the South has fallen again (Richmond 2008)

[Petseri]

Thanks Mr. Blast

Set-list while you wait:
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Thanks for the banter. That sertainly rings some bells.

[Prescott]

Alright. Here's the sharebee link:

http://sharebee.com/8030197d

It's one long track, if anyone wants to have a go at splitting it up without losing too much quality then go ahead. Just be sure to share the split tracks too.

I'll be working on something. I'll upload the photos to photobucket after I get out of the house for a bit.

Hope you guys all like it! Remember be nice and share alike

[James Blast]

Remember be nice and share alike

T'is the Heartland way IMO and very many thanks Prescott

[Brad]

Thanks! Sounds good.

Who is shouting to put the Fire Marshall's head on a pike at the front of the venue

[DrG]

Thank you people for the reviews... sorry about the show ending early!

And great recording Prescott!

Great crowd noise too! I mean it! That's part of the fun IMO.

Keep on recording people!

[Petseri]

Thank you to Petseri and his sister for offering me a ride to the station, but thank you even more for letting me decline. I went around back and got to meet Andrew, as well, for a few short minutes. But my shyness kicked in, and--though there's a thousand things I could have said--I just said thanks and asked if there's any chance they'd do another show on the northern/middle part of the East Coast to make up for that night (I probably sounded whiny, too, considering I was nearly passing out an hour beforehand, and I was sad the show ended when I started feeling better).* It seems I missed Prescott and a lot more, though; I must have got out back late.

I am glad that declining the ride worked out well in this regard. It would not have been a problem, though.

[Petseri]

I think I saw Petseri and Eva but I wasn't sure, so I didn't introduce myself. Sorry.

Too bad. We were up front, slightly to the right of the cente, in front of Chris.

[Petseri]

Alright. Here's the sharebee link:

http://sharebee.com/8030197d

It's one long track, if anyone wants to have a go at splitting it up without losing too much quality then go ahead. Just be sure to share the split tracks too.

I'll be working on something. I'll upload the photos to photobucket after I get out of the house for a bit.

Hope you guys all like it! Remember be nice and share alike

This does justice to the performance. Thanks for sharing it.

Listen at 27:47 and 27:52 for examples of the fire alarms, I believe.

[James Blast]

Thank you to Petseri and his sister for offering me a ride to the station

]I am glad that declining the ride worked out well in this regard. It would not have been a problem, though.

I wouldn't get into a car with a 'strange' man from Baltimore and his "sister" either.
Well done!

[Petseri]

Thank you to Petseri and his sister for offering me a ride to the station

]I am glad that declining the ride worked out well in this regard. It would not have been a problem, though.

I wouldn't get into a car with a 'strange' man from Baltimore and his "sister" either.
Well done!

I rent flowers?

[James Blast]

I don't doubt it

[6FeetOver]

Oy.

[James Blast]

is 'falen' an Amerikan word, it's new to me

[bismarck]

is 'falen' an Amerikan word, it's new to me

Yes... closely related to "Palin," but not quite the same thing. Refers to a failed Republican ticket due to deficiencies with the Vice Presidential candidate.

[6FeetOver]

Taking folks to task on their spelling errors is my job, Blastykins!

[6FeetOver]

is 'falen' an Amerikan word, it's new to me

Yes... closely related to "Palin," but not quite the same thing.

HA!

[bismarck]

is 'falen' an Amerikan word, it's new to me

Yes... closely related to "Palin," but not quite the same thing. Refers to a failed Republican ticket due to deficiencies with the Vice Presidential candidate.

HA!

(edited, Ms Mensa)

[Petseri]

Taking folks to task on their spelling errors is my job, Blastykins!

Surely you would not come down on someone two hours after the correction wa made, as Meister Blast does.

[6FeetOver]

Certainly not.

P.S.: Notice how *I* said nothing about it? Mmhmm. I figured you'd eventually see it and correct it, anyway.

[6FeetOver]

Yes... closely related to "Palin," but not quite the same thing. Refers to a failed Republican ticket due to deficiencies with the Vice Presidential candidate.

HA!

(edited, Ms Mensa)

Don't hold my IQ against me, Trev, k? I've endured that nonsense all my life.

[Petseri]

Certainly not.

P.S.: Notice how *I* said nothing about it? Mmhmm. I figured you'd eventually see it and correct it, anyway.

You probably give me too much credit.

[6FeetOver]

Nah. Treating friends like shit isn't my cup of meat.

[Petseri]

We were even laughing over the fact that there was actually a local news station shooting footage outside afterwards... because of a smoke machine.

Do you recall which station? It would be even more hilarious if it broadcast something.

[bismarck]

Great post Martin. Thanks.

8. Hypernova were good as usual. They play consistently each time Maybe the New York left me with the best feeling, but all time were on par with one another. One guitarist plays on the first two or three songs before he heads off stage. (Did he join the band recently and is only on a few songs so far?)

