Fire in the Hole is one of my favorite tunes and I was praying it was going to be played in the encore. The intro was great, drawn out and extended, and I was prepared for the roof to cave in when they dropped in. However, I must agree, they totally missed the boat on the first verse, it sounded disjointed and looked like the entire band was on a different page. However, the final two verses and the last minute were very tight and kicked my ass. Not the best version I have ever seen, but not the worst either.clutchcdn wrote:Decent show.
Too short.
Great meal at the HOB. Friendly staff, including overwhelmed bartenders.
Was it me....or was that one of the worse renditions of Fire in the Hole?
I would give this show.....a 7.5/10
I saw all four shows at the Chicago HOB back in 2002. They were great, but this show topped them all with ease. Even though it was a 1000 degrees in there and it appeared to be "oversold" considering there wasn't an inch of elbowroom on the floor or in the bar, I have never heard the entire crowd sing Don't Wake Daddy word for word. I really like the song, but its a pretty random opener to play 10 years after its release, yet the entire place was going nuts. BTW....I usually hate it when the crowd sings over Gord, but this night was different.
Oh yeah...The Drop Off was sick...