Success it Never Came

Pavement taunted us with “Here” as the final encore, but it was not that kind of night. This was a much louder show than what we saw at pitchfork, this may have to do with being indoors, but the feeling from the band was just different (better). I am not sure who was playing the second percussion kit, but it based on what I have heard of him, it could have been Gary Young. This guy was a maniac, screaming into his microphone, running around the stage, and at one point breaking shit (I think we would agree that this guy does not use shaped skis).

They played a lot of the hits, “Shady Lane”, “Trigger Cut” (one of my favorites), “Frontwards” (another favorite), and the expected songs form Crooked Rain.

I would have liked to seen, “I love Perth”, and “Here” as well as “Zurich is Stained” would have been nice for Jen. But I did think it was cool that they played “Date with Ikea” S.M. did not seem too engaged during it, but Spiral Stairs must have felt good that one of the encores was his song.

I forget what they played after the “Here” tease, but it was a rocker, and a fitting end to a loud night of music. If you are going to see them, bring some earplugs.

One thing that was similar to the Chicago experience, I am exhausted today.