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Old 11-09-2010, 08:49 AM
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I thought it was fantastic! Much better performance than the MSG (which I think is still pretty good). However, I think the songs they chose were a little strange.

Kinda spoilers ahead:

They did the 1st 6 from NMS #1 in order, so I guess I kinda expected all the songs to be shown. Then pretty much the rest of the songs are from NMS #3. The second half just feels unbalanced. Once they skipped Bad Medicine, the editing and timing just felt strange. Because even though the Circle Tour setlist stayed very similar throughout the tour, the setlist worked well and was very balanced. But the 2nd half of the movie just sped through the rest of the show. There are some key players here that are missing - Bad Medicine, Love's the Only Rule (which I believe was played all 4 nights too!), Richie song, Jon solo song, Have a Nice Day, Who Says, and the big encore song (either Always or DC). After the acoustic Circle songs, there's only a few songs left. During the Circle tour, these songs came closer to the middle of the set. I could have done without the What Do You Got video, and especially without the Behind the Scenes of the Circle Tour presentation. That would have given them at least 20 more minutes for the live show. The Behind the Scenes video is already available online.

Despite all this, it was a great time. Everyone in the theater (only about 1/3 full) was signing along, a lot of the ladies were throwing hands up in the air and cheering. The band all sounds in top shape. Jon's vocals especially were great. Some of the songs were presented very beautiful. Tony really stepped up his game this time with the direction. I don't recall if Obie mixed or not, but the mix was much better than MSG also. I have to say, Work for the Working Man was one of the best presentations here. The performance itself was great, including the little choreography with the guys. The stage work itself adds to it. Jon's ending was pretty epic. Something for the Pain was a nice surprise after they skipped Love's the Only Rule. Saturday Night...wow...GREAT!!!!! Keep the Faith also fantastic.

Setlist for those who want to know:
Blood on Blood / Follow / Bad Name / Whole Lot of Leavin' / Born to Be My Baby / Lost Highway / We Got It Goin' On / Raise Your Hands / When We Were Beautiful / Superman Tonight / It's My Life / I'll Be There For You (J&R) / Something for the Pain / Diamond Ring / Work for the Working Man / Saturday Night (electric) / Keep the Faith / Wanted / Prayer
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