w4teroftyne Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Just got back, ears still ringing. We got Late Greats! And Monday! And... everything, really. Awesome, awesome gig. The mix was a bit muddy (where we were standing, towards the front, the vocals were MIA when the volume picked up) but it's not the easiest venue for sound. Jeff & the band seemed to be in a good mood. I've waited forever to see this band, and I wasn't disappointed. Here's hoping they come back soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Limited Internet time tonight, so not much of a review. Once again the videotaping scourge reared its ugly head when Jeff admonished someone off mike for apparently distracting him by filming. Then later on, he sort of took it out on the security guards who were apparently very lackadaisical about enforcing the camera ban. So that sort of added a little bit of tension toward the end of the main set. That probably didn't have anything to do with one of the shorter headlining sets in a while (clocking in just shy of two hours). It sort of seemed like they had to be finished by 11 p.m. anyway. But the band powered through with some energetic versions of the Summerteeth numbers and a rocking conclusion. Also it's always great to hear Shouldn't Be Ashamed. I'll leave the details of Jeff's Venom banter ("Indeed!") to someone else, and just mention that the headliner of the other room inside the Academy tonight was a metal band called Skeletonwitch and seeing their name with Wilco's on the marquee was amusing. I now want there to be a Skeletonwitch burger at Kuma's Corner. Anyway, I digress. Here was the complete setlist as played: -"The Price Is Right" theme music intro-Wilco (the song)A Shot in the ArmBull Black NovaIATTBYH>One WingYou Are My FaceImpossible GermanyShouldn't Be AshamedHandshake DrugsNothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again)Via ChicagoI'll FightTheologiansI'm Always In LoveJesus, etc.WalkenI'm The Man Who Loves YouHummingbird---------------The Late GreatsYou Never KnowHate It HereHeavy Metal DrummerMonday>Outtasite (Outta Mind) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost Of Bob Cumming Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Beaten to the punch while I fiddled around with my mobile! Set list was; Wilco (The Song)Shot In The ArmBull Black NovaIATTBYHOne WingYou Are My FaceImpossible GermanyShouldn't Be Ashamed*Handshake DrugsNothingseveregonna...Via ChicagoI'll FightTheologiansI'm Always In LoveJesus EtcWalkenI'm The Man Who Loves YouHummingbird (Encore)The Late GreatsYou Never KnowHate It HereHeavy Metal DrummerMondayOuttasite Thought it was a great show. Jeff's voice sounded good. Monday/Outtasite rocked like a bastard. *This may have been my request. Except I meant Should've Been In Love, always get the titles mixed up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pavement Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Just got back, ears still ringing. We got Late Greats! And Monday! And... everything, really. Awesome, awesome gig. The mix was a bit muddy (where we were standing, towards the front, the vocals were MIA when the volume picked up) but it's not the easiest venue for sound. Jeff & the band seemed to be in a good mood. I've waited forever to see this band, and I wasn't disappointed. Here's hoping they come back soon. I've just got back in and this gig immediately went into one of my favourite gigs ever. I was stood to the right, quite close to the right-handside bar. I was there with my friend who is a professional sound engineer and he had no complaints about the sound, indeed, he thought it was a glorious gig too, particularly for the venue.. Wilco sounded textbook perfect throughout. (perhaps it was where we were standing). There are sometimes you hear bands that sound sterile, with trying to replicate their recorded sound, but Wilco manage to sound note-perfect whilst still managing to sound fluid and organic. Really well done. Indeeeeeeeeeeeed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Shouldn't Be Ashamed is always such a treat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
w4teroftyne Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 I've just got back in and this gig immediately went into one of my favourite gigs ever. I was stood to the right, quite close to the right-handside bar. I was there with my friend who is a professional sound engineer and he had no complaints about the sound, indeed, he thought it was a glorious gig too, particularly for the venue.. Yeah - it was probably where you were standing. I imagine it will have sounded great under the balcony at the desk, too... unfortunately, dead centre toward the front, the definition disappeared pretty quickly. The low-volume stuff was breathtaking, though. That's not to take credit away from an amazing gig - because it was! Phil Selway's lot were a bit miserable, though. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Butts Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Stunning gig, the sound was perfect from the mezzanine just behind the mixing desk. I'm glad Jeff admonished the guy in the crowd who pronounced Cherry Ghost 'shit' after Jeff asked about him after finishing 'Theologians'. 'That's not nice, I bet he works really hard', he said. And he's right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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