04-16-2015, 08:49 AM
Good show -- this was my 2nd of the tour. Burlington VT set list hit a lot of high marks for me, but this was a solid hometown show. Did not go too far into deep cuts, but great performance. Few highlights:
* I like the slightly extended ending to Courage -- maybe only 30 seconds, but rocking end. Same with Blow, a few minutes of extra jamming at the end
* Fiddlers -- towards the end of the set list, and Gord sang this maybe better then I have ever heard him sing. Maybe it's no guitar, maybe better paced set of dates, focusing on signing, but he really nailed it. Said numerous times in threads, but vocally very strong.
* I'm getting up towards 100 shows, and have seen NOIS and Blow way more times than I need to, but when they play those songs and the crowd noise swells nothing better
* Gord and Paul onstage -- over the past few years, Gord seems to have really ramped up the "annoy Paul" stage moves -- had some great driving with Paul mines where Paul then took a few steps back.
I'll likely catch one more show on this tour. Getting to the stage where every tour, I wonder if this one will be the last. Likely reading way too much into it, but the set list was a bit more on the hits side then some other shows, Gord seemed to stay on the stage a bit longer and the end of the show and really take in the crowd and show his appreciation.....likely just me dreading the end.
* I like the slightly extended ending to Courage -- maybe only 30 seconds, but rocking end. Same with Blow, a few minutes of extra jamming at the end
* Fiddlers -- towards the end of the set list, and Gord sang this maybe better then I have ever heard him sing. Maybe it's no guitar, maybe better paced set of dates, focusing on signing, but he really nailed it. Said numerous times in threads, but vocally very strong.
* I'm getting up towards 100 shows, and have seen NOIS and Blow way more times than I need to, but when they play those songs and the crowd noise swells nothing better
* Gord and Paul onstage -- over the past few years, Gord seems to have really ramped up the "annoy Paul" stage moves -- had some great driving with Paul mines where Paul then took a few steps back.
I'll likely catch one more show on this tour. Getting to the stage where every tour, I wonder if this one will be the last. Likely reading way too much into it, but the set list was a bit more on the hits side then some other shows, Gord seemed to stay on the stage a bit longer and the end of the show and really take in the crowd and show his appreciation.....likely just me dreading the end.