this show may not have been as sick as friday night for multiple reasons (setlist, time constraints), but i really think the band was tighter. adrian and ron seemed to be feeling damn good, and something about their pickups and changes hit me as "on" more so than the previous two nights. especially adrian, he couldn\'t have played any better. HLH > Phaddy owned the first set, DMB a close second. but the jam and segue from Harry to Phaddy really pulled me away from reality. tim\'s comments in Phaddy were about how great Vancouver smelled and to feel free to make Nectar smell great too.
Very interesting the way that Buquebus was split. Not sure if I\'d like it, unless I was able to be at all three nights. Should we just dub this one as Tantra Queeb? Phaddy making a huge come back, or what?
i was fortunate enough to be there all 3 nights, and the split made it absolutely epic. Gencs told me thursday night that they were splitting it up for a finish in Seattle -- so it was sweet knowing itd find its way into each setlist but not knowing when. they fucking tore it up (pt. III) last night, so fluid out of Merge and nothing but heat straight through. Tim is out of his mind with the switches from synth to guitar. you can tell hes having a blast figuring shit out, finding new tweaks and shaping both sounds around each other. he\'s gotten a lot more animated on stage, last time i saw em was about 6 months ago and he just seems stronger and less reserved.
2nd set = quality over quantity. i definitely dont think it reached an hour, but damn was it thick. unfortunately i think the crowd was cut by more than half for the 2nd set from around 100 to 40 or so. those who were there reached new heights, people were clearly floored.
gotta say this was the best weekend ive had in a long, long time. i had an absolute blast in every city, it was great seeing new faces get a taste. gettin down with Gencs, Gavin, and Gabe made it that much better. great crew. just make sure Gabe doesnt handle the bass drum after a show in the future.
