5/19/02 Review
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Submitted by Peter Jang
Wow Wow Wow.... Thats all i have to say about tonight's concert. Good old DMB and a such a better setlist than the summer of 2001's. Ok well i think it would be best to start from the beginning. SEEK UP: had no idea that this was gonna be an opening song. Kinda kewl to hear it, but not a good ide to start a cocnert with it. Next song is PNP to RAPUNZEL... EXCELLENT!! What a pleasure to hear such a happy and upbeat song in the beginning of the night to set the mood. Not as much dancing as expected, but the overall song was nice. Next song was such a teenie bopper pleaser, CRASH. even though i could have done with another song, it was kewl to hear it live especially with the DIXIE CHICKEN outro. The next song was OSW. Now im not a fan of this song, but dave played it so well so i guess it makes it all good. SPACE BETWEEN is another crowd pleaser and although i could have done without this, Dave played it very well. Now here come some of the highlights.... GREY STREET AND GRACE IS GONE!!! Probably my two most favorite songs on the new album to come up. GS was sung with such emotion and such power I enjoyed every minute of it. GIG was so beautiful and it put a smile on face to hear it. SO RIGHT was all right nicely done, but not one of my faves. RAVEN.... i only heard the lillywhite version and i thought that on was ok, but it was an experience to hear it live. Next was the SMTS=>ASTB=>TM bit. First time i heard it and i must say it gets the crowd rolling. Nice choice by the band. LOVER LAY DOWN was nice but not many liked it. Everyone around me was sitting down and it decreased the enjoyment of the concert. Then THE STONE!!! HAHAHA! Completely took me off guard and the first time i heard it live, it was really nice to listen to. IF I HAD IT ALL don't like the song, one of the low points of the show. Finally ANTS MARCHING.... need i say more about this song except that it ROCKS!!! Can't think of a better way to end a main setlist. However the encore was kind of dissapointing. I think DMB just wanted to get it over with and so they did two repeats from last night: WHERE ARE YOU GOING and EVERYDAY. Don't get me wrong, these are great songs, but it would have been nice to hear some other songs like LONG BLACK VEIL and TRIPPING BILLIES. But hey, i can't ask for everything. All in all, very very nice concert. The band didnt have the usual energy, and the crowd wasn't that supportive for the band, but they still played the songs very very well: some of the best ive heard in a while. One of my top favorite concerts. Out of a 10, I'd rate this concert a 7.5 or 8. Hope to see em play well in Alpine.
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