Alright, we're all the way up to 2010, and we're running out of time to get this done before this weekend (which was my goal, after all). So ... we'll shoot the entire year down in one attempt. That's right, a marathon post looking at Noblesville 2010 (nights 1 and 2), Wrigley Field 2010 (nights 1 and 2) and Charlottesville 2010 (nights 1 and 2). I'll give you a bit to consider for each show, to set the mood, but first, as always, our scoring:
1 = A song that I would gladly go to get a beer, use the restroom, or do anything else that I needed to do during.
2 = A song that will make me want to stay in place, but that I'll hunt down the beer man during
3 = A song that I'll dance a little to, has moments I'll love, but that I'll talk to The Wiese or text during.
4 = A song I'll be totally lost in, and one which brings me the aforementioned joy and happiness.
5 = Epic; a top ten song, or such a rarity to hear live that I am going to lose control, and might knock someone over I'm dancing in such a crazy way. MJ almost got thrown over a balcony for one of these.
Noblesville 2010 - Night One
To set the mood: we arrived, and it was HOT. I mean, really hot. So hot that breathing took all your energy out of you. So hot that I didn't even want a beer, I just wanted water. Lots of water. Because of the shenanigans which took place the year prior they were limiting the number of cars which could get into the show, so we had to park across the street and WALK our gear into the camp site. We set everything up, and thankfully showtime came. The heat index was around 110 degrees, and we were just ready for nightfall. As the time approached for the band to take the stage we noticed some pretty big clouds on the western horizon. Shortly thereafter, the PA guy came on and announced the show would be delayed, as violent storms were rolling in. He implored us to find shelter. We didn't have shelter, but when the front hit the temp dropped by about 40 degrees (or so it seemed) into the 70s, and we didn't care. With nowhere to go we rode out the intense rain, lightning, and hail (yes ... hail) out on the open. Muddy ... soaking wet ... but no longer hot ... DMB came out with this:
1. JTR - 5
2. Squirm - 4
3. Seven - 3
4. Don't Drink The Water - 5
5. Lying in the Hands of God - 2
6. Shake Me Like A Monkey - 4
7. Break for it - 2
8. Tripping Billies - 5
9. Corn Bread - 4
10. Road - 2
11. Gravedigger - 3
12. #41 - 5
13. Crash Into Me - 4
14. You Might Die Trying - 3
15. Two Step - 5
16. Ants Marching - 5
17. E: The Needle and the Damage Done - 2
18. E: So Damn Lucky - 4
Alright; a short show in numbers, but it went nearly two and a half hours after a two hour rain delay, which was nice. With 18 total songs, and a total score of 67, gives us a concert rating of 3.72. Thus, we have our rankings as such after this show:
1. Noblesville 2009: Night 1 - 4.00
2. Tinley Park 2009 - 3.86
3. Noblesville 2009: Night 2 - 3.77
4. Noblesville 2010: Night 1 - 3.72
5. Assembly Hall 2008 - 3.71
6. Noblesville 2008 - 3.65
7. Noblesville 2007 - 3.43
8. Tinley Park 2006 - 3.32
Noblesville 2010 - Night Two
Night two followed a nice, warm (but not ungodly hot) day (which followed a night of more storms, in which we slept wet in a tent that allowed rain in ... sweet, huh? Still, when we climbed out of the tent in the morning, and everyone else climbed out of their cars, we earned incredible credibility. So we have that. Which is nice). We dried out, we grilled out, and then we saw this:
1. Big Eyed Fish > - 5
2. Bartender - 5
3. Stay or Leave -4
4. Sweet Up And Down - 5
5. Funny The Way It Is - 3
6. Stand Up - 1
7. Recently - 3
8. Sister - 2
9. Dancing Nancies - 5
10. Why I Am - 5
