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December
3rd, 2003 Setlist & Reviews
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| Concert Setlist |
1)  Like I Do
2) The Sanctity Of Dreams
3) They Stood Up For Love
4) All Over You
5) The Beauty Of Gray
6) Run Away
7) Voodoo Lady
8) Sweet Release
9) Life Marches On
10) Lakini's Juice
11) Run To The Water
12) The Dolphin's Cry
13) I Alone (with "Like A Stone"
medley) [Audioslave]
14) Heaven
ENCORE #1
15) Overcome (acoustic)
16) Selling The Drama
17) Lighthouse
18) Lightning Crashes |
| Review by Mazarian
of Perth, Australia |
WOW! What an awesome show. Spent some
time in Subi catching up then rocking on to the show. Got their early to get good
spots up front. Epicure were pretty good - mostly everyone listened and nodded their
head to it. Train were pretty good - the lead singer had an amazing voice and thanked
Live for letting them tour with them. But he had fun doing his superman poses - pretending
to fly.
Like I do simply rocked - good opener, All Over You and Lakini's Juice just got the
crowd going and moshing, Everyone sang the lyrics to Lightning Crashes and Heaven
and the response to Heaven surprised ed as he had a quizzical look then just smiled
immensely after the crowds great reaction. There were people shouting out requests
- Shit Towne and of course Lighthouse. Ed apologised for skipping perth last tour
and will get back in the future. Taylor had heaps of energy and jumped around the
stage and gave us some high kicks and his trademark stomp. I think my standout song
was Voodoo Lady as it sounded just awesome.
Was fortunate enough to get backstage (I won them Thanks FOL!) and get some photos
with the guys and got them to sign my TDTH tshirt. YAY! Spoke briefly with them as
there were a few people backstage. Was very happy with the concert. Very good indeed.
Live knows how to rawk! |
| Review by Sarah
(Nite Princess) of Australia |
After 9 years of being a fan of +Live+,
I finally made it to one of the concerts, I was finally right there amoungst all
the fans waiting with them to spend the next hour and a half or so having my heart
in my throat and my eardrums blown apart, and I am proud to say that it was *the*
best experience of my life bar none!
Like I Do was (in my opinion) a good choice for opener, yeah there may have been
better but it certainly got the crowd pumped early. All Over You had the lounge section
jumping which was awesome, and I'm so glad they had it in there as its one of my
personal faves. The crowd pretty much got into singing most of the songs which was
great and you can tell it pleased the guys. One of the highlights was when they played
Heaven as Ed really gave it guts and the crowd joined right in particularly on the
first chorus and the noise level almost matched his voice, you could tell he was
a little taken back at the response, I don't think he expected it to be quite so
popular but then he just burst out into this huge smile which was so cool, and I
remember thinking that its times like that which make it all worthwhile being a fan,
when you can make the guys smile and I guess give them just one more reason to keep
making the music that they do.
By the end of the concert we were so exhausted and our legs were killing from standing
in a cramped space for over 3 hours but by christ it was worth it, it was worth getting
elbowed constantly and being dehydrated just to see them up close and to have Adam
catch you watching him play the guitar and singing along, and then he holds your
eye contact while he sings back at you, and to have Ed look at you and smile because
you and your friends are singing along to the words when hardley anyone else is,
and its even worth it to have Chad doing his signature stomp right there in front
of you and then doing high kicks out to the front of the stage and almost having
a heart attack because you can envision him completely stacking it and coming flying
into the crowd and almost killing either himself or someone else. |
| Review by Rod
(Primal) of Australia |
I confess: I'm a fanboy. There's no
denying it any more. In spite of my hatred of V and my general view of the band's
decline post-Samadhi, I'm still a complete sucker for Live, and OH MY GOD did tonight's
show rock!
The set was a tad short (around 90 minutes) but I suspect there were technical issues
and curfews involved, as the break between Train's set and Live's arrival was almost
45 minutes. Fortunately we got to listen to most of Audioslave's album over the PA
in between :)
The show itself rocked. There was a real on-stage energy in the band, particularly
with Ed and Chad T, who has got the 'guitarist's stomp' down to an art form. The
acoustics of Challenge Stadium (or possibly just the soundboard engineers) didn't
really do his axework justice. Ed was the skilled showman as always...and I intend
to hold him to his promise that Live are never skipping Perth EVER AGAIN. That's
right Ed, EVER AGAIN. We have long memories here, I warn you.
