The Polyphonic Spree live in concert.
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The Polyphonic Spree

63
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
%
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63
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 63 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Polyphonic Spree is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. The Polyphonic Spree concert reviews describe live shows and performances as euphoric, magical, enchanting, feel-good, theatrical, psychedelic, and repetitive.

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Dallas, United States (2000 - present)
Bio
The Polyphonic Spree are a psychedelic pop group which formed in 2000 in Dallas, Texas, United States. The band's core members are Tim DeLaughter (lead vocals, guitar), Mark Pirro (bass) and Bryan Wakeland (drums), all former members of the alternative rock band Tripping Daisy.
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Critic Concert Reviews

QRO Magazine

November 6, 2015
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There was breathing room for the delicate sounds of percussion acoustic instruments and flute by new player Rachel Woolf who swayed and danced along while playing impeccably.

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

September 3, 2015
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We brought the fucker out the irrepressible frontman recalls, and if any band was going to generate enough good vibes to trigger some goodtime cosmological phenomena then it was The Polyphonic Spree.

Dallas Observer (USA)

July 14, 2014
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Dallas, USA

The Upcoming (UK)

June 7, 2014
100
%
The success of their music in the media world is also a potentially thorny issue as the overplaying of tracks can lead to a band’s sound becoming stale and repetitive while also running the risk of them being viewed as a novelty act.

Dallas Observer (USA)

August 12, 2013
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Dallas, USA

The Guardian (UK)

August 10, 2013
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The Polyphonic Spree Live In Concert In the UK

musicOMH (UK)

August 9, 2013
70
%
Village Underground, London on August 6, 2013

Past critic reviews published in

The AU Review (Australia), The Guardian (UK), Glide Magazine (USA), Exclaim (Canada), The AU Review (Australia) and more

Image Credit

Mike Mantin [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons