Yes Matt....he slammed down the mike..he was pissed..as were a majority of the fans,including me.But,you know how I feel about it..so I won't go on and on, like a busted record.
I will say this...outside the arena,many fans were mad,and still chanting USA over and over..
PJ dropped a few songs after the Bush song...a great gig,got ugly....
I usually listen to cd1....and I also love RVM early in the set,and I couldn't agree more with you,about how sometimes the song won't end.
Buffalo is next......and is even better than Nassau Matt......
Just out of curiosity, do you know which songs got dropped from that second encore? Black?
Haven't listened to any June shows - yet - but was wondering what kind of reaction does Bu$hleaguer get in other places? Were audiences in other cities less affected by the song or just as much so? The NYC area was probably/obviously not a good place to bring that one out.
How would you rate the Nassau gig Matt ?...IMO,prior to the Bush tune mistake..I felt the show was amazing..a classic even..
If they didnt play Bu$hleaguer,and played Smile,Soldier of Love and Indifference (as they were slated to)....a top 10 gig for 2003..no question....IMO of course...
I think it's fantastic - right up their with St. Louis, Champaign, Pitt, and Philly. I'm listening through it again (just finished "Down') - I've been hanging out around my house with one earbud in pretty much all day - I look like an idiot (wannabe CIA agent or something) but at least I'm listening to great tunes.
Tomorrow , or even later tonight (depending if I watch TV): BUFFALO - a show that happened not much more than a half-hour away from where I lived at the time.
Just started Buffalo...like how EV came out early and played "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away." I know that this is not the only time he's done this (2006) but I always wondered if he went on before the opening act had performed?
Well, I've finished Buffalo and am well into Penn State now. Both are excellent shows although I don't know if I'd rate either one the best of the Spring 2003 tour. You do get quite a bit of everything between the two concerts, but I still think they should have played more of Riot Act (at least 8 of the 15 songs per show?) back then. It's interesting how they'll play a lot of Ten and Vs each night but aside from Better Man and Corduroy, the rest of Vitalogy seems somewhat of a rare occasion. This still seems to be the case with their performances. Anyway, as I said, both are great shows and I plan to listen to them again before "moving on."
A couple negative notes just to create conversation/debate:
I can't say that I'm much of a Sting fan and I don't think that "Driven to Tears" is right for PJ.
I realize that it wasn't rehearsed so I should be too hard on them, but the impromptu performance of Satan's Bed was pretty rough.
Well, I've finished Buffalo and am well into Penn State now. Both are excellent shows although I don't know if I'd rate either one the best of the Spring 2003 tour. You do get quite a bit of everything between the two concerts, but I still think they should have played more of Riot Act (at least 8 of the 15 songs per show?) back then. It's interesting how they'll play a lot of Ten and Vs each night but aside from Better Man and Corduroy, the rest of Vitalogy seems somewhat of a rare occasion. This still seems to be the case with their performances. Anyway, as I said, both are great shows and I plan to listen to them again before "moving on."
A couple negative notes just to create conversation/debate:
I can't say that I'm much of a Sting fan and I don't think that "Driven to Tears" is right for PJ.
I realize that it wasn't rehearsed so I should be too hard on them, but the impromptu performance of Satan's Bed was pretty rough.
Or some of them.