This is Poya. He's a new-ish member of the band, and plays with them for a few songs in smaller cities (til he finds his footing). He also plays tambourine. Caroline and I met him at the Philly gig, then saw him again in NYC where he said he might be able to put us on the Hypernova guestlist for New Haven. I said, "great," and gave him my email address, not expecting much. but the next morning I had an email confirming it from band management. The guy's very cool, as is his band. We're lucky to have them living in New York. I know we'll be going to see them again.

9. The sound here was the best thus far. Perhaps the place, as a theater originally, was deigned with acoustics in mind. Andrew's voice was more in the mix, and he offered more reverberating howls earlier, like during Ribbons.

Well, that's great news. I notice on the recording, he tells his soundman Dave to turn his mic down just before Ribbons. I have a lot of faith in Dave The New Soundman, as they sounded tops in Philly and New York. As I said somewhere else (earlier in this thread, maybe), the reasons for the low sound are beyond his control, most likely.

12. Like starting a gig with one, is it a good idea to have two unreleased songs back to back?

I'm not sure, but I'm sure everyone's noticed that this setlist is the biggest "greatest-hits" setlist we've had in years, perhaps ever. Almost all the big singles + hits are in there, with only the catchiest "new" songs, and no covers. My guess is this is a concerted effort to rebuild a fanbase in the US.

13. Chris wore boots this time, not soft soled shoes. Andrew had on a black shirt, so he did not glow as he did with his bright yellow one earlier. Ben, as usual, wore a black sleeveless top. And pants.

Thank you for that. What did the bartender wear?

16. Among others, Summer still is worthy of a studio version. I am quite glad that this is a staple in setlists.

I agree. This was, after all, supposed to be the lead-off single after the Warners contract ran out (1997?). It would've been great.

19. We could see the Nurse this time as he performed his services behind equipment on Ben's side of the stage.

Yeah, Simon has been a real treat this tour. More lively that the other guys at times. Watch him especially during This Corrosion. He's got a lot of energy. I think the decision to include him more in the stage show (if it was conscious) was a great one. He's got a light on him at times, and the Doktor is lower profile, so you can actually see him quite clearly. A lot of bands these days have a musician "playing" a sequencer or keyboard on stage. I mean, I just saw Laibach - they were amazing - and they were just 2 singers, a drummer, and 2 dudes "playing" racks of electronic equipment. I think keeping the Nurse visible (in the light at times) adds needed depth to the staging. A bassist would would be heavenly. I really don't know why Andy doesn't just hire one. I mean, there have got to be plenty of people who would do the job well for not too much extra expenditure... a mystery.

38. It did not look sold out, even if the balcony levels are discounted.

A sold-out venue is the final ingredient necessary for a great show in my opinion. It just adds that energy. We felt it in New York, for sure. I thought that was the best show of the 3 I saw, and the capacity crowd was one main reason. Remember? The floor was jam-packed sweaty, and the balcony was so full it looked like it would collapse. The band feeds off the energy of a full crowd. I know that both Hypernova and The Sisters counted NYC as the best up to that point because of the crowd. It's also always just a bit depressing for a big fan to see a half-empty venue, so imagine how dispiriting it could be for the band.

Anyway, thanks so much for the detailed review. For some reason I haven't been able to get such a long one done for NYC and New Haven, but I may still...

TR

[Multifaceted]

Besides, it's all Eggi's fault anyway, because he wore the "shut the f**k up" shirt. I had told him before the show that the shirt is jinxed, and that the last time I wore was in Bielefeld 2006, where the power suddenly shut down completely during Dominion. Eggi refused to wear something else though, and that's what happened...

You know, I had the feeling something bad had to happen. I was way too overexcited after the Worcester show, for nearly the entire following week. But when trips are finally over for me, I always seem to have to have this feeling of sadness at its ending for it to feel complete. I guess I finally got that!

One young woman (if you need visual aids, she looked as though she fit well in Underworld) was balling her eyes out in front of the stage by Andrew's mic; her friend shouted insults to the fire marshal sitting calmly in a balcony seat. Her kicks to the security barrier and complaints did little to change the situation.

Is it sad/bad that those are the kind of people I find no shame in laughing at? (That includes the older guy yelling at the band to turn Andrew's mic up, too.)

I prefer the back to the front

I do, too.

I do have to add, though, that I'm amazingly surprised at the "ladies'" shirts this time around. I remember last time they came to the US, I made a comment on Dominion about the lack of "girly" sized versions of regular shirts.
Then, lo and behold... awesome fitted shirts this time around.

]I am glad that declining the ride worked out well in this regard. It would not have been a problem, though.

I wouldn't get into a car with a 'strange' man from Baltimore and his "sister" either.
Well done!

...

I actually like wandering around places (the nicer parts--at night or otherwise), which is why I kind of hate to indispose anyone by making them wait for me. I also noticed there was a huge library about a block away from the venue, too, and I'm kind of sad I couldn't arrive there early enough to hang around in it. Now where are my geek glasses...oh, right, they're on my nose.

Do you recall which station? It would be even more hilarious if it broadcast something.

Oh, I was going to look that up, actually. I think the two people were wearing badges that said C.E.S....? They didn't say which station they were from, and I wouldn't have known they were from a station at all (ok, save for that HUGE camera) had they not said something about being dispatched there--they were that discreet.