4/04/02 Review
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WOW!!! WHAT A SHOW! This is by far the best DMB show i have ever witnessed. Yerba Buena sucked but they were good for what they did i guess. Dave introduced them as always. But now to the show. Carter was in a Jordan Jersey, and Dave looked as though he had put on a few pounds. I had written out my predicted setlist before the show, which consisted of one sweet world, when the world ends, smts--too much grey street...whereare you8 going and more everydays. thought the ladies would be with them but nope...just butch. But to the setlist: I was in the very top row of the MCI center, and everyone except for a few people were just there to get drunk/high/seen. They were talking THE WHOLE TIME! Too Much - pretty good opener. Lots of energy, just the straight "suck it up"...no "f**k it up"..kind of cool though. ::Carter went NUTS! WWYS - crowd favorite...goteveryone really into it. Dave was REALLY ON..so was leroi. Great version. I did It: Was normal...nothing special..Boyd used more pizzacato than ever before. BUSTED STUFF: great to hear...boyd goes nuts on this song now. Very different fromthe lillywhites version but still very nice. It drug on a little more than I had liked but still veryvery solid. RAVEN: Nobody in the 404 section knew this song except for me. I tried singing along but Dave totally changed up the lyrics...very different from the album. Great version though. Very excited to hear that. (tease) - some kind of tease not quite sure what he said (ppl were talking) but it sounded cool..a little scat.---------> WAREHOUSE - excellent version, everyone got on their feet this time dancing, singing, (spilling beer ugh), but nonetheless an extroidanry version., Boyd really took control during this one. The Crowd again did the "WHOOOO" during the stop-time which is always sweet. But this version just blew the others out of the water. Where are you going - FINALLY!!! i knew he'd play it but this song is really solid. Lots of bass and sax. Very sweet sweet sweet song..."a quiet song" as dave said. but glad this is a single but would rrather have GreyStreet or Bartender./ DRIVE IN DRIVE OUT - this is quite frankly my favorite song next to pig and recently and halloween. I got sooo excited for this and when he played the opening chords i went nuts. Did not expect this for the opener. Had the "tea party" lyrics which is always a thrill... New Song - Something about getting higher and drinking,,of course the crowd loved it as well as i did. But maybe this is on the new album. The Space Between - never have i seen so many girls singing along. this song is getting out of control. Now, i like the song. But it's gettting way to blown up. Need to rest this song. as well as i did it. Rhyme and Reason - GREAT jam. Really got the crowd fired up, was just a great great jam. Big Eyed Fish - not a very good version. Not quite up to par, although i was very pleased to hear it. "Stay up in your tree" rather than "stay up in your f'ing tree". But a substandard version.. right into---> Bartender - one of the best versions of this soong ever. Maybe even better than 8-3-01. Im telling you GET THIS SHOW!! WOW...this faded into ----> Grace is Gone - best version of this song ever. Dave even walked off the stage for a minute. This quite possibly lasted longer than Bartender, the boys have made this song into a jam. Definately the best version ever...hands down. PNP-->Rapunzel - WOW...as soon as a i heard it start, i jumped up and down dancing. I even hit my head on the wall behind me. It didn't faze me, I was too into the music, yet i felt it today. Excellent version of this song, really jammed out. Best version next to 8-31-00. Encore: PIG!!!!!!!!!- i, and 20,000 other people are the luckiest fans on the face of the earth. THiS Is my favorite song of all time and since they haven't played it since '99 makes it even better!!! The crowd just didn't realize how lucky we were. I was going so nuts, people thought i was having a heartattack. Great version, hope he can play this song more on the 2002 tour. Dont Drink the Water - ok...ilove the song, and this was an outstanding version, but guys, the band wanted to prove the weeren't predictable, we can tell that, but they wwent a little overboard when they finished withthis song. But nonethe less we caught the best show in a LONNNG time. Highlights: Drive in Drive Out, Where are you going, Bartender, Pig and Warehouse. Whoever reads this and wasn't at the show, I advise you GET THIS SHOW ON CD. For all you traders, spread this show as soon as possible. The boys were on tonight. Dave danced more than ever and his legs are as mobile as ever. His "happy feet" and "happy knees" were just so amazing and got the crowd into it. Maybe PSU will be better, but i highly doubt it..i keep telling myself i just heard dmb play pig, and 1. i don't believe myself, and 2. i get chillbumps. So overall an A+++++ show...even if they ended with a sour note. But im really surprised at how brave they got with not playing: most all everyday songs WOW...this show was great. im taking up too much room so, im telling you again..>GET THIS SHOW!!(Thanks to nancies.org for the review).
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