Somerville, MA 29/6/07

[Sydneyfan]

Setlist:


Cold Roses
Do Not Let Me Go
Let it Ride
Elisabeth
Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
Mockingbirds
Dear Chicago
Peaceful Valley
Dear John (Neal Casal great solo)
I Taught Myself to Grow Old
Two
Easy Plateau
Goodnight Rose - nice jam
What Sin
One MOre Kiss
The Slider - song for John's birthday - very funny
Carolina Rain

1st Encore

The Sun Also Sets
Games
Blue Hotel
Beautiful Sorta
Pearls on a String
Wild Flowers
The End

2nd Encore

Tears of Gold
Off Broadway
Magnolia Mountain - amazing jam

[Sydneyfan]

Ryan on guitar again tonight.

[FrigidRoses]

Sweet, Elizabeth!!!

[mattinmass]

mockingbird

and i didn't go

F

[Sydneyfan]

Still waiting to hear rest of the setlist....if anyone can help out with it, it would be appreciated.

[guydanno]

Full Setlist:

Cold Roses
Do Not Let Me Go
Let it Ride
Elisabeth
Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
Mockingbirds
Dear Chicago
Peaceful Valley
Dear John (Neal Casal great solo)
I Taught Myself to Grow Old
Two
Easy Plateau
Goodnight Rose - nice jam
What Sin
One MOre Kiss
The Slider - song for John's birthday - very funny
Carolina Rain

1st Encore

The Sun Also Sets
Games
Blue Hotel
Beautiful Sorta
Pearls on a String
Wild Flowers
The End

2nd Encore

Tears of Gold
Off Broadway
Magnolia Mountain - amazing jam

[foggy]

Wow, very nice setlist. Thanks for posting it.

[guydanno]

There were lots of funny bits throughout the night. I have a hard time hearing Ryan sometimes when talking. But I think he said the Cardinals all agreed to dedicate the show to T J Hooker. Nice! He also took a poll of how many people believe in the Bermuda Triangle - sorry, I couldn't quite catch the results.

He played guitar through the whole set. The whole band was very on, and seemed to be having a great night, hence the long setlist. I think it came to around 2 and a half hours, but I didn't time it.

[Sydneyfan]

Sounds great. And thanks very much for the setlist.

[JackStark211]

man do i ever hope a good recording of this gets out.

[Sydneyfan]

That must easily be the longest show of the tour so far.

[guydanno]

Hey Foggy and Sidneyfan: Anytime! I really appreciate this site. It's a great place to come and get info on Ryan. I thought it was the least I could do...

Goodnight!

[foggy]

Goodnight. :wave

[SkortBrun]

Oh man, those Philly people are going to be pissed.

"The Slider." Is this a T. Rex cover?

[foggy]

Oh man, those Philly people are going to be pissed.

"The Slider." Is this a T. Rex cover?

The Slider is a T. Rex song, yes. Although I'm not sure if it's *that* Slider - I'd guess it probably is though.

(Skortbrun - Moz is on Letterman tonight if you're interested. :))

[SkortBrun]

(Skortbrun - Moz is on Letterman tonight if you're interested. :))

I've been looking forward to it since yesterday, but thanks for telling me anyways. I heard he's debuting a new song tonight.

[foggy]

I've been looking forward to it since yesterday

Me too! :D

I heard he's debuting a new song tonight.

Yes, "That's How People Grow Up". :)

[SkortBrun]

Yes, "That's How People Grow Up". :)

Did you hear that he might be touring Iran, Israel, South Africa and a bunch of other places that aren't on most bands touring schedules?

[foggy]

Did you hear that he might be touring Iran, Israel, South Africa and a bunch of other places that aren't on most bands touring schedules?

I did, yep. I think I read it online in the Independent, via Moz solo. "Forget Blair: Morrissey's the man to heal Middle East" It will be interesting to see the outcome is if it actually happens.

[KrzyIrish69]

man, ryan loves the east coast, as far as i can remember, he's always treated boston with great shows.

