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02/15/2011 | jthomas0237 |
This post is all about freely sharing some great music, spreading the vibe of these bands, increasing sales of their goods and attendance at their shows and having a little fun. ______________________________________________________________________ Thought the NC run was it for me. Prayers were offered, promises were made, planets aligned, blessings were bestowed, and there I was for The Crowes final two shows in their hometown of Atlanta at The Tabernacle. One thing I've heard fairly consistently from Atlanta fans - The Crowes have delivered less than unique performances in Atlanta. Of course that's a matter of opinion. At the same time, This being the last scheduled Atlanta gigs, I did believe something special was gonna go down in their hometown on possibly this last go-round so I drove down for the get-down. Good call by Uncle D. Night One - Acoustic Set. Let's kick it off. It was a fine Friday evening so nothing other than "Good Friday " would have been acceptable. Chris christened the evening as "The old Friday night sock hop and rock 'n roll show" and the band promptly lit into "Remedy" which works great as an acoustic number. Straight from one "Southern Harmony And Musical Companion" tune into another - "Thorn" hits with an early appearance. Very different jam than any other I'd heard on this tour so far with Rich filling a large portion of the festivities acoustically before Chris whips out the Hohner. Next up was one of the high points of the acoustic set - The Rollimg Stones "No Expectations" - a slow mournful version with beautiful lap steel work by Luther. Won't be The Stones last appearance at this show. Steve and the djembe got the spotlight with "Whoa Mule". Next up is a really nice version of "Lost My Driving Wheel". The only reason this one didn't floor me is I was a bit spoiled after the immaculate version we got in Asheville but this one's nice just the same. A personal favorite in "Downtown Money Waster" is next with cool mandobird work from Luther. "What Is Home" took the nice CSNY vibe of that song and turned it into a rollicking Adam/Luther jam at the end. Next up is "Tornado" delivering great steel work from Luther and some certified country heartache via Chris. We head from the country to the cosmos with "Nonfiction". Luther gets all spaceship on our ass and Rich grounds us with some acoustic work at the end. The good gospel of "My Morning Song" closed out the loosely defined acoustic festivities and the bathroom and beer rush began before electrification. Night One - Electric Set. Good Lord folks, hang on. First I'll offer some impartial opinions - talked to a lot of folks the next day who have seen a lot more shows than I on this run and the consensus was this is THE electric set of the tour so far. And who am I to argue as I was absolutely floored. In what would be the first of two uncannily correct predictions for electric set openers this weekend, Uncle D steps up to the plate and smashes a drive to deep center - it might be, it could be, it is - "Waiting Guilty". Who saw that comin'? Me - but it was much more a wish than a prediction. One of the songs I have not been blessed with live til this night. Quick breath and we dive headlong into "Another Roadside Tragedy" which careens into a sweet jam that morphs straight into "Wiser Time". For anyone who appreciates The Crowes and all the jammy improvisation they stand for, I'll just give a summary of the electric festivities so far right here - three songs played comprising a combined 45 minutes. Where could we possibly go from here - a nice version of "Descending" to grab a quick breath before Rich yanks us straight back into "Exile" Rolling Stones with a stupendous version of "I Just Want To See His Face". Cool cool vibe on this one. It sugues straight into "MODTL". The old guard gets rewarded with the next three tunes highlighted by a blistering "Sometimes Salvation" that has Chris singing like it's '92 again. "Sting Me" blows the roof off as it always does. The encores keep it comin' - pure soul from Chris on "I Don't Know Why" and yet another long jam on "Poor Elijah". And with that night one was in the books. Peace and good luck to all the fine folks I met at these GA shows. Strange theme of the weekend - I had a hard time running into fans at these shows that were actually from Atlanta, or even Georgia. I talked to quite a lot folks and the states I remember represented - SC, NC, MI, VA, TN, WV, FL, AL, PA and of course RI (Russ, are you stalking me?). Just another testament to the incredible sense of community and dedication this band breeds in it's fanbase. Not nearly as much of that around these days as there should be. And another thing - the vast majority of fans at Crowes shows seem to be there for the music - not to talk on their mobile, not to text, not to yack to a group of friends all night about their friggin' social network updates - but to get into the music and the vibe and the moment. And there's not nearly as much of that around these days as there should be. This download, as with all of my Crowes masters, should only be a temporary fix - everyone needs to get the official version at www.liveblackcrowes.com as soon as it's released. Check the samples and use the democratic process. Actually, it's not necessary to check a damn thing. Just download, enjoy, and pass it on. The Uncle D money back guarantee applies. In triplicate. Y'all enjoy! Night two to follow... |