Post by chazzyf on Nov 22, 2007 6:48:52 GMT -5
Well it was awesome for the show to go ahead, even if ticket sales were well down on expectations (just over 150 sold - sadly not enough to cover expenses).
It was magic just watching the guys sound-check, Jim and Frank played snippets from all sorts of classics, so I was wondering if we'd get a special cover as well, but it was not to be. From the body language during the sound-check, they all seemed a bit down and fed up (granted that they've been doing a lot of travelling), but once they got on stage they were right into it and certainly delivered the best set I can remember (the other 2 occasions were a few years ago
). I particularly enjoyed Frank's playing and was slightly surprised to hear that some of the passages I thought were played on keys, were in fact played on guitar. doh!
Once the crowd started joining in and singing along you could see a smile start to break out on Ray's face and the hard-core who stayed right to the very end gave the band a great response. I had no real complaints about the setlist (ok, so they didn't play We only say goodbye). Personal faves, which I thought absolutely killed live were One and Still Remains from the awesome Disconnected disk.
I spoke to Jim briefly after the show and he seemed pleased enough and admitted that they needed to play over here a bit more to build the fan-base back up again [which I interpreted as a very positive sign ]
Setlist:
Disconnected Part 1
One
A Pleasant Shade of Grey III
A Pleasant Shade of Grey IV
Another Perfect Day
Life In Still Water
Island In The Stream
A Pleasant Shade of Grey VII
The Eleventh Hour
Point of View
Still Remains
Stranger (With A Familiar Face)
A Pleasant Shade of Grey XI
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Silent Cries
Eye To Eye
Nothing Left To Say
Monument
Thanks for coming guys and don't forget us next time you visit Europe.
It was magic just watching the guys sound-check, Jim and Frank played snippets from all sorts of classics, so I was wondering if we'd get a special cover as well, but it was not to be. From the body language during the sound-check, they all seemed a bit down and fed up (granted that they've been doing a lot of travelling), but once they got on stage they were right into it and certainly delivered the best set I can remember (the other 2 occasions were a few years ago
). I particularly enjoyed Frank's playing and was slightly surprised to hear that some of the passages I thought were played on keys, were in fact played on guitar. doh!Once the crowd started joining in and singing along you could see a smile start to break out on Ray's face and the hard-core who stayed right to the very end gave the band a great response. I had no real complaints about the setlist (ok, so they didn't play We only say goodbye). Personal faves, which I thought absolutely killed live were One and Still Remains from the awesome Disconnected disk.
I spoke to Jim briefly after the show and he seemed pleased enough and admitted that they needed to play over here a bit more to build the fan-base back up again [which I interpreted as a very positive sign
]Setlist:
Disconnected Part 1
One
A Pleasant Shade of Grey III
A Pleasant Shade of Grey IV
Another Perfect Day
Life In Still Water
Island In The Stream
A Pleasant Shade of Grey VII
The Eleventh Hour
Point of View
Still Remains
Stranger (With A Familiar Face)
A Pleasant Shade of Grey XI
------------------
Silent Cries
Eye To Eye
Nothing Left To Say
Monument
Thanks for coming guys and don't forget us next time you visit Europe.
