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Subject: Re: ANYONE TAPE SOUL COUGHING AT THE CRADLE LAST NITE?
Todd Morman <toddm@alienskin.com> wrote:
>I enjoyed Soul Coughing more than I expected, probably because I didn't
>expect to enjoy them. Ditto on the audience-rapport stuff; it was
>interesting to see the frontguy (who struck me as annoying at first) get
>into his role of frontguy as the show went on. And I hadn't realized how
>interesting the race stuff was; they're obviously a watered-down white-funk
>band, but they seemed to be poking fun at themselves, too. Gotta love Nation
>of Islam references coming from 4 white boys, especially when they mix them
>with Black Sabbath quotes. More than once, though, I found myself wishing
>they could make their funk more smooth and organic, you know, like hiphop
>for real.
I can't say anything about this show but I did see them the first time
they played the Cradle. I think it was with Sunny Day Real Estate and
Shudder To THink. What a line up! Soul Coughing was great. They
still stand out in my head. I can't help but hear some of the same
ideas in G-Love and the Special Sauce though. Did Soul Coughing still
have the guy throwing in all the cartoon and t.v. show samples in the
middle of songs? I think that's what separates them from G-Love+SS.
I haven't heard anything by Soul Coughing lately. How is their new
album?
joe's got the ankles, you get the wrist
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