here's my review from another forum. err keep in mind it was intended to be read by ppl seeing the show later this week
Words can not express how fucking good this show was. Easily better than the show I saw back in 2008 which had a setlist more to my liking.
The new material absolutely slays live - except for for Diamond Jigsaw. I could do without that one. But Film, Bird1, and Between Stars are right up there with the energy of classics like Moaner and Rez/Cowgirl. And the audience was perfect - everyone knew all the words and went crazy for ALL of the material, both new and old.
Karl was as energetic and lively as ever. I swear - his stage presence is a force of dark poetic nature to be reckoned with. At some points during the show he had me contemplating turning gay for him. His voice sounded perfect delivering his metaphoric lyrics, and don't even get me started on his dancing.
My only criticism was King of Snake. I'm not a big fan of its current rendition. I think they could alter it a bit because right now its a bit too repetitive. The E,E version of the track is great, but this one could be tweaked a bit imho. But it was still a fun track to hear live.
Dirty Epic, Moaner, and Nu Train all gave me chills. And the buildups of Rez/Cowgirl and Born Slippy, and especially the newer tracks, had the audience moving like mad.
The production was pretty cool. Not as cool as the balloons, but it was fun. Alot of fun images involved.
