New
York, NY - Irving Plaza - 7/11/2000
By Derek
Once again, sitting
through No Knife seemed like an absolute enternity. They
were bland and when I scanned the audience, all I saw was a sea of glazed
over, disinterested faces. But, as we all know, this was not a No Knife
show... so I'll get to the important stuff.
The set they played
was, I believe, identical to the previous shows (the
notable exception being the Philly show where they placed "Faces in
Disguise"). Of the shows that I have seen, this one was probably the
most
energized. The audience was at their FANatical peak. Although there were a
couple things that bothered me a little bit. Number one: some audience member
kept yelling out stuff like "I hate Dave Grohl" and "Foo Fighters
suck."
Really. The band doesn't need to hear this. They have their "beef"
with Foo
Fighters, but we don't need to egg on their feelings. I'm sure the whole Foo
Fighters fiasco was a painful thing for them, and we should just leave it
behind. Next, during "In Circles" some people started to mosh. That
is not
needed. I'm all about people being physical and getting into the music. But
that does not encompass pushing and shoving. Save that for the Korn and Limp
Bizkit shows. Oh.. and the other thing was probably just me. Dan mentioned
that he was looking forward to the New York show the whole tour and that the
New York show is always his favorite. Being a DC native, I was a bit
offended. But, after seeing the crowd reaction, I could see why New York is
his favorite. During "In Circles" a girl made her was onto the stage
and
started singing Dan's part with him. Even the roadie was nice and threw all
the picks out to the audience after the show was over. There was just such
a
great atmosphere.
Once again... it was
an amazing experience that I have nothing to compare to.
My only real complaint is that they didn't play New York for two nights.
SET LIST:
Fool in a Photograph
Pillars
One
The Ocean
Killed by an Angel
Guitar and Video Games
Snibe
Every Shining Time You Arrive
Disappear
Tearing in my Heart
J'nuh
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ENCORE
8
The Rising Tide
In Circles
Thanks,
Derek
New
York, NY - Irving Plaza - 7/11/2000
By Brian Strandberg
As everyone knows, Sunny
Day rarely come to New York City. So, of course, I sensed it was gonna be
a really long line. Which it was. Right before I give my ticket in, I saw
William Goldsmith talk to some people about a guest list. It was pretty cool.
I was going to say something but he looked like he was in a rush. I never
heard of No Knife before. Once they came on, they blew me away. Their sound
was really tight. During the intermission, it felt like evryone was gonna
just start to push each other out of the way. It was packed to the max. Then
once Sunny day hit the stage, the crowd went berserko. New York always goes
nuts. Jeremy and the band looked amazed and suprised of the welcome they recieved.
They opened up with a strong version of "Fool In The Photograph".
Then went right into "One" followed by "The Ocean", which
was stunning. "Every Shining Time You Arrive" was also a joy to
hear. Their setlist I've noticed changes little by little each time-which
is cool. One of my favorites of the song was "The Rising Tide"-which
was one of the encores. They put so much force and energy into their songs,
it's amazing. Dan Hoerner really meant it when he said "I've been looking
forward for this show all tour". "8"-one of Sunny Day's popular
live songs-put the crowd on their feet once again. Will's ferocious drumming
brought it all together. The bass player and key boardist/guitarist also did
a great job. Then once Dan said ,"We're going to bring something back...",
they play these weird notes on the guitar, which I sensed was going to be
"Seven", but they ripped right into "In Circles". The
audience was uncontrollable by that point. I couldnt even move. This one girl
got up on stage during the first chorus and sang on Dan's mike, which he happily
gave to her. During the middle of the song, a kid jumped up stage too, this
time right by Jeremy. He was soon told to get off the stage by backstage personnel,
but the song of course wasn't ruined. I overheard one guy say as we were all
heading toward the EXIT sign, "I spent four days at Woodstock and nobody
was as good as them". He was right. It was a great show and experience.
I wish joy to all of the other fans going to see them this summer. I wish
the band toured more around the New York area, though. Thanks
-Brian Strandberg