...which is a club in St. Louis. It's nice & all, but the guy sitting in front of me was able to produce more smoke with one cigarette than most chain smokers I know can spit out from a whole pack. It's not just that the guy was smoking, it's
how he was smoking.
Also, the sound system there is slightly lacking for the needs of a 20+ piece band.
Yup, I saw the Polyphonic Spree. My ears are ringing, but the concert was incredible. Noticibly absent was lead female singer Jennifer Jobe-Penn. Noticibly present was lead singer Tim DeLaughter's son Oscar, banging on an unmic'd drum for the loud songs (good thing, too; the kid has no rhythm).
For any who care, a set list (in as close to proper order as I can remember):
"
Running Away"
"
Hanging Around the Day"
"
Get Up and Go"
"
The Fragile Army"
"It's the Sun"
"
Light to Follow"
"
La La"
"Middle of the Day"
"Mental Cabaret"
"
We Crawl"
"
Watch Us Explode"
"
The Championship"
Encore: (they put the old robes back on for this bunch
)
"Together We're Heavy"
"
Lithium"
"
Soldier Girl"
"
Hold Me Now"
"
Sonic Bloom"
"Everything Starts at the Seam/When the Fool Becomes a King" (this song is over 11 minutes on the album & longer live; there's no way YouTube could have a proper cut of the whole thing)
"
Light & Day/Ride Captain Ride"
It's late & I'm tired. More comments tomorrow.
For the record, the section numbers for those songs run as follows:
Main set - 22, 6/7, 23, 24, 2, 29, 4, 5, 27, 26, 30, 32.
Encore - 20/21, NA, 8, 12, NA, 18/19, 9/NA.
And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"