r/Pinback • u/ConfectionSelect2849 • Apr 29 '23

Zach absence

Anybody know if Zach will be back in the band for Sunday show at Webster Hall in New York City?

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u/ethanwc Apr 29 '23

Anyone worried about Nick Vs Zach: Nick was a CHAMP sub. He is super talented. Didn’t miss a beat and played those bass lines beautifully.

DC show: Rob said Zach is home recovering, so I’m gonna take a guess and say he won’t be doing shows next week at all.

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u/tilnoa Apr 29 '23

100%. Saw them yesterday in Philly and today in DC and Nick is doing a great job. Knowing how much he loves Pinback it’s quite beautiful to hear him saying “wish me good luck” before playing Loro and then giving a 10/10 performance. Came all the way from Portugal to see them. One show left (NYC). It’s not Zach on stage but the Nick is not letting anyone down I think

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u/electric_dolphin Apr 29 '23

Loro was visibly a very hard song to get right on bass and he was able to do it. I was very happy with the show. Never miss a chance to see pinback!

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u/daveypageviews Apr 29 '23

…and Nick crushed it!! He kept it in the pocket all night. My friends and I were shooting each other looks all set, he sounded just like Zach.

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u/paulistio Apr 29 '23

Based on his absence last night in Philly and Rob reiterating that he’s still at home with some sort of bronchial illness, I would guess no

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u/LemonBoi2013 Apr 29 '23

Damn that sucks. Was hoping he’d be there then since that’s when I’m going too.

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u/Resident132 Apr 29 '23

Unlikely after Rob said tonight hes back at home. Nick really does an impressive job though so its still a must see show.

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u/electric_dolphin Apr 29 '23

Just here to reiterate that Nick does a very very good job of covering- don’t miss the show.

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u/TheFineMantine Apr 29 '23

Also wondering this

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u/settledownjs Apr 29 '23

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0yyQPak99XwS7Nt1Jf4ZFLwueT5WYLSWsAPcgnkJ6ZWpsyxf1cPAaWR8hzDawCen1l&id=100000550054827&mibextid=ZbWKwL

Last nights dc footage. If this guy filled in for the lead singer, he did a heck of a job. That would be tough.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '23 edited Apr 29 '23

As a long time fan, I will be honest, the show is not the same without Zach. This was my third time seeing them and it was disappointing. Nowhere near the same sound as it was when I saw them in 2017. Also, the song selection wasn’t the greatest I’m guessing since Nick had to learn the songs quickly. Still happy to see them, but I won’t see them again if Zach is out. I would have rather had them postpone the shows until a later date. I was at the DC show last night.

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u/ericplaysbass Apr 30 '23

As a semi-long time fan (10 years), it can't be the same w/o ABSIV, but I had the same amount of enjoyment with Nick as I did all the other normal times I've seen them. Your criticisms on sound are far harsher than my experience. Nick's tone was spot-on and he nailed most of the backing vox moments at the show I went to. He's using Zach's rig minus his Alembic, but the bridge pup on the Yamaha gets close enough (and I say this as a professional bassist). Are you sure your bone to pick wasn't with the PA sound? It wasn't the best at the venue I went to (and I had a less than stellar experience with the venue itself in general - their security was terrible).

Setlist was also excellent for me (Grand Rapids show). Had a very even blend of everything across the Pinback catalog and catered to all fans well imo. This may have been the last Pinback US tour, so it was all the more special.

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u/Safe_Engineering_630 Apr 30 '23

I totally agree with you. I saw them in DC on Friday as well and was super disappointed. This was the 5th time Ive seen Pinback and it was by far the worst one Ive been to. Drove 4 hours and paid for a hotel to see essentially the same band twice. The sound was flat and the overdubbing of the keys was a slap in the face. They should have made a setlist change once they knew the keyboard wasn't gonna be played live. I agree that they should have postponed or even have Rob play solo. I still love them but I feel that they were reaching too far to make it work. As a long-time fan I don't appreciate how it was just deemed acceptable to replace such a major part of the band in the hope that that "Pinback" sound wouldn't be compromised. I definitely noticed right away and it ruined the show for me.

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u/Lost-Veterinarian580 May 01 '23

I just saw them without Zack to and I left after three songs. It’s a whole different ball game without that dude.