My Moonlite Gardens review

[Jeff Holland <jeff at thedirtroad_net>]

     Hmmm, this didn't go through the first time... let's hope I don't break 
the list AGAIN...


     If you're an Over the Rhine fan, there are three places you should see
Over the Rhine

1.)  The Taft (or Emery) Theater for a Christmas show
2.)  On the farm at Cornerstone
3.)  "Down by the river" at Moonlight Gardens

     Well, that's now three out of three for me.  My wife and I travelled up
to Cinci for the show this past Saturday night.

     First of all, what an incredible location for a concert.  I loved the
open stone floor in front of the stage, the tables along the sides, and the
balcony above.  A beautiful venue for a concert!  Plus there was plenty of
room to move around, get drinks, go to merch table, even when the place was
packed full of people.

     The openers were Griffin House and The Children's Hour.  I wish the order
had been reversed.  I could've only taken 20 minutes of The Children's Hour and
sat through 40 minutes of Griffin House.  Griffin House was OK, nothing awesome,
but not bad either.  Just two guys on accoustic guitar.  I was amused when the
singer called his friend from the stage on his cell phone and left the 
phone while he played so his friend could hear him perform.  The Children's 
Hour was a woman yodeling while a guy played guitar.  It was OK for one or 
two songs, but it got pretty old quickly.

     I am still hating myself for the seat location that I chose for the show. 
We feared rain would strike in the middle of the show, so we sat under the 
covered section instead of sitting out in the middle.  This put us sitting 
in front of some jabbering morons that spent the entire show drinking 
beer, talking loudly, being rude and obnoxious, and in general, not 
even acknowledging that there was a band on stage.  I expect this kind 
of behavior at the Styx/Journey/Reo Speedwagon show, not at an Over the 
Rhine show.  So, if that was any of y'all on the list (I'm SURE it was 
not) then I salute you for nearly ruining my experience!

     I say nearly because try as they might, the morons could not ruin the show.
Over the Rhine was just that good tonight.

Set List:
Spinning
Bothered
Long Lost Brother
Show Me
Nobody Number One
Suitcase
Lifelong Fling
Ohio
BPD
All I Want Is Everything
The World Can Wait
When I Go

ENCORE:
How Long Have You Been Stoned?
Cruel and Pretty

SECOND ENCORE:
Latter Days
Changes Come

Spinning just rocks.  What an awesome opener.  It just builds tension and
suspense and makes you think "this night is going to be incredible."  I 
love the re-worked Bothered.  I also love Linford leaning over Karin to 
play the organ while she plays piano on BPD.  While I enjoyed the piano 
only version of "The World Can Wait", I am so glad the rockin' version 
is back.  Kick rump.

After the show was over, we had a two hour drive ahead of us back to 
Lexington, so I didn't hang around.  I wish I could, it would've been nice 
to meet some of y'all,  just as long as you weren't the yahoos sitting 
behind me.

   Jeff


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