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mikec · SSMB Newbie Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 2

January 17 2003
The Guvernment; Toronto, Ontario

Shark Food (P.A.) >
Shark Food
Music Was Saved
Alcoholic
Poor Misguided Fool
Fidelity
Lullaby
Cover #1 (James solo)
Cover #2 (James solo)
Telling Them
Love Is Here
Four to the Floor
Born Again
Tie Up in My Hands
Silence is Easy
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Fever
Good Souls

Review:

The show was pretty steady overall. The lights went down and Shark Food began to play over the P.A. system, then about 30 seconds before the "We're stepping through the door" part, the band came on stage, and instead of starting the song over again they kicked in right where the P.A. left off, it was an awesome opener. Immediately following Shark Food was one of their strongest songs, Music Was Saved.

Hearing Alcoholic and Poor Misguided Fool made me like those songs again after hearing them live. James introduced Fidelity as "a song about fidelity, and this song is called Fidelity". After Lullaby the band went off-stage for cigarrettes while James gave us two solo acoustic numbers. I did not recognize either so I just assumed they were covers. Either way, these covers were both incredible so I'd love to find out which songs they are.

Four to the Floor is my least favourite song of theirs so hearing that wasn't a big thrill. Tie Up in My Hands was really good as it always is, then Silence Is Easy was great! The band went crazy for that song, tons of energy.

They came back on stage and played my #2 least favourite track, Fever. I was hoping to hear Coming Down or Restless Heart. James said Fever was going to be there last song but it seemed everybody knew that they were going to sneak Good Souls in there. And surely enough, the opening chords began and the band went crazy. That song is f*****g amazing, and live it's incredible. James added in solos and Ben was going crazy on the drums. As it always is, a perfect way to end the show.

The show was an 'early show' for some reason so it went from 7:30 to 9:00. I didn't get a chance to catch the opening act but I hear he was good.

Mike

Parisa · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject:

yeah john was real cool. amazing show..how could fever be your second least fave!?lol Razz

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ATLen · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:24 pm Post subject:

Great Review!!! Thanks for taking the time to put it up here for us.

becky · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject:

thanks a lot for that mikec.

what a fabulous night it was.
silence is easy and good souls were also my favourites... oh so awesome!
so much energy, they were all smiley and looked to be having a ball

Smile

i'm still on a high from last night...!
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'Boo · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject:

Delighted to hear that you all had a good time, it sounds like another wonderful night.

I read your comment about telling Stel about the 'best hair' votes Becky, I'd also sent a message back to him (but it won't have reached him yet) about it, thinking it would amuse him, but largely the others who keep giving him grief about his hair. It'll be really funny if he ends up winning it.
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ATLen · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject:

I'll second your question Parisa....How could "Fever" be your second least fav track?!?!

mrblond · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:45 pm Post subject:

Not sure about the first cover, but the second one was a Springsteen song, Thunder Road I believe. Definitely an amazing show!

'Boo · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:55 pm Post subject:

Or was it Springsteen's Atlantic City, he's done that a few times very recently?

N.B. I'm not familiar with either song, so even I'd been stood there, I'd be none the wiser!
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Parisa · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 8:10 pm Post subject:

ahah i was going to yell to stel about his new hair, my god he looks amazing...i took soo many pictures. hope they turn out. yeah those two songs were real cool but i don't know what they are. cool cool.
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dave page · SSMB Newbie Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 2

mike..the second acoustic was a bruce springsteen song: "Thunder Road" from the Born To Run album circa 1975.

CindyLou · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:12 am Post subject:

i wrote a review at defyunlearn.com.

here's the link.

http://defyunlearn.com/reviews.php?id=116

lynnsey · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:22 am Post subject: a space in time

Nice review, Mike... Strange about the early show and all... Strange to have a concert right before the Saturday night dance party started...

Such a great show. So fantastic. Good Souls was the highlight of my evening, no question...

(The Guvernment is an infinitely better venue than The Pheonix - I felt like livestock in a pen in the AOM drinking area, though...)

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'Boo · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 6:49 am Post subject:

Kleines · SSMB God Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Posts: 845 Location: England

Really fantastic review!
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mikec · SSMB Newbie Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 2