07-16-2018, 08:07 PM
Got to see the Victoria, Ottawa and Kingston shows, and all three had significant moments for me, but if I had to choose the best show, it would be Victoria. Being the first show of the tour, having no idea what songs they were going to play, then seeing Gord come out in that ridiculously awesome outfit, was something else! Plus, the songs they pulled out were shocking; I got to see The Luxury for the first time, as well as lots of deep cuts that I hadn't heard in years, even decades.
The Ottawa show was special because they played an IBE set, which is one of my favourite albums, and they unfortunately buried those songs for some unknown reason after they toured that album.
The Kingston show was just totally different and I honestly can't really compare it to any other event I've seen. But from a purely musical/concert viewpoint, it was very good but not the best of the three, although I thought the version of M@W was the best I've ever seen, as it had some much energy and intensity (Rob seemed to be playing out of his mind on that one, imho) and Machine was an absolute beast that night, far better than the Victoria show and even the Ottawa show.
The Ottawa show was special because they played an IBE set, which is one of my favourite albums, and they unfortunately buried those songs for some unknown reason after they toured that album.
The Kingston show was just totally different and I honestly can't really compare it to any other event I've seen. But from a purely musical/concert viewpoint, it was very good but not the best of the three, although I thought the version of M@W was the best I've ever seen, as it had some much energy and intensity (Rob seemed to be playing out of his mind on that one, imho) and Machine was an absolute beast that night, far better than the Victoria show and even the Ottawa show.