Official Greek Theatre Los Angeles thread - 9/9-9/10

[Orange15]

Any celebrities there last night?

[lilannie]

Just getting to the airport. Flight leaves at 6:30 back home to Sacramento. Loved the shows at the Greek. Hope everyone has a great weekend and those going on to Chula and Irvine, hope you get amazing shows.

[whodat]

Have a safe flight home Anne.

[caribbeandream]

Originally Posted by whodat

Have a safe flight home Anne.

Hello Greeks! Had a great time at the shows...so sad it's over already.

[caribbeandream]

Originally Posted by lilannie

Just getting to the airport. Flight leaves at 6:30 back home to Sacramento. Loved the shows at the Greek. Hope everyone has a great weekend and those going on to Chula and Irvine, hope you get amazing shows.

Anne!!! Did you become a tourist for the day??? I just got back from visiting my sister. Back in Irvine now waiting for my mom to get home.

[lilannie]

Originally Posted by whodat

Have a safe flight home Anne.

Thanks. I will. Hope you get awesome shows this weekend. Enjoy.

[lilannie]

Originally Posted by caribbeandream

Anne!!! Did you become a tourist for the day??? I just got back from visiting my sister. Back in Irvine now waiting for my mom to get home.

Ended up just hanging out a little. Oh I will have to tell you later about that stupid hotel parking lot today. GRRR!! So irritating

[lilannie]

Trying to make it on an earlier flight at 5:30 but security is a bitch here!

[lilannie]

Just gonna make it on. This means I get home at 6:30!

[caribbeandream]

Originally Posted by lilannie

Just gonna make it on. This means I get home at 6:30!

Yay! I don't get home til Sun. and I miss my animals. Oh and Greg too I guess. Have a fun flight!!!

[clayek]

Originally Posted by Coachman76

Is Jeff Coffin and the rest of the band incapable of learning or re-learning songs beyond BWGGK and the songs that have been BEATEN TO DEATH in tour rotation since he joined the band?

Granted, I give them a total pass for the tragedy of Roi's passing. That's not even an issue, it's obvious, I'm not going there.

The point I'm trying to make is that they're essentially playing around 75% of one single album (BWGGK) per concert. I don't know how any but the most loyal fans could tolerate more than 4 or 5 shows in person during this tour. They are beating this album to death. As hard as they may try, as much as others try to say it, as much as they try and convince themselves and the fans, BWGGK is not BTCS, and it is not the Lillywhite Sessions.

Big Whiskey is a decent record. It's better than Everyday (what isn't?) and Stand Up. That's all I can really say about it other than it is their last studio album with LeRoi Moore (unless there are buried tracks in the DMB vault, and there probably are), and that is a tragedy.

I understand this is, in effect, the LeRoi memorial tour, as it should be, which is why they insist on playing around 75% of this record every...single...night. Of course, a band has to play tracks to support it's new record. Smarter bands will ease new material into a set instead of what DMB has done since Everyday, and that is carpet bombing a tour with 50%-75% (or more) of the new album every night of a tour regardless of if fans like it or not, or are sick of it or not. BWGGK is a better record, it is more tolerable, but still drove me to the bathroom and beer stand more than it kept me in my seat this tour.

To me, this makes the DMB experience, the one I've grown older with, that has been a part of my life for well over a decade, a lesser thing. It saddens me as a fan to see them simply refuse to play material like Last Stop....et al. I can't wait for the next tour cycle, when they don't feel compelled to ram the majority of this record down our throats every night of the tour.

IMHO.

I totally respect your opinion, but I have to beg to differ with you on this. I am a long time fan who has been seeing the band since the "golden days" of 2000. I only see the band once or twice a tour; that is enough DMB for me (there really isn't any band that I would want to see more than that in one tour), so I say this as someone who doesn't spend half of my summer following DMB. If I did, then I might feel the same way as you.
Honestly, I enjoy the new album tours more than years where they are not promoting a new album. Albeit, non-album years give us some spicy covers (who doesn't like their cover of Burning Down the House or Money) and some nice rare tracks, but the new material that I have never heard is what keeps me coming back. I don't really need to hear Crash or SMTS-ASTB-TM any more after hearing those songs at nearly every show that I went to for the first few years. I was at the 10,000 Lakes Festival show this year and loved that a big chunk of the set was Big Whiskey songs. The main reason that I was excited to go to the Gorge was to hear more Big Whiskey songs (Time Bomb and Baby Blue both eluded me this summer unfortunately since I only went to Saturday night at the Gorge). I think that the new album rocks and I hope that they keep most of those songs in heavy rotation for a long time to come. I'm not trying to nit-pick with your post, just thought that I would offer another viewpoint. I'm loving what the band is doind these days; the tours just keep getting better all the time. Take care.

