I was fine,more upset I didn't get Taree,and that says something,as far as how good the new album is....loved Searching with my Good Eyes Closed...sounds crazy,but I'd rather have that one than JCP....I'm annoyed at myself for not going BOTH nights....and I could have.....
This show is what rock is all about.....loud,sweaty,intimate setting....no over the top stage nonsense (U2)...no preaching (EV/Bono)......there was a real connection with the audience.....Chris seemed to appreciate this crowd of people....and I didn't get the same feeling when I saw Radiohead back in June....Yorke,if anything,showed a disconnect with the crowd,and was dismissing the audience for most of the evening,as if we were bothering him.
Fans were yelling out songs,and Chris seemed ok with it (unlike my boy Dave Matthews).....a lot of older material ,new stuff ...I really enjoyed this whole gig...
My wife,her sister and husband sat in the first balcony.I was shocked at how close we still were.Chris yelled out, after the first couple of songs "hey,you fuckers in the balconies...stand up...this is a rock show.".....and it was.
Most of the crowd responded bigtime to the "hits"....Black Whole Sun got a massive ovation,and I couldn't imagine my wifes rant,if they didn't play it.
By Crooked Steps into Outshined was the highlight for me.....they just sounded so hard.....all night....Matt clearly stands out,so much more,than with PJ....if you play KA,then Backspacer back to back,as I have,its actually sad to see how far PJ have slipped,and how much better Soundgarden are.....KA blows away every album Matt has played on with PJ.....he got the biggest cheer last night by the way....Good to see alot of females at the show,along with my wife,and her sister.....Over the course of the night,(apparently my wife looks alot like Christina Applegate aka Kelly Bundy) as not 1,but 2 "fans" felt the need to walk down to the first row of Balcony 1,and inform her of her comparison to "the Bundy blonde"....you can't make this shit up,and I came within seconds of getting tossed, as I flipped after the second time,security came down to inform ME to "behave myself" ...unreal....My wife still really enjoyed the show,but was of course annoyed,and I moved her off the asile seat,and inside the row,and bought her another Stella....I know this is a good problem, to have an attractive wife,but it is really fucking annoying when a couple of jerkoff drunks can't control themselves at a concert, and this was an older crowd mind you....mid 30s (the wife) to mid 40s (me)...
Anyhow, Rusty Cage really stood out,and stole the encore for much of the audience.. IMO 4th of July was better.....the main set was exactly 2 hrs....the diehards were up front,and Chris shook a few hands,he recognized many from the night before,and thanked them...classy move.... the balcony seemed much more casual...and older,(like me)............much more later....I have to go jog in the tundra...LOL
3. Gun..I was like OMG..off the first album !!...Kim went off !!!
4. Rhinosaur.....crazy good tune from Down on the Upside.......
5. Flower..off Ultramega Ok.....loved it....
6. Loud Love !!!!!!!!!!..another track off the debut ??..wow...sounded great,very hard...Chris sounded so good here...
7. Drawing Flies..Badmotorfinger..nice sounding hard tune..
8. Hunted Down...damn,this threw me for a loop..I know it from Telephantasm..rare bigtime...is this on any other album..?
9. Live To Rise..decent Avengers tune..I would have taken anything else from KA though. (Bones Of Birds,Taree).still it was good...
10.Non State Actor..love it..10 songs in,finally a KA tune !!!!!
11.MY WAVE !!!!! my wife loves this tune,she was dancing around in the first row balcony,she was grooving..and then the "Bundy" remark came part 2..I freaked....security etc..the best part,my wife kept dancing,as I yelled at said jerkoff,eyes closed,ignoring it all and enjoying "her song"...forever this song is now called My Wife..lol.
12.Been Away Too Long..really good..title says it all
13.Worse Dreams..like it alot..I love this album...
14.Blow Up the Outside Worl..love it..slow start,great build up....
15.Zero Chance....I thought Chris said this was a NEW tune,turns out it isn't..LOL.. sounded good....Taree could have fit here maybe ?..I didn't know the tune for the life of me...LOL
16.Eyelids Mouth..love it,I asked for and got it...LOVE THE SCREAM EYELIDS MOUTH !!!!......great backing vocals from Matt...he was great the whole night..so into the gig...
17.Like Suicide..a classic off Superunknown..loved it...
18.BY CROOKED STEPS..my fav off KA..nuff said...
19.Outshined = amazing..song of the night for me..maybe ?
20.Blood on the Valley Floor..love it..great deep sound...
22.Mailman !!!!!...wow..no problem with more Superunknown..nice deep tune...loved it....
23.Black Hole Sun..classic..wife loved it..I was happy for her..cool pics of a creepy eye on the screen during the tune...huge response from the audience...song of the night for the crowd...
24.Rowing..love it !!!..they played a great version here..as they did on Letterman.solid song to close a great main set.....Shepherd threw down his bass at the songs conclusion,kicked his amp,and tossed a drink towards the side of the stage..then gave a thumbs up to us...bass was then echoing for a full 2 min after the song ended...weird....
Encore
25.Head Down..Superunknown..really good,lesser known tune...
26.Rusty Cage..a classic..sounded wild....
27.The Day I Tried To Live...more Superunknown = bring it on !!!..I thought they were going to play Jesus Christ Pose here,instead this classic,Im glad they went ith this instead...my wife loves this song..as do I,she danced,and finally no Bundy remarks.....great song for the encore..it went over big..and Matt sounded great on backing vocals..One More Time Around !!!!!!
28.4th of July..woa..another Superunknown tune..nice...loved it !!!
5 stars..
Old,and older tunes,+ rare tunes..mixed with the new great King Animal,great performances on each and every song..Chris thanked the crowd over and over,pointed out a couple of fans from the night before..Matt kept smiling..Kim was amazing..Shep was Shep..cool as usual...
highlights are a plenty: Searching with my Good Eye Closed,Spoonman,Gun,MY WIFE (Wave),Eyelids Mouth,Like Suicide,BY CROOKED STEPS,OUTSHINED,Mailman,Rowing,Rusty Cage,THE DAY I TRIED TO LIVE...