mocool12
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last night! what an amazing show! holy crap. well, i first showed up at the hard rock hotel at around 6 I think. I expected there to be a bunch of people in line, but there was only three!!! oh yeah, it was my first time going to a concert alone, so i was kind of nervous, but i made friends w/ the people in front of me.. they were really nice. so anyway, finally they let us in and we speed walk to front row center only to find that there is no barrier?! I couldn?t believe it? I?d never been to a concert (well a big name one) that didn?t have one. so we were right up against the stage. and it was so cool b/c a few members of the Flaming Lips were just walking around on stage, setting stuff up, so they?re like talking to people in the crowd and so forth.. they are so friendly. then it?s time for them to start! they were showing this hilarious amateur wrestling video on a screen behind them before they came out.. yes. so they come out and everyone is going crazy and aaahh damn.. it was great. i got so into their set. they had all the people in animal costumes dancing on stage w/ flashlights? and Wayne would throw handfuls of confetti on everyone and spray the rest of the band w/ a fog machine? Oh and there were these huge orange balloons that they tossed into the crowd at the beginning and Wayne kept popping them w/ the end of his guitar. you?d best believe i kept a piece of popped balloon. ah and dang.. i don?t remember during which song it was, but he wore a huge strobe-light thing around his neck and kept tossing confetti and shining the light on it. it rocked. Some of the video they were playing was of this Japanese movie w/ this apocalyptic world w/ this schoolgirl.. it was crazy. Every song was awesome! Fight Test, Lightning Strikes the Postman, Race for the Prize just freaking rocked, Do You Realize was great.. same w/ Spoonful. They were just so amazing. i don?t know.. they are such a cool, laid-back, incredibly creative band and they put on such a great show! I wish their set could?ve been longer, but ah well. Man i hope i can see them again soon.
i don?t have an official set list yet, but here?s what I remember. i think it?s right?
Race For The Prize
Fight Test
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1
Lightning Strikes The Postman
Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair
She Don't Use Jelly
Do You Realize?
A Spoonful Weighs A Ton
Ok, then Beck. after what seemed like a really long intermission, finally the lights go down and he walks out. he opened w/ uh.. Guess I?m Doing Fine i think. yeah, he did a couple acoustic songs first (sorry i can barely remember now dammit), and then he sang the first verse of Do You Realize before going into Golden Age, then Lips kicked in w/ him. they were behind this black curtain thang. Haha then he said something about being ready to rock, and they pulled the curtain as Lord Only Knows started. It was great! Oh and it was so cool b/c Beck kept coming over and standing right in front of me so I had to crane my neck to look up at him.. he did it like 80 time and if I had just rested my hand on the stage, it would?ve been on his shoe. everyone was all grabbing him and such. Haaaha oh yeah.. his fly was undone for the first half of the concert. people kept yelling it was down between songs and finally he noticed and fixed it during one of his dancing breaks. which were awesome! It was the coolest thing w/ his older/faster songs.. he would just get his break dancing thing on, doing the splits and everything. Haha and it was sweet b/c Wayne would have his little guitar solos and get so into them, laying on the floor and such. At one point Beck came over and got right in his face playing guitar along w/ him, and they both ended up laying on the floor. Oh, and I guess i?ll just mention now how great their sit-in drummer Kliph (I think that?s how he spells it) is. He?s a roadie type guy i believe..? I mean.. hot damn was he good. Just.. wow! seriously, he?s talented. Steven only played drums on a couple of songs. Anyway, Beck was great! he seemed to be having a good time. i gotta admit though, (you can probably tell) I was just more into the Flaming Lips? set than his! As much as i enjoy Sea Change, the songs just didn?t quite do it for me in concert. they were still good, it?s just that after the energy of the Lips, the songs just brought things down in a weird way. well now i feel bad. shit i still really liked Beck, but his faster songs were just more enjoyable for me. Ok. Lot?s of good highlights, song-wise, but I?m getting tired. So after the show they all say bye and Kliph, who is really the nicest guy ever, is shaking everybody?s hand and talking w/ all of them.. and so he comes by us and Ii shake his hand and ask if he has any drumsticks left.. so he says ?yeah sure! I?ll go get one for you!? and he comes back and give me one! woo! it?s so splintered.. haha it?s about to break in two. he rocks. Great great great show! i had so much fun and i?m so glad I went.
here?s Beck?s set. once again i know i?m missing stuff, i might?ve even added songs hah.
