Oh yeah, that show was unreal. I was actually embarrassed for Scott, but more so for Rob, Dean, and Eric. All the hard work they put in seemed like it got pissed away by Scott's antics.
I don't know what the deal was, but from the second he gabbed the mic, you knew something wasn't right.
He was mumbling all night, and Dean seemed like a mother hen, constantly staring at Scott like he was waiting for him to screw up.
I was impressed by how quick they went on. Especially after reading that a few nights ago it took an hour for them to get up after the opening band. I think tonight was about 15-20 mins.
They completely butchered Vasoline...melody was off at the end, unreal. Scott got right up next to the speaker and there was mad feedback. Rob and Dean just looked at each other. At one point during the night, I could see Rob look at Dean and just say "he's done"
Just brutal....just like you said, Hickory bombed too. That was even more embarrassing. I thought for SURE Rob was just going to walk off the stage. He seemed so frustrated.
The thing that scares me the most, is at the end of the show, both before and after the encore, Rob Dean and Eric walked off one side of the stage, with Scott the other. They seemed chipper at the end of the encore, throwing souvenirs in the audience, but it just seemed like a facade. It was just awkward. Uncomfortable was definitely the right word to use.
Well, I am not going to say much because I want to get to bed but this was not a great show. I will let someone else who wants to fill us all in on the details do so. Scott seemed way out of it tonight. I thought most of the show sounded ok, but Vasoline and Hickory bombed. Robert stopped playing a few times and pointed to Scott as if to say "What the fuck is he singing." It was not good folks.
I felt bad for Dean. He looked like he was attending a funeral. He was very low energy and stood looking at Scott in long stares during tunes waiting for a fuck up. Scott was mumbling all night in between songs. He fell into the drums yet again but covered it up well. He was not in a good way at all. Somehow the other three fantastic musicians were able to salvage certain points in the show. But Vasoline was horrible and Hickory was even worse. It was a bad night to be an STP fan. I was uncomfortable watching and was hoping that Scott wasn't going to fall off the stage. I will admit at times that I wanted the show to get over with (Even after waiting in line for 4 hours to secure front row).
I thought the second half of the show was much improved and Lounge Fly was sick. But there were some serious issues during the first half of the show. Overall, the show was in one word uncomfortable.
