Well last night there were no real surprises in Cardiff...
WII, CBC, F&S, HFB all good stuff...
Back to Tupelo was a nice surprise....enjoyed it.
IUTC and R&J were both nice with the sax....R&J very DS in their sound....
Lots of noodling etc as MK changed guitars - he was quite chatty and seemed in a good mood...
There was definitely a "How the hell do i start this tune" moment from MK at the start of Gator Blood......there was an audible...."Errrrr......" "Ummmm...." - but he finally got there and let rip on the slide parts!
Marbletown - im really in two minds about this song - some parts i like.....when the band are at full steam - other parts like the inteaction between John and Glen - god it seemed to go on for ages - ive never been a total fan of this song live - but parts of it are growing on me.....
Speedway and TR....two longstanding tunes of any MK set these days - TR - the applause and appreciation when this song started made me think people actually want to hear this song....so against my personal views of it going - i guess it should be kept for now...
One noticeable moment - MK vs The Security Terminators - there was a bit of a crowd rush for Our Shangri-la - one over zealous security robot was pushing people back to their seats - MK walked over to him and very noticeably said - "Dont spoil it"...." - The security robot was defeated and much cheering and celebration by those allowed to stay at the stage! MK = 1 - Security = 0!
Oh and lastly there was THE loudest "Boo" after "Going Home" - the band had left the stage and the house lights were still off.....much clapping, cheering and shouts of more....even i began to expect another tune.....it must have been nearly a minute of will they wont they....but not - lights came back and everyone left....
A good night - nice to have new tunes - i enjoyed it....
Keep on touring MK!!!