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This is strictly a little review. The random fun details not having exactly to do with the concert itself will find their way in a friends-only entry.
So...wow. Gotta say it: Best concert I've been to yet. As amazing as the last Gomez show I went to was, this show kicked the shit out of it. But first:
Ben Kweller:
He was so wonderful! He was energetic and sweet and sincere and just an incredible amount of fun. Here's his set list in a non-accurate order (the first and last couple are right, the rest...eh):
Walk On Me
I Gotta Move
Family Tree
Different But The Same
Living Life
Hospital Bed
Make It Up
I Need You Back
On My Way
I Don't Know Why
Thirteen
The Rules
Sundress
Red Eye
Penny On a Train Track
It was a great set. And his band was great too. His bass player was quite awesome. The sound was great from where we were, one person back from the stage. We were right center too so that was great.
Highlights (for me anyway):
- The Walk On Me opener. I had no idea what he might start with and I'm really happy it was this song.
- I Gotta Move. I just really love that song.
- Family Tree. Another "I just really love that song" song. It was fantastic.
- Living Life. I was never a huge fan of that song but now I have a new love for it. It was really really lovely.
- Hospital Bed. The fans love this song and you can tell that Ben loves playing it for them. He was really cute and energetic during this and it was a lot of fun.
- On My Way. The band left him for this one and it was really really nice. Shame there were lots of people talking in the back (as well as those stupid drunk chicks next to me.)
- Thirteen. BEAUTIFUL. I'm such a sucker for the harmonica and that bit in the middle was just amazing.
- Red Eye. This is another song that I have a new appreciation for. He jammed for quite a while in the middle and it was fucking amazing. I swear he was like, fucking channeling the Grateful Dead. It was incredible. Fucking incredible.
So yeah, I was a little apprehensive about BK live but I would absolutely see him again in a heartbeat, even with his slightly annoying fans. He really is amazing.
Gomez:
Haha, what can I really say? It's fucking Gomez! The BK fans in front of us left so we were right up against the stage. When it got loud, we couldn't hear the vocals well at all, but it was worth it to be that close to everything. Tom was barefoot for whatever reason and I was amused. I was going to post an innacurate setlist, but thanks to the Mez message boards, I can do it right!
Rex Kramer
Nothing is Wrong
See the World
Silence
Cry on Demand
Wharf Me
Notice
Girlshapedlovedrug
Silhouettes
How We Operate
Charlie Patton Song
Here Comes the Breeze
Hamoa Beach
Devil Will Ride
- Encore -
Chasing Ghosts with Alcohol
Fill My Cup
Whippin Picadilly
Unfortunately we had to leave during the encore to ensure we made the train and didn't get stranded in Boston. But I'm pretty okay with it. It's all the same stuff they played when I last saw them, although Chasing Ghosts (what we heard of it by the door) sounded really really lovely.
Ah, I just love Gomez. They looked nice. Well, Ian looked like he'd just rolled out of bed all unshaven and with messy hair. But it was cute. He wasn't as fun as last time though. Even though I know he gave a few post song "thank you"s, I really can't sharply recall him saying a thing. Or being very interesting at all for that matter. *shrug* I wasn't watching him much. Maybe he was hungover or something. I was amused that he popped the collar of his shirt.
Ben was Ben; sexy and amazing, haha. It was beautiful to be right underneath him.
I'm really happy that Tom was Tom as opposed to the last Tom I saw who was grouchy. Non-grouchy Tom was so fun and wonderful. And kind of hard to photograph because he just kept moving. He wasn't wearing shoes and that amused me.
I watched Blackie a lot because he's just so damn cool. And what a bass player.
I didn't get to see Olly much because Ben was in the way, but he was incredibly fun to watch when I could. I swear that man can't be human. He's like a fucking machine. Watching his drum bit in Cry On Demand was like...hypnotic. Awesome.
And Dajon just rocks. He's always wearing that hat. I bet his head gets sweaty. I couldn't always see him because either Ben or Tom would be in the way.
It was lovely though to be able to see everyone since last time I was crammed on Ian's side of the stage with people around me like sardines.
Highlights:
- Rex Kramer. What a damn fucking fine opener. Fantastic.
- Cry On Demand. It was on the list I made of "songs they might not play but they should 'cause it would be awesome". A lot of the songs on my list were in the set. It was great. And Cry On Demand was really awesome. Loved Olly's drum bit in the middle.
- Wharf Me. I was really really hoping they'd do this. It was nice because it was fairly quiet and I could hear the vocals really well.
- Silhouettes. Beautiful, magical, wonderful, I LOVED it.
- How We Operate. Hands down, best HWO I've ever heard. It was fucking unbelievable.
- Charley Patton Songs. Also really really wonderful. The jam was great. I was waiting for them to kick it into another song, but the finish of this was great too.
- Here Comes The Breeze. Holy fucking shit. It was unreal. Absolutely unreal.
- Hamoa Beach. It had a particularly awesome groove to it.
- Devil Will Ride. I'm always happy to hear this song.
- Chasing Ghosts. What I heard as I left sounded so, so lovely.
Ah man, what a fucking show.
Pictures coming soon. Probably tomorrow. If my laptop won't stop being a bitch than I'll have to see if I can use Nicole's computer to upload them.
