11-23-2009, 07:15 AM
There was no backdrop, just the lights which were great and showed Gord in all his sweating glory. The acoustic part of the show was indeed included and they played maybe 5 or 6 songs that way. I was in the front row so I couldn't really see if it was really packed in the Hotel but it seemed full and the crowd was good and really into it. When Gord asked us to sing backup on Frozen in my Tracks we didn't need any rehearsing.
Before Morning Moon some people screamed "We're from Canada" and Gord turned and said that we are all from somewhere, we are all citizens of the night sky, and that we live under the dominion of the moon that sometimes doesn't want to give up its place come morning. Then he said this song was for everyone who says things that don't make anyone feel better, and told them to never stop saying those things. Of course I am paraphrasing here and he was able to put it much better. but there you go.
The show lasted about three hours and 100th Meridian had a really nice long interlude with Gord storytelling and the band locked in a tight groove.
Personally, I really liked the new material from We are the Same the most. Especially The Depression Suite as Gord delivered the lines with a mixture of comedy and seriousness, and made you think about each lyric in a new way. Maybe my favourite moment was the "If it dies, it dies" line from The Struggle... his performance of the line somehow left me with the double impression of profoundness and obviousness....
They also played Grace too and Nautical Disaster, which I somehow forgot about on my last post...
Before Morning Moon some people screamed "We're from Canada" and Gord turned and said that we are all from somewhere, we are all citizens of the night sky, and that we live under the dominion of the moon that sometimes doesn't want to give up its place come morning. Then he said this song was for everyone who says things that don't make anyone feel better, and told them to never stop saying those things. Of course I am paraphrasing here and he was able to put it much better. but there you go.
The show lasted about three hours and 100th Meridian had a really nice long interlude with Gord storytelling and the band locked in a tight groove.
Personally, I really liked the new material from We are the Same the most. Especially The Depression Suite as Gord delivered the lines with a mixture of comedy and seriousness, and made you think about each lyric in a new way. Maybe my favourite moment was the "If it dies, it dies" line from The Struggle... his performance of the line somehow left me with the double impression of profoundness and obviousness....
They also played Grace too and Nautical Disaster, which I somehow forgot about on my last post...