Metric performing at Heritage classic

[Weiser Wonder]

Good set, I thought. Emily Haines didn't have the best vocal performance though.

[mesaywee]

I was at the game, and they sounded so much better live. I watched the performance on my DVR and CBC sound did it no justice. I actually thought it sounded terrible on CBC, and if I wasn't actually at the game i'd say the performance was horrible.

[jkstuart12]

Metric was by far the best performance of the day.

[Cheerio]

Wow tough crowd. I was at the game and I really enjoyed Metric, I missed Tokyo Police Club due to being stuck in the concourse and unable to move in any direction.

[nik-]

Does anyone know if Tokyo Police Club's set before the game was pre-recorded or purely live? I'm not really into their musical style, but they sounded pretty damn good considering the elements and the location.

[trumpethead]

Originally Posted by jkstuart12

Metric was by far the best performance of the day.

uhhh...Kipper was by far the best performance of the day.

[jkstuart12]

Originally Posted by trumpethead

uhhh...Kipper was by far the best performance of the day.

haha touche, Bourque wasnt too bad either!

[ben voyonsdonc]

I'd heard of Metric but didn't really know anything about them until their performance. It wasn't great -- the weather wasn't really conducive to it -- but I appreciate that the NHL/Flames decided to get away from cheesy oldies Can-Con and go with some bands that are relevant today.

If it was The Guess Who playing I wouldn't have watched the performance at all...because I had heard of Metric but didn't know much about them, I was at least interested in hearing if they were any good.

In the end, I doubt that any of us were watching today for the musical performances...it's a bit like watching porn for the plot and dialogue.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by jkstuart12

haha touche, Bourque wasnt too bad either!

Don't be fooled. When I was watching Bourque still floated like a cheap helium balloon. Goals be damned, he's a liability for you guys.

[trumpethead]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Don't be fooled. When I was watching Bourque still floated like a cheap helium balloon. Goals be damned, he's a liability for you guys.

You just couldn't help yourself could ya??

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by mattyk1976

Don't think many would have minded seeing Emily Haines in the mud/rain I'm a musician as well (sig below and just recently solo) so as musicians we probably recognize how tough of a show that would have been to nail. It's more the overdramatic, cynical, irrational stereotype to music that's not Cjay approved that I find more disturbing than Metric's performance.

Dig your sound man, very cool. Black Keys is a good comparison as someone said on one of your vids, very clean sound though great mix on "How Do You". What do you play?? My band is in my sig as well, started self recording recently with a couple cover songs but we will have originals up soon & we also have our first album up if you wanna check it out. Keep up the good sounds though matty.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by trumpethead

You just couldn't help yourself could ya??

You're saying it's wrong?

[stacey]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I'm not going to criticize the fans of the band, or even the content of the songs.

They might be a decent band, but they definitely weren't the right band for this kind of event.

Thanks Simon Cowell...

[shermanator]

Originally Posted by pylon

If you are even an intermediate guitar player, it is not hard to deduce what sound should be coming out of the instrument based on finger positioning and and strumming technique. Its ok though, I will quit spoiling the fun and running down your little emo band, or whatever they are.

Right, so since you're such a good guitar player, I guess you've played a show in front of 40000+ people? Didn't think so...

[Weiser Wonder]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

You're saying it's wrong?

Hard to float to 11 shots on goal.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by stacey

Thanks Simon Cowell...

Right back at you

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Ark2

if your room is below room temperature, wouldn't that just become room temperature by default.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Don't be fooled. When I was watching Bourque still floated like a cheap helium balloon. Goals be damned, he's a liability for you guys.

No, we're not trading him to the Canucks.

(And cheap helium balloons don't float, at least not for long.)

[flamesrule_kipper34]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

Hard to float to 11 shots on goal.

Haha owned.

Seriously to not acknowledge that this was one of Bourque's most complete games at least this year (maybe not season) would be short sighted...he carried that line, I can't think of the last time he carried anything.

[REDVAN]

LOL at all the hypocrites in here saying Metric is the best band in the world, and then crying when people disagree. OH AND they have to gall to say "if you don't like it then don't comment on it." If you don't like Mertic you must not know good music so GFTO of this thread!

If I started saying Nickelback is the best Canadian band of the last decade (um, they are- they have defined popular hard rock in this decade and had the top sales numbers) then people would be all over me and telling me I listen to crap music and I don't know what I am talking about!

That is the problem with indie music and their fans- they think they are soooooo cool because they listen to boring music. But they're smarter than the rest of us... and we obviously can't appreciate their crappy band in the way they were meant to be appreciated. These are the same people who think their shat doesn't stink.

ON topic: who watched the bands? I was too busy drinking beer and getting hammered to care. Go Nickelback, and go Flames!