Fantastic show. Some thoughts:
- The Enemy Inside is much more of a live song than anything. It's a good, catchy tune on record, but live it's really something else. Super intense.
- I never liked the studio version of The Shattered Fortress. I didn't really like it live either.
- I have a new appreciation for Scarred. What a masterpiece that one is.
- Space Dye Vest is an awesome tune live. The changes that the band make at the end make a huge difference -- and for the better.
- Illumination Theory is brilliant live. The orchestral section was hit or miss -- I enjoyed it, but I could tell people around me were getting antsy.
- Dat SFAM encore. Guys played TDOE flawlessly. Finally Free really came to life. I was like 7 when the band toured in support of this album -- shame I missed it.
- JLB flubbed half a verse in Strange Deja Vu
- Speaking of, JLB has never sounded better. He totally killed it.
- Mangini's a monster, but we all knew that already.
- Sat behind a cool fellow with an ADTOE tshirt and a herniated disk, talked to him before the show started. He said he had avoided all setlist spoilers -- here's to you, fella, if you're reading this. Hope you enjoyed the show.
- This isn't really related to the show, but there were a couple people directly behind me who were talking for literally three fourths of the show. They weren't talking about the show, either -- just small talk. You know, how their days went. What they were going to do tomorrow. I've never heard anything like it -- it was as if they were at a club and DT was just playing to provide ambiance. During Space Dye Vest, you could hear two voices -- Conan talking about the weather and this fucking guy behind me talking about a friend of his. If you guys are reading this, fuck you.