So I just heard that the Flaming Lips won’t be doing any interviews in advance of their Sept. 7th performance at UVM. Guess I can’t ask Wayne about that giant hamster ball.

Say, didn’t State of Mind Magazine do something on them somewhat recently?

I might not make the Lips’ list, but you know who will talk to me, dont’cha? Bob “Pottymouth” Saget, that’s who.

Stay tuned.

Casey Rea was the Seven Days music editor from 2004 until 2007. He won the 2005 John D. Donoghue award for arts criticism from the Vermont Press Association.

14 replies on “Ummm…”

  1. As I had expected, I still can’t hang with moe. Slap bass, overly earnest “natural dude” voice, guitars that squiggle but never really rock… All stuff I don’t particularly enjoy, at least in this context. But it did make me crave a microbrew and an apple, so there’s something. Surprise Me Mr. Davis are a nice find. In fact, I could actually see myself getting into them. They’re not trying too hard. It’s very soulful and loose in a streamlined kind of way. No struggle, no resistance. More modern jam should be more like this. At times I was reminded of mid-’70s electric Dylan, at others, J. Geils Band, believe it or not! The last song, “Snowed In,” is beautiful.”Sleepyhead” is the Americana tune P-hish should’ve written for one of their later records. My least fave of their MySpace selection.But overall, I like ’em because they know where jam rock and psych intersect. It’s a small strip of highway, and most bands miss it completely.

  3. Today I shall try to hear that moe. tune, “Rebubula.” And that other band… I assume they have a MySpace page?

  4. Panic used to make me angry, I guess. I never understood why these guys were so successful while all these brilliant musicians I knew of were starving. But, I saw them at Bonnaroo when Herbie Hancock sat in with them, and it was shocking. They ripped that place up. Thousands and thousands of people there, and they delivered. I still don’t have an urge to go see them, but at least after that I could understand why so many people do. As for moe., I couldn’t begin to explain in a convincing way what it is about their music that’s so great. I think they write great songs… I mean, every time I hear “Rebubula” I think it’s one of the greatest rock songs ever. When they play that or “Plane Crash” live it’s like watching The Who play “Baba O’Reily”… So, umm, to answer your question: Surprise Me Mr. Davis. Have you heard them? If not, I’ll gladly give you a copy of their EP. I’d love to hear what you think. And… I have no clever way to tie The Saget into this.

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