Guess I'm Doing Fine
Bottle of Blues
Golden Age
Lord Only Knows
Tropicalia
Get Real Paid
Cold Brains
It's All in Your Mind
Lonesome Tears
Loser
Round the Bend
Lost Cause
Where It's At
Paper Tiger
Nicotine & Gravy
Devil's Haircut
well after i?ve bought a shirt and such, i?m about to leave for the long drive back, but decide to see if the people I met in line were waiting for the band to come out by the bus area outside. sho nuff, they were, and i?m not standing there with them for a minute when Wayne walks out! So he?s talking to people, and then Kliph comes out too. he comes up to us and we just stand there talking to him for what seemed like about 10 minutes, just talking! he didn?t seem rushed, or like he wanted to get out of there? he was so friendly and down to earth. i got him to sign my Yoshimi cover and then asked him if they?d be touring as the main act anytime soon, and he said maybe sometime next year. i also asked where their movie (Christmas on Mars) would be coming out. he wasn?t sure, he said whichever theaters will take it, and that they?ll most likely be releasing it on dvd. then i thank him again and shake his hand. Hm i never did see Steven.. but meanwhile (sorry this is taking such an long-ass time.), Wayne had to go and make a call and said he?d be right back. While we?re waiting, Beck comes out! He stops and talks a bit and signs someone?s thing.. but i think he kind of wanted to get on the bus so i didn?t ask him to sign.. just said thanks and he smiled and so forth. He?s very nice. oh then Michael the bassist walks out, so we talk and thank and he signs. he?s a nice dude too! Finally Wayne comes back off the bus, and talks for a long time w/ the others.. soon they leave so it?s pretty much just Wayne and me! so i say how great the show was and he says thanks. and he asks me if i got Beck to sign anything, and i say that no, he was leaving and I was too scared. He said i shouldn?t be scared, Beck is a really nice guy.. and then we talk a bit more while he signs my thing and i say thanks so much again and stick out my hand for him to shake.. hahaaa but he grabbed me in this huge hug instead, it was great! anyway that?s it.. sorry again for this being so long and crappily written. but I?m still really tired ok? damn. aah i?m just glad i got to meet such a cool band and see such a great show.
I?ll post the couple of pictures i got as soon as i can get them developed! they were being really strict w/ cameras, like taking people?s film out and stuff, so i had to be real discreet-like.. so i barely took any. bye!
i don?t have an official set list yet, but here?s what I remember. i think it?s right?
Race For The Prize
Fight Test
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1
Lightning Strikes The Postman
Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair
She Don't Use Jelly
Do You Realize?
