Here's a quick review of the 9/29 show at the John Anson Ford Theater in LA... The setlist, as best as I can remember... (I may have the order wrong in places, but I'm pretty sure I didn't miss any songs) Phuerton Skuerto One Killed by an Angel Song about an Angel Snibe The Ocean Blankets were the stairs 100 million Every shining time you arrive 48 Faces in Disguise J'nuh In Circles -- The Prophet Seven Rising Tide FIVE songs off of Diary... That's more than I ever expected... The show was fantastic. The whole band was really having fun. Especially Jeremy, who even talked a lot. (In stark contrast to the LA shows a few months ago where he looked really sick of touring and barely said a word.) He did a Thom Yorke-esque dance around the stage a lot while he played. (you know, the weird bobbing head, shaking leg thing.) The venue is really unique because it's outdoors, but a small amphitheater with seats. Everyone sat down for the show, except for the encore. Dan actually encouraged everyone to sit. He said he liked it that way. A few of the more memorable quotes I can recall... Dan introduced 48 by saying they hadn't played it in a really long time. Someone yelled something from the audience and Dan said, "Dude. It's NOT gonna be "Bucket of Chicken". Come on." At one point, someone yelled to Jeremy, "Will you ever play solo again?" and he replied, "Eventually, yes. Any other questions, now that it's interview hour?" Pheurton Skeurto was a fantastic choice to open with. The whole band plays on it, not just Jeremy as I might have thought. They really rock it out during the last third of the song. 48 was AMAZING. (Dan's quote afterwards: "What do you think? Did we learn it right?") And Jeremy does, in fact, scream the end of the chorus. The Prophet was so good, it's insane, although Jeremy did not scream the end. Seven was much, much better than I remember it being live before. (although the last time I heard it live was in 94 or something...) And Faces in Disguise was really good, too. Much more rockin' than mellow. The opening act was "Pete Yorn". Not my cup of tea... He sounded like a mix of Dave Matthews Band and Pearl Jam to me (and looked like Matt Dillon from "Singles"). I'm not sure how he got picked as the opener. I saw a band called "The Sheila Divine" the night before this show and THAT'S a band that could have kicked some ass opening for SDRE... But that's just my opinion. On a sadder note, the Radiohead show just sold out in, like, twenty seconds. Leaving me ticketless. sniff, sniff. -Tim- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
