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Review of Show in Kitchener, ON by laura
fantastic show! mandi and I had the best time, keep on rockin! x
Review of Show in Kitchener, ON by Chris
Just got back from the show tonight, and it was awesome. They played a good few new songs and a lot of classics, going back as far as Twice Removed. Not sure if I remember all the songs they played, but I do know they played these.
Patrick - Losing California (opening song), Burn For It, Believe in Me, Ill Placed Trust, HFXNSHC (played in between a couple of Andrew Songs, he stayed on Guitar for this one), Everything You've Done Wrong, Money City Maniacs (last song before the encore), and The Good in Everyone (First song of the encore).
Chris - Penpals (nice surprise, wouldn't of expected this song to be in the set list), I'm Not a Kid Anymore (Awesome live), Coax Me, The Other Man, The Rest of My Life, Ready For You, and She Says What She Means (Final song of the encore).
Jay - The lines You Amend, Who Taught You To Live Like That, Take Good Care of the Poor Boy.
Andrew - Emergency 911, Sensory Deprivation, I Can't Sleep, Living With The Masses, and People of The Sky (My favourite Sloan song of all time, so great to hear it).
One bad thing about the show is that it was a free concert (well that part's good), but a lot of people there weren't necessarily Sloan fans and it was hard to get the crowd to catch on to the Sloooooooooan chant. Patrick finally got everyone on the right page before the encore started. Also, Chris got the crowd clapping on numerous occasions.
All in all my wife and I had a blast at this show and can't wait to see Sloan again. Keep on rocking.
Review of Show in Calgary, AB by Jeff
Great show.
The small venue was awesome. So rock and roll.
My buddy said it was the best show he's ever seen.
My ears rang for about two days.
The encore after Jumpin' Jack Flash was so sloppy it was amazing!
Review of Show in Chatham, ON by Luann
I would like to know the names of the members of this band. If anyone can send me their info.....thanks in advance.
L
Review of Show in Fort Erie, ON by jubjub
ummmmm,,,who's sloan?
Review of Show in Toronto, ON by Blair
Wow.
I don't think I've ever seen four (well, five) guys ever want to be ANYWHERE but where they were last night.
Last night's gig at the "MLS Soccer Jam" had to be the most embarrassing gig I've ever seen. First off, there was literally nothing else (other than a horse show) going on down at the CNE/BMO Field, so for those of you familiar with the surroundings, it was pretty sparse. Secondly, despite the fact that it was a FREE SHOW, barely 200 people bothered to show up! You couldn't even argue that they excluded the kiddies, since it was an all-ages gig.
This has to be the most ineptly-promoted gig in the band's history. Chris joked that he wanted to fire his manager at the beginning of the show, which might only be a slightly-more-drastic-than-necessary reaction to the fiasco.
On with the show....
What followed was basically a well-executed 90-minute sound check, which was plagued by problems with Jay's mic. Witch's Wand is a wonderful instrumental, but it might've been a bit better had it included a lead vocal.
The boys played as professionally as you could expect, although Chris had this chronic "what the hell am I doing here?" look on his face all night. The extended Andrew sets were welcome, especially when he got to sing Sinking Ships TWICE!*
*-ok, he didn't actually play Sinking Ships, despite chronic prodding from various members of the audience, but the songs that he DID play, notably Emergency 911 and "People In The Sky" (another 'request') were great.
Perhaps the highlight of the gig came near the end of the show when they trotted out a nearly-funky version of Money City Maniacs which started out in a pseudo-Disco-Jam style and which continued into a more straight-ahead rocker which barely resembled the Future Shop ad.
At the very end of it all, probably the most telling aspect of the night was the hasty disappearance of Mister Murphy into the night on his 10-speed about as fast as he possibly could.
I know why bands do gigs like this; it pays the bills. It would've been a lot better had it become a gathering for fans of the band, as it could have very easily become, instead of just another paid gig.
My first Sloan concert was 9 years ago to the day of last night's show (Aquafest, Hamilton) and I look forward to many more shows in the future. I think I'll stick to going to Sloan Concerts, instead of gigs like this.
Blair
photoblair.ca
Review of Show in Edmonton, AB by KLL
I wasn't a fan of Sloan before this performance. I was so knocked out by this live performance that I gained true respect for the band, especially considering that they stayed long after the performance talk to fans and sign autographs. One fan asked how much money they were paid for the show, "Not much, this show is basically for free." I then handed the guitarist a $5 bill in appreciation. He looked at me puzzled, signed it, and handed it back to me. I think there is a law against defacing currency?
Thanks for the memories Sloan.
Review of Show in St. John, NB by Emily Abrams
THE SHOW WAS AWESOME! probably the best i've seen. come back soon guys!<3
Review of Show in St. John, NB by Emily Abrams
THE SHOW WAS AWESOME! probably the best i've seen. come back soon guys!<3
Photo of Show in Calgary, AB by Omar M.
Sloan with the Trews after an extended jam featuring "Money City Maniacs" bridged into "Jumping Jack Flash." Too cool!