Fountains of Wayne
October 13, 2011
Troubadour When I told my friends I was going to a Fountains of Wayne show, I was met almost universally with the same reaction: "Wait, the 'Stacy's Mom' guys? They're still touring?" But despite the fact that they may have somewhat faded from the limelight, these guys still commanded the stage and managed to transport the crowd back in time a few years when I checked out their set at the Troubadour last night.
In an untucked shirt and loose tie, Fountains of Wayne frontman Chris Collingwood looked like he had seen better days (specifically, the early 2000s) last night at the Troubadour, but proceeded to blast through his appearances with a good combination of songs off their new record, Sky Full of Holes, and classics off their past records.
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Through some slurred vocals, the hits of the night came through brilliantly; opener "Little Red Light" got their set started on a high note, immediately reminding all of their fans what the music scene in 2003 was like. The night went on sprinkled with other songs off of 2003's Welcome Interstate Managers, including "No Better Place," "Valley Winter Song" (Collingwood: "This song's about something you guys have no experience with: Winter.") and "Mexican Wine." For "Hey Julie," the band brought three audience members onto the stage for some light percussion work (maracas, shaker), and practically everyone on the floor shouted the lyrics, almost overpowering the band's sound every time the chorus came around.
"Hackensack" was surprisingly missing from the night, as was "Bright Future in Sales," but hey, maybe I just really like Welcome Interstate Managers. Oh well.
On that note, though they played the most songs that night off the aforementioned beloved 2003 album, Fountains also got warm receptions for songs off Sky Full of Holes and even bigger cheers for songs off their self-titled.
The real show-stopper (literally, because it was the last song before the encore break) was "Radiation Vibe" off their self-titled album, which last night got some special treatment in an amazing multi-track medley (Collingwood, just before diving back into the end of "Vibe": "Yeah, enough of that shit.").
Fountains of Wayne brought up opener Mike Viola(!) for "Fire in the Canyon," the first song in the encore, and rounded the night off with "Stacy's Mom" (I mean, they kinda had to) and "Sink to the Bottom."
If the Troubadour show was any kind of sign as to how the Coach House show's going to be, expect a good dose of nostalgia; if you're like myself and have fond memories of a past obsession upon hearing the name Fountains of Wayne, you'll be delightfully reverted back to your early-2000s self within the first few songs of the set.
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Critic's Bias: I was a hormonal little adolescent when Welcome Interstate Managers came out, so "Stacy's Mom" wasn't as much of a funny juvenile song as it was my entire teenage mentality.
The Crowd: People who were freshmen in college for Fountains of Wayne's 1999 self-titled set and seniors for Welcome Interstate Managers, and two teenage girls who probably hadn't even been born yet when either album had hit the shelves.
Overheard in the Crowd:
"It's fuckin' Grimace playing the drums tonight."
"This band is like a post-colonialist commentary on my dick."
"It's a sing-along song!"
"Play everything!"
Setlist at the Troubadour:
"Little Red Light"
"I've Got a Flair"
"Someone to Love"
"Denise"
"No Better Place"
"Richie and Ruben"
"Valley Winter Song"
"A Road Song"
"Hey Julie"
"A Dip in the Ocean"
"Hate to See You Like This"
"Red Dragon Tattoo"
"Mexican Wine"
"Radiation Vibe (medley)"
Encore:
"Fire in the Canyon"
"Cemetery Guns"
"Stacy's Mom"
"Sink"
Fountains of Wayne will be playing at The Coach House (33157 Camino Capistrano) in San Juan Capistrano tonight at 6pm.
Source: http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/10/preview_fountains_of_wayne_at.php
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