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  1. My song-by-song synopsis:

    Once again, my reserved floor seat was right beside Kille, the head light tech. To be honest, she didn’t seem very happy last night. Did not crack a smile once. All business, I suppose.

    1. Pendulum - Great opener. It really had a Release-esque feel to it. Crowd seem to really dig it.
    2. Low Light - Admittedly, one of my lesser favourite songs from Yield but it was the first time I’ve heard it live so it was a welcome inclusion.
    3. Sometimes – What???? I was (happily) shocked when they broke into this mini-classic. I love this song.
    4. Corduroy – When “forced” to choose, I list this as my second favourite PJ song. I’ve always loved it and always will. They played it traditionally again, not messing around with the “everything has chains...” tempo of the song.
    5. Lightning Bolt – A very good song from LB. Lots of energy and well-placed.
    6. Mind Your Manners – After speaking briefly to the crowd, the band launched into this well-received new song. It’s still no Spin The Black Circle or Brain of J but I’ll take it over Comatose or Got Some any day. (More on these two later.)
    7. Do The Evolution – I’ve said before that this classic may be a bit overplayed but they nailed it on this evening. Additional note: My guest/30-year-old brother-in-law asked me in this was one of their new songs! D’oh!
    8. Immortality – THE highlight of the/my night. The band seemed to be out of sorts for a few minutes before they started in on this absolute classic. I was so happy to hear this one. They even included the little intro where MM picks a few extra notes.
    9. My Father's Son – Unfortunately, the lowlight of the night. Not necessarily because they messed up the beginning but the crowd just didn’t seem to dig this one.
    10. Even Flow – Classic. Crowd loved it. You could see some diehards around the arena a bit “bored” by it. Maybe I was just looking for them, however.
    11. Swallowed Whole – I thought this one sounded quite good and the crowd seemed to appreciate this one.
    12. Sirens – You could see the ladies (and gentlemen) singing away at this one all throughout the arena.
    13. Once – NICE! A great way to kick it up a notch after two new, slower songs.
    14. Comatose – No thanks.
    15. I Got ID – Yes, please! One of my favourites. EV tells a quaint (probably made up) little story about how the song got its name before playing it.
    16. Infallible – Maybe my favourite song on LB. Sounded great to me.
    17. Present Tense – I would say at this point, this may have been the spot where the entire crowd seemed to come together in the concert. A magical tune.
    18. State of Love & Trust – The energy is kept up with this gem.
    19. Porch – Great timing for this one. Another crazy jam that sometimes I like, sometimes I do not. On October 12, 2013, I liked it very much. EV did the reflect-the-light-throughout-the-audience-with-his-guitar thing during the solo.

    20. Off He Goes – Love it. I can’t believe I’ve had the pleasure of hearing this at three of the four shows I’ve attended.
    21. Yellow Moon – Great song. Good spot for it. However, it seemed a bit too new to a good chunk of the crowd.
    22. Future Days – The new Just Breathe. I think these two songs will be played together
    23. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town - sung to the audience at the back of the stage. Always a crowd pleaser even though it might be a bit overplayed.
    24. Rats – An extremely cool song to have in the set. The crowd lapped this one up.
    25. Got Some – Got nothing. I’ll say no more.
    26. Rearviewmirror – Classic. Like during Present Tense, the crowd seemed to be one during this exceptional performance.

    27. Go – Highlight #2 of my night. I wanted to hear this one almost as much as Immortality. Such a high energy song.
    28. Alive – I’ll NEVER complain about hearing this one for the umpteenth time (well, 4 out of 4 shows in my case). I loved it and so did everyone else. Crazy note: I must have watched a WW2 video recently because the repeated “YEAHS” in the crowd reminded me of a certain mob of hundreds of thousands of people that are now considered to be one of the evilest group to ever walk the face of the earth - which is kind of ironic because PJ and their fans aren’t anything close to being Nazis! As I mentioned before, this is a “crazy” note on my part. Too much pot in the air last night, I suppose.
    29. Baba O'Riley – Although I’d rather hear an original, this is the cover I wanted to hear. Thank goodness they chose this over RITFW.
    30. Indifference – I was sincerely expected the show to be done or hear YLB. I can’t believe I’ve now heard this twice this year. It been said on the 10c before but this song should not be played with the house lights on – takes away from its overall mood.

