R&J is back. 
It would have been too good to be true.
Agreed.
Not that I have anything against RAJ itself, it's a fine song, but I just can't stand anymore is priviledged status - always been played at every show (save for Dylan's), overplayed, overheard, whereas there would be other and better representatives of the MM album... TOL of course, 'nuff said, but imagine if we got "Skateway" the same way it was played in Friday Live in 1980 ! would be awesome !
I've got to stand up for R&J! I like the song yes, but it's better this tour than recently thanks to Mark's more energetic vocal; he actually sounds like he wants to sing it and isn't just talking the lyrics any more. He is also putting the passion into the final solo again like I haven't heard since 2001. With the sax from NH on the UK versions it's even better!
Skateaway is a great song too, but is never going to get played by a 2013 MK realistically.
I like the 2006 version of the RLRR DVD, quite energetic too, and Matt on the piano is doing a fine job.
This year's is fine but NH is as much underused as CW was overused... a little bit of sax at the beginning, a little bit in the end, makes very little difference ! where are the epic CW solos ?
As for stakeway, yeah, I think Mark is done with his MM period - the time he was trying to emulate Bruce Springsteen's R&R
Yet the MM album is among the very finest he has done IMHO...
