my 10th anniversary
i hadn't realized it until i was driving home tonight, but it was almost 10 years to the day that i first witnessed the majesty that is The Machine. i'm not 100% certain of the date, simply because the show had to be postponed a month due to a snow storm, but i still remember that night (thanks mr. gilmour) fondly.
i've tried to see them whenever i could, but being a band that played small clubs (at the time), it was hard to see them up here. NYC and a few places in NJ & PA seemed to get the lion's share of the shows. shortly after i saw them for the 2nd time (1999 in nashua), they took some time off and for a few years didn't tour, but then they returned. in 2005, TK & i saw them in plymouth and it was one hell of a show.
so when i saw that they were actually going to be somewhere reasonably close, i knew i should go. unfortunately, i went alone (stoopit presentation) but i still enjoyed the show a great deal. all in all, i think the plymouth show was better, but this was also their first show in a month, so they played it a little on the safe side i thought. after some minor confusion over the venue location, i bought my ticket and discovered i had a really good seat. about 2/3 of the way back, left of center, so a very nice view, good sound location, i was pleased.
nice view, crappy cellphone camera
taken during intermission, again, crappy cellphone camera
start: 815p
end: 1105p
Set 1: (815p - 925p)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts I-V)
Mother
Have A Cigar
Speak To Me ->
Breathe
Time ->
Breathe (Reprise)
Coming Back To Life
See Emily Play
Sorrow
Pigs On The Wing (Part 1)
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Set 2: (948p - 1105p)
Hey You
Welcome To The Machine
One of These Days
Signs of Life ->
Learning To Fly
Echoes (short)
- jam (that got lost)
Empty Spaces/What Shall We Do Now?
Young Lust (w/keyboard solo)
Wish You Were Here
Comfortably Numb
Encore:
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Brain Damage, crappy cellphone camera
highlights: Pigs, Emily, One of These Days, the request for Freebird at the start of the 2nd set.
aside from the reasonably safe setlist, the jam at the end of Echoes seemed to collapse into itself and for a few minutes they seemed to be going in different directions before they cound find a way to end it. and i have yet to hear them play the full version of Echoes.
but as those are my only complaints, it was a pretty good show. wish M could have joined me (stoopit presentation).
and i'm finally beginning to de-buzz and think about going to bed.
oh, TK - no doo rag this time
i've tried to see them whenever i could, but being a band that played small clubs (at the time), it was hard to see them up here. NYC and a few places in NJ & PA seemed to get the lion's share of the shows. shortly after i saw them for the 2nd time (1999 in nashua), they took some time off and for a few years didn't tour, but then they returned. in 2005, TK & i saw them in plymouth and it was one hell of a show.
so when i saw that they were actually going to be somewhere reasonably close, i knew i should go. unfortunately, i went alone (stoopit presentation) but i still enjoyed the show a great deal. all in all, i think the plymouth show was better, but this was also their first show in a month, so they played it a little on the safe side i thought. after some minor confusion over the venue location, i bought my ticket and discovered i had a really good seat. about 2/3 of the way back, left of center, so a very nice view, good sound location, i was pleased.
nice view, crappy cellphone camera
taken during intermission, again, crappy cellphone camera
start: 815p
end: 1105p
Set 1: (815p - 925p)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts I-V)
Mother
Have A Cigar
Speak To Me ->
Breathe
Time ->
Breathe (Reprise)
Coming Back To Life
See Emily Play
Sorrow
Pigs On The Wing (Part 1)
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Set 2: (948p - 1105p)
Hey You
Welcome To The Machine
One of These Days
Signs of Life ->
Learning To Fly
Echoes (short)
- jam (that got lost)
Empty Spaces/What Shall We Do Now?
Young Lust (w/keyboard solo)
Wish You Were Here
Comfortably Numb
Encore:
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Brain Damage, crappy cellphone camera
highlights: Pigs, Emily, One of These Days, the request for Freebird at the start of the 2nd set.
aside from the reasonably safe setlist, the jam at the end of Echoes seemed to collapse into itself and for a few minutes they seemed to be going in different directions before they cound find a way to end it. and i have yet to hear them play the full version of Echoes.
but as those are my only complaints, it was a pretty good show. wish M could have joined me (stoopit presentation).
and i'm finally beginning to de-buzz and think about going to bed.
oh, TK - no doo rag this time