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Review: Summersault 2000 at Molson Park (Barrie)

Notes from scrapbook

Went alone to Summersault to see the Pumpkins for the last time.  🙁  I met up with a few guys which was great!  Let’s see….who did I see.  Pumpkins, Finger Eleven, Foo Fighters, A Perfect Circle, Our Lady Peace, Eve 6, Treble Charger…to name a few.  Pumpkins were great.  It was worth the trip.

Further notes from my memory writing this in 2019

I find it hilarious that I wrote that I met a few guys which was great.  You know what really happened?  Two guys needed directions to Molson Park so I pointed out how to get there and they offered me a ride.  I then hung out with them for a few hours, even to the point of hanging out with them for supper.  While having a slice of pizza one of the guy’s ask me what I think about God and religion and all of that stuff.  Hey, I’m an open minded guy but alarm bells were ringing saying “Oh man, they are going to convert me to something!  Get the heck out!!!”  I answered some questions and then told them I was going to check out the merchandise booth and never went back!

Setlist – Smashing Pumpkins

Glass and the Ghost Children
The Everlasting Gaze
Heavy Metal Machine
The Sacred and Profane
Mayonaise
Stand Inside Your Love
An Ode to No One
Don’t You Want Me [The Human League] @Info[Melissa sang the male lead and James sang the female]
I of the Mourning @Info[with “Du Hast” tease]
Once Upon a Time
Cherub Rock
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Once in a Lifetime [Talking Heads]
Drown

Setlist – Our Lady Peace

One Man Army
The Birdman
Automatic Flowers
Naveed
Superman’s Dead
Is Anybody Home?
Thief
4am
Stealing Babies
Everyone’s a Junkie @Info[Demo version; different lyrics from version released on Spiritual Machines]
Life @Info[Pre-release of Spiritual Machines]
Clumsy
Starseed

Setlist – Foo Fighters

Breakout
Learn to Fly
My Hero
For All the Cows
This Is a Call
Big Me
Stacked Actors
Next Year
Monkey Wrench
Everlong

Setlist – A Perfect Circle

Renholdër
The Hollow
Magdalena
Sleeping Beauty
3 Libras
Breña
Orestes
Thinking of You
Thomas
Rose
Judith

Setlist – Finger Eleven

First Time
Above
Suffocate
Quicksand
For the Ocean
Tip
Drag You Down

My Carousel

 

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Review: AC/DC at Air Canada Centre

Notes from scrapbook

Who DOESN’T like AC/DC?  Danny, Mike and I drove from Kap to see this wild concert.  Slash’s Snakepit opened and they played Nightrain.  AC/DC was great with their classic rock symbolism.

Setlist

Life’s Sweet Drug
Been There Lately
Just Like Anything
Shine
Mean Bone
Back to the Moment
Serial Killer
It’s So Easy [Guns N’ Roses]
Mr. Brownstone [Guns N’ Roses]

Ain’t Life Grand
Speed Parade

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You Shook Me All Night Long
Stiff Upper Lip
Shot Down in Flames
Thunderstruck
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
Hard as a Rock
Shoot to Thrill
Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
Safe in New York City [Live debut]
Bad Boy Boogie
Hells Bells
Satellite Blues
The Jack
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Back in Black
Highway to Hell
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock

The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond [Traditional]
T.N.T.
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

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Review: Nine Inch Nails at Maple Leaf Gardens (Toronto)

Notes about this show written in 2019

19 years later and this is still one of the epic concerts Eric and I went to.  Epic in that I arrived in Ajax, Eric never showed up and then I got in touch with him Saturday afternoon in Kingston.  Turns out that he lost the address of my Aunt’s place and couldn’t find her in the phone book so stayed in a donut shop all night long hoping that I would come looking for him.  He went back home the next day.  When I phoned him up, I convinced him to hop back onto a bus and come down for a great show.  A great story.

Setlist – A Perfect Circle

Magdalena
3 Libras
Sleeping Beauty
Breña
Orestes
Thinking of You
Thomas
Rose
Judith

Setlist – Nine Inch Nails

The New Flesh / Pinion @Tape
Terrible Lie
Sin
March of the Pigs
Piggy
The Frail
The Wretched
Gave Up
La Mer
The Great Below
The Mark Has Been Made
Wish
Complication
Suck [Pigface]
Get Down, Make Love [Queen]
Closer
Head Like a Hole

The Day the World Went Away
Just Like You Imagined
Starfuckers, Inc.
Hurt

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Review: Our Lady Peace at Ottawa Civic Centre

Notes from scrapbook:

Cool things happened concerning the OLP concert.  First off I won 2 tickets AFTER I had bought some but also sent in a vocal review of the show into the band’s website.  THEN Amanda got us into the soundcheck where we met the band and got their autographs.  Mike was a very cool guy who seemed to be in it for the fans.  I went with Ryan, Larisa, Joe, Amanda, Lindsay, Shawn and his friend.

