Where The River Flows
Collective Soul played a sold out show last night at the Commodore. It was the first time they've played in Vancouver since Edgefest '97. The show was excellent.
Tonight was the last night for the boys of Collective Soul and The Waking Eyes on their cross Canada tour, so there was some fun to be had throughout the night.
The Waking Eyes opened up the show with a 45min set. The band had a mix of upbeat rock songs as well as a number that included a double bass, keyboards, and a trumpet. The bass player had a really energetic presence on stage, in so much that it looked like he was having a seizure. The band also played a cover of The Beatles' hit "Come Together". Near the end of their set, Will Turpin of Collective Soul came out with a tray of shots for the band. The gesture would be reciprocated later on in the night.
Collective Soul came on around 10:30pm and kicked off their set with 5 straight singles. Ed Roland quickly mentioned this being the last stop on their tour and said this would be a long night. He wasn't kidding either, as the set went on for 2hrs 15mins. The night consisted of them playing practically all their singles from their first five albums, mixed in with some stuff from their new album "Youth". During the set, Ed stated that they hadn't played this song for about seven years until soundcheck earlier in the day, and proceeded into "Disciplined Breakdown".
One of the highlights of the set included a solo acoustic version of "Satellite" that Ed said he wrote for his son. Later on he started teasing some "Thunderstuck" by AC/DC to the crowd before stopping. When the audience seemed ready to rock, the band ripped into "Highway To Hell". The Waking Eyes came on stage during the set and also offered a tray of shots to the band. The drummer for the band also decided to come on stage sans a shirt and pants. He ended up parading around the stage in a thong with "Collective Soul" written on his ass, and playing a tambourine to the song "Gel". The show looked like it was gonna end with "Shine", but the band came back on one last time to play "Smashing Young Man". By the end of the evening, I was completely spent, but satisfied.
Tonight was the last night for the boys of Collective Soul and The Waking Eyes on their cross Canada tour, so there was some fun to be had throughout the night.
The Waking Eyes opened up the show with a 45min set. The band had a mix of upbeat rock songs as well as a number that included a double bass, keyboards, and a trumpet. The bass player had a really energetic presence on stage, in so much that it looked like he was having a seizure. The band also played a cover of The Beatles' hit "Come Together". Near the end of their set, Will Turpin of Collective Soul came out with a tray of shots for the band. The gesture would be reciprocated later on in the night.
Collective Soul came on around 10:30pm and kicked off their set with 5 straight singles. Ed Roland quickly mentioned this being the last stop on their tour and said this would be a long night. He wasn't kidding either, as the set went on for 2hrs 15mins. The night consisted of them playing practically all their singles from their first five albums, mixed in with some stuff from their new album "Youth". During the set, Ed stated that they hadn't played this song for about seven years until soundcheck earlier in the day, and proceeded into "Disciplined Breakdown".
One of the highlights of the set included a solo acoustic version of "Satellite" that Ed said he wrote for his son. Later on he started teasing some "Thunderstuck" by AC/DC to the crowd before stopping. When the audience seemed ready to rock, the band ripped into "Highway To Hell". The Waking Eyes came on stage during the set and also offered a tray of shots to the band. The drummer for the band also decided to come on stage sans a shirt and pants. He ended up parading around the stage in a thong with "Collective Soul" written on his ass, and playing a tambourine to the song "Gel". The show looked like it was gonna end with "Shine", but the band came back on one last time to play "Smashing Young Man". By the end of the evening, I was completely spent, but satisfied.
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