[bounce442]

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

Yes, unfortunately, in the US, which is where they are touring right now, Dry County is a bathroom break. I Love This Town especially as the last song, gets waaay better reception.

(I know it's true but) Please don't say it out loud.

I honestly don't mind ILTT. I'd prefer it anyday of the week over LH or WLOL live.

[Georgia_girl]

Hey guys,
I was at the show last night and it was amazing. Usually when they come to ATL we get a generic show, nothing special. Last night it wasn't like that. The band had lots of energy, Jon was in a great mood and we all know that sets the tone. Don't let the setlist fool you. It was a great show. We got 3 hours of music and that never happens. The new songs got a good response. No mass exodus for a bathroom/beer break. Jon was loving it. There was a sound problem during I'll Be There For You. It was awful. Jon and Richie stopped playing and Jon asked if someone was shooting at them. LOL It was fixed in seconds and they started playing again. As for Make A Memory starting the encore, it worked. The whole place was dark and then you've got Jon in the spotlight with his guitar. It didn't drag the show down at all. You have to understand that Lost Highway is huge down here. People in the south love their country music so anything from that album works.

On another note, my daughter managed to get us backstage. She met a friend of the band in Key West a couple of weeks ago. He said he knew the band and could hook us up. Turns out he does their ear monitors (Jerry Harvey - google him. Pretty interesting). So we got to go on the stage and take pictures. Takumi showed us all of Richie's guitars and which ones are used for each song. He has a '59 Les Paul that's apparently valued at $425,000. He took pictures of us holding one of the guitars and gave us handfuls of guitar picks. Even Hugh's and Bobby's. He said no one ever wants their picks but gave us some anyway. LOL We saw the teleprompters on the stage and were told Jon gets super pissed if they aren't working. It was really interesting to see all of the audio stuff under the stage. We saw Jon and Richie's changing rooms. Jon has the Frank Sinatra picture hanging in there. I enjoyed it so much and learned some neat little tidbits.

It was an amazing night. The last couple of shows I've been to I actually got a little bored. Last night I didn't want it to end. They were on fire!

[Supersonic]

Aloha !

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

Yes, unfortunately, in the US, which is where they are touring right now, Dry County is a bathroom break. I Love This Town especially as the last song, gets waaay better reception.

Actually, the two times I saw the band play it in New Jersey I was surprised at how many people were actually really listening to the song, as opposed to when the band played Born To Follow and Whole Lot Of Leaving. I was at different sections and both times people actually did pay attention to the whole song while stuff that's supposedly better known (like Living In Sin) got the bathroom treatment.

Originally Posted by Georgia_girl

Hey guys,
I was at the show last night and it was amazing. Usually when they come to ATL we get a generic show, nothing special. Last night it wasn't like that. The band had lots of energy, Jon was in a great mood and we all know that sets the tone. Don't let the setlist fool you. It was a great show. We got 3 hours of music and that never happens. The new songs got a good response. No mass exodus for a bathroom/beer break. Jon was loving it. There was a sound problem during I'll Be There For You. It was awful. Jon and Richie stopped playing and Jon asked if someone was shooting at them. LOL It was fixed in seconds and they started playing again. As for Make A Memory starting the encore, it worked. The whole place was dark and then you've got Jon in the spotlight with his guitar. It didn't drag the show down at all. You have to understand that Lost Highway is huge down here. People in the south love their country music so anything from that album works.

On another note, my daughter managed to get us backstage. She met a friend of the band in Key West a couple of weeks ago. He said he knew the band and could hook us up. Turns out he does their ear monitors (Jerry Harvey - google him. Pretty interesting). So we got to go on the stage and take pictures. Takumi showed us all of Richie's guitars and which ones are used for each song. He has a '59 Les Paul that's apparently valued at $425,000. He took pictures of us holding one of the guitars and gave us handfuls of guitar picks. Even Hugh's and Bobby's. He said no one ever wants their picks but gave us some anyway. LOL We saw the teleprompters on the stage and were told Jon gets super pissed if they aren't working. It was really interesting to see all of the audio stuff under the stage. We saw Jon and Richie's changing rooms. Jon has the Frank Sinatra picture hanging in there. I enjoyed it so much and learned some neat little tidbits.

It was an amazing night. The last couple of shows I've been to I actually got a little bored. Last night I didn't want it to end. They were on fire!

Glad you enjoyed the show, sounds like you had a great time.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

[bjcrazycpa]

Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !

Actually, the two times I saw the band play it in New Jersey I was surprised at how many people were actually really listening to the song, as opposed to when the band played Born To Follow and Whole Lot Of Leaving. I was at different sections and both times people actually did pay attention to the whole song while stuff that's supposedly better known (like Living In Sin) got the bathroom treatment.


Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

That's cool. I think where I was at NMS when it was played I was so excited but turned around to look in the stands and saw a mass exodus, it was disheartening.

[efpg0708]

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

That's cool. I think where I was at NMS when it was played I was so excited but turned around to look in the stands and saw a mass exodus, it was disheartening.

In Chicago 2010 they played it as the first song on the encore on night 2. I was in the floor, and when I looked up to the sides of the stadium, I saw a lot of empty spaces.

[bjcrazycpa]

Originally Posted by efpg0708

In Chicago 2010 they played it as the first song on the encore on night 2. I was in the floor, and when I looked up to the sides of the stadium, I saw a lot of empty spaces.

Agreed, I was at that show as well on the floor and there was a lot of people milling around when the song was played. It's one of my favorites so I want to be able to shake people and say, "listen!!!!" lol!

[ticos_stick]

Originally Posted by Thierry

Awesome performance of Keep The Faith, check Richie's solo's:

http://youtu.be/Y0FhshQaLuM

I love these KTF performances from the new tour. The band just let loose and jam without Jonny boy scrutinising them.

[Kathleen]

So they are already droppjng new songs and going back to tired old favorites. That alone disappoints me

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Kathleen

So they are already droppjng new songs and going back to tired old favorites. That alone disappoints me

Yeah, it was clear that the setlist would change. And there were two options:
1) keep the new songs and get rid of the boring stuff
2) get rid of the new songs and keep the boring stuff

I knew what would happen

Still, five new songs is enough I guess. It just doesn't have to be the same five songs. One or two could be staples and the rest could rotate.

[ticos_stick]

Jon might have got bored of some of the new stuff or more likely he's gauged the crowd response and lost confidence in them. Playing seven songs most of the crowd haven't heard is a ballsy move anyway.