06
Rout of the Patagons – Opening Night
Recorded by Geech
Maxell XLIIS, Sony WM-D3 w/Core-Sound LCBs in hat > Peak 3 > flac > you
I wasn’t expecting a spoken intro by Oregon Public Broadcasting’s own Christian Fodenvensal so I missed his first couple of lines, but the majority remains.
In the quieter parts, starting about midway through, you will likely notice what sounds somewhat like slight wind. It was wind, refreshingly cool wind belching continuously from the intestines of the Crystal, much to my relief. It does come across a little though, only in a few places though. Great show, first big one with Lisa Molinaro of Talkdemonic. One of the better sounding nights for the Crystal Ballroom and the crowd wasn’t even as chatty as they normally are!
Enjoy, seed, share, don’t screw the band on this one. Buy their stuff, they deserve it. And they seem really nice, so there.
–disc 1–
01 intro
02 crane wife 3
03 the island
04 LA i’m yours
05 both go down together
06 the gymnast
07 engine driver
08 thank yous
09 o valencia
–disc 2–
10 shankill butchers
11 song for myla
12 culling the fold
13 yankee bayonet
14 liberal arts war
15 odalisque
16 dreamt i was an architect
17 calesthenics
18 perfect crime no 2
19 16 military wives
20 crane wife 1 + 2
21 sons & daughters