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rick8285
08-16-2008, 03:27 AM
Here's my lengthy review of Night One. Don't complain that it's too long.

Great Great Great Night

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Dancing Nancies - The first time I was geniunely surprised on the weekend. Was really interested to see how it'd sound without Butchy

Seek Up - By calling this performance standard, I'm saying a lot. But it was indeed as awesome as Seek Up has been all tour

Proudest Monkey ...> - I was really wowed by the ending jam on this one. Got me real pumped... so far the show was looking stellar. I leaned over to the girl to my right on the lawn and said, "You like Satellite?" she was like, "Yeah I do, why?" I said, "They're gonna play it next" she said, "If they do.......(long pause)........ I'll make out with you."

Satellite - Attack of the girl on my right, she definitely bit my upper lip, but I went with it

So Damn Lucky - ehhh. It's a great song and all... but hasn't changed much since they added the outro

Bartender - Realllllly good one. Love what Tim does and I was really surprised to see Jeff with the pennywhistle

Corn Bread - Definitely becoming a powerful track that gets everyone moving, even if they don't know it yet.

Spoon - the beginning through me for a loop for a second. Since I was in the lawn, I couldn't hear it well at first, but then the lyrics started... wow I love that song

Eh Hee ...> - Eh... well... Heeeeeee... It's good, I was ready for a breather

Water/Wine Jam - Reallllllllllly good... mellow, but nice

Burning Down The House - Great fun!

Louisiana Bayou - Same as always... gets people happy though

Anyone Seen the Bridge? ...> - Was ready for anything basically

Too Much (Tease) ...> - duhhhh

Halloween - NO way, I was surprised for a 2nd time at a show... that's rather unlikely these days. Lyrically it seemed better than the Riverbend debut.

Water/Wine Jam (Reprise) - just like 15 seconds of lyric real quick

Out of My Hands + - I thoroughly enjoy it because Dave is really having fun playing piano and I think he's very proud of himself that he can do it at the shows so well

Crush - Epic... Longest Crush ever from my quick research. Started to wonder when the Closer was coming...

Money - Thought perhaps we'd get a Money>Money closing act... but no. I liked this one better at Toyota (better Dave/Tim voice/Guitar duel)

You Might Die Trying - Hoped it wasn't the closer, but people really like this one. I do too... I don't know why there's so much hate for this one... the jam at the end is sick and Tim really rocks it hard

Ants Marching - Need I say anything? I did enjoy the extended ending they're doing. Looked at my watch and it was already past 11 after this one. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

Encore:

Don't Drink the Water - Wow, this is a long show... Great version. This is one of their Top 5 most complete songs both musically and lyrically

Two Step - Never dull, but definitely a Top 3 Two Step that I've heard. Others in contention are 8.7.03 and 8.20.05. But up there with my fave versions!


Left Alpine and headed back to the campsite with a sour taste... How in the FUCK would they even come close to approaching the awesomeness from Night One tomorrow night?

We'll see...

EDIT: 4,000 Posts!

Revolution36
08-16-2008, 10:01 AM
reviews like this make me so happy inside.

damn i love this band....