"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
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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.
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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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.
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.
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.