The Boys Next Door
10 January 2010
Went to see the boys next door play a couple of songs tonight. There is a music school on our street. They have a showcase show 3 times a year and so tonight was one of these shows.
I came into the show with two women playing a piano duet. It was very good. Everything else was fine although suffered from bad tuning. One of the easiest ways to sound good is to tune up as perfect as your instrument will allow. It’s something i learned when i were beginning to record in studios. After every take- tune up. The folks all played really well but the tuning let most of them down. And tuning is also a great nerve beater. It’s a productive fidget.
Anyways the boys came on rocked the tisch. They played Four Kicks by the Kings Of Leon. Their choices of songs have been very cool. Never choosing the obvious. Then I got a real surprise… they played U16 Girls… Travis’s first single on Independiente!!! It was brilliant. And of course… they were in tune.
Ahhh.
So I am home. Jet lag has passed. Clay has a temperature which is sweating out with lots of water and warm clothes. I can feel something stir at the back of my left nostril. Although viruses suck, there is relief in knowing I won’t have to sing tonight.
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Poor Nora – Both of her boys are under the weather! I hope you two will be good patients for her; no whining and follow her instructions and I’m sure you’ll both be all better in a jiffy!
u16 girls franny get these boys a deal legends …..
Get well soon, both of you!
Did you film the gig of your neighbours? Maybe with a Canon cam?
No really, it’d be cool to see them play those songs.
I love U16 girls so much!!! I wish I could hear them playing it…
sweet!
Hope Clay is feeling better.
oh good luck!
I want to see a clay’s pic!
aww, would love to hear their cover of U16 girls!
hope you both feel better soon!
i would like to hear them too playing U16 girls…i hope clay get well soon!!!
aaawww bless….there’s so much going around right now and with Clay just starting Kinderladen, he’ll be more likely to get sick until his little immune system gets used to all these new germs. it’ll pass, hope you both feel better real soon
these boys may be heading into a new project for you Fran, maybe you can produce them, leapfrog them into the international spotlight—–sounds like they’re worthy! you never know………the new german version of the Jonas Bros?
Would love to hear their U16 Girls cover!
Get well soon you and Clay…
Take some Vitamin D to help fight your virus/cold. It actually helps cut the time of the cold/virus in half and makes it not as bad. Hope Clay is feeling better. Gig sounds awesome.
Haha I bet you had a bit of a flashback seeing the boys up there doing U16 girls (takes you back to one of your first Live Travis gigs quite a few years ago now, lol *ahem*)
Hope you and Clay are feeling a little better.
That feeling of relief is interesting… I think I know what you mean.
How we treat “our” creatives is pretty shabby, it’s all want-want-want. I am so glad you are getting some space for yourself.
Everytime, when i see the title of this~
why i read the title as ‘the boys next doctor’….
F****ng doctor who 0_0;;