[Neal Mc]

Just got back from Somerville. WONDERFUL show. My tix were last row and that was great. Ended up in the front row for last 7 songs at least.

Met band including Ryan after near the busses. He was cool as can be. Graboff who got a cake on stage for his birthday was cool

Spoke w/ RA about possibility of staying on Lost Highway, his wrist, skateboarding, etc...

what a beautiful show. IMHO the best lineup; personel wise AND instrument wise. "unplugged" set just worked so well. Pure beauty.

Boston was a special vibe tonight and the band were real cool.

Cheers all.

come back soon RA and Cards!!!! :)

[Sydneyfan]

GLad you got such a great show. Did he say anything definite about Lost Highway and what he might be doing now his contract is up?

[Neal Mc]

It was a vague conversation where I was saying that 'they better know what they have etc...' tried not to ass kiss TOO much, but I was honest. He was really cool man

[Sydneyfan]

It was a vague conversation where I was saying that 'they better know what they have etc...' tried not to ass kiss TOO much, but I was honest. He was really cool man

Nice. :upyours

[Neal Mc]

I spoke w/ Neal and Graboff and bass and drummer briefly too and they were all cool. Apparently the set and show were the 'best' of the tour. I don't doubt it. True good good goodness. myspace.com/nealmccarthy I tried to push my own music a bit at them but with out being a pain

[Starlite]

Wow, awesome setlist plus 2 encores! :guitarsolo

[guydanno]

The Slider wasn't a T-Rex cover, though that would have been cool. It was one of Ryan's comedic songs. Before the song he introduced it as a new one he wrote that day, and that as soon as it was performed it would be owned by Lost Highway. The band supported him by singing Lost Highway in a very funny, patronizing way. Judging by the way the first lines unfolded, and the seemingly amused expression on Chris Feinstein's face it seemed like he wrote it on stage as he went. It was a birthday song for Jon Graboff, hence "The Slider." They brought out cake and joked around quite a bit. Lots of audience members got some good photos of him holding the cake, kneeling in front of the band. Maybe one will get posted?

[kdog]

pictures... such as they are!

[foggy]

pictures... such as they are!

Nice. Thank you. :)

[foggy]

The Slider wasn't a T-Rex cover, though that would have been cool. It was one of Ryan's comedic songs. Before the song he introduced it as a new one he wrote that day, and that as soon as it was performed it would be owned by Lost Highway. The band supported him by singing Lost Highway in a very funny, patronizing way. Judging by the way the first lines unfolded, and the seemingly amused expression on Chris Feinstein's face it seemed like he wrote it on stage as he went. It was a birthday song for Jon Graboff, hence "The Slider."

Ah, ok. Thanks for the info, guydanno.

[Sydneyfan]

Boston Globe review:

SOMERVILLE -- Ryan Adams closed a two-hour-plus set last night with one hand raised to the stage lights, the other tucked into his lap. "Can I get a Diet Coke?" he asked politely. "I promise I won't stay up all night."

Adams, 32, is touring behind "Easy Tiger," his ninth country rock album and the fourth since 2005. But he's also selling a revised backstory, one in which sobriety and artistic focus -- and not haze and profligacy -- loom large.

Dressed in a suit jacket and tie, Adams spent the evening perched on the edge of a small chair, with an acoustic guitar in his lap. He played the first four songs of the set without lifting his head, his face hidden behind dark glasses.

"Thanks," he said finally, and smiled.

Gone was the drunken petulance and volatility that marked Adams's last Boston-area gig in 2005. Last night, the pace was slowed, the lights dimmed; songs like "Cold Roses" and "Please Do Not Let Me Go" were delivered in a bright, glassy alto.

In interviews, Adams has made much of his debt to his band, going so far as to say he would have preferred to release "Easy Tiger" under the Cardinals' name. (The idea was nixed by Adams's label.)

