08/07 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA - Post-Show Discussion and Review

[blatboom]

08/07/2010
The Greek Theatre
Berkeley, CA


Set I:  AC/DC Bag, Foam, Gotta Jibboo, Reba, Sleep Again, Army Of One, Poor Heart > 46 Days, Tube, Character Zero


Set II:  Wilson > Light, 20 Years Later > Harry Hood, Theme From The Bottom, 2001, Suzy Greenberg, Slave To The Traffic Light


Encore:  Lizards, First Tube




not sure about segues.  whatvers

[ph92]

OMG, this was a raw show on paper, your guys' enthusiasm has me SO pumped to hear this tomorrowm orning when i wake up, probably vacuum the pool and listen to it :-D

stupid chores ... oh well haha

[mbw]

good run.  not sure the greek brought any magic though.

[mbw]

OMG, this was a raw show on paper, your guys' enthusiasm has me SO pumped to hear this tomorrowm orning when i wake up, probably vacuum the pool and listen to it :-D

stupid chores ... oh well haha

dear god!  release me from this tainted orb!

[blatboom]

the stream people were loving it tonight.

[Caravan2001]

OMG, this was a raw show on paper, your guys' enthusiasm has me SO pumped to hear this tomorrowm orning when i wake up, probably vacuum the pool and listen to it :-D

stupid chores ... oh well haha

dear god!  release me from this tainted orb!

Things are tough all over  :hereitisyousentimentalbastard

[ph92]

OMG, this was a raw show on paper, your guys' enthusiasm has me SO pumped to hear this tomorrowm orning when i wake up, probably vacuum the pool and listen to it :-D

stupid chores ... oh well haha

dear god!  release me from this tainted orb!

what the tainted orb where i have a pool?

cause that shit is inconvenient, and the deepend is sinking into the ground+no heat, so dont think im so lucky haha

[Superfreakie]

Really enjoyed Trey's playing in that second set. Had a blast in the LST. The whale was pretty much absent the entire show, especially during key songs it has ruined (Hood, Reba). And while it was used in Zero, it fits Zero.

Do you think these crash land segues are basically now something that is here to stay, such as the Wilson -~-^^~> Light? 

[Undermind]

Liked Trey's playing in that second set. The whale was pretty much absent the entire show. Do you think these crash land segues are basically now something that is here to stay, such as the Wilson -~-^^~> Light

I hope not!  I'd rather have no segues.

[Caravan2001]

Liked Trey's playing in that second set. The whale was pretty much absent the entire show. Do you think these crash land segues are basically now something that is here to stay, such as the Wilson -~-^^~> Light

I think they are something we should all get used to.....I just hate it when they really rush it and it sounds forced....They could improve though....Doesn't really kill the show for me too bad as long as the songs themselves are played well....

[shamwow]

it might just be the stream quality but segue flubs or not they sound good

[shamwow]

feeling feelings of :| that we aren't headed into the mountains already. hope the shows are killer for all the folks there.
safe travels to all who are

[Superfreakie]

Liked Trey's playing in that second set. The whale was pretty much absent the entire show. Do you think these crash land segues are basically now something that is here to stay, such as the Wilson -~-^^~> Light

I think they are something we should all get used to.....I just hate it when they really rush it and it sounds forced....They could improve though....Doesn't really kill the show for me too bad as long as the songs themselves are played well....

I know it is a small thing considering the entirety of a show. I guess it bugs me because it comes off as unprofessional/unpracticed/unprepared. Throughout their history, segueing was something they turned into an art. And now I find myself lost in the music and then all of a sudden there is this crashing dissonance generally from Trey, everyone seems momentarily lost, it's chaos on stage and then the new song starts up..... and they then need 30 seconds so that they can figure out what the hell is going on. What makes it worse is that they are writing set lists now which means they could take a brief moment to say to each other prior to the show, okay these are the chord changes we are going to use to get out of this song and into this. It's not that hard....especially for world class musicians.

[nab]

Liked Trey's playing in that second set. The whale was pretty much absent the entire show. Do you think these crash land segues are basically now something that is here to stay, such as the Wilson -~-^^~> Light

I think they are something we should all get used to.....I just hate it when they really rush it and it sounds forced....They could improve though....Doesn't really kill the show for me too bad as long as the songs themselves are played well....

I know it is a small thing considering the entirety of a show. I guess it bugs me because it comes off as unprofessional/unpracticed/unprepared. Throughout their history, segueing was something they turned into an art. And now I find myself lost in the music and then all of a sudden there is this crashing dissonance generally from Trey, everyone seems momentarily lost, it's chaos on stage and then the new song starts up..... and they then need 30 seconds so that they can figure out what the hell is going on. What makes it worse is that they are writing set lists now which means they could take a brief moment to say to each other prior to the show, okay these are the chord changes we are going to use to get out of this song and into this. It's not that hard....especially for world class musicians.

My sentiments exactly

[blatboom]

they need to got back to just winging it.