that britt rocked? that the band sounded awesome? that every song they played was great? (even paper tiger, which is probably my least favorite spoon song) that if i had missed it, i probably would have cried just a little bit? that, overall, this might have been my favorite concert of 2005 (though harry and the potters is still high up on the list) and one of my favorite concerts at the 400 bar ever?
though i am still not quite sure what prompted this sponsored show or how we were lucky enough to host it or how it was free or any of the details regarding that, i have decided that that doesn't matter and that, since i was in attendance, it was a great idea. (thanks to: schell's beer, the onion, and the current. for real! and thanks to the nice lady from an accounting firm who works with schell's who sent me free tickets after i missed out at the giveaways that one could attend to try to obtain free tickets!)
so, to set the stage, as it were, the 400 bar is a very small venue with a very low stage (hits me just around mid-thigh, and, granted, i am very tall, but that should give you some idea as to what kind of place we were dealing with) and very bad sound if you are not in the front. we arrived in the neighborhood shortly after seven, hit an african restaurant for coffee and a quick bite to eat, and then headed to the 400 bar around 7:57 as doors were at eight. we waited for a bit in the minneapolis cold and eventually, a little late, the doors opened and we were the first in the door (even though we were not the first to start waiting outside and not the only people there, either). i made a beeline for the front and lodged myself in my favorite spot on the left (our left) side of the stage. and thus, we waited.
the opening bands were.... well, i thought that they were both pretty crap, but i know that some people thought that the first band was okay. both acts were local and neither was great. beau kinstler and the somethings was the first band and kind of sounded like a typical bar band, if you ask me. but, that's just my opinion. michael morris, the second act, sounded like a discount clem snide. really crap. and boring. they were really boring.
and then, spoon.
spoon really rocked it. britt was hot. the band was tight. they played for about an hour and a half, including the encore. britt got a little hoarse towards the end, but it didn't interfere with the show, as his voice sounds cool no matter what. there were a few moments of annoying fandom in the crowd, but, overall, it was fantastic. and, i grabbed the setlist at the end of the show. not britt's, but still... pretty cool.
the set was:
the beast and dragon, adored
me and the bean
someone something
lines in the suit
the fitted shirt
the delicate place
i turn my camera on
sister jack
anything you want
paper tiger
small stakes
vittorio e
they never got you
i summon you
the two sides of monsieur valentine
the way we get by
thirty gallon tank
the infinite pet
my mathematical mind
-encore-
everything hits at once
car radio
jonathan fisk
it was great.
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