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August
7th, 2005 Setlist & Reviews
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| Concert Setlist |
1)  All Over You
2) Selling The Drama
3) Mystery NEW
4) They Stood Up For Love
5) Run Away
6) Love Shines NEW
7) Operation Spirit
8) Lightning Crashes
9) Sophia NEW
10) The River NEW
11) Lakini's Juice
12) The Dolphin's Cry
13) I Alone
14) Show (aka "Show A Little Love") NEW
ENCORE #1
15) Run To The Water
16) Heaven
17) Shit Towne
18) The Beauty Of Gray
19) Turn My Head
20) White, Discussion
ENCORE #2
21) Dance With You |
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Setlist Credit: DJ Deeney, Rich and Gene (all from New Jersey)
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| Review by Anna
Adams
of Asbury, New Jersey |
| Wow! Fifth time seeing them and it
just keeps getting better. Longest I ever saw them play too, TWO HOURS. I could not
have been happier. The four new songs sounded amazing, especially Sophia. Amazing
job as usual! |
| Review by Chase |
| It fucking rocked! They played a bunch
of new songs (including The River, Sophia, Love Shines, and something like Show Me
Your Love)... seriously incredible, I won't forget it any time soon. |
| Review by Jess |
| This show was amazing. Absolutely amazing.
They played for almost 2 full hours. They played the 5 new songs again: Love Shines,
Mystery, Sophia, The River, and Show a Little Love (but unlike yesterday Ed just
called it "Show"). They played everything I could've wanted to hear. They
were so full of energy the whole show...it was non-stop. Chad T. fell down/did a
backwards summersault at one point, and then later fell down again on purpose making
fun of himself. They were goofy and definitely in awesome moods. Chad's guitar solo's
are really kicking a** too. He did some great finger work during Run to the Water
and several other songs. Adam's mic was louder than I've heard it in a while, and
the way his voice compliments Ed's is perfect. Chad was no slouch in the singing
department, either! They played a really long, wonderful jam version of White, Discussion
at the end of the show (I think it was a 5 or 6 song encore...it was supposed to
only be 2) during which they all just really pounded out some awesome stuff. I saw
Ed ask they guys at one point if they would all be ok with "just one more"
and Chad T. clearly said "one more"...they were clearly tired by the end
of the show. Chad T. had some sound issues during the show (all of their tech's are
new) but he took it in stride and clearly didn't let it bother him too much... I'm
amazed at how gracious these guys are all the time... they are such nice people,
it's disgusting! I talked with Chad G. after the show and he agreed with me that
this was even better than last year's AC show (and that was clearly the best show
I'd ever seen up to that point). I talked with Pat, too, and he was definitely excited
about how the night went. They pulled 3 people up on stage to sing during the most
beautiful version of "Dance With You" that I'm sure they've ever played.
I have never seen this band in such a wonderful mood...they were so playful and energetic
and the music was ripping through all of us. Absolutely the best show EVER! |
| Review by Glen
Kolanko |
As expected, another strong show. As
a long-time Live fan and supporter, this was my 11th time seeing them since 1997.
I arrived around 8:00 and received a nice surprise from the Showboat parking garage:
free parking! Nice touch. When I finally got inside the House of Blues, which is
a great and intimate venue to see a concert, I caught the tail end of Will Hoge's
performance. I enjoyed his band's strong vocal and overall sound, reminding me of
a stronger and more talented version of the band, Train.
Live took the stage just after 9 PM and played for a good two hours. Although they
brought their normal superior stage presence, I have grown weary of their tired and
redundant set list. They did, however, add 4 new songs to their line-up, showcasing
what their album will consist of this coming November. The new songs sounded light
and happy, demonstrating the type of song-writing the band has grown accustomed to
over the last 6 years. I always enjoy and appreciate the reinvention of a band, but
I must confess that I yearn for the dark, the weird and mysterious sounds echoed
on Throwing Copper and Secret Samadhi.
Overall, it was a very satisfying night. I was looking forward to this show since
the last time I saw the band was over 2 years ago. I just wish the band would perform
some more of their obscure and less popular songs that I myself covet, such as "Meltdown,"
"Stage," and "Good Pain." |
| Review by Mike
Maguire |
Concert was pretty much the typical
show - the usual songs from the Awake tour. They did play Mystery, Love Shines, Sophia,
Show Me, and The River off of the new album. The new stuff sounds kind of pop-ish,
but not in a Backstreet Boy kind of way. I'm eager to hear the studio versions.
