moe.
2/18/12
Riviera Theatre
Chicago, IL
AUD
It was a nice afternoon that felt more like spring than winter as my friend Craig and I drove into Chicago. We hung out at my buddy Steve's place before the show and watched the Bulls lose to the Nets nearby at the United Center. My sister and her boyfriend Ian stopped by and we enjoyed Lou Malnati's delivery. The crowd was larger than when moe. played two nights at the Riv in 2010. FGC was turned up way too loud. I do like Janis on bass though. They did a good job with a cover of American Girl by Tom Petty.
The first set seemed disjointed with them opening with Smoke and then doing a no huddle segue into STF. BIBH > BJP was by far the highlight of the first stanza. George always bring a good amount of energy to the table. I was disappointed when they didn't segue into Lazarus. Like I'd heard in Lawrence this was the album version of The Bones of Lazarus and the song seems to lose a lot of its buildup. They should go back to playing Laz and Ricky Marten seperately.
The second set was much better starting with a fiery version of Paper Dragon. Head > Interstellar Overdrive > Head was fantastic. This was my favorite part of the show. Captain America was a great version with a smooth segue ala their live album L into Rec Chem which was also another highlight of the second set. I thought perhaps they would end the set with QofE but they added on the Stones cover into Buster to wrap up an extended stanza of moe. I preferred this second set much more than then one I saw in Lawrence. Downward Facing Dog ended the first leg of the Winter Tour. The Riv seemed like a bigger dump than usual on this occasion with the toilets in the basement flooding out the men's room.
The first set seemed disjointed with them opening with Smoke and then doing a no huddle segue into STF. BIBH > BJP was by far the highlight of the first stanza. George always bring a good amount of energy to the table. I was disappointed when they didn't segue into Lazarus. Like I'd heard in Lawrence this was the album version of The Bones of Lazarus and the song seems to lose a lot of its buildup. They should go back to playing Laz and Ricky Marten seperately.
The second set was much better starting with a fiery version of Paper Dragon. Head > Interstellar Overdrive > Head was fantastic. This was my favorite part of the show. Captain America was a great version with a smooth segue ala their live album L into Rec Chem which was also another highlight of the second set. I thought perhaps they would end the set with QofE but they added on the Stones cover into Buster to wrap up an extended stanza of moe. I preferred this second set much more than then one I saw in Lawrence. Downward Facing Dog ended the first leg of the Winter Tour. The Riv seemed like a bigger dump than usual on this occasion with the toilets in the basement flooding out the men's room.
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