wow. the music of Sean Padilla, aka the Cocker Spaniels, is a shit-hot ball of ferocious beauty. the dude rocked. he didn’t even have his backing tapes. just him and his guitar, and he burnt down half of America, with love, all by hisself.
damn!
the audience i thought kind of sucked a little. my pal Tony flaked on me last minute. Ohioans are just [a]pathetic. but it was so exciting to finally meet this guy whose album i adore because it speaks in so many tongues to so many topics and does it so well and so originally. i was kind of nervous and shy, feeling stupid because of my regular LJ tirades and rants against everything must make me look like a total jackass above all else; and because he’s like this great big damn shining star and i’m oddly starstruck by this guy who probably only a couple of thousand other people in the world have ever even heard of (THAT will change over time, trust me).
his between-song banter is deft and skillful, people. and he’s only 24. for crying out loud, THAT should be enough to convince the world that a star is born. but his songs, and his playing and singing… crimony! like i said, ferocious beauty. nobody that young is that good.
and about the most likable fella you could ever meet.
i weep! i weeeeeeeeep!
[special thanks go to Holly, who not only let me go although she was deathly ill, but even came with me, although she was about ten seconds from the grave by the time we left]
5 replies on “the Cocker Spaniels kicks your ass!!!”
oh how i wanted to be there…but damned if the boys in the band didn’t decided to have a marathon of playing and I didnt’ end up getting back in Dayton until 12 or so and figured he’d be over and done. Damn, hope he comes back soon.
I will try my best to return soon :-)
have you heard him? trek on over to his site and dig up/dig on the mp3s he’s got. amazing. but i really do recommend the whole album. the production and the performance are both astoundingly original.
Clearly, you are exaggerating. :-P I’m glad you enjoyed the show, though. I thought about changing the name of the “Trek ‘Til Turkey Day” tour to “Massive Indifference 2005” because, with a couple of exceptions, I played mostly to crowds as indifferent as the one in Dayton. I can’t control how or if people react to my music, though; all I can do is give the best show that I possibly can and let the chips fall where they may. Holly should get a Purple Heart or something for showing up in such a state! :-)
apathy kills, and Ohioans are very apathetic (*cough* Election 2000/2004 *cough*). but, each tour will get better and better. you have yourself a career. someday in the next coupla years, you’re going to turn around and realize that you’ve managed to become a bona-fide legend, a rock and roll superhero of the coolest order. mufugs will be dropping your name like a bunch of phoney hacks who only wish they could bring it like you do. a legend. and i know it’ll be because you’re honest, hard-working, and you do it for the pure Love of the Music. it really shows, and people are going to eat that up until they are fat, fat, fat. Holly, btw, thought you were fanTAStic!