Jesse

[GrooGrux420]

Originally Posted by tazeeee

I sat next to GrooGrux420 and his friend Donna. Super chill, nice people. Groo had his LOVE sign...Boyd gave him some love and played right in front of him. I held up my LOVE shirt during Ants. Boyd played right in front of me during that. Boyd came over and shook hands with us. Carter handed Groo a stick...Dave was walking off the stage. I yelled DAVE he turn around. I held up the shirt. He gave me a thumbs up. I motioned and threw him the shirt. He caught it and said Thank-You. Fun night.

It was really great meeting you too! Thanks again for the pins. So glad you got your mission accomplished. The band seemed to dig it. Boyd was the man to come over and shake all 4 of our hands and Carter for giving me his last stick after the set closer. Great night.

Also thank you Boyd for wearing a long shirt and "normal" fit jeans. LIOG could have gone from epic to nightmare by a few inches of fabric...

[420th jimi]

Originally Posted by Orange15

Any celebrities there last night?

Jennifer Anniston, Ted Danson, and Jason Biggs I saw. Got a photo of Jason and I with the official LOVE Sign. Then today Stefan was nice enough to sign the LOVE Sign. In 2nd row on N1 and didn't notice anyone,hmmm?

[cswright]

guy next to me saw kate beckinsale up front?

[lilannie]

Originally Posted by lilannie

Awww..The Stone...

Originally Posted by whodat

I have this creeping suspicion that things here are not as they seem...

That was totally meant for you....
It's still in my top five too! You?

[lilannie]

Originally Posted by whodat

"Hello, Santa Monica police? Yes, I would like to report two HAWT ladies in bikinis drinking on the beach. What? Are they single? No. Hello, hello?"

How did I miss this one the other day? Like I said, too bad you missed it.

[javierm27]

Its only been a couple of days, but man what a 2 night stand, really hope they come back to the Greek next year. Man, that Alligator Pie->Ants Marching was so awesome!

[caribbeandream]

Originally Posted by lilannie

How did I miss this one the other day? Like I said, too bad you missed it.

Yes the captain and cokes on the beach were sooooooooooooooooo gooooooood.

[leveronea]

Originally Posted by Coachman76

Is Jeff Coffin and the rest of the band incapable of learning or re-learning songs beyond BWGGK and the songs that have been BEATEN TO DEATH in tour rotation since he joined the band?

Granted, I give them a total pass for the tragedy of Roi's passing. That's not even an issue, it's obvious, I'm not going there.

The point I'm trying to make is that they're essentially playing around 75% of one single album (BWGGK) per concert. I don't know how any but the most loyal fans could tolerate more than 4 or 5 shows in person during this tour. They are beating this album to death. As hard as they may try, as much as others try to say it, as much as they try and convince themselves and the fans, BWGGK is not BTCS, and it is not the Lillywhite Sessions.

Big Whiskey is a decent record. It's better than Everyday (what isn't?) and Stand Up. That's all I can really say about it other than it is their last studio album with LeRoi Moore (unless there are buried tracks in the DMB vault, and there probably are), and that is a tragedy.

I understand this is, in effect, the LeRoi memorial tour, as it should be, which is why they insist on playing around 75% of this record every...single...night. Of course, a band has to play tracks to support it's new record. Smarter bands will ease new material into a set instead of what DMB has done since Everyday, and that is carpet bombing a tour with 50%-75% (or more) of the new album every night of a tour regardless of if fans like it or not, or are sick of it or not. BWGGK is a better record, it is more tolerable, but still drove me to the bathroom and beer stand more than it kept me in my seat this tour.

