LOCATION: 12th and Porter, Nashville, TN
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Will Sayler, Paul Moak, Rick Plant
REVIEW BY: Various Listees
had a great time swaying with the band last night in nashville, tn. mark was there and snagged the set-list so i'll leave the posting to him. "changes come" was AWESOME! l on keys, k on guitar. they did my three favorite songs from ohio which made me smile. - nobody's #1, long lost brother, and the aforementioned, changes come. as it has become a little custom, i had the pleasure of having a friend who just discovered otr accompany me to the show last night. she was also a great help at the merch table. speaking of merch: if you ever have an opportunity to help out in this area, do it. it's exciting to see the excitement on the faces of the people as they come up to make (sometimes) their first otr purchases, the joy on their faces of finally getting the latest release, and hearing their otr stories. one lady purchased l's cd to accompany her during child birth. her first born son is due in two weeks. she was so much fun to talk with! last night was also my first time meeting k&l. even after hearing people talk about how nice they are, i wasn't expecting their warmth -- maybe i'm scarred by the overwhelming egos of so many in this town.DustyVolume
12th and Porter, Nashville TN 10-18-2003 10 p.m. This show was similar in set-list to the Coney Island show of Aug 30, but not as loud. Before they went on, I heard someone guessing about how the band might sound. This guy was guessing that from the incense and the oriental rugs and the people sitting on the floor up near the stage, that it would be a mellow show. I laughed under my breath at that. Anyway, here's the set-list that I pulled from the stage. It had "K-Dog" written on the top. Yes, it's been confirmed. I snagged Karin's set list-one of the hardest ones to get since hers always go first. I think it's Hunter Kelly's number eleven shoeprint that's permanently embossed into the actual paper-complete with a little Nashville sidewalk dirt and everything. Karin started off the show with the greeting "Hi everybody!" and a girl over in the far left yelled out "Will Sayles" It turned out this was the night of friends and family. Will, Paul and Hunter all had friends etc. present. Both Hunter's and Paul's parents were there, and I saw Wade Jaynes and who knows how many other musicians were hiding in the dark crowded bar. Being Nashville, anything's possible. One thing, it was very crowded. Out of all the shows I've seen this tour, this room was the most packed. Here's the set-list as I found it once again, my comments in (). Spinning (with sitar) Bothered Long Lost Bro Show Me She Nobody #1: (Karin said this is how white girls rap in Ohio) Suitcase: (dedicated to the parents in attendance) Fling (with Ain't No Sunshine-dedicated to "Dave and Michelle" I have no idea who they are, but they got a good song. Filled with "I knows" and that funky bass-line) Ohio All I need: (it's so fun to watch an audience come alive when GDBD songs are dusted off) World (can wait-man has Paul made this song his own or what? Gives me a whole new appreciation for it. When I Go BPD: (Karin came back first, then Rick and Will, followed by Paul and Linford-I love it-dedicated to Wade Jaynes-Karin said it was an unusual dedication, but that he would understand-it seemed pretty heartfelt-in fact the whole show had a sort of "homecoming" feel to it. Cruel (and Pretty) Changes (come) This is going to sound humorous, but you know the way Snoopy dances in Peanuts with his head tilted all the way back and all you can see is his chin and his ears flopping around? That's just the way Paul looked during this song. I mean you could really tell he's into this song, and after he started playing toward the end, he put his head all the way back and sort of thrashed around the stage that way with is dreds flopping. I couldn't get the sound of Schroeder playing that toy piano out of my head the rest of the night. This Nashville show was IMHO a tad bit better than the Atlanta show the night before. Which is interesting since Karin seemed waaay more relaxed in Atlanta. Chris has already mentioned watching Linford watching Karin, and I was going to mention this first, but he beat me to it. Damn my laziness! I can't figure out which is more fun, actually watching Karin, or watching Linford watch Karin. I'm going on memory, but it seems that Linford has really loosened up on stage in the last year or so. Sometimes he seems like he's doing so little on the keys, but the sound he gets is phenomenal. And then other times he looks like he's wrenching the life out of that Hammond. It's one of the best visual parts of the show. He looks like someone with a fabulous secret that he's just dying to tell, but instead he just milks every bit of sound he can get out of that organ.