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« on: October 20, 2010, 04:22:51 AM »
Just got back from the show. The setlist was the same as the Tampa show, except that they stopped after Sex Type Thing and as usual played Dead and Bloated and Trippin as the encore.
I went with 3 friends and my girlfriend, none of whom had seen STP before. I told them we were in for a great show but they were a little doubtful since this is one of the shows that was mysteriously postponed a few weeks. They wondered what shape Weiland was going to be in tonight.
Let me be clear: Scott was fantastic. I've seen STP 7 times, one of those times being just 7 weeks ago in Toronto. Scott and the band sounded better than they did in Toronto. Scott was clear, talkative, and coherent.
We were in the 4th row and my friends and girlfriend were blown away. They couldn't believe how "on" Scott was. The whole band was tight, sounded great, and were flawless. What a show.
Scott was laughing a lot and was joking around with Robert during Heaven and Hot Rods (it looked kind of weird to see him laughing and smiling during a heavy song like that). After each song, Scott thanked the crowd and made some short conversation. No rambling and he spoke clear as day.
When I saw STP in Toronto, I thought Still Remains and Cinnamon sounded a little rough. Tonight they soared. Silvergun Superman was the best version I've ever heard live, they killed it. Big Empty was fantastic. The range and quality of Scott's voice really came through there. Even I was amazed at how good he sounded. There wasn't really anything wrong with the Toronto show but STP sounded so much better tonight.
I was so pumped that they put on a kick ass show and the crowd was loving it. The venue was a new 5000 seat outdoor venue in downtown Raleigh. The sound quality is great and the weather was perfect to be hanging out outside with STP on a nice fall night. The crowd was on its feet the whole time. The place was close to if not sold out. I noticed a few empty seats but maybe some people didn't show because of the rescheduled date.
A few other notes: On Sex Type Thing, rather than saying "here I come, I come, I come" into the megaphone, Scott only said "Dumb love ain't no love", like it says in on the light curtain during the song. A cool change I think.
Dancing Days got a good crowd response. Much like Toronto, the crowd was really into the new stuff too.
The only negative I think are the jams after Still Remains and Plush. They go on for about 3-4 minutes and the crowd kind of gets lost. I heard a lot of people talking or getting up and going to get beer, etc. The jams aren't that good IMO. I think they should shorten them or drop them and fit another song in there instead.
It was an early show too. STP took the stage at 8:30 sharp and were completely done by 10:10. I think it has to do with the venue's curfew since it is outdoors and downtown.
What a great show. Everyone I talked to loved it. Keep it up guys!
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