Peace,
"chris gacek" <gace0003@tc.umn.edu>
john <jlondon@okc.oklahoma.net>
Of the two shows I have seen this was the best. The entire experience
began at about 1:00pm saturday. A couple friends and I went to the
Bottleneck to check the place out and there was jeremy and will it
was
amazing I had never seen any of them away from the stage. Very
cool. I
got a picture w/ Jeremy, he's very cool and also a little shy.
My
friends and I also got to play kickball with Joe and Jeremy. Wow!
Before the show Joe stepped out of the bus and chatted with a few of
us.
He said that they have about half of the next album written.
He also
said that there is a reason why they don't play two promises, but he
can't say why, very interesting. Also, He is encouraging Jeremy
to play
more old stuff, but he said Jeremy does not like to play the pink album
because it is a bad memory, because the band was basically broke up
at
that time. Other things I found out from Joe, the sharks own private
fuck is about Nate. Joe is not officially in the band.
He learned all
the bass parts in 4 days. Joe told me that he probably said too much.
Joe is very very cool and I hope the band will continue on with Joe.
Now, about the show, like all the shows, very
amazing. jeremy wore
a Florida Gators shirt, Joe wore a Seattle wrestling shirt, Will a
white
v-neck. Sorry, but I can't remember Dan's attire. The show got
started
off a little rough with a false start. Will's bass drum petal broke.
Dan made a joke and they stated over. Jeremy loves thanking people
for
clapping, he thinks it's very kind to clap. I won't go in to the set
list it will probably be posted by someone else I'm lazy. The
show was
absolutely amazing. I won't go in to anymore detail about the
show. It
is very simple go see Sunny Day. They are the greatest band ever!!!
Tony <lackmaa@hotmail.com>
It's hard to pick a highlight out of such a great show but The Prophet
was amazing and so was J'nuh (my favorite song), which they jammed
on
for about six or seven minutes. It was great. Magstatic started the
show
and they were pretty good, MK Ultra came out next and I can't say I
liked them much although they had one really, really good song. Anyway,
it was great to finally see my favorite band live in concert.
Thanks--
Lucas <mshaw@cu.campus.mci.net>
The show was incredible. The most people I have ever seen in the
fox
and every one I talked to seemed to be diehard fans. I'd have to say
that the guys in the band are the most down to earth, normal people
I
have every met in the world of entertainment. Before the show
I had the
oppurtunity to talk to all of them. Jeremy claimed his voice
had lost a
lot of power, hell i couldn't imagine it being any better. I
have never
heard someone sing so well in a live situation. He also was on
the
search to find a toys r us to buy a new memory card for his playstation,
after some kids took him to get one he was in the bus until the show
started. Will commented on the foo fighters being a jerry springer
experience. Joe and Dan sang minimal backups, primarily on in
circles.
J'nuh was the highlight of the evening, an incredible longer rendition.
All in all a great show, hopefully jeremy and will were correct in
saying they will be around for a long time.
Frank, Scott Gerald <sfrank@mines.edu>
I met Dan briefly before the show out in front of the Fox Theater in
Boulder on the eve of October 12th. He was out front hanging
out with a woman who
later told me that she worked for the band and the bass player of MK
Ultra who said he
was here to heckel Sunny Day. I saw him hanging out and at first
I didn't recognize
him because he didn't look as big as I pictured him. his beard
is so deceptive. I
kept on looking at him hard and then I had to go see if it was him
or not. At first he said no
and he smiled and looked at this man and woman he was hanging out and
then
after I said,"Oh I'm sorry you look a lot like him," he confessed that
he really was Dan
Hoerner and then I asked him if I pronounced his name right and he
said yeah and then I
proceeded to shake his hand and thank him for playing and telling him
how happy I was
that the band was back together upon which he responded with many thank
you's I really
didn't have much to say after the formalities but I noticed Dan was
carrying a bunch
of bananas
and I told him how nice they were and he responded with a big smile
and
said, "I grew them myself," and then he said he had to go get ready
and left.
I had been to this theater once before and saw Tilt,
the Smoking
Popes and Big Balloon that time. I remembered how packed it was
last time and decided
to get as close to the stage as I could as early as I could.
