06-05-2003, 10:54 PM
well i saw Gord tonight at Dundas sq. and it was awesome. this is the first real solo show i have seen (the white ribbon concert doesnt really count because he played only 2 covers) and i thought it was great.
we got there early at 4:45 and we were the first ones at the railing. All Systems Go came on at 5 and a bit of a crowd showed up. they were somewhat tolerable, but nothing to get excited about. by the end of their set, it looked like there was a huge crowd, but i could be wrng because i was in the front row and couldnt see all the way to the back.
the Salads come on next and they were horrible. this is the band that most of the people were there to see and i wasnt impressed. im sure some people think they are great but not me. what kind of band has a guy on the stage dancing around for the whole show? and the guitarist was being so bitchy about the rain - there was a huge crisis before their set about some mist blowing onto one of his speakers and he wouldnt stop complaining and trying to shake the water out of it.
cuff the duke was next, and they actually were pretty good, although anything would look good after the salads.
gord came on with the green shirt and bruins hat. dave clark rode in on his bike. he showed up with a yellow rain coat and a bike helmet just before setting up his drums. during the show he talked about how he delivers the NOW magazine in toronto. kind of weird. dale's amp and guitar looked like he found them in the garbage. kind of funny actually how the amp was held together by duct tape.
they band led off with Into the Night, followed by Figment. they both sounded great. gord played his Strat, which was strange to see. next was Christmastime. Awesome! the band also played chancellor, canada geese, 11th fret, pascal's sub, elaborate, yer possessed, vancouver divorce and we're hardcore. everything sounded GREAT!! gord sounded AWESOME on his Strat, surprisingly, playing the key parts of some songs.
gord did a bit of ranting (during elaborate and something else) and it was quite funny. at the end of the show, he thanked his band josh, julie, dave, dr. pee, dale.....and celine (pointing to a huge sign on the other side of yonge street advertising celine dion's new perfume).
after the show, gord signed some autographs for fans.
cant wait for Saturday night!!
we got there early at 4:45 and we were the first ones at the railing. All Systems Go came on at 5 and a bit of a crowd showed up. they were somewhat tolerable, but nothing to get excited about. by the end of their set, it looked like there was a huge crowd, but i could be wrng because i was in the front row and couldnt see all the way to the back.
the Salads come on next and they were horrible. this is the band that most of the people were there to see and i wasnt impressed. im sure some people think they are great but not me. what kind of band has a guy on the stage dancing around for the whole show? and the guitarist was being so bitchy about the rain - there was a huge crisis before their set about some mist blowing onto one of his speakers and he wouldnt stop complaining and trying to shake the water out of it.
cuff the duke was next, and they actually were pretty good, although anything would look good after the salads.
gord came on with the green shirt and bruins hat. dave clark rode in on his bike. he showed up with a yellow rain coat and a bike helmet just before setting up his drums. during the show he talked about how he delivers the NOW magazine in toronto. kind of weird. dale's amp and guitar looked like he found them in the garbage. kind of funny actually how the amp was held together by duct tape.
they band led off with Into the Night, followed by Figment. they both sounded great. gord played his Strat, which was strange to see. next was Christmastime. Awesome! the band also played chancellor, canada geese, 11th fret, pascal's sub, elaborate, yer possessed, vancouver divorce and we're hardcore. everything sounded GREAT!! gord sounded AWESOME on his Strat, surprisingly, playing the key parts of some songs.
gord did a bit of ranting (during elaborate and something else) and it was quite funny. at the end of the show, he thanked his band josh, julie, dave, dr. pee, dale.....and celine (pointing to a huge sign on the other side of yonge street advertising celine dion's new perfume).
after the show, gord signed some autographs for fans.
cant wait for Saturday night!!