They sounded un-polished (wrong notes, reverb, etc - you could tell they hadn't played
consistently live for awhile), but in a good way. Live shows are very much by the
numbers - usual songs, usual placement. But, it almost seemed like they were ad-libbing.
It seemed like the setlist ran out early on, and they were looking for songs to play
for the rest of the night. So, it was not the usual song placement (e.g., Lightning
Crashes was played very early on). The boys seemed very upbeat, happy, and very into
the show. The H.O.B. is an o.k. venue - not bad -- not great. Adam was almost completely
obscured from the crowd by the stage curtain. Crowd was very into the show.
There were some notable gaffes: Ed goofed on "Turn My Head". He sang "drunk
on your juices" in the wrong verse. Chad Taylor later, tripped, fell down, and
tumbled backwards in a real graceful style. He then, exacerbated, collapsed spread
eagle on stage. At the end of the song, he bowed to the crowd in a very "I meant
to do that" manner. For Dance with You - they brought 2 girls and guy ("The
Live Choir") on stage to sing backup.
Patrick did not look healthy. He looked dazed in a very "medicated" kind
of way. He also looked thin, and out of it. Let's just say he may be the topic of
VH-1's "Behind the Music" as the one with a "problem" if Live
ever appears on the show.
Ed gave props to the longtime fans, and noted "we're just getting started".
Considering I first saw them in 1992 on the MTV 120 Minutes tour - Ed's comments
were kind of funny. |
| Review by Sean
Powers
of Ridgewood, New Jersey |
I don't have the exact setlist from
Sunday's AC show. Too many beers to remember the exact running order. They opened
with All Over You and then Selling The Drama, which I thought took guts, and it worked.
Then they went into Mystery, a cool new song. They sprinkled in 4 more new songs
through the set: Love Shines, Sophia, The River, and Show. Sophia was really cool,
at that moment it reminded me of They Stood Up For Love sonically. The River as we
know will be the single and it was typical Live, featuring Ed on acoustic. I was
really into Show, which they ended their regular set with. I thought that too was
a ballsy move...end your set with a new song. The crowd went nuts, though, so it
was all good. The new songs all have huge choruses and sound like typical Live -
which is a good thing. Only Love Shines wasn't received particularly well. The songs
sounded like a natural progression from Birds of Pray.
After reading the Jennerstown review, I was expecting a 1 hour set. Nope. We got
two solid hours including two encores. The night ended with Dance With You as Ed
brought two girls and a guy on stage to sing background vox. I would have liked to
hear Like I Do,
but I can't complain, they cranked out 5 new songs which everyone seemed to enjoy.
It was my first time at the HOB, but it's a great venue. I could have done without
the guy behind me incessantly yelling "Play some old shit" and then when
they played Operation Spirit he yelled "stop playing this new shit, play Throwing
Copper" but what can you do. |
| Review by Rob
Cosden (coz)
of New Jersey |
Live concerts seem to possess the virtue
of being akin to something of a religious experience. It is no surprise then that
I feel as though I just returned from church (or temple, or mosque or whatever you
prefer). For someone with no fast and true religious upbringing I feel fortunate
to be blessed with the opportunity for spiritual fulfillment through music and the
power of it's passionate and heartfelt expression. This is in essence what the four
members of the veteran rock act embody on stage. Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk doesn't
so much sing to the audience as project chordal communion with them and through the
lucid harmonics behind him, it as if he is communicating a higher power through sweeping
currents of tonal bliss washing over the audience. Of course the real beauty of such
an energy is the fact it is a shared energy in every sense of the word. That is to
say that the audience prescribes the fusion which Ed and guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist
Patrick Dahlheimer, and drummer Chad Gracey then proceed to slice open and release
it's atomic thrust. Needless to say this is not an everyday or commonplace occurance.
How about the music then? Well it's clear that the music was reflective of the deep
and compassionate peace the band has seemed to discover within each other and themselves.
