“Take Back The City”: if it’s an allusion to DC, well played.
“Chocolate” from James Porter’s college mixed CD!!
“Crack the Shutters” barely opened.
“This is the first time playing The Anthem, an amazing
building...It’s been a long time, DC.
Thanks for sticking with us.”
Love the way he points to some committed fan he knows when
he said, “Thanks for coming out, whether this is your first song or your
50th”!!
“Empress”: the repetition of “so damn simple” is kinda cool,
but the whole thing feels low energy so far.
“This Isn’t Everything You Are” has more momentum — good.
“Open Your Eyes”!!!
It becomes this wondrous swirl of light and sound. The video of a car gliding through a city and
a hypnotic flicker halfway through was awesome.
Awww: “Kudos to the balcony.
You have seats and everything, and you choose to stand.” “Give a massive
round of applause for Ryan McMullan and We Are Scientists.”
“Light Up (Run)” is so smooth. Now that I’ve bought into the concert, I’m
all about the song. Aww at the audience
joining it at end in a totally organic way!!
Wow: “This is our first tour of the mainland US in 7
years. We’ve been together for 25
years.”
“This song took five years to write and five minutes to
play.” Yesss, “Life On Earth,” a rare
song on a new album that grabbed me the start!
Sadly, it’s doesn’t amount to much live.
“Make This Go On Forever.”
Another hypnotic swirl!!! Flows
in and out effortlessly. Credit to Gary
Lightbody — no vocal dropoff from the album.
“Shut Your Eyes” benefits from a purple-green color scheme.
I like how he apologizes mid song for messing up. No auto pilot!!
“Heal Me” is so warm!
No wonder it’s his favorite song to play live.
“The Lightning Strike” features a mesmerizing rainbow
Winamp.
“Chasing Cars”!!!! The gradual rhythm shift is
outstanding. Love the way it weaves in
and out of the audience. Didn’t feel
like pandering. SYMBIOSIS by the end.
“You’re All I Have”: coasting on so much goodwill. I don’t want the show to end.
Hahahahaha at him prepping the audience for his inability to
hit the high note in “What If This Is All The Love You Ever Get?” This is a how a performer wins over an
audience. #WhyDontMoreFrontmenDoThis “What if it hurts like hell, then it hurts
like hell.”
“Just Say Yes”: strange choice for a last song. Like the message, too midtempo to end
on. Brings it back down to Earth.
Oh well — still left feeling happy. For 90 minutes, I’m glad I was able to stand
there and just forget the world...
Grade: A-
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