i\'m not really one for ranking shows, but this would be a top 3 for me (all time) and the best i\'ve seen with chris. like with many breakfast shows, the setlist really doesn\'t do the show justice. i\'m not a huge escher\'s fan, i\'m still undecided on the new songs, and (like many) i would have chosen about 20 other talking heads songs before \'and she was\'...but the first set was fantastic. i really like EE broken up like that, they rocked the new songs out, and the segue and execution of \'and she was\' was absolutely perfect...i thought they were just teasing it a little and i couldn\'t believe they were actually playing it...can\'t wait to see it some more.
jam>HLH was huge and i\'m so glad this song is back. if that\'s how it sounds when the band doesn\'t really know it, i can\'t wait to see what it mutates into over the next few years. living daylights seemed a lot more enjoyable this time around compared to the wheelhouse (though i\'m still not sold on all the vocals). i don\'t remember the sound. scheme>time of the season>scheme was another flawlessly executed segment. i was trying to make out what scheme was going into on the setlist but i just could n\'t make it out. i\'m glad i didn\'t because i probably would have been down on it if i saw it. i thought it was a great fit, and another great segue. buquebus was a great encore choice even if it was just the first half...totally left me wanting more.
if there were first timers at that show, i don\'t know how they couldn\'t be hooked...or at least hooked enough to see them next time at mill street. the tim vs. the manequin (frederick?...was i so fucked up that i made that name up myself) wrestling match was absolute chaos and it\'s clear that the crowd was loving it.
i\'m really excited about the new songs and the new covers and the new bass player and the band in general
go breakfast!
