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« on: July 30, 2008, 02:47:59 PM »
I really want to thank you guys for lowering my expectations. That said, I was pretty much floored by how awesome the show was last night. I mean, I understand the perspective of songs feeling rushed and therefore maybe not as enjoyable, if you were hoping for a different experience or something. But I gotta say, once settled into what was happening, I found myself really spazzing the fuck out to an amazing set of songs.
It really wasn't until the 3rd or 4th track in: Oh, It's Such A Shame. About halfway through it clicked and I was like ohhh fuck i get this! and perhaps credit is really due to the song itself and how it's still rockin while slower on Singles 06-07, a favorite of mine on BV, but totally compatible with the furious pace that it's being played live. Once that hit home, I was set-up to hang in and get off on the rest of the set.
I'm pretty sure the one that followed was Waiting for Something which just fucking blew me away. And I wasn't alone b/c by that time the pit had formed nicely and kids were throwin down.
Other notable highlights: My Shadow, Not a Substitute, Nightmares, Turning Blue, See/Saw, Always Wanting More, Let It All Go (+ the ending/interlude segue of noisy looping insanity for a couple minutes while we waited), and Jay going off at the end of Death Is Forming (another one of my favorites off of BV and when it started I sorta wished it was being played at recorded speed until the end when he went nuts and I was glad).
I guess I just appreciate the testament to these songs is their ability to withstand a fury of two to three times normalcy. All in all it had to be 45 minutes or so of sick shit. I mean come on. That guitar work alone.
Somebody really needs to record these gigs. But I'd really just love a set-list if anyone has it.
Anyway, afterwards I got to tell the bassist (Billy?) that he sounded amazing while I picked up the See/Saw and Painted Shut singles plus a t-shirt for 25 clams.
Fucking awesome show. As I write this I'm wondering if it was actually as good as it is in my head today, but goddamn I'm glad I went.
/wounded no more