Setlist

[Soundcheck]
Is Anybody Home?
Thief
Teardrop [Massive Attack]

[Main]
Dirty Walls
The Birdman
Automatic Flowers
One Man Army
Waited
Thief
4am
Naveed
Stealing Babies
Clumsy
Blister
Teadrop [Massive Attack]

Hope
Starseed

Is Anybody Home?
Superman’s Dead

 

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Review: Live at Robert Guertin Arena

Notes from scrapbook: Went with Joe and Scott.  Edwin sucked and Live rocked.  It was cool that I won tickets from The Bear but even cooler how we snuck into the floor.

Setlist

Where Fishes Go
Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
All Over You
Selling the Drama
The Distance
Shit Towne
Pillar of Davidson
Imagine [John Lennon]
Sparkle
Heropsychodreamer
The Dolphin’s Cry
Lakini’s Juice

Run to the Water
Lightning Crashes
I Alone

They Stood Up for Love
Dance With You

 

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Review: I Mother Earth at Fed Hall (Waterloo)

Notes from scrapbook

Went to this concert at Fed Hall with Larisa, Kevin and friends.  See Spot Run opened and that’s where I busted my glasses!

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Review: Our Lady Peace at Corel Centre

I remember we were excited to ring in the year 2000 by going to this concert.  Then it got cancelled.

 

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Review: The Tea Party at Civic Centre Theatre (Lansdowne Park)

Notes from scrapbook: Went with Joe and Amanda.  Very cool concert in support of Triptych.  Edwin opened.  Pretty cool.

Setlist

Army Ants
Fire in the Head
Psychopomp
Great Big Lie
Silence
Temptation
The Bazaar
Heaven Coming Down
The Messenger [Daniel Lanois]
The Halcyon Days
Touch
Release
Save Me

Gone
Sister Awake

 

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Concert Review: Joe 90/Gigolo Aunts/Counting Crows Metropolis Montreal, QC November 13, 1999

Counting Crows-Metropolis, Montreal November 13, 1999

Went along with Joe and Amanda.  Great place to have a concert….like Barrymore’s but bigger.

Joe 90 and Gigolo Aunts opened.  Gigolo Aunts were really great and Dan came out for the last song and he was wearing a funny hat.

Charlie comes out talking about the AIDS booth in the corner and how to get information from it.

Then the radio station comes in and tells us this is being broadcasted over the radio and the net.  Too bad I didn’t get a copy!

Starts off with Magical Mystery Tour.  
Mr. Jones-Same as always…little intro and then rips into the cool version.  Some guys started to crowd surf at this point.
Daylight Fading-I love this song and the lighting was great.  Dan was wild in the solo.
Children In Bloom-First for me.  Never heard it live.  Very cool and Matt had a great bass solo.
High Life-Introduces this song while holding up a bristle board from a fan…it seemed to ask if he could play guitar on a song and he was saying how they already had enough guitarists on stage and they were handsome handsome devils.   Introduced this song as off This Desert Life and it was pretty cool.
Omaha-Awesome accordion by Charlie.  Gotta love it.
Monkey-I couldn’t believe they played this song.  I never heard of them ever playing this and he even admitted he hasn’t played it for 3 years.  He talked about meeting a Canadian girl in New York which prompted an interest in this optimistic love song again.  Loved it!
Another HorseDreamer’s Blues-Great stuff!  I love this song more ever since I saw it live in Kitchener and I’ve been playing it on guitar forever.  
Catpult!!!-By far my favourite Crows song.  I couldn’t believe they played it.
Hangin Around-Brought Joe 90 and Gigolo Aunts out for this one and had all of us clapping.
Amy Hits the Atmosphere-Adam sat at the piano for this one and the place shook when they sang ‘I’ve waited so long’.
All My Friends-Good song.
I Wish I was  A Girl-WICKED!  I love the lead in this song and it just builds up at the end!  It was great.
St. Robinson And His Cadillac Dream-Good song.
Rain King-Great song with a little improv in the middle.
A Murder of One-Rocking song.  I felt that the crowd just wasn’t as kerazy as the Kitchener crowd but I got right into this song.
ENCORE
Anna Begins-Always a favourite.
Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby-Thank God they played this song.  It looked like they just came up with it too since it wasn’t on the setlist (that I caught a look of later on.).  He sat down for this one and was shaking hands and stuff.
A Long December-Had a new intro with the accordion and piano.  Kind of neat.
Walkaways-Started the song and stopped it concerned with a fan who might have fallen down.  Then he goes ‘ah shit’ cause they never really fell down (I think).  They started the song up again.  Awesome song.

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Review: Counting Crows at Metropolis (Montreal)

Notes from scrapbook:

Very cool concert!  It was even on a webcast!  Joe 90 opened.  Went to this with Amanda and Joe.  Almost got killed driving there.  Thanks Amanda!

Opening bands

Joe 90

Gigolo Aunts

Setlist

Mr. Jones
Miller’s Angels
Daylight Fading
Children in Bloom
High Life
All My Friends
Another Horsedreamer’s Blues
Omaha
Monkey
I Wish I Was a Girl
Catapult
Amy Hit the Atmosphere
A Murder of One
St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream
Rain King
Thunder Road [Bruce Springsteen]
Hanginaround @With Gigolo Aunts

Anna Begins
Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby
A Long December
Walkaways