A once angsty and pent up Eddie K once wrote, 'Heard a lot of talk about this Jesus,
a man of love and a man of strength, but what a man was 2000 years ago, means nothing
at all to me today' on "Operation Spirit," which happened to be the band's
breakthrough single back in 1992. 13 years later Ed now muses that he still has 'Heard
a lot of talk about this Jesus' still 'a man of love and a man of strength' but note
how now 'what a man was 2000 years ago means a hell of a lot to me today.' (Ed also
changed the line from the same song 'So what he was may have been beautiful' to 'So
what he was was so damn beautiful'). Accordingly Ed whisps, 'It came without warning,
a love like I ain't never felt before, it's like my destiny calling...' on "The
River," the first single from Live's forthcoming "Songs From Black Mountain"
set due November 11th. On another new tune, "Love Shines' Ed quips quite plainly
about Jesus and The Buddha as if their profound teachings could be summed up within
the delivery of a lyric. And perhaps they just can - Love. How appropriate then that
taking the 'i' out of Live and replacing it with an 'o' ('o' being of course a circle
and representing unity for example) creates in a very literal sense 'love' which
is what the band does with every heartfelt note. Whether it be a message of a hope,
an expression of peace, or a moment of admiration (of which there are always plenty
on both sides of the stage) a genuine and unmistakable compassion fills the room
and is exchanged, like a precious gift from grandfather on Christmas morning, in
a transaction of gratitude and bliss.
Of course Live rocked out from their archives and classic back catalogue as well.
On the anthemic "They Stood Up For Love' Ed tried to hush the rabid audience
in an attempt to have a 'zen singalong' but soon decided that the words of obscure
band Apollo 440 are true and you really "Can't Stop The Rock." The band's
seminole hit "Lightning Crashes' bedazzled the audience into a kind of serene
charge of beautiful surrender for the song Ed once described as being about 'rising
and falling'. Lakini's Juice never fails to galvanize all those in attendance, be
they casual or zealous fans of the band, into a frenzy of pounding and shaking. The
main set closer, "Show A Little Love' provided everyone with the treat of a
brand new tune but you may not have been able to tell from the feverish reaction
following the band as they exited the stage, leaving insatiable their hardcore fans.
It wasn't too long a wait however until the densely sweet chords of Run to the Water
resumed the festivities and the band nor the audience hadn't lost a beat. Recent
chart success "Heaven" proved the band has not let the underwhelming commercial
successes of their most recent albums deter their artistic integrity, as never has
the band been tighter, cleaner, or sounded better. Soon fans would be treated to
the anti-racist "Beauty of Grey" off Live's debut Mental Jewelry album,
followed by a confused Ed Kowalczyk fuddling the second verse to "Turn My Head."
Any momentary bemusement was erased though when the first encore concluded with the
raucous "White, Discussion' practically tearing the paint off the newly built
venue. Afterwards the boys from York, PA again proudly and triumphantly trotted off
stage and yet again the audience hungered and longed for more of their rock heroes.
They would be rewarded. A final number, "Dance With You" the group's 21st
song of their just under 2 hour set quickly changed the kinetic air of the place
into a rhythmic swoon of the echoed phrase 'We All Want To Dance With You' led of
course by Eddie K. To compliment the saturated moment, the band invited a few guest
singers on stage and christened them the first 'Live Choir' to help sing the raptured
audience into ecstatic oblivion.
To say everything about this night was magical would not be false nor could it likely
be understood if you weren't there. Magic, not in the sense of wizards, tricks, illusions,
or fantasies, but in the sense of the infinite possibility of every moment. Just
above the band on stage the House of Blues decor shone illuminated symbols of many
of the world's beloved religious traditions, from Hinduism to Buddhism to Christianity
to Judaism and beyond. Just underneath a slogan read 'All Are One' It doesn't get
quite more obvious or direct than that. With one voice, one lyric, one song, one
emotion poured from the mouth of all those delighted in music; it was like the clouds
and heavens above wept in unison with the soul's of the people and poured their essence
out unto them in (as Ed Kowalczyk might have sung at a different time) Sweet Release.
The idea that Ed messed up a bit during Turn My Head only added to the charm and
subtle warmth of the affair with the kind of closeness that a family would observe
when one of their own messes up a bit but you never stop smiling. Not to be overshadowed
here were the performances of Chad Taylor whose solos and profile shots ripping it
up during the more vivacious points of the night easily could have sparked a revolution.
The quiet but unfailing Patrick Dahlheimer whose dignified rapport and prominent
bass completed each note perfectly, like a dash of the right ingredient in the most
delicious recipe. Finally drummer Chad Gracey who has been sighted as the 'Heartbeat
of Live' pumelled away at his equipment in his corner with the gusto of an entire
percussive orchestra, his dense beats exclaiming and pushing every guitar lick and
vocal forward like a racing horse primed for victory. Overall it was an unforgettable
night. Not just for the music or the ambiance or the surprises, but for a community
of musicans and their fans inexplicably and inseperably together for a few hours
in enchanted delectation. |
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