Can anybody tell me what songs they did BEFORE "Inside of Love"? Other commitments prevented us from arriving until then. Our friend told us we missed 4-5 songs, though he doesn't know their stuff, so didn't know which songs.
I agree that the sound sucks. But I've found that to be par for the course at the Black Cat. Easily the worst sound quality of any music venue I regularly attend, so I was prepared.
I'd have to disagree about Nada Surf. I thought they were very good. The definitely passed my "Will I see them the next time they are here?" test, which very few bands do. Great songwriting. It was my first time seeing them, and what a treat. I thought they were a bit more rawkish than on record, and some of the subtle beauty is lost, but hey they were good at rawking. Did they have the magnetism of Rhett Miller or the musical chops of Drive By Truckers? No. But they were solid. And I would say they compared favorably to the Decemberists...unlike the Decemberists, here was an indie rock singer who can actually carry a tune. And their songs are crisp and punchy, even the slow ones. The Decemberists, at times were meandering and boring (e.g. the Tain). Though at other times, they were enjoyable.
Pollard: I didn't catch the bassist behaving like a "tool", though white guys like him with dreadlocks and dangling cigarettes are in general pretty silly to look at.
One person yelled for "Popular" at the start of the second encore. The drummer said "We'll play that if you leave." (followed by an apology). I though that comment was pretty funny.
