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  1. World Wide Suicide
  2. Thanks! I don't know the song I understand the feelings towards Rocking In The Free World, but I remember similar things being said regarding Yellow Ledbetter too... Are they the only "regular" closers they've had through the years?
  3. Well, they have definitely played RITFW a lot, but there's a reason why: With the lights on it turns the arena into a house party. It makes for a great time for the crowd. May get old for the diehards, but I'm sure most of the crowd loves it. It was great in Stockholm.
  4. Rocking is quite obvious in Canada, especially in Ontario .. uncle Neil matter you know
    they're the most used as closers yes .. Indifference far way less but still a "regular" lets say
    there are many however .. I've Got a Feeling from the early days .. Porch .. Fuckin Up .. Baba O'Riley .. Alive too
    and others for a bunch of dates
  5. wow MYM looks like it kills live. Great set list overall. Parachutes-Man of the hour would of been my piss break...Have they ever opened with Present Tense? And Nothingman number 2? Wow
  6. yes they did

    2003-04-22 - Savvis Center, St. Louis, MO, USA
    2005-09-09 - Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    2005-10-01 - Borgata Events Center, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
  7. Originally posted by clover68:yes they did

    2003-04-22 - Savvis Center, St. Louis, MO, USA
    2005-09-09 - Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    2005-10-01 - Borgata Events Center, Atlantic City, NJ, USA

    Youre quick! Thanks! First time in 8 years..
  8. Having "Present Tense" open the show was quite a (pleasant) surprise - it works very well to start off. The crowd (including me) ate up the next two, "Nothingman" (another early surprise) and "Small Town."

    I was thrilled when they burst into "Corduroy" (I could feel it coming after the obligatory "London Calling") snippet. The crowd was indeed thrown off when EV slowed things down around the "everything has chains" part.

    I admit it took me a moment to figure out what they were playing when "MYM" was played - I obviously haven't listened to it enough. I thought they'd play more new stuff, but no. Hate to say it but "Got Some" was a spot wasted in the setlist. The majority of the crowd was not into it - lots of quick piss breaks here. The band redeemed themselves with an excellent performance of "Given to Fly."

    "Sad" and "Alone" were for the die hards. I sort of am one but seeing that this was just my third show, I probably didn't appreciate them as much as I would have if this was, say, my 13th show. I still have yet to hear classics like "Immortality," "Release," and "Go" and would like to hear them at some point - soon. Maybe Buffalo????

    They made a good decision getting the casual fans back into it by playing "Even Flow" after those two lost dogs. The crowd as a whole went nuts.

    More to come...
  9. Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:wow MYM looks like it kills live. Great set list overall. Parachutes-Man of the hour would of been my piss break...Have they ever opened with Present Tense? And Nothingman number 2? Wow

    I like MYM...rocking tune in the mold of STBC ...

    Parachutes - Man are 2 ok tunes......no need for them when the band are only playing 2 gigs all summer......
  10. PT and Nothingman are in my top 2..I would have freaked.....
  11. One of my favourite moments of the night was the performance of "I Got Shit." A great performance of a classic song - one of my favourites, for sure. In fact the rest of the main set was just great. I certainly wasn't expecting "In Hiding" (a good one for everyone - not too popular but not too "lost") and it was cool to get the "Lukin"/"Not For You" pairing - with the "Modern Girl" tag, no less. And who's going to complain about closing the main set with "Black" (the entire crowd absolutely loved this one) and "Porch?"

    I suppose a "complaint" - no, let's call it an "observation" - that I might make is that the main set seemed quite short - by PJ's standards, anyway. Also, another "observation" I started to make was that there was quite a bit of overlap between the songs at this show and the show I saw nearly two years ago (Toronto, N1) - obviously this is merely a coincidence or "luck of the draw" but I not gonna lie to you, I wanted some different ones.

    I can be a spoiled brat sometimes.
  12. I went for a "break" during the encore and had to rush back to hear "Last Exit" - a great one to hear.

    "Last Kiss" does very little for me. However, I must definitely be in the minority on this as its performance was one of the biggest singalongs of the night.

    They quieted things down with "Parachutes," (didn't expect to hear that one!), "Man of the Hour," (I really enjoyed this performance) and "Just Breathe" (as expected). To be honest, while "MotH" was playing I was thinking to myself, "This song kicks the shit out of 'Just Breathe'" - one man's opinion.

    A nice acoustic version of "Daughter" - the band joined in during the second half of the song. You know me and I was really hoping for the "It's Okay" tag - I didn't get it. Booooooo.

    I really like "Unthought Known" - and so did the crowd. I can see them playing this one quite a bit during the upcoming tour. The place erupted when "Do the Evolution" was played to close out the first encore. Gotta love the spotlight on the crowd after EV sings, "Here's my church I sing it the choir."

    Encore break (for me that is as I have to teach some math for a bit. My students are getting a lot of "independent study" time today)
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