Tonight's show seemed a bit flat to me, especially in the first set. Eddie Vedder did not put the normal amount of energy into his singing, though the rest of the band was tight. One of the poorer performances was "Once" with Eddie appearing to have difficulty mustering the fortitude for the higher, screaming notes. However, the next set proved that Vedder hadn't lost his vocal chops. Highlights of set one: "Life Wasted," "Do the Evolution," "Corduroy," and "I Got Id."
The second set began strangely, with the band seated on-stage. "Man of the Hour" proved a good track for this set up, but the version of "Betterman" featured the rarity of an off-key Vedder having difficulty matching up with the sparse keyboarding of the Hawaiian dude (don't know his name, sorry). However, there were some great gems, including a fantastic, lumbering version of "Masters of War."
As always, they ended with "Yellow Ledbetter," that continues to give me goosebumps with the first E note plucked.
A great show...
One note, on the Metro train ride back to my car, parked in Silver Spring, talked to two young Catholics who live in Catonsville. It was an odd conversation about Christianity and JPII (John Paul the second for those not initiated in the universal church lingo) that was a bit uncomfortable for me. Friendly people, though.
3 comments:
That guy is great. at first i thought it was Vlad Zladko
What did you think of the new material? I still can't get into a lot of the album, seems like they're trying too hard to he what they were... and what's up with the album art... do they think they're Tool??
OK, i've given it more of an honest chance and it's pretty good. I do agree that it would have been a natural follow-up to Vitology. Thank god this one is good enough for more than one listen.
I have a really hard time with larger venues, but thanks for the review.
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