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Just got back from the second show. Some thoughts/comments:
1. A lot of people in the crowd sucked. How the hell do you mosh to songs from the new album?
2. I know the band is tired of playing their older songs (I would be too), but it's really not all that interesting to hear ONLY songs off the new record before the final encores. Maybe it's because I don't like Rather Ripped all that much (don't bother flaming - that's already been done and redone, as I've seen), but can't they be bothered to throw in a FEW of their older tracks? Their new set needs some damn ENERGY. I must admit I got borderline bored during certain parts.
3. Where is all the noise and feedback? On the Nurse tour it followed almost every song and tonight it was nowhere to be found, save for a brief bit on Pattern Recognition. That's what I love about Sonic Youth!
4. What was the final song they played tonight (second show)? I recognized it and I know it's an older one but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Overall, I'm glad I got to see one of my favorite groups again, but I can't help but being at least a LITTLE disappointed. I guess it's a useless idea, but I could only wish that they'd throw in some upbeat numbers every now and then to balance out the plodding-along tracks from Rather Ripped. The band seemed to be in good spirits and very appreciative of their fans.
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