You Wait, Wanting This World To Let You In
The Goo Goo Dolls played the Orpheum last night. Before the show started, I had a meet and greet with Johnny, Robby, and Mike. It was great to finally meet these guys since their music has had such a big impact on me over the years.
Tomi Swick opened the show with his four piece band. The Hamilton native played a 40min set consisting of some catchy pop-rock songs off his debut album. Tomi has a big voice and did a solid job opening the evening. In addition, his guitarist kinda resembled Hyde from That 70's Show...no Led Zeppelin shirt though.
The Goo Goo Dolls came on with their usual explosiveness, running onto the stage and starting off with Stay With You. It was their first time playing Vancouver in over four years and the crowd gave them a great welcome. The last time I saw them was back in June when they were touring with the Counting Crows.
Everytime I see them live, I'm blown away by the sheer number of guitars in Johnny Rzeznik's collection. He had one rack of eight acoustics all tuned differently, plus another rack of electrics also in different tunings. Watching him switch to different guitars after every song is pretty much a show within itself.
Robby is one of the funnest bass players I've seen live. He moves around the stage so freely, pounding on his bass and rocking out....and he does so with the biggest smile on his face while also playing barefooted. His energy during Tucked Away is tremendous.
We had some black balloons floating in the audience when they performed Black Balloon. Naked featured a really nice intro, which the Goos said they have been practicing lately and performed for the first time last night. Name and Iris also had their sweet sing-along moments.
Some other highlights for me during the 1hr 15min set included Feel The Silence, Without You Here, Better Days, and Let Love In. Korel's sax solo during Broadway and Give A Lil Bit were also very enjoyable. It's such a blast to watch one of my favourite bands perform, and especially to see them so happy onstage doing what they love.
Tomi Swick opened the show with his four piece band. The Hamilton native played a 40min set consisting of some catchy pop-rock songs off his debut album. Tomi has a big voice and did a solid job opening the evening. In addition, his guitarist kinda resembled Hyde from That 70's Show...no Led Zeppelin shirt though.
The Goo Goo Dolls came on with their usual explosiveness, running onto the stage and starting off with Stay With You. It was their first time playing Vancouver in over four years and the crowd gave them a great welcome. The last time I saw them was back in June when they were touring with the Counting Crows.
Everytime I see them live, I'm blown away by the sheer number of guitars in Johnny Rzeznik's collection. He had one rack of eight acoustics all tuned differently, plus another rack of electrics also in different tunings. Watching him switch to different guitars after every song is pretty much a show within itself.
Robby is one of the funnest bass players I've seen live. He moves around the stage so freely, pounding on his bass and rocking out....and he does so with the biggest smile on his face while also playing barefooted. His energy during Tucked Away is tremendous.
We had some black balloons floating in the audience when they performed Black Balloon. Naked featured a really nice intro, which the Goos said they have been practicing lately and performed for the first time last night. Name and Iris also had their sweet sing-along moments.
Some other highlights for me during the 1hr 15min set included Feel The Silence, Without You Here, Better Days, and Let Love In. Korel's sax solo during Broadway and Give A Lil Bit were also very enjoyable. It's such a blast to watch one of my favourite bands perform, and especially to see them so happy onstage doing what they love.
posted by acoustic at
8:57 PM
6 Comments:
dude! thanks for clearing up an argument i had with my friend. she insisted after the concert that they played "here is gone". i was so sure they didn't. finally, i have proof from the setlist! bwahahhaha.
good one, i'm so jealous. how'd ya get into the meet n greet?
(dya mind if i post up the setlist on my blog?)
abdul
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Anonymous, at Tue Nov 07, 08:35:00 AM
Thanks for the review...I can't wait to see them in Montreal...
Sue
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Anonymous, at Tue Nov 07, 03:21:00 PM
I won the meet and greet pass through the fan club...feel free to share the setlist with others.
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acoustic, at Tue Nov 07, 05:26:00 PM
as a 10+ year goo fan who hasnt met them (yet) and hasnt had my name pulled for a meet n greet (yet!), i appreciate an awesome review. johnny is the man -- the proof is in that pic. i love it! i saw them 4 times this year and it wasn't enough! thanks for the review!
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Anonymous, at Tue Nov 07, 05:52:00 PM
thanks! i wanted to get the setlist too but was too slow. hordes of people storming the stage afterwards. the techs had to chase em away.
any idea where they'll be around Xmas? i'm heading to california and would love to catch em again.
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ab, at Tue Nov 07, 09:38:00 PM
Awesome!!
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Deb, at Fri Nov 24, 07:59:00 PM
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