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On a day where we awoke to the double-barrelled shotgun blast of bad news – the massacre in Norway and the passing of Amy Winehouse – I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Sloan onstage at Rock the Park. What could possibly clear away the dark clouds? A show by my favourite band, naturally. I’ve been a fan since 1992 and they have never let me down. My apologies for waxing sentimental here, but there have been many, many wounds salved over the past two decades by their music.
With a festival like Rock the Park, it’s often a ‘mixed bag’ in terms of the energy of the crowd. Unlike Sloan’s last show in town (at London Music Hall, April 2010), not everyone there has waited hours in eager anticipation for their particular set. But one of the best things about multiple-act festivals is experiencing how genuinely talented live performers win over the majority of the audience. Sloan did that.
At one point, there was mention of some people clapping in the ‘lasagna section,’ probably in reference to one of the sponsor’s tents. My 13-year-old son – who was born and bred in an extremely Sloan-saturated environment and knows their catalogue probably as well as I do – said, “Where’s the lasagna section?! I want some!”
To be sure, there were many people grooving along. Beyond the borders of the fence, people were perched in trees and standing on the rooftops of apartment buildings to steal a peek of the stage. More still were dancing freely on the green expanses of Harris Park. Casual music fans recognized the hits like Losing California, Money City Maniacs, The Good in Everyone, The Rest of My Life. Many people are familiar with The Other Man, too. In fact, this one was a crowd fave at The Music Hall. People really dig this tune and its apparently universal theme.
The set was peppered with songs from their newest release The Double Cross – a monumental XX work. They opened with their trilogy of Follow the Leader/The Answer is You/Unkind, the first three cuts of the album. The Answer is You is a beauty; an instant classic Jay song. Unkind, their current single, has some of the sweetest leading intro and outro since Pretty Together (the song). Greg McDonald is likewise a fantastic musician to hear play live.
And, of course, it was a thrill to hear Underwhelmed, one of the seminal Canadian songs of my generation, and the song that made such a profound impression on me as a teenager. The unique timbre created by the vocal harmonies of Chris and Patrick in particular cannot be overstated – it really is a touchstone of Canadian rock. It was an extra treat too because they rarely do Underwhelmed live. It certainly pleased the masses.
My son and I left after Sloan – and I’m glad we did, even though there were followed by Our Lady Peace and headliners Stone Temple Pilots. Ominous clouds gathered over the city in an early parallel play of my state of mind going into the concert. Thanks for doing Rock the Park, guys. And thanks for reading!
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Just wanted to comment on the set list, I wrote it down during the show and the one posted here is off by one song, Sloan replaced "Worried Now" at this show with "Burn for It."
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Great show! I took my boys (aged ten and eight) and made sure that we were in the front row for the enitre show! They truly enjoyed their first rock and roll concert and Sloan did not disapoint. The crowd was HUGE; I turned around at one point and thought it was sort of Woodstockish there were THOUSANDS of people on the slope. Great set list and I could not have been more pleased to hear a great mix of your classic samples mixed in with some of their new music from The Double Cross (which I bought). A reminder as to why I consider Sloan to e the finest Canadian act of the nineties and am still baffled as to why the recording industry seems to have only promoted the tedious tiresome Tragically Hip for the last twenty years. Sloan can kick it live with the best of them and it was great to see them pull off another stunning show! Please come back to Ottawa!
Cheers,
Adam
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I've been to several Sloan shows over the past decade (!) or so, and while all have been memorable for different reasons, none has matched the Bowery Ballroom show on June 29, 2011. After the opening hat trick of "Follow the Leader/The Answer Was You/Unkind (killer tune!)" they dug deep, and came up with one of my favorite songs, "The Marquee and the Moon," a rare treat. I loved that "Twice Removed" was represented so well, with "Snowsuit Sound," "Worried Now" (my favorite Sloan song) and "People of the Sky." I thought the new material sounded terrific, and everyone was in fine voice. From the new to the not-so ("Gimme That?" - Oh hells yeah!), everything kicked ass. Not just a great Sloan show, a great frickin' show period! I couldn't think of a better way to spend my last night in the city. Thanks, guys!
The last two songs @ The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY
Jay showing some Navy Blues love @ The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY
Great show in Kanata for Canada Day. The new record is great, and got a good sampling throughout the show (big yeah for “Unkind”), good review of 20 years of great music –Underwhelmed introd as “a song from when Canada was in its infancy”, few songs I had not expected in a more festival setting (Snowsuit Sound, People of the Sky, 500 Up), a fitting “The Rest of My Life” to end the main set (“I know that I’ll be living it in Canada”) and Money City Maniacs with fireworks in the background.
It was a Canada Day event, so the crowd was large but not necessarily there for the music (older people in lawn chairs, some amusing drunk teenagers). Credit to the band, they could have just gone through the motions and collected the check, but they showed why they have been able to stick around in a tough music business for 20 years. They seemed slightly amused at times by the setting, with Chris noting that they were opening for fireworks. Had a good group of fans around us, and it was fun to bring our kids to see a rock show (8 and 5, both want Sloan shirts…they were not selling merchandise, so will be ordering online).
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