Well, it's no secret I'm not a big fan of the song, but it worked better as an opener than I anticipated. "No Net" was the best of the new tunes, but I was shocked by how much better "Get On Yr Cocks" is live. "Magnificock" is not a good live song at all, in contrast.
"Swing," yeah it wasn't bad. The drum intro kind of sets the mood well, and those big chords make for a decent way to start the show.
The Achtung, Birdie songs were by far the highlights, though. Of course, you all know that I'm extremely biased on that front. And if they're going to go with an all acoustic song that completely takes the wind out of sails, why not "Serve (Faraway, So Close)?" At least there will be some folks enjoying that one.
I couldn't have found a better companion for the show (Ft. Worth girl from the summer, if you recall). She was a blast to see the show with. Really got into it, except for the parts where she got VD from the dry humpers in front of us running into her over and over again, toward the end doing it on purpose. They left during the first song of the second encore (name omitted for Martha's sake), which couldn't have pleased me more. I even broke my trance to tell the guy he needs to learn some manners.
