Chicago, IL - Cabaret
Metro 6/29/2000
By Peter Dobill
WOW!!!!!!! THis was
my first time seeing the boys in concert since i missed
their show at the metro 2 years ago, and i had huge expectations. I was
BLOWN AWAY!!!!!!!!! I cannot imagine seeing another concert in my life that
could top this one. My only regret was that they didnot play The Prophet or
Song About an Angel.
No Knife opened and
it's not that they were a horrible bad band it is just
that to me, anyways, they soung kind of generic alternative, but they had
a
couple of new songs. As i think of it the whole crowd wasn't paying much
attention to them but just passing time before Sunny Day came out.
The songs they played
toningt were just so amazing with many of the new
songs sounding even better. Fool in the Photo, One, Killed by Angel and
Snibe were absolutely earth shatteringing. I kept wondering when Jeremy's
mic was going to go out during "Straaange" in One. The older songs
they
played were really amazing as well. Pillars was giving me chills. J'nuh
(extended version) was me in absolute heaven as it is my fav song. 8 was so
overpowering with the energy from both Jeremy and Dan (even though Dan's mic
was not very audible). In Circles was the tops, ending the night. I didn't
think they could top the version on "Live"CD but they did.
The live versions of
Tearing in My Heart and The Ocean were both powerful
and beautiful, especially Tearing. The keyboardist/3rd guitarist was really
good on giving the keys just the right amount needed for the songs and
provided great vocals as well. The only synth I heard was on the Rising
Tide. Basically for those who have not gone yet, the guy plays keys on Fool,
Ocean, ESTYA, Disappear, Tearing, Snibe and The Rising Tide, and plays
guitar on One, Killed (I think), J'nuh,and 8(I think). The 4 remaining
members(not counting the drum tech who ocasionnally plays tambourine or
other small rythem instruments in the background) play Pillars, Guitar and
Video Games, and In Circles by themselves.
Of course the show
had it's fun/annoying moments as well(besides No Knife
(HA HA HA)). There was a screaming banshe girl in the balcony who offered
to
have Jeremy's kids, Seven guy in the balcony as well(I also heard people
shout for 48,47, Sometimes, Spade and Parade(?), and Grendel), somebody in
the main area throwing condoms(?) or something small ocaissionally at Jeremy
but mostly at Dan(Hitting Dan once right in the middle of the song) and big
grinning bearded Dan commenting on how SDRE was really "from Chicago"
and
other funny comments.
The Pillars/Guitar
and Video Games 7" for sale is a spanish pressing that
has no artwork. Considering that and the fact that it was $5 made me to
decide to not buy it. The coolest t-shirt/best design (I think ) is the
TSMAP(Thief,Steal Me A Peach) white short sleeve t-shirt. The other ones
have either a picture of the faces(booklet) on them or the angel(FRONT
COVEr) on them. All the Vinyl and cd forms of all their albums x-cept for
"Live" are for sale(HMMMMMMMMMMMM) and the stickers are rather smale
for $1
w/the fly on red or white.
I think I've rambled
on for quite a bit, so here is the setlist for the best
show I have ever seen:
Fool in the Photograph
Pillars
One
Ocean
Killed by an Angel
Guitar and Video Games
Snibe
ESTYA
Disappear
Tearing At my Heart
J'nuh
Encore
8
The Rising Tide/Jam
In Circles
Ps.THe bass player
was dead on and Will was absolutely amazing. His drumming
is as hard as hell, he does the fills on the old songs(as far as i Remember)
and is just amazing to watch. Maybe this will settle the debate on Will's
so
called weak druming on the sdre-l.
Later,
Peter Dobill
Chicago,
IL - Cabaret Metro 6/29/2000
By Jillian
Last night was so amazing,
sadly I hadn't gotten the opportunity to hear
much of No Knife previous to the show, but I'm gonna grab that CD today
while I'm at the in-store @ Tower...
So No Knife was great,
they had some serious energy for a crowd that was
obviously holding out for something better... but nonetheless,
Sunny Day took the
stage in their comfy-gear (jeans& t-shirts this time
around), cept Will who was half naked the whole time...
The set list was as follows (I love my photographic memory):
Fool in the Photograph
Pillars
One
The Ocean
Killed By an Angel
Guitar & Video Games
Snibe
Every Shining Time You Arrive
Disappear
Tearing in my Heart
J’nuh
8
The Rising Tide
In Circles
The band was seriously
polite as always, most of the time Dan was in his
little daze, head tilted back and rocking back and forth with that 100
million-dollar grin. I brought my sister along for the ride this time, I
bought her HIFTBSO a few months ago and she fell in love and now she's
completely hooked after seeing them in action. She said what made it more
fun, intense, enjoyable, what have you was the fact that each of them seemed
to be euphorically happy, like they'd actually found their niche in life and
would rather be doing nothing else, I only hope I'm as lucky one day.
There were two other
guys at the concert, but my ears were too deafened by
No Knife to hear their names introduced, but Dan said that they were both
from Chicago, I wonder if they're only playing this local show or the whole
tour, I guess I'll find out in Cleveland on Saturday, one of them was on
bass obviously and the other varied between keyboards and guitar... If
anyone caught their names or knows who they are I'd appreciate knowing. ;o)
Dan also added, as
I'm sure he probably does at every show to get the croud
pumped up 'some people think Sunny Day's from Seattle, but they're wrong,
we're a Chicago band' hehehe
As always, there was
that one guy shouting SEVEN!, Does he travel around to
all the shows just to do that or maybe he's employed by the band... hehe
Some girl's shriek
came from the balcony, to which Dan smiled and said
'That's quite a scream' a few songs later I think it was the same girl who
shouted 'I'll bear your children!' to which Jeremy smiled, kinda embarrassed
and said 'Wow, hehehe'.
So with all these memories,
I am truly caught in my own sunny daze today, I
can't wait to catch the in-store in a few hours, take care all,
as always,
jillian
all this time looking
for love and
you want to find peace
but you find me
~ SDRE "Guitar and Video Games"