Four shows in five nights, a great week of music overall in California this week. Driving from North to South, watching the fever turn from Giants to Angels and back again. And the Angels sure came on time this year.
SLO was the first time in all my shows that I was able to take the setlist and knew all the songs. Actually, that's not true, I had to ask what the first song was called. Here's the actual setlist, I am positive I caught it all. I hope. SLO 10/26 Setlist Set I: Planet of Inexperience (new Marc instrumental tune, almost in the same vein as Clementine & Driving Backwards) Nellie Jean -> Aptos The Nashua Rose Rhythm-a-Ning Set II: drum n' bass n' mouthharp jam -> Fuji -> Jumpin' Jack Flash -> Else (!!!! so sweet, love this Built to Spill cover so much!!!) Mr. Meowskers SoftWarmSimpleWonder E: Dogs -> Without Me -> On Bikes (full Eminem jam as requested by D) Four Phenomenal Moments From Four Shows... Arcata: Extra delay, really used well all through Sometimes True to Nothing and Sorry, and Brad used that delay to his advantage and broke Sorry out of it's shell, extending the song by at least a few minutes and diverting it right into Tenfold, a really creative jam. San Francisco: You Might Say, the first time in a long time, just something about that melody when it's scatted that makes the world smile, I won't forget that any time soon. Los Angeles: Built Frisell (great new tune) and Tim's Blues to open set two, then a nice Jumby to follow! The highlight of the night HAD to be the 20 minute, totally out there "Spice Groove" which was incredible, danceable, beautiful. I thought that couldn't be topped, but then Andrew took a drum solo at the end of the set where he was playing not only the drums, but drumming on Brad's guitar as he moved his hands, while playing drums with his feet. The kid is so amazing when he sits down at a drum kit, what a natural at his craft. San Luis Obispo: The combo of "Fuji -> Jumpin Jack Flash -> Else, Mr. Meowskers" last night was 25 minutes of pure beauty. And the encore, the whole place screaming and clapping in unison, it was like the band joined us for the encore. People were absolutley going nuts, it was a great feeling, warm on the inside for sure. --------------------------------------- ** How do you enjoy the Pleasant Presence of the Present Tense? ** Web archive at http://email.theslip.net ** To unsubscribe: Send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'signoff theslip' in the body of the message