A Spoonful Weighs A Ton
Ok, then Beck. after what seemed like a really long intermission, finally the lights go down and he walks out. he opened w/ uh.. Guess I?m Doing Fine i think. yeah, he did a couple acoustic songs first (sorry i can barely remember now dammit), and then he sang the first verse of Do You Realize before going into Golden Age, then Lips kicked in w/ him. they were behind this black curtain thang. Haha then he said something about being ready to rock, and they pulled the curtain as Lord Only Knows started. It was great! Oh and it was so cool b/c Beck kept coming over and standing right in front of me so I had to crane my neck to look up at him.. he did it like 80 time and if I had just rested my hand on the stage, it would?ve been on his shoe. everyone was all grabbing him and such. Haaaha oh yeah.. his fly was undone for the first half of the concert. people kept yelling it was down between songs and finally he noticed and fixed it during one of his dancing breaks. which were awesome! It was the coolest thing w/ his older/faster songs.. he would just get his break dancing thing on, doing the splits and everything. Haha and it was sweet b/c Wayne would have his little guitar solos and get so into them, laying on the floor and such. At one point Beck came over and got right in his face playing guitar along w/ him, and they both ended up laying on the floor. Oh, and I guess i?ll just mention now how great their sit-in drummer Kliph (I think that?s how he spells it) is. He?s a roadie type guy i believe..? I mean.. hot damn was he good. Just.. wow! seriously, he?s talented. Steven only played drums on a couple of songs. Anyway, Beck was great! he seemed to be having a good time. i gotta admit though, (you can probably tell) I was just more into the Flaming Lips? set than his! As much as i enjoy Sea Change, the songs just didn?t quite do it for me in concert. they were still good, it?s just that after the energy of the Lips, the songs just brought things down in a weird way. well now i feel bad. shit i still really liked Beck, but his faster songs were just more enjoyable for me. Ok. Lot?s of good highlights, song-wise, but I?m getting tired. So after the show they all say bye and Kliph, who is really the nicest guy ever, is shaking everybody?s hand and talking w/ all of them.. and so he comes by us and Ii shake his hand and ask if he has any drumsticks left.. so he says ?yeah sure! I?ll go get one for you!? and he comes back and give me one! woo! it?s so splintered.. haha it?s about to break in two. he rocks. Great great great show! i had so much fun and i?m so glad I went.
here?s Beck?s set. once again i know i?m missing stuff, i might?ve even added songs hah.
Guess I'm Doing Fine
Bottle of Blues
Golden Age
Lord Only Knows
Tropicalia
Get Real Paid
Cold Brains
It's All in Your Mind
Lonesome Tears
Loser
Round the Bend
Lost Cause
Where It's At
Paper Tiger
Nicotine & Gravy
Devil's Haircut
well after i?ve bought a shirt and such, i?m about to leave for the long drive back, but decide to see if the people I met in line were waiting for the band to come out by the bus area outside. sho nuff, they were, and i?m not standing there with them for a minute when Wayne walks out! So he?s talking to people, and then Kliph comes out too. he comes up to us and we just stand there talking to him for what seemed like about 10 minutes, just talking! he didn?t seem rushed, or like he wanted to get out of there? he was so friendly and down to earth. i got him to sign my Yoshimi cover and then asked him if they?d be touring as the main act anytime soon, and he said maybe sometime next year. i also asked where their movie (Christmas on Mars) would be coming out. he wasn?t sure, he said whichever theaters will take it, and that they?ll most likely be releasing it on dvd. then i thank him again and shake his hand. Hm i never did see Steven.. but meanwhile (sorry this is taking such an long-ass time.), Wayne had to go and make a call and said he?d be right back. While we?re waiting, Beck comes out! He stops and talks a bit and signs someone?s thing.. but i think he kind of wanted to get on the bus so i didn?t ask him to sign.. just said thanks and he smiled and so forth. He?s very nice. oh then Michael the bassist walks out, so we talk and thank and he signs. he?s a nice dude too! Finally Wayne comes back off the bus, and talks for a long time w/ the others.. soon they leave so it?s pretty much just Wayne and me! so i say how great the show was and he says thanks. and he asks me if i got Beck to sign anything, and i say that no, he was leaving and I was too scared. He said i shouldn?t be scared, Beck is a really nice guy.. and then we talk a bit more while he signs my thing and i say thanks so much again and stick out my hand for him to shake.. hahaaa but he grabbed me in this huge hug instead, it was great! anyway that?s it.. sorry again for this being so long and crappily written. but I?m still really tired ok? damn. aah i?m just glad i got to meet such a cool band and see such a great show.
I?ll post the couple of pictures i got as soon as i can get them developed! they were being really strict w/ cameras, like taking people?s film out and stuff, so i had to be real discreet-like.. so i barely took any. bye!