Live iPhone notes below…
--- Frontwoman Brittany Howard, walking on to a hilarious Boys 2 Men track, announced, “we’ve got some surprises in store for you!” Her unscripted ‘wooo!’ during “Rise to the Sun” qualified as one of those. I was also surprised to find that “Always Alright” was from Silver Linings Playbook, not Boys and Girls.
--- The shocker of the night, however, was “Hold On.” First, I was surprised they would play their biggest hit so early. Second, I was surprised how mind-blowingly good it was. I had been furious at the start of the show (over a now-positive situation), and that song single-handedly got me over my anger.
--- The guy in the crowd during “Heartbreaker” broke mine. Who could be sad when he was so moved? Love the last few mumbled lines at the end.
--- Classy shout out to the crowd on the top level. “We're gonna get to know each other tonight.”
--- Brittany debuts this spoken-word, just-the-mic song named “Joe.” There was another new one about “loving you or your Mickey Mouse tattoo,” lol.
--- “DC, ‘Be Mine’!” After a performance like that, she certainly was!!
--- A second song single-handedly overcomes my anger. This time, I cease to notice crippling lower back problems after I come back from the bathroom and hear her launching into “Heavy Chevy,” a high-energy scat bonus track.
--- Sounds like she says, “Thank you for the hemp.” (She actually says ‘hand.’ ;))
--- Awesomely moody track, by FAR my favorite new one: “Gemini I & II.” “Psychedelic,” a man in the crowd insists, “It’s Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused.”
--- Perfect transition with “On Your Way”! Such build as well. I am so seeing them again. Maybe with Mike Erickson for the second time, Kyle Carlock / Alex Kelley for the first, or someone totally new. Regardless, they’re worth sharing.
--- Brittany’s intro to “You Ain't Alone”: “Glad you came, DC. Glad you came. Make me feel so good. You've got me sweating feverishly, got my cardiovascular system pumping. I don't know anything...except I like it.” Couldn’t agree more.
Grade: A
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