Anyone else on the board going? Aaah, I'm so excited. I saw them before in an indoor theatre and I was in the very back. I've got pit tickets this time, and plan on standing right in front of Chris.

Holy God. Transatlanticism is the best closer ever.


They only played a few new ones, but they played some GREAT oldies I wasn't expecting: Your Bruise, Title Track (!)...I don't know if I've heard them play Tiny Vessels either, but they nailed that one. I think it was on that one that they had Chris AND Nick on bass. Crazy.

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Originally posted by Havenspear:
Holy God. Transatlanticism is the best closer ever.


They only played a few new ones, but they played some GREAT oldies I wasn't expecting: Your Bruise, Title Track (!)...I don't know if I've heard them play Tiny Vessels either, but they nailed that one. I think it was on that one that they had Chris AND Nick on bass. Crazy.

Welcome to 2003.

i went. did anyone else feel like the music was really quiet? i could barely hear ben's voice and for the loud songs like bixby and new year it wasn't as big as it has been in the past. i was in the very very front of the pit and it just seemed so quiet

Yeah, I was in the front as well, and I definitely agree. The vocals were only a bit low, and the guitars were hardly in the mix. But after the first three or so, they seemed to get it worked out. Did you get mauled by those weird bros and their girlfriends?

hahahahhah yeah. i cant believe they started moshing during long divison. it was kinda funny at first but then it got annoying. but yeah it seemed like the last 1/4 of the concert sounded so much better

My friend totally shoved one of them, it was hilarious. Completely agreed though, the sound at the end was 5 times better than the start.

this tour kinda made me hate narrow stairs. the only songs that sounded good live was i will possess your heart and long division. everything else was kinda boring

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Originally posted by JFRAY:
this tour kinda made me hate narrow stairs. the only songs that sounded good live was i will possess your heart and long division. everything else was kinda boring

You've got to be kidding me. The Stairs songs sound the best live, because that's how they were written. Pretty much anything off Plans sounds like crap live because its so overproduced they can't replicate it live. I do love what they do with Marching Bands though.

Personally, I think that Plans live is awesome. I think most of those songs are really great but were ruined because all their Death Cab-esque little details were evened out due to overproduction. When played live, we get to see the songs raw and in my opinion they're much better in that state.

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Originally posted by .Justin.:
Personally, I think that Plans live is awesome. I think most of those songs are really great but were ruined because all their Death Cab-esque little details were evened out due to overproduction. When played live, we get to see the songs raw and in my opinion they're much better in that state.

Yep, I agree. I never liked Different Names till I saw it live. They should really start playing that again.