i had a great time meeting some new faces last night. \'rainbow\' got everyone amped up for the second set and the boys didnt disappoint. double encore taboot...BRILLIANT!
i took a bunch of pictures but i didnt use a flash, so some of them are blurry. ill post all the good ones tonight.
**** was silly. They took it to amazing levels during the 2nd set. Totally worth the spur of the moment 250+ mile drive. Frankly>Slow Merge>Frankly was very fine. Had some marvellous jams throughout the set especially nearing the segue from Tunage>Funky Bill\'s, christ it\'s been a while since I last saw that one. I didn\'t know what the
**** was goin\' on with that little fuckin\' dude Rainbow or whoever he was woke up from the first set, got up from the couch, hopped up on stage and sang in a spanish/asian accent the Star Spangled Banner and "Godah Bress America," and then got down and went back to bed for the rest of the night. I also thought it was funny when "Tweezer" started as I ordered my drinks and the bartender chick was like "REALLY!?!?" and then just started dancin\' like a damn fool. I don\'t like saying "best ever" but it seems like STL (inverted or not) gets better every single time I see it, it was just that good though. Gladys made me feel the same way, but the Superfly that has eluded me for so long could hide no longer from me and when they neared the end I don\'t think anyone wasn\'t jumping or bouncing or yelling or whatever. Who\'d of thought of a Tweezer reprise, I mean what the
****?!? And then them actually answering that lame chant that I can\'t seem to escape by playing one more song after the encore was surprising, seeing the happiness and excitement all over their faces was fuckin great, I always like when the band gets the same feeling playing as we do watching. And thanks to FieryBill for lighting a "fire" in my car. Great fuckin\' time!
Setlist looks awesome... good crowd?
One thing though, I don\'t get how See The Light could be inverted when it does not seque into another song. As far as I\'m concernced, an inverted song goes, >End,Beg> I don\'t see how it could be any other way.
Why does it have to segue into another song as long as it\'s end>beginning?
Damn, wish I made the trip up there for this one. Are there any copies online yet?
because you can\'t just stop in the middle of a song
well obviously you can, i\'ve just never heard it done that way
because you can\'t just stop in the middle of a song
well obviously you can, i\'ve just never heard it done that way
well, see the light would be the rate exception to that rule. it has two distinct seperate parts and can end on either.
HOLY
****!!!! Great show, great crowd, awesome time in Utica. Thanks to Ellis for a stellar setlist, Zee for hosting an absolutely rockin\' party and of course the band for doing what they do best!! Need food and sleep...
...Oh and that dude Rainbow was
TRIIIIIPPPPYYYYY!!!!
coincidence that someone named "Rainbow" worked their way into johnny upstate\'s setlist?? me thinketh not.
show was a real treat super-jammy nite and well worth the 8hrs drive. the people at the electric company were all super super kind which is always a bonus. add in a double encore that ends at 2:14 am and a venue that doesnt start telling people to leave till around 2:50 ... and you know youre not in ct. awesome crowd, not just size wise but people were really into it - how could they not be though. lots of good old school 1st set, this show is a keeper.
I can guarantee that it is not the first time that rainbow has been at the same show as Ellis. I can think of at least two other occasions that they have graced the same festival grounds!!!!! Coincidence?
thats my kind of setlist..dece city
What a great night. more than 3x the attendance of the knitting factory show. People were out to rage last night.......
I wasnt even aware of any of the phishy parts of the setlst, which made them extra special. The segue from mayfly into sleeping beauty was seamless. Frankly Slow Merge Sandwich was insane. Definitely good to get a "true" slow merge..... The jamming in the second set was second to none......From the tweezer jam through the See The Light, to Gladys and Food For Thought to Superfly, it was top shelf breakfast all the way.
I definitely didnt see the Tweezer reprise coming. And the jam into WTF in the second encore was as funky as I have ever heard this band get.....
I definitely missed a lot of the show visually as I was in the green room updating the setlist and doing jello shots, but I heard it loud and clear.....
All in all a great night.....
Thanks to all that came out and hope to see you again soon...