    So all the best to any of you who will be seeing them in the near future. Even though I was semi-spoiled this year because I got to go to two shows, I can’t help feeling a little sad not knowing when I’ll see them again. That was the nice thing about after the London show – I knew I had Buffalo in less than three months. If I live on the Eastern part of the US, I’d be taken next week off and seeing 2X3 shows – and also getting ready to sign the divorce papers that my wife had prepared.
  2. Great review....I'm dreading that post show depression lol.
  3. That''ll be post shows[/s] depression for you, Nick.
  4. Bump on Bootleg Club

    Pittsburgh
    Buffalo - Matt
    Boston 1 - Matt?
    Boston 2 - Matt?
    Brooklyn 1 - Nick/Ed
    Brooklyn 2 - Nick/Ed
    Philly 1 - Ed???
    Philly 2 - Nick
    Hartford
    Baltimore
    Charlottesville
    Charlotte
  5. Originally posted by RUMMY:Bump on Bootleg Club

    Pittsburgh
    Buffalo - Matt
    Boston 1 - Matt?
    Boston 2 - Matt?
    Brooklyn 1 - Nick/Ed
    Brooklyn 2 - Nick/Ed
    Philly 1 - Ed???
    Philly 2 - Nick
    Hartford
    Baltimore
    Charlottesville
    Charlotte

    Looks good to me. And yes post shows lol. Allot of fan reviews mention how it almost felt like a Canadian show with all the fans in attendance.
  6. Well, there were still a lot of Lakawanna accents in the arena!
  7. Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:[..]

    Looks good to me. And yes post shows lol. Allot of fan reviews mention how it almost felt like a Canadian show with all the fans in attendance.

    We'll obviously have to get the Pittsburgh show - and Hartford shows are usually pretty solid while the residents of Baltimore are rightfully pumped now that they are getting their fist show in many, many years which should make for a pretty good one as well.
  8. Great review Matt

    Got Some ?...and in the encore ?

    As my teenage daughter would say "really ? ....yes really "

    Solid gig no question , but as I have been saying since July, the Brooklyn gigs are going to be the best gigs of the tour.....as were MSG 1&2 in 2010.... If not I'll be shocked and vexed lol
  9. So I gotta ask....

    1) which show was better for you?
    2) have you seen the Pitt setlist and would you prefer it?

    I'm scared to look at the setlist for Philly 1 cuz it's the only one I'm not attending that's nearby. I also hate seeing the set right before and right after my show. I don't know why but there's always a song that makes me angry that I didn't get it!

    Ed..the hype on the boards and the amount of discussion regarding these Bklyn shows are sky high. One if not both should be all time classics.
  11. I've been hearing a lot lately that there's only three artists left who give transcendent, one of a kind shows.

    Apparently Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Pearl Jam are those three. I can agree with the first two from experience and I can guess that Pearl Jam shows are the same just from the amount of passion from you guys here. I'm really looking forward to seeing them, even if it is only a festival show

    With regards to this hype surrounding the Brooklyn shows, was there a show (or few) on the 360 tour that got hyped up and had one of those auras around it in the lead up to it? I know Bruce in Gothernburg 12 had it and the only 360 example I can think of, other than the Barcelona stand, would be Anaheim 2 leading up to Glastonbury
  12. Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:So I gotta ask....

    1) which show was better for you?
    2) have you seen the Pitt setlist and would you prefer it?

    I'm scared to look at the setlist for Philly 1 cuz it's the only one I'm not attending that's nearby. I also hate seeing the set right before and right after my show. I don't know why but there's always a song that makes me angry that I didn't get it!

    Ed..the hype on the boards and the amount of discussion regarding these Bklyn shows are sky high. One if not both should be all time classics.

    Are you asking me to compare the Buffalo set with the Pitt one, Nick? It seems that these two shows will be a less-obvious "pair" in the same vein as the upcoming Boston, NYC, and Philly shows.

    In any event, Immortality and Go were definitely the decisive factors in me preferring the Buffalo set. Also, I got songs like Black, Better Man, Nothingman, and Daughter in each of my previous two shows so I was okay to not have them. Animal and untitled/MFC would have been nice (I did get them (well, not untitled) in Auckland 1998, however) as would have Of the Girl and Footsteps.

    I'll just have to keep attending more shows in the future to check more off my list.
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