White vaulted arches of the Mojave tent soared into the technicolor blue desert horizon. I awaited the rapture like a novice on the anxious bench of a drone revival church. My prayers were answered in the still Indio air as Spiritualized took to the stage, J. Spacemen not unlike a pretty mod Melanie Safka as backed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers. Spiritualized certainly triumphed over the final horseman of Coachella: PA feedback. The sound difficulties that plagued their early set were forgiven and forgotten like a white lie or other passing sin. Shy and frail limbs were tentatively held aloft for the first time to new classic ‘Baby I’m Just A Fool’ and old favorite ‘Walking With Jesus.’ We were bitten by syringe serpents in a Pentecostal blues explosion and our souls saved by the sudden paralyzing glossolalia harmonies of a single line from Fools Rush In: ‘I can’t help falling in love with you.’ Can I get a witness?!! Praise Songs in A&E!
— Zelda Zap
1 A.R. // May 1, 2008 at 9:59 am
Nice!
2 DJ Short Shorts // May 1, 2008 at 10:01 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz9sjMGUM9k
3 DJ Short Shorts // May 1, 2008 at 10:06 am
The brother on the piano is my new hero.
4 L.A. RECORD INVESTOR // May 1, 2008 at 10:50 am
Is that the only sentence on the internet that contains both J. Spaceman and Melanie Safka?
5 danny C // May 1, 2008 at 11:58 am
damn, wish i was there….
6 Alexis Paul Roberts // May 1, 2008 at 5:59 pm
That wasn’t very descriptive.
I don’t care about serpents and shit- I’d like to know how they like… sounded… you know from the perspective of someone who wasn’t awaiting seeing the The Rapture.
Fuck.
7 BAG O GUTS // May 1, 2008 at 6:56 pm
snakes rule dont pose
8 cheese // May 2, 2008 at 3:53 pm
i love spiritualized but can we talk about how we are all going to spend our tax rebate?
9 DJ Short Shorts // May 6, 2008 at 11:21 am
On limited edition Spiritualized vinyl?
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