Jeff Tweedy — 17 June 2018, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (Croton Point Park) [Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival-Day 2 of 2]

[bböp]

Will put together some sort of full recap later, but just parking this thread for now. What an excellent festival set! Jeff plugged in (well, acoustically, but still)! Two new (to me) songs, both with a lyric involving Window Twin! Glorious weather and setting! Plenty of banter! Couldn’t really ask for much more out of a 75-minute set...

For now, here was the complete setlist as played:

new song-Bombs Above
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
New Madrid
Lost Love
Hummingbird
new song-New Wave Theater
Passenger Side
new song-Let’s Go Rain
Impossible Germany
Locator
new song-Some Birds
Laminated Cat (aka Not For The Season)
Jesus, etc.
Be Not So Fearful [bill Fay]
California Stars
Misunderstood
Acuff-Rose
new song-I Know What It’s Like
Theologians (started and restarted)
A Shot in the Arm

[50footqueenie]

Too much information!

[bböp]

Too much information!

O hush, you soused Scot!

[Albert Tatlock]

Parking violation ...

[Yaz Rock]

Banter Corner:

"When I get to play outside with my acoustic guitar and it's a day this nice, I always feel I should cancel. Because all my songs are so sad. I don't want to ruin this day for you. I've been kind of sad lately. Let's all enjoy my sadness together. It's my first father's day without my father so - yeah I'm just gonna pour it on, everybody. Save yourselves, run for the exits!... We love you - me and my guitar love you."

"One time I played an outside festival like this and there was a band on before me that had everybody in the audience with their hands in the air singing "Everything's Gonna Be Alright." Then I had to come out, saying "It's not gonna be alright, guys. You should take off" They did, they left.""

Preceding "Let's Go Rain.":  "You guys are familiar with the story (of Noah's Ark) in the bible, right? What would it have been like if it was worse than now? What was going on to make a flood happen then that isn't happening now?... This is the only thing I now how to do, to help.""

 

Before Not for the Seasons: "What a lovely day, Happy Father's Day. I wasn't paying attention when they booked the show on Father's Day. I would have thought there was some cruel Dad-rock joke to book me on Father's Day. But now I'm happy I'm here....  I love being a dad. I love being with my kids. We should all be with our kids. "

 

Jeff: "We should get to some of the hits. I should get to the hit. I don't know which one that is. One of the distinct advantages of having a career like mine is you don't have one song that you have to play. The downsides are fairly obvious. You don't have a hit song."

Audience member: "They're all hits."

Jeff: "They're all hits. That's what I told Warner Brothers." (Much laughter.)
Jeff quoting Warner Brothers: "You guys should make a pop song that could be played on the radio."

Jeff: ""What are you talking, about these are pop songs."... I've never tried writing a song that wouldn't be popular. I've succeeded in writing songs that aren't popular. But not intentionally."

(Goes on to say he's OK, sorry to bum out the crowd, and that this is what we're supposed to be doing, being together, taking care of our neighbors.. "And if we do that everything will be alright.... Ok I'm running for office." And how the frustrating part about "this" is how obviously awful some people are.... And how he's now developing a bond with the crowd. But politics needs more honesty. "Wanna know something really honest."There's probably only 3 or 4 of you in the audience who I would really like. That's OK, there's only 1 or 2 people in my family who I really like.")

 

After "California Stars": "That was the hit. See you all later."

 

Yes, the Festival has a great setting and we lucked out with amazing weather. Can't believe I've never attended before, and it's in my backyard.... Though there seemed to be a zillion cars in the parking lots, it didn't feel crowded at all inside, at least for those happy to zip about and grab an open spot in the GA pits between sets. And no line whatsoever in getting dinner before the main act either. Not sure what mid-day Saturday feels like but the late Sunday vibe was pretty good.

 

[Albert Tatlock]

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Ta

[tinnitus photography]

Thanks for that post Yaz Rock.

[Yaz Rock]

You're welcome fellas!

 

And now, some photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full Set

[lost highway]

Nerdy sound guy observation:

 

This is the first time I've seen where he's played acoustic 'plugged in' in years. He'd been doing the big mic in front of the guitar thing for a while. Probably not as practical out doors in the elements.