I saw them last Saturday in St. Louis. Kasher seemed relatively sober…although come to think of it, he did do his fair share of rambling.

Damn. A trailer just made me choke up a little. I think I'll go run around outside for awhile…

"rock operas about medieval rape victims"
Judging by the illustrations in the liner notes (http://www.decemberists.com…, as well as by the lyrics (like the word rake), I'd guess that the time period is more Victorian than medieval.