what a great show.. I'm soo glad that I decided to go! Here's the setlist..Drew Carey wrote:Cleveland Rocks!!
The Slip
3-8-06
The Grog Shop
Cleveland, OH
New Marc Instrumental (Airplane/primative)
Reddish Moon
Even Rats
STTN
Something Learned
Poor boy*
Suffocation Keep*
Mudslide*%
Sleepyhead
Soft Machine^
E: Proud ^
As Long as theres one of us Standing
* w/ Apollo Sunshine's Guitar Player on Pedal steel
% He switches from peddle steel in the song to guitar back to pedal steel
^ Marc on Strat
First, the Grog shop is an awesome venue.. reminds me a little of the Stone Poney in the way it's layed out, only slightly nicer. Marc's new instrumental is gonna be a hit I tell ya... if you haven't heard it yet, just wait! Now after the first 3 songs I was getting a little upset, I know that they were gonna play a lot of the same songs, but I guess it just upset me that I was thinking I'd almost get the same show that I got in Pittsburgh, but.. then they pulled out STTN. Now the last time I had heard this was while listening to a show from September, and in my honest opinion, Brad was trying to sing it like a rock star and just freaking killed it. Well, last night, he totally redeemed himself, it was awesome!
Then, to pull something learned out, wow! I saw a kid standing up front singing the words. I said to myself, anyone that knows the words to something learned I gotta meet. Cool Kid, his name was D (I told him about this place, so hopefully he hits it up). Then they started setting up for Poor boy. Now, I was never a huge fan of this song, but with peddle steel, it was sick!! Then to follow it up with Suffocation keep (one of the few songs I wanted to hear {this song has really just grown on me})
After suffocation keep, the boys just let it all out with the most raucous Mudslide ever!! The guitarist from AS started out on peddle steel and it seemed like he couldn't do what he wanted, so he switched to guitar.. there were some real Murzbo moments... than back to peddle steel... it was probably the best Mudslide I've heard.. and I love that song!
Then things mellowed out with a nice sleepy head, which never let it be said that Andrew can't sing... I'd actually like to see him step up to the plate a little more...
From there it moved into Soft Machine with Marc on strat to end the set. Encore they came out and played a nice proud with Marc on strat (I will say marc was pulling some great stuff on the strat, real harmonics, but I kinda prefer it on bass... but, I'm not picky!
) Then the show ended with a rocking So long as there's one of us standing.I'm telling you, the boys are on fire this tour, and I'm really upset that I can't hit the show in Cincy tonight..
Oh.. and unfortunately, there were no tapers last night....
Well that's it in a nutshell, my short run is done for now...
I also told him you'd be raging down in Philly so be prepared! But you missed a hell of a good show.. but you know what.. i've missed my share too... Too bad I can't hook up with you guys for the philly show.. oh well.. summers ahead..
