Better late than never, but here we go...
Here's the rest of the videos I took at the show
(all in their entirety)Mockingbird Girl:
http://youtu.be/bqJAf0o1jE4First Kiss On Mars:
http://youtu.be/j5ySR2mm7lkArt School Girl:
http://youtu.be/gFrP058PmcA
Can't Stand Me Now:
http://youtu.be/Soul4jSobEAUnglued:
http://youtu.be/wd9YAnrh_HQAfter the NYC book signing last year, along with the packed solo gig afterwards, I was expecting a packed house. Showed up about 80min before doors opened at 6pm, and there was barely a line which was great, since I was guaranteed a good spot
(as you can see from the videos, I'm as close as you can get... almost too close.) The show didn't really start filling up until around 8pm, followed by an opener, and some equipment tinkering, Scott came out around 9:30. I saw someone had posted the setlist from the night before, but I avoided it in hopes of being surprised, although it was placed down on the stage about 12" away from me, I had to read it...
He seemed to be smiling a lot, having fun, joking around with the band on stage, and it just seemed to come through in the music. Not really much else to say, other than THIS is what a concert should be like. Going to a club instead of some giant stadium, watching the band have fun, play some deep tracks
(which Scott made a crack about playing the same songs every night. Obviously talking about the STP tour).
Thanks so much for sharing, and I love reading show reviews so I'm really looking forward to that. BTW, did you end up getting the meet & greet?
P.S.: Please tell me that you have a video of Desperation#5!
Manxita, sorry I didn't get Desperation #5. I tried to space out my recording, but really wanted Mockingbird & First Kiss, and didn't want to record 3 in a row (using my iPhone BTW).
Onto the meet & greet. When the doors opened, I asked around and was eventually told it would be held after the show. Which, based on the small club size, and the small turn out in the beginning, looked good. The show ended, I grabbed the setlist off the stage, and just waited... maybe less than an hour. Everyone went upstairs, and it seemed like some people bought the M&G tickets the day of, or were just hooked up with the upgrade because they knew people at the venue. Either way, I'd guess no more than 50 people. Basically Scott just stood there as people lined up, shook his hand, said a few words, posed for a picture or two, and then that was it. It was fairly casual, and they didn't rush you as much as an album signing, or book signing, but you could tell they were trying to hurry things along. I waited till the end, shook his hand, just kinda said my piece as a fan, told him it'd be nice if he recorded his shows and sold em, cause I'd be buying shows I went to and definitely some of the ones I missed too. Got a few pictures, he signed my setlist, and that was it.
I'd say it was well worth it... Especially the whole night for $110
($50 tix/$60 upgrade). Been a fan since 1993, gone to countless shows, sound checks, book signings, album signings, etc., yet after this one show I'm walking away from a great show, meeting Scott, getting some pictures, and a signed setlist.
Oh, and I told Doug Grean that if I won that huge PowerBall jackpot, I'd hire them to play a private show for $1mil, but they'd have to play all the rare tracks they never play. He laughed, and said for that much they'd do it. Unfortunately, I didn't win. (Woulda been a free concert for everyone on the forum.)