Spoon Setlist at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA

Sorry... put Monday night into Tuesday's setlist by accident!

poon is good.....on your IPod......but in concert they are a bit boring, a bit depressing, and with a lack of stage presence they almost seem to be a bit lazy. I love their music and always hoped they would be a great show but after seeing them live I have to say they rate in the bottom 5 live groups I've seen (at least 150). There are times during their live set where they almost have "it" but then the moment crescendos downward rapidly. It's like they begin to rise to a peak but never get there and just give up and the song ends, there's no plateau even, just a steady progression upward where the crowd gets excited then it just fades. This leads to disappointment, confusion, and a yearning for attainment. But hey, maybe that's the point, maybe that's ultimately what the music is about, but I never thought that listening to their albums. But live......they'll never surpass that the 3,000 and under venues...they are more of an intimate crowd pleasing, hold hands and sway, and occasionally bop your head type band. Great for chilling but not for partying.