11. Spaceman - 3
12. Warehouse - 5
13. Grey Street - 4
14. You and Me - 3
15. Jimi Thing - 4
16. Stay - 4
17. E: Time Bomb > - 4
18. E: All Along The Watchtower - 5
18 Songs, with a total score of 70, gives us a concert rating of 3.89. This show had a strong start, a week stretch 5-8, and then it rolled to a solid finish. I'm honestly a little surprised that it scores this high, but the numbers don't lie. Our rankings now look like this:
1. Noblesville 2009: Night 1 - 4.00
2. Noblesville 2010: Night 2 - 3.89
3. Tinley Park 2009 - 3.86
4. Noblesville 2009: Night 2 - 3.77
5. Noblesville 2010: Night 1 - 3.72
6. Assembly Hall 2008 - 3.71
7. Noblesville 2008 - 3.65
8. Noblesville 2007 - 3.43
9. Tinley Park 2006 - 3.32
Wrigley Field - Night One
When DMB announced they were going to close out their summer tour at Wrigley Field, and then announced they were taking 2011 off from summer touring (after two decades of doing cross country summer tours) ... well, let's just say that Bows, The Wiese and I were in. We were slightly underwhelmed by our Noblesville experience, and we were searching for a show to get us through the next year (presumably) without DMB. Besides, it was Wrigley Field. How could this not be amazing? Here's what we got night one:
1. One Sweet World - 4
2. Pantala Naga Pampa > Rapunzel - 4
3. Funny The Way It Is - 3
4. Lying In The Hands Of God - 2
5. Crush - 4
6. Burning Down The House - 4
7. Proudest Monkey > - 2
8. Satellite - 5
9. Shake Me Like A Monkey - 4
10. Write A Song - 3
11. Dancing Nancies - 5
12. Why I Am - 5
13. You and Me - 3
14. Sister - 2
15. Don't Drink The Water - 5
16. Everyday > - 3
17. Ants Marching - 5
18. E: The Needle and the Damage Done - 2
19. E: All Along The Watchtower - 5
19 Songs, a total score of 70, gives this show a rating of 3.68. That updates our rankings:
1. Noblesville 2009: Night 1 - 4.00
2. Noblesville 2010: Night 2 - 3.89
3. Tinley Park 2009 - 3.86
4. Noblesville 2009: Night 2 - 3.77
5. Noblesville 2010: Night 1 - 3.72
6. Assembly Hall 2008 - 3.71
7. Wrigley Field 2010: Night 1: 3.68
8. Noblesville 2008 - 3.65
9. Noblesville 2007 - 3.43
10. Tinley Park 2006 - 3.32
Wrigley Field - Night 2
This show was released as a live concert album, marking my first show that went live album on me. Bows and I were on the rooftops across the street (free, unlimited food and beer, with 15 types of drafts ... what a deal). The Wiese was inside. The place was packed. Here's what we got:
1. You Might Die Trying - 3
2. Stay or Leave - 4
3. Seven - 3
4. Crash Into Me - 4
5. Good Good Time - 2
6. #41 - 5
7. Tripping Billies - 5
8. Digging A Ditch - 4
9. Squirm - 4
10. Gravedigger - 3
11. Spaceman - 3
12. Stay - 4
13. Can't Stop - 2
14. Grey Street - 4
15. Jimi Thing - 4
16. Time Bomb > - 4
17. Two Step - 5
18. E: Christmas Song - 5
19. E: Corn Bread -4
20. E: Last Stop - 5
A few notes:
- 1st Christmas Song in full band set outside of November or December since 1995. That Rare.
- My 1st Last Stop was amazing.
- The roll from "Stay" through to the end was insane live.
So 20 total songs, for a total score of 77 gives us a concert score of 3.85. Looking at this set list, it was saved by an incredibly strong finish that just blew everyone's mind. We now have a concert standings of:
1. Noblesville 2009: Night 1 - 4.00
2. Noblesville 2010: Night 2 - 3.89
3. Tinley Park 2009 - 3.86
4. Wrigley Field 2010: Night 2 - 3.85
5. Noblesville 2009: Night 2 - 3.77
6. Noblesville 2010: Night 1 - 3.72
7. Assembly Hall 2008 - 3.71
8. Wrigley Field 2010: Night 1: 3.68
9. Noblesville 2008 - 3.65
10. Noblesville 2007 - 3.43
11. Tinley Park 2006 - 3.32
So, will any show overtake Noblesville 2009, night 1? Only Charlottesville is left.