Which was pretty
close because the crowd was very sparse when Magstatic started to play
@ 8:00. They were
a decent pop-punk band with a whiny singer and a few decent guitar
riffs. Not
too exciting but there were a couple songs that got me moving (which
is a lot more than
they did for the rest of the crowd. Why aren't people willing
to have fun with opening
bands?). They had a really long set, something like 45 minutes.
Then MK Ultra came on
@ 9:15. They were really cool. Something like Sonic Youth with
Iggy Pop on
vox. One of there songs started out with that Queensryche riff
from Silent Lucidity and I
had to laugh and holler which got a big smile out of the lead guitar
player. I really
liked these guys but again the crowd was laggging. Hardly any
movement but louder clapping.
It was around midset that I noticed Jeremy watching the show backstage.
He's
so handsome. I pointed at him when I caught him looking at me and then
I just kept on
enjoying the MK Ultra show.
Finally after MK was all over @ 10:15 the lights
went down and
everyone started screaming. You could barely see them all get
in there places. And then
Dan started the In Circles riff and everyone loved it. After
this I lost track of what
songs in what order but I remember Every Shining Time You Arrive being
really good actually
every song they played was really good. I couldn't believe how
clear it was. I
could barely hear Jeremy's guitar because I was right in front of Dan's
amplifier but it
was all good because Dan doesn't fuck up. Except the beginning
of Roses in Water
which they had to start over after Dan played the riff.
He came to the mic and said
it wasn't his fault. Did I mention Dan didn't stop smiling the entire
show? Roses in Water
after it got started proper like was to me the tightest song they played.
As I
mentioned every other song was excellent but the drums in this one
are so cool the way
they have that kind of stutter march thing going on. they started
the encore with
J'nuh (my favorite song off SDRE) and jammed the J'nuh part for a really
long time. Jeremy
did some feedback stuff while Dan just kept playing J'nuh J'nuh J'nuh
J'nuh
forever it was awesome. They ended the encore with the Days Were
Golden. This song is
so pretty. It reminds me of the fall. for the last verse Jeremy
put his guitar
down and did some really beautiful vocals. He sounds like water
slipping down a sandy
beach. Not only does he have the range he's got the control.
Just an amazing voice.
after that everyone but William left the stage and he just kept on
playing that drumbeat for
a long time. They have so much style. They make me feel really
good. I think I was
praying throughout the show. I'm not Christian but I feel the
spirit in Sunny
Day Real Estate and it is good. I think everyone who was in the
room with me felt the
same. Everyone was mellow and happy after the show and I've been
mellow and happy ever
since. I can't wait to see them again.
<rossw@uswest.net>
matt k. (skeptictank@yahoo.com)
hi i'm a newbie to the sdre list...
but i thought i'd share this with u...guess what i went to last nite...the
glorious glorious sunny day real estate concert..oh my....well i came home
with a t-shirt and i finally got their new cd...and the concert...was INCREDIBLE...i
have never seen a better show ever ever ever...they were better than the
pumpkins..they were even better than helmet....better than the toadies...even
better than beck and soul coughing..
all of those are pretty hard to top cuz they were all great shows..but
this was THE BEST. they played lots of new stuff (which i hadn't heard
til that nite) i thought that was cool tho..getting to hear the new stuff
all live...i had heard one new song only..pillars...and they played 6 or
7 old ones...the 2 opening bands were kool too..magstatic..who was local...and
mk ultra..from san fransisco who was pretty rad....they had this song called
red kross..that was the BOMB
well back to sdre...people were crying..and cheering..it was a very
intimate concert for parts of it....just the drums and jeremy singing in
his incredible beautiful voice....and complete silence elsewhere...it was
almost like..sex ..
