There was one huge highlight to this show but I shall approach it slowly.
By first stating that I downloaded some mp3s of the Long Winters from the Barsuk website (just checking out their roster since they're nice enough to include mp3s from everyone.) They didn't open the show or anything (a decent local band the Necronauts did) but the song "Stupid" is brilliant. UPDATE: Sweet, they have two more songs I didn't download the first time through.
At any rate, here we go:
-Early on they played quite a few news songs, it wasn't one of those.
-It wasn't Sidewalk even though it could've been.
-Because, as is their custom, they did the Stop the Vocals version of Stop the Show it wasn't that song.
-It could've been Big Dipper but Doug kinda screwed up the solo. It was still the song I was most hoping to hear among those they played.
-It could've been either of the two songs they played in the encore, Car and Carry the Zero but they're not good enough, really. I mean, the "I wanna see it when you get stoned on a cloudy breezy desert afternoon" bit is amazing, as is the corresponding bit in Zero ("afraid it'll fall apart") but overall neither of these songs compare to:
-The last new song they played. I kid you not. This site reported it as building to a climax that was "Mogwai-esque" (yes, they have a (partial) setlist up already - they really are serious about having every BtS show ever) which, well, I hadn't thought of but whatever. It definitely got big, in a BtS sort of way. Over a good 8-10 minutes. Absolutely brilliant.
When's the last time your show highlight was a new song? They're supposed to be going back into the studio in September which I think means a Spring 2005 or so release date is to be expected.
For anyone with enough interest to check out the BtS Show History site linked to above: I now know what I wish I was doing on 11/05/01. Standing around Nita's (RIP) hearing three ______ covers and _[first actual BtS song played]_ which I now have renewed hope of hearing live.