It's not hard to see why. Easy and loose, the Cardinals provide a good foil to Adams's emotive twang. On "A Kiss Before I Go," a rollicking barroom stomper, drummer Brad Pemberton grounded the band, while pedal steel player Jon Graboff darkened the verse with a series of chromatic slides. Later, "Dear Chicago," a warm acoustic elegy Adams has played for years, was expanded into a rangy jam, complete with a pair of new guitar licks and a thick low end.

But if the Cardinals have grown around Adams, much of the credit belongs to Adams himself, who has grown as an artist. His guitar lines are clear and smooth; his lyrics, especially on the sweeping "Easy Tiger" album, are big and warm-hearted ("Goodnight, Rose") or wry and slippery ("Pearls on a String").

Both elements, in the cozy bounds of the Somerville Theatre, were a pleasure to hear.

[JackStark211]

i want a recording of this so fucking bad. i am so happy he is playing guitar once again. can't wait to see him in austin.

[mattinmass]

jackstark from wichita cut his buddy down

[ericacartman]

Damn. Sounds perfect.

[kdog]

Damn. Sounds perfect.

it was pretty f'ing good

[raisemyglass]

i want a recording of this so fucking bad. i am so happy he is playing guitar once again. can't wait to see him in austin.

It's up at RAA now.

[radiomullet]

Oh man, those Philly people are going to be pissed.

"The Slider." Is this a T. Rex cover?

wow seriously that sucks. i'm really not one to complain much but same price for twice the show? wtf

[JackStark211]

It's up at RAA now.

hell fucking yeah

[barton]

this show is fantastic. the band is so locked in..

[JackStark211]

the sound quality is top notch as well??? can't wait to hear this shit.

[foggy]

the sound quality is top notch as well???

I just started downloading it so I haven't heard it myself, but everyone on RAA is saying that the sound quality is fantastic.

[ArkhamAsylum]

From everything I've heard about this show, hopefully it ends up on archive.org soon.


Edit: Already has, excellent!

[barton]

yeah the sound quality is excellent.

[Starlite]

From everything I've heard about this show, hopefully it ends up on archive.org soon.


Edit: Already has, excellent!

:banana

[ericacartman]

still don't know how I feel about the faster-paced Dear Chicago. Hm. Please Do Not Let Me Go... fantastic.

[KrzyIrish69]

between this one, and Das Haus.. i dont know which one i like better..

[barton]

lol @ Ryan "waaaaaaaaah wonderwheel waaaaaaaaah"

[ericacartman]

For some reason never been a huge fan of Dear John (maybe I just get too annoyed by Norah Jones) but.. oh... my... god!

[raisemyglass]

For some reason never been a huge fan of Dear John (maybe I just get too annoyed by Norah Jones) but.. oh... my... god!

Same here. With Neil on backup it sounds fantastic.

[foggy]

Just listening to this show now. It really is amazing.

[dearprudence65]

The Reckoning-styled What Sin is agonizingly tempered. The three guitars are molded into a reslpendent stringed bliss that defies description. I would ask what Ryan was on during this show but I know it was only Diet Coke...

[imadreamer]

This show is fantastic! :upyours

[JackStark211]

wow, i was not expecting it to be all acoustic and this fucking amazing of sound quality. i can't fucking wait to see him on the 14th. it will be my first time, and this set makes me smile like a wild donkey running on open land without a care in the world.

[JackStark211]

also, damn does neil ever sound perfect with ryan. what a great fucking combination they make.

[Faded Rose]

also, damn does neil ever sound perfect with ryan. what a great fucking combination they make.

Aren't they just fantastic together? But then I'm a big Neal fan anyway - he has a beautiful voice and it just seems to compliment Ryan's so well.

I'm sure you'll love them live.

[hildegoat]

I'm just listening to this now. I agree on those harmonies -- Blue Hotel and Dear John are amazing.

[Rob]

Show of the Year

[Starlite]

Show of the Year

:upyours

I'm hoping that Sydney will top it. :guitarsolo

[Faded Rose]

I'm not sure about show of the year. I just listened to it today and it's a great show but for me it lost its way a bit in the middle. Perhaps I've just got used to the short sharp shows.