December 30 2007: Harvey Danger - Neumo's, Seattle WA
We got to Neumo’s about fifteen minutes before Harvey Danger came on, just enough time to get a Mirror Pond and a spot about halfway back where we could see, and where we once again ran into Keith.
And then the band comes on stage and Sean says, “Hi. We’re going to play our first album from start to finish. Starting now.” And he wasn’t lying.
Maybe six or seven songs were played immediately after “Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?,” including “Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas” and “Picture, Picture,” and they closed the set with Simon and Garfunkle’s “Hazy Shade of Winter.” Kind of a long set, and we (especially Caitlin, who it seems did not anticipate a solid five hours of music when she agreed to see “some music while we’re in Seattle”) were a little worn out by the end of it. But then, to start the encore, out comes someone Sean described as “more special than the special Olympics, more special than Charlie Brown Christmas Special.” Yes, John Roderick. He played lead electric guitar and sang Lennon’s part on “I’ve Got a Feeling.” Highlight of the show. Arguably highlight of the month. And then they finished up with “Wine, Women and Song,” “War Buddies” (which was amazing), “Moral Centralia,” and the Velvet Underground’s “The Gift.”
No “Little Round Mirrors,” no “Pike St./Park Slope,” kind of long, but a fabulous show. Glad I was there.
And then the band comes on stage and Sean says, “Hi. We’re going to play our first album from start to finish. Starting now.” And he wasn’t lying.
Maybe six or seven songs were played immediately after “Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?,” including “Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas” and “Picture, Picture,” and they closed the set with Simon and Garfunkle’s “Hazy Shade of Winter.” Kind of a long set, and we (especially Caitlin, who it seems did not anticipate a solid five hours of music when she agreed to see “some music while we’re in Seattle”) were a little worn out by the end of it. But then, to start the encore, out comes someone Sean described as “more special than the special Olympics, more special than Charlie Brown Christmas Special.” Yes, John Roderick. He played lead electric guitar and sang Lennon’s part on “I’ve Got a Feeling.” Highlight of the show. Arguably highlight of the month. And then they finished up with “Wine, Women and Song,” “War Buddies” (which was amazing), “Moral Centralia,” and the Velvet Underground’s “The Gift.”
No “Little Round Mirrors,” no “Pike St./Park Slope,” kind of long, but a fabulous show. Glad I was there.
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