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[subtledagger]

So the HM show was last night, and although i'm still really sad to see that band go, they put on a hell of a show to go out...The Metro was sold out, from what I could tell, so it was a great way to go...I've seen them 7-8 times now, and that was easily the best i've ever heard them sound...Amazing setlist too, 21 songs, spanning their entire (all

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[cinephilechick]

ugh so jealous of you :(

i only got to see them once. i could have seen them twice (the first time was right after they released their ep with bells, stay six, etc. but my mom wouldn't let me go because she was afraid i'd get stabbed or something, lol). well glad you had an amazing time and thanks for the dl :)

stay six is still one of my favorites of theirs

[toko2000]

Not to brag, but "Roulette Systems" was my doing. I had a long talk with Mike at a show here in Cleveland a few weeks ago and sold him on the idea of playing it.

Thanks so much for that video, too; it rules.

[subtledagger]

haha, yeah i saw you onstage...lucky bastard

and good call on roulette systems, that has to be the only time they've ever played it...half the reason i was so upset when they split is the promise they showed in that song...so good

by the way, did we ever get a concrete reason for the breakup? i have my suspicions, but they were always kind of vague about it...

[toko2000]

It was the first and last performance, yes. I was half-hoping they'd dedicate it to me, but oh well. :)

And as for the breakup: I'm sure each guy has their own personal reasons, but what Mike told me last month was, "There's no place for a band like Hey Mercedes in today's musical climate." He said they didn't hate each other or anything; it was simply just an issue of wrong place, wrong time.

The worst thing is, there's virtually no chance they'll ever get back together, because they'll never be viewed as influential as Braid or anything.

[subtledagger]

Yeah, I don't know, the whole thing just kind of struck me as fishy, considering bob was teasing of new tour dates a week before they imploded...Oh well, sadly they're right, they don't have a gimmick to go on, they're just a solid rock band, which sadly is not the way to go if you want to make a living in music

[sink_florida]

:( I hate you chris and ben

RIP HM

:( :(