So...wow. Gotta say it: Best concert I've been to yet. As amazing as the last Gomez show I went to was, this show kicked the shit out of it. But first:
Ben Kweller:
He was so wonderful! He was energetic and sweet and sincere and just an incredible amount of fun. Here's his set list in a non-accurate order (the first and last couple are right, the rest...eh):
Walk On Me
I Gotta Move
Family Tree
Different But The Same
Living Life
Hospital Bed
Make It Up
I Need You Back
On My Way
I Don't Know Why
Thirteen
The Rules
Sundress
Red Eye
Penny On a Train Track
It was a great set. And his band was great too. His bass player was quite awesome. The sound was great from where we were, one person back from the stage. We were right center too so that was great.
Highlights (for me anyway):
- The Walk On Me opener. I had no idea what he might start with and I'm really happy it was this song.
- I Gotta Move. I just really love that song.
- Family Tree. Another "I just really love that song" song. It was fantastic.
- Living Life. I was never a huge fan of that song but now I have a new love for it. It was really really lovely.
- Hospital Bed. The fans love this song and you can tell that Ben loves playing it for them. He was really cute and energetic during this and it was a lot of fun.
- On My Way. The band left him for this one and it was really really nice. Shame there were lots of people talking in the back (as well as those stupid drunk chicks next to me.)
- Thirteen. BEAUTIFUL. I'm such a sucker for the harmonica and that bit in the middle was just amazing.
- Red Eye. This is another song that I have a new appreciation for. He jammed for quite a while in the middle and it was fucking amazing. I swear he was like, fucking channeling the Grateful Dead. It was incredible. Fucking incredible.
So yeah, I was a little apprehensive about BK live but I would absolutely see him again in a heartbeat, even with his slightly annoying fans. He really is amazing.
Gomez:
Haha, what can I really say? It's fucking Gomez! The BK fans in front of us left so we were right up against the stage. When it got loud, we couldn't hear the vocals well at all, but it was worth it to be that close to everything. Tom was barefoot for whatever reason and I was amused. I was going to post an innacurate setlist, but thanks to the Mez message boards, I can do it right!
Rex Kramer
Nothing is Wrong
See the World
Silence
Cry on Demand
Wharf Me
Notice
Girlshapedlovedrug
Silhouettes
How We Operate
Charlie Patton Song
Here Comes the Breeze
Hamoa Beach
Devil Will Ride
- Encore -
Chasing Ghosts with Alcohol
Fill My Cup
Whippin Picadilly
Unfortunately we had to leave during the encore to ensure we made the train and didn't get stranded in Boston. But I'm pretty okay with it. It's all the same stuff they played when I last saw them, although Chasing Ghosts (what we heard of it by the door) sounded really really lovely.
Ah, I just love Gomez. They looked nice. Well, Ian looked like he'd just rolled out of bed all unshaven and with messy hair. But it was cute. He wasn't as fun as last time though. Even though I know he gave a few post song "thank you"s, I really can't sharply recall him saying a thing. Or being very interesting at all for that matter. *shrug* I wasn't watching him much. Maybe he was hungover or something. I was amused that he popped the collar of his shirt.
Ben was Ben; sexy and amazing, haha. It was beautiful to be right underneath him.
I'm really happy that Tom was Tom as opposed to the last Tom I saw who was grouchy. Non-grouchy Tom was so fun and wonderful. And kind of hard to photograph because he just kept moving. He wasn't wearing shoes and that amused me.
I watched Blackie a lot because he's just so damn cool. And what a bass player.
I didn't get to see Olly much because Ben was in the way, but he was incredibly fun to watch when I could. I swear that man can't be human. He's like a fucking machine. Watching his drum bit in Cry On Demand was like...hypnotic. Awesome.
And Dajon just rocks. He's always wearing that hat. I bet his head gets sweaty. I couldn't always see him because either Ben or Tom would be in the way.
It was lovely though to be able to see everyone since last time I was crammed on Ian's side of the stage with people around me like sardines.
Highlights:
- Rex Kramer. What a damn fucking fine opener. Fantastic.
- Cry On Demand. It was on the list I made of "songs they might not play but they should 'cause it would be awesome". A lot of the songs on my list were in the set. It was great. And Cry On Demand was really awesome. Loved Olly's drum bit in the middle.
- Wharf Me. I was really really hoping they'd do this. It was nice because it was fairly quiet and I could hear the vocals really well.
- Silhouettes. Beautiful, magical, wonderful, I LOVED it.
- How We Operate. Hands down, best HWO I've ever heard. It was fucking unbelievable.
- Charley Patton Songs. Also really really wonderful. The jam was great. I was waiting for them to kick it into another song, but the finish of this was great too.
- Here Comes The Breeze. Holy fucking shit. It was unreal. Absolutely unreal.
- Hamoa Beach. It had a particularly awesome groove to it.
- Devil Will Ride. I'm always happy to hear this song.
- Chasing Ghosts. What I heard as I left sounded so, so lovely.
Ah man, what a fucking show.
Pictures coming soon. Probably tomorrow. If my laptop won't stop being a bitch than I'll have to see if I can use Nicole's computer to upload them.