To me, this makes the DMB experience, the one I've grown older with, that has been a part of my life for well over a decade, a lesser thing. It saddens me as a fan to see them simply refuse to play material like Last Stop....et al. I can't wait for the next tour cycle, when they don't feel compelled to ram the majority of this record down our throats every night of the tour.

IMHO.

I completely agree. I been to quite a few shows this tour and I can see your frustration. I did the Greek set, then headed down to Chula Vista and maybe lost interest in the set list about half way through. Its getting harder to stay focused when you know that a 15 minute 'Lying in the hands of god' is going to start. Every song that is NOT from big Whisky is SOLID and couldn't be better on this tour. However, I am starting to look at a lot of big whisky tracks as filler to older more rehearsed tracks. But the underside is that the album is in fact a great CD. There is no doubt of that. However, to play Time Bomb as an encore in MULTIPLE shows, is just sad. You expect your favorite band to go out with a bang to keep the energy high, but as soon as Time Bomb came on, in 2 of 3 shows this week, I gave up.

I miss watchtower.

[whodat]

Originally Posted by leveronea

I completely agree. I been to quite a few shows this tour and I can see your frustration. I did the Greek set, then headed down to Chula Vista and maybe lost interest in the set list about half way through. Its getting harder to stay focused when you know that a 15 minute 'Lying in the hands of god' is going to start. Every song that is NOT from big Whisky is SOLID and couldn't be better on this tour. However, I am starting to look at a lot of big whisky tracks as filler to older more rehearsed tracks. But the underside is that the album is in fact a great CD. There is no doubt of that. However, to play Time Bomb as an encore in MULTIPLE shows, is just sad. You expect your favorite band to go out with a bang to keep the energy high, but as soon as Time Bomb came on, in 2 of 3 shows this week, I gave up.

I miss watchtower.

This is just an observation, but do you think the older more rehearsed tracks are just that, older and more rehearsed? They have been playing most of those songs for well over 10 years, easily hundreds of times. The songs have evolved/changed/adapted/morphed/metamorphed/capsized, and been rearranged so many times that every time you here those older, rehearsed tracks feel and sound new.

The BW songs, live are in their infant stage. Give them time. The only way for them to achieve the older, rehearsed track part of their life is to be played over and over and over again. Which is what this tour is partly about. That way the band can get a feel for the songs, find that groove, figure out if/when they can solo and jam on it. Once the band figures that out, people will be loving BW songs like the older more rehearsed songs because then they will have that same feeling when played live.

[javierm27]

Oh man how I miss the Greek shows. Sad to think that I wont see the band again til next year. Hope they come back to the Greek.

[methodsmadness]

Originally Posted by 420th jimi

Jennifer Anniston, Ted Danson, and Jason Biggs I saw. Got a photo of Jason and I with the official LOVE Sign. Then today Stefan was nice enough to sign the LOVE Sign. In 2nd row on N1 and didn't notice anyone,hmmm?

ha! I saw Biggs at the Spring Vegas shows - he loves 'em! And Aniston, on the Ellen show taping today, was talking about how the DMB are one of the few concerts she likes to go to.

[javierm27]

I know this review was posted before but did you guys get to see the pics from this show? Those people checking out the show from the trees at the Greek are a trip.

http://www.ocregister.com/photos/dav...-greek-theatre

[Simply-Mad]

ok i have seen Greek N2 up for download but has anyone posted N1?

[420th jimi]

Originally Posted by Simply-Mad

ok i have seen Greek N2 up for download but has anyone posted N1?

Absolutely. Over at www.dreamingtree.org they are all up. These shows were great.

[Simply-Mad]

Originally Posted by 420th jimi

Absolutely. Over at www.dreamingtree.org they are all up. These shows were great.

not sure if I remember my account info

[cswright]

looking for some good pictures to use for album art for these shows......can anybody help?

[420th jimi]

Originally Posted by Simply-Mad

not sure if I remember my account info

Just try to get in, then when you mess up, they will email it to you.

[javierm27]

Originally Posted by cswright

looking for some good pictures to use for album art for these shows......can anybody help?

I haven't seen too many on this thread but the OC register had some. Here's a link, those tree people are funny.

http://www.ocregister.com/photos/dav...-greek-theatre

[javierm27]

Has anyone listened to this show? I can't stop listening to that Improv Jam, it's pretty sweet.