07-24-2004, 02:05 AM
Oh.... my... god!
What a day!
Jamie, Josh, Brendan and I all decided to bite the bullet and make the trek down to Darien Lake for the show. Our waiting time at the border? About 30 seconds. A definite sign of things to come.
We get to the venue and start walking towards the amphitheatre only to hear what sounds like a drum beat getting louder as we progress. Could it be? Oh yes, Chagrin Falls is being played as part of the sound check. That gets followed up by Vaccination Scar, Lake Fever, and quite possibly to most chilling version of Scared I've ever heard (only guitar, vocals, and lap steel). The stage was definitely set.
We decided to skip out on the opening act as they seemed a little heavy for the show. By doing do, however, we managed to meet up with a couple named Bob and Fran who had trekked from Portland, Maine for the show.
And then the show began...
Things definitely couldn't have been better. The setlist was pretty standard, but the energy displayed by both the band and the crowd was through the roof. I recall watching the Mod Club show earlier today and thinking about how cool it was that Bobby was moving around the stage at the end of My Music at Work. Well, he did that tonight, among other things.
There were no huge surprises in the setlist, as previously mentioned, though hearing Are We Family, Wheat Kings and Fire in the Hole definitely hit the spot. During the encore breaks the crowd was so loud I almost thought a riot was about to break loose. The band really seemed to feed off of the energy that was being emitted.
All in all, one of the most memorable days in recent memory, and one of the most memorable concerts as well.
What a day!
Jamie, Josh, Brendan and I all decided to bite the bullet and make the trek down to Darien Lake for the show. Our waiting time at the border? About 30 seconds. A definite sign of things to come.
We get to the venue and start walking towards the amphitheatre only to hear what sounds like a drum beat getting louder as we progress. Could it be? Oh yes, Chagrin Falls is being played as part of the sound check. That gets followed up by Vaccination Scar, Lake Fever, and quite possibly to most chilling version of Scared I've ever heard (only guitar, vocals, and lap steel). The stage was definitely set.
We decided to skip out on the opening act as they seemed a little heavy for the show. By doing do, however, we managed to meet up with a couple named Bob and Fran who had trekked from Portland, Maine for the show.
And then the show began...
Things definitely couldn't have been better. The setlist was pretty standard, but the energy displayed by both the band and the crowd was through the roof. I recall watching the Mod Club show earlier today and thinking about how cool it was that Bobby was moving around the stage at the end of My Music at Work. Well, he did that tonight, among other things.
There were no huge surprises in the setlist, as previously mentioned, though hearing Are We Family, Wheat Kings and Fire in the Hole definitely hit the spot. During the encore breaks the crowd was so loud I almost thought a riot was about to break loose. The band really seemed to feed off of the energy that was being emitted.
All in all, one of the most memorable days in recent memory, and one of the most memorable concerts as well.