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Re: Denver show and such
Hi!
Yikes, Layne, I feel like such a stalker ; P
Of course, you *were* wearing the Over the Rhine shirt at the Lilith Fair!
Made you easier to spot!
I was at both the Denver and Boulder shows. Both were great! The crowd at
the Bluebird (Denver) was larger. The band seemed to be having a better
time at the Tulagi (Boulder) show. The Boulder show was a relatively late
one. It ended around 1am, we made it home around 2, which was really 3!
It was worth it though! I think the band was tired as well, as they came
out to speak with the crowd after Denver, but not Boulder.
Both "official" setlists were exactly the same, although they did mix
things up a little bit...
At the Denver show they opened with Latter Days, which was not on the
setlist...
World Can Wait
If Nothing Else
All I Need Is
Fairpoint
I Radio
Lil' Blue River
Birds
Moth
Anything At All (I agree - great new song....They replaced this
w/Poughkeepsie in Boulder)
Bothered (I tend to like the Eve version better than the Besides version
on this, but this live version was amazing!)
Sleep Baby Jane
Faithfully
Love is a MF
Goodbye
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Body is a Stairway
Strength (They replaced this w/Latter Days in Boulder
I definitely think Give me Strength makes a better opener than a closer!
Of course, I'd been looking forward to hearing it the whole show. I really
like the extra bit of If I'm Drowning in there!
This was the first time I've seen the band live since 1997 and I wasn't
disappointed! Although the talking was frustrating at times, I was so
happy just to be there, I tuned most of it out! The majority of the crowd
was sitting for both shows. Someone gave Karin flowers at the Boulder
show!
All in all, great shows. I wish they would've mixed it up a bit more. I
think Within Without and When I Go would have made the experience perfect!
It was great seeing such a turnout for non-hometown shows. And I think my
friends and I "converted" a few new fans!
Rose was good as well. I bought the CD, but haven't given it a thorough
listen yet. Will letcha know.....
I'll be at the Austin show as well, hopefully that one will be just as
good! And by then the band will have learned a few more songs : )
(I've never been to Austin, anyone have suggestions as to places to stay,
things to do, etc.?)
Time to work now,
Dawn
np: U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
Layne Petersen <petersen at info2000_net> on 03/31/2001 03:37:52 PM
To: Dawn Cozart/GX/Novartis@GX, <over-the-rhine at actwin_com>
cc:
Subject: Denver show and such
Hey hey... de-lurking for a few seconds to say the show in Denver last
night
was awesome. Dawn has twice now (at Lilith Fair in '98 and last night) just
out of the blue asked me "hey, is your name Layne?" (hey Dawn... it was
good
to see you again last night) Unfortunately, I had to go to the ol' show
alone because all my friends that are 21 and over all seemed to have other
things to attend to, and all of my youth group kids that I've turned on to
OtR are, of course, not 21 yet (of which I can't express their
disappointment at not getting to go). Anyway the setlist seemed to be
similar to what people have been posting these past couple of weeks. It was
really great to see them do some old stuff, though. It seemed for a little
while that as every song got going, Dawn and I were shouting "cool!!!" at
each other. The list was (and Dawn, you can correct me if I be missing
anything):
Latter Days
The World Can Wait
if Nothing Else
All I Need is Everything
Fairpoint Diary
I Radio Heaven (not sure what I thought about the radio channel-switching
going on for that one)
Little Blue River/In the Garden
Should
Moth
Anything at All (good new tune, btw)
Bothered
Sleep Baby Jane
Faithfully Dangerous
My Love is a Fever
Goodbye
The Body is...
Give Me Strength with a bit of If I'm Drowning thrown in for good measure
Really cool set, imo. Wishing Karin would have pulled out "As I Go",
however. As others have mentioned, there seemed to be a lot of talking
going
on during the show, though. We were right down in front of Linford, and a
group to our left seemed far more interested in groping each other and
shouting over the music at each other than what was actually happening on
the stage. Can't imagine why someone would pay however much cash for a
ticket and then not pay attention, like, at all to what they paid for. I
dug
the new band set up and the new arrangements that got thrown in as well,
but
was bummed to not have Terri there. I haven't seen them since Cornerstone
'98, but when I hear songs like "Goodbye", "All I Need..." and "Bothered",
I
still hear those harmony parts in my head. For some reason, there were a
lot
more people there then I thought there would be. I guess it seems like
whenever I mention OtR to anyone, no one in this neck o' the woods has ever
heard of them. I really thought Rose Polenzani (sp?) was great as well. The
guy she had playing guitar with her (Goody or something like that) really
complemented her well. I wanted to get some of her stuff, but it's a matter
of figuring out where to start as she had 3 or 4 CDs for sale. Has anyone
picked up any of her stuff? Which one might be a good place to start. I
really dug the first couple she played with Goody in subdued-mode with his
e-bow (on the miniature-looking guitar that almost looked like a mandolin).
Anyway, 'bout it, I guess. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the
Boulder show tonight. Starts too late (the show doesn't start until 10) and
I have to get up too early tomorrow and we lose an hour tonight already
anyway. It's a bummer living an hour away from any place bands'll play, I
tell you. Welp, got work to do. A good ol' freelance design project
beckons,
so I'll stop rambling. Have a good one, all...
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peace, hope, love, jesus christ - layne
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...when I was a boy I saw things no one else could see, so why am I so
blind
at 31 to the hope that's all around me filling up this room... - Mineral
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