Well... I must say. The Black Crowes are quite a unique band. The show I saw last night - not one single song was played at the previous show. They change the set up nightly, and you never know what to expect. If you are going to hear the hits, you will be disappointed. They play all night - close to 3 hour shows on this tour (that I've read about). The theater held maybe 1000-1500 people (I could be wrong). We sat upstairs and it was loud as hell. Would have been better to bring earplugs, had I thought of it. If they were playing a bigger venue or perhaps the Greek Theater (outdoors), it probably would have sounded better. They just played and played and jammed. And I thought it was great, even though I don't know every song in their repertoire. The highlight for me was "Remedy". Never saw it live before (probably haven't seen many 'hits' before) - the place was wild. Had they improvised and went on to play more 'hits' or known songs, the crowd would have stayed standing and hyped... But you have to expect the unexpected when you see them. Here's the setlist for my show, for those few that may be interested:
- Set One -
DON’T DO IT
HOTEL ILLNESS
CYPRESS TREE
PRE-ROAD DOWNS
GOOD FRIDAY
SOUL SINGING
PEACE ANYWAY
HALFWAY TO EVERYWHERE
CATHY’S CLOWN (1st time played)
SOMETIMES SALVATION
MY MORNING SONG
- Set Two -
GREASY GRASS RIVER
WISER TIME MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY AND I'LL GO MINE
SHARE THE RIDE ->
MELLOW DOWN EASY
GIRL FROM A PAWNSHOP
LONG LONG LONG
COSMIC FRIEND
A CONSPIRACY
REMEDY
- encore -
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLE DIXIE DOWN
(and for those interested, here are the sets from the 2 previous nights)
10/19/05
Set One -
No Speak, No Slave
Go Faster
Thick N' Thin
Black Moon Creeping
Comin' Home
Descending
High Head Blues
Darling Of The Underground Press
You Don't Miss Your Water
Downtown Money Waster -> Jam ->
Jam -> Thorn In My Pride
Fearless
- Set Two -
Many Rivers To Cross (1st time played)
Another Roadside Tragedy
By Your Side
Glad And Sorry
Feathers
L.A.
Miracle To Me
Nonfiction
Shake Your Money Maker
Twice As Hard
- encore -
Pimper's Paradise
10/18/05:
Set One -
Midnight From The Inside Out
Sting Me
Horsehead
Tied Up And Swallowed
Soul Singing
Ballad In Urgency ->
Wiser Time
Trouble
My Morning Song
Lay It All On Me
- Set Two -
Song Of Love
Gone
Cancel Everything
Title Song
Hard To Handle
Sin City
Nebakanezer
Young Man, Old Man
Jealous Again
Remedy
- encore -
Oh Well
They are playing 2 more nights here. I have another show tonite (Queen), but in the back of my mind...wonder what they will play tonite & tomorrow. I'm Jealous Again!!