As usual, the anthems ruled the night: AOY, STD, LJ, IA, LC, TDC, RTTW. Big bombastic
rock performances with suitably noisy crowd singalongs. I was also very surprised
at what a good response Heaven got from the crowd, and that Beauty of Gray didn't
get as big a response as I expected. Oh, and props to every one in my row for getting
up on their feet for most of the show and screaming their lungs out to everything.
Concerts are so much more fun when you feel comfortable letting rip with a singalong!
Other notes:
- Train. Meh. A couple of nice guitar solos, but their lyrics are very bland and
uninteresting. Crowd only really responded to the two songs that have made the radio
here.
- Ed dropped in a bit of Audioslave's 'Like A Stone' during I Alone. Know the lines
where Chris Cornell ends with a big "Alo-o-o-o-o-one"? Yeah, that part
;)
- There were a couple of nice intros thrown in throughout the set. The band didn't
feel the need to rocket straight into each song, instead bouncing some sounds off
one another before getting on with things. And I agree that Like I Do (as done tonight)
is one HELLUVA sweet opener!
I left this concert a complete and utter wreck. And I doubt I'd have it any other
way ;) |
| This review
was submitted by Dan (dangum) of Perth, Australia |
The following review appeared in The West Australian Newspaper on December 5, 2003...
You know you've lived
Challenge Stadium - December 3 - By: Ara Jansen
The crowd were always going to be tough to crack. An all-American rock pop band open
for the musical preachers of peace. This crowd were there for Live and Train had
to work for attention.
While Train made all the promises on record, when they got on stage something happened.
The hooky pop songs with smart, quirky lyrics, ably supported by a solid group of
players, suddenly went flat. Close your eyes and it was fabulous. Open them and it
was disconnected.
That said, their song choice was a good introduction to their first Perth performance.
It featured their playful side with Meet Virginia and the Grammy-winning Drops of
Jupiter, mixed with the soaring She's on Fire plus new tracks like Calling all Angels
and the big ballad When I Look to the Sky.
Most fun though - and at this point they finally let it all hang out - it was a kick-arse,
car mix tape medley of Ramble On and Whole Lotta Love, with a quick segue into Walk
on the Wild Site. It was equalled by a great new arrangement of Free (with its smile-grabbing
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitar line) and the pleading Get to Me.
But from the moment Live stepped on stage, they were undeniably in command. Their
chemistry is achingly intense. Their show in Perth three years ago was truly religious.
While this didn't quite match, it came close. It was still a rock'n'roll church,
we were still worshipping with the band and you left feeling the spirit of peace.
Live know how to bring a house down with their set choice, which always includes
plenty of new tracks plus expected classics and reworked favourites for flavour.
All they need is for the audience to pay witness.
Love and peace are the heavy-edged guitar rock band's favourite themes. Somehow it
never comes across as cheesy and prevades everything, from The Sanctity of Dreams
to the uplifting highligh Stood up for Love. All Over You was intensely broody rock
and mohawked guitarist Chad Taylor played like he always does - somewhere between
his life depending on it and being a kid in a candy store.
Heaven, from the new album Birds of Pray, was a glorious confirmation of self-strength
and Run Away dropped down like a prayer-like plea. Life Marches On reiterated its
title with a smashing rhythm section and cements it as an anthem, just like the uplifting
desperation of The Dolphin's Cry and I Alone - a crowd favourite.
Ed Kowalczyk turned in one of his best vocal performances when he returned to sing
I am Overcome, accompanying himself on acoustic. It was beautiful beyond words, just
like his heavenly crystalline voice. The encore included a bouncing Selling the Drama
and the calming Lightning Crashes to send fans out into the night humming and singing.
Live have always believed music can make a difference. For over a decade they've
continued to do it their way with an unabashed take-no-prisoners attitude. The best
thing about their shows is the attached emotional journey. You've been up, you've
been down. Your heart had been opened and filled, your head stimulated and somewhere,
your spirit touched. |
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