LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
“All My Friends”
(Later with Jools Holland 5/25/07)
The whole thing has really gone to hell.
Latest example: LCD Soundsystem sold out 3 nights at the El Rey Theatre here in LA this week.
James Murphy made the commitment: LCD is a rock band instead of the “rock” art project that played LA on the last record.
Better yet, the audience was almost 100% civilians who paid cash money for their tickets.
For almost the entire history of the modern major record company, real people buying real tickets in Los Angeles would trigger some kind of serious marketing commitment. In spite of almost zero radio & retail support (one store in LA had the album at a sale price the week of release back in March) and a desultory press campaign, this band has managed to find an audience that loves them.
Just imagine what could happen if they had the kind of support bands get from Merge or Saddle Creek.
“All My Friends” was the high point of the night. This video from “Later” can’t quite get across how hard this one rocks live but it’s a start…
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