Aside from the Hammerstein, NY show back in 2001 when I got pulled up on stage, this was by far my favorite set of all time.
The crowd overall was a tad mellow, but I was jacked up so it didn't really phase me much. Me and my friend hung at the Tequilla bar until around the time Cage the Elephant came on. What a crazy band, such a raw almost old school punk sound (when compared to their album which kinda sounds like a Black Crowes vibe).
Either way, we rolled up and were basically 5 or 6 folks deep. Such a surprise to hear Heaven & HotRods, & Still Remains was so great. Dancing Days was a nice treat too. However, I agree with what someone said about Pretty Penny kinda slowing things down a It, just didn't feel right, and then Silvergun making its way back in. I friggin love that song haha. Cinnamon was so reassuring live, felt like a completely different song.
My only true gripe, which is one I feel will be repeated time and time again, is just the complete lack of love for SLDD. ZERO songs from that albumn. I know I'm part of the minority who list this ablum as their favorite, but I figured atleast 1 song would make its way to the set. That in mind, only 2 from No. 4 and just 1 from Tiny Music.
It's awesome that the band is opting out of Sour Girl & Creep, to get the deeper cuts from Core & Purple, but as it was mentioned, maybe just cut out 1 or 2 of the 3 jams you had and you could totally fit 2 (maybe 3) extra songs in the set, and that's where you can tip your caps to SLDD. Although on their perspective it did seem they really got a kick out of the couple of jams.
It's just that after seeing the Jones Beach show also with the same set and then I heard PNC had the exact same set as well, it just frustrates me when I hear that bands like Pearl Jam & Dave Matthews Band go out with like 200+ songs prepared for each tour and just continuously rotate them.