Charlottesville 2010 - Night 1
MJ got his first two shows, as I continued to look for the one show to keep in my mind for a year break. The two of us drove out, and this is what we saw:
1. Squirm - 4
2. Big Eyed Fish > - 5
3. Still Water > - 3
4. Don't Drink The Water - 5
5. Seven - 3
6. Grey Street - 4
7. Spaceman - 3
8. Everyday - 3
9. #41 - 5
10. Shake Me Like A Monkey - 4
11. Spoon - 4
12. Warehouse - 5
13. Jimi Thing - 4
14. Black Jack - 4
15. Christmas Song - 5
16. Lie In Our Graves - 4
17. Time Bomb - 4
18. You and Me - 3
19. Stay - 4
20. E: Sister - 2
21. E: All Along The Watchtower - 5
22. E: Halloween - 5
Wow ... that ending gives me goosebumps just typing it. If there was a way to score higher than a 5, Halloween would have here. Probably would have been a 10. For integrity purposes: 22 songs, a total score of 88(!), gives us a concert rating of 4.00. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a tie atop the rankings. I'll give the tiebreaker to this show because of Halloween. Our scores heading into night two:
1. Charlottesville 2010: Night 1 - 4.00 (Halloween tiebreaker)
2. Noblesville 2009: Night 1 - 4.00
3. Noblesville 2010: Night 2 - 3.89
4. Tinley Park 2009 - 3.86
5. Wrigley Field 2010: Night 2 - 3.85
6. Noblesville 2009: Night 2 - 3.77
7. Noblesville 2010: Night 1 - 3.72
8. Assembly Hall 2008 - 3.71
9. Wrigley Field 2010: Night 1: 3.68
10.Noblesville 2008 - 3.65
11. Noblesville 2007 - 3.43
12. Tinley Park 2006 - 3.32
Charlottesville 2010 - Night 2
Riding high from the Watchtower > Halloween ending to the night before, we were treated with an all time epic, 3 hour and 32 minute set. But can it hang in there or even top the two way tie? Here's what we got. Is it as good as I remember?
1. You Might Die Trying - 3
2. Proudest Monkey > - 2
3. Satellite - 5
4. Say Goodbye - 3
5. Funny The Way It Is - 3
6. Rhyme and Reason - 5
7. Eh Hee - 4
8. Crush - 4
9. Can't Stop - 2
10. Corn Bread - 4
11. Digging A Ditch - 4
12. Lying In The Hands of God - 2
13. The Song That Jane Likes - 4
14. Write A Song - 3
15. Why I Am - 5
16. Dancing Nancies - 5
17. Long Black Veil - 5
18. What You Are - 5
19. Two Step - 5
20. E: Some Devil - 4
21. E: Granny - 5
22. E: #40 - 5
23. E: The Last Stop - 5
24. E: Too Much (Tease) - N/A
24. E: Anyone Seen The Bridge - 4
25. E: Two Much (Tease) - N/A
25. E: Ants Marching - 5
Look at the way this show ends: the last 13 songs include NINE 5s, thre 4s, and one 3. Wow. 25 songs (25! not counting either Two Much tease), with a total score of 101 ... a concert rating of 4.04. The New King ... and, when combined with night one, well worth the travel. Our Final Rankings heading into this weekend in Chicago:
1. Charlottesville 2010: Night 2 - 4.04
2. Charlottesville 2010: Night 1 - 4.00 (Halloween tiebreaker)
3. Noblesville 2009: Night 1 - 4.00
4. Noblesville 2010: Night 2 - 3.89
5. Tinley Park 2009 - 3.86
6. Wrigley Field 2010: Night 2 - 3.85
7. Noblesville 2009: Night 2 - 3.77
8. Noblesville 2010: Night 1 - 3.72
9. Assembly Hall 2008 - 3.71
10. Wrigley Field 2010: Night 1: 3.68
11.Noblesville 2008 - 3.65
12. Noblesville 2007 - 3.43
13. Tinley Park 2006 - 3.32
Man am I ready to get this show on the road. Until next time: Don't burn the day away.
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