just beautiful and right in the moment and so intimate...i never wanted
it to end...but there's more...then after the show ended..it ended with
this really gorgeous quiet song...and jeremy and dan walked off while the
bass and drums kept going...then..the bassist..then will goldsmith..just
played by himself for a minute or so..then left...it was such a cool ending...well
me and alana went around back...then the bass player came out...and we
talked to him and he signed some stuff..then dan came out and we all talked
to him for ten minutes or so..then JEREMY came out...and we talked to him
for like a HALF HOUR..just about everything and nothing..and he signed
our stuff..it was soo amazing...i have dreamed about meeting him and i
finally got to..he answered all these questions i asked him and i thanked
him for making diary--i said--i just wanted to say that yr album diary
changed my life completely and it made a big impact on me...and he just
looked me in the eye and said-thank you thats really cool...and he told
us about life in seattle and playing and we talked about the sound acoustics
in the place he had played and about sunny day's future and past and it
was amazing...and then we went over and talked to will who was wearing
football pads and pants ..haha...thats what he played the show in...and
he was sorta drunk but he was nice and he signed our stuff too..
and then i went home and went to bed after listening to the new album
a couple times tho... and that was my nite.....
the other songs they played besides the new ones...
j'nuh
rodeo jones
waffle
the blankets were the stairs
in circles
also interesting--jeremy said he used to have a falsetto but he lost
it
when he stopped smoking cigarettes. altho he smokes again now, he hasn't
regained it...
AND- i asked about the *odds and ends album* that was supposedly coming
out...dan had this to say---"well when we get together we want to play
new
stuff...not the same old shit." he said the misc. album is still in
the
plans but its been moved back a while.
jeremy also said that the band is going to record ANOTHER album pretty
soon...and that they are going to spend A LOT Of time in the studio
to
really tweak it..
jeremy also was talking about making a video for some of their new
stuff.
he just said he would like it to be super artsy and that there's no
way mtv
would ever play it.
jeremy also implied he doesn't care much for the nate's band-the foo's..lol
he said that nate wanted sdre to be a *side project* and we all had
a good
laugh about that.
well thats enuf for now.
lata
-sentriflo-i "ryan fedor" <ryanf@accesssoftware.com>
marcella simon <marcellasimon@hotmail.com>
Bryan Egan <bobomobo@u.washington.edu>
i know i am going to sound like everybody else, but first off i don't
have the setlist...i'm sure someone will. what an amazing show!!
i did not see any of the opening bands, because i was at a starbuck's in
beaverton watching pedro the lion, and damien jurado (another sub pop artist)
play. we made it over to la luna and about 20 minutes later sdre
took the stage. the crowd greeted them to a hero's welcome.
portland has always been kind to them, but i am sure many fans from seattle
made the trip south. la luna was full, but not nearly as crowded
as when jeremy came about a year and a half ago to support his solo album.
anyway, the intensity was so thick you could have cut it with a knife...jeremy
was getting into it more than i expected...dan was very grateful and thanked
the crowd
numerous times...the prophet was beyond description, and just blew
me away...after the encore was over, william stayed on the drums and played
out the rest of the band leaving the stage. everyone was clapping
to his beat like people do at a soccer match. i don't think anyone
wanted him to stop...if anyone is still deciding whether to see them if
they are coming to your area, then stop thinking and go get a ticket!!
you will thank your lucky stars...
nate <lsu77@peak.org>
"so, what's the setlist going to look like tonight?"
joe: "y'll just have to wait and see."
"i've heard you are really pushing to have the band learn some of their
older material."
joe: "yeah, i have been. i really want to learn them all, but
there are
some songs jeremy won't play, and some dan won't play, and some willie
won't play. i've really been wanting them to learn 'theo b.'
-- that's
such a great song."
i told him a bit about the on-line poll i took on the list about which
songs fans want to hear live. i forgot to print out the results
before
i left (duh), so i just told him about it. he asked me, "what
was the
number one song?" i said, "song about an angel got 22 votes."
he said,
"we're playing that tonight."
i told him about some of the other highest voted songs. "grendel
was
#2... but i've heard you aren't ever going to play that." joe
said,
"well, there's been some talk...." i also told him that another
high
voted song was "spade and parade," and i'd really appreciate it if
they
ever played that. he said he'd definitely bring it up.
supposedly there are still some secrets that they are not telling joe.
i asked him about "rodeo jones" -- he said he was the one that convinced
them to play it again. i asked him why they skip the last verse,
and he
said "i really have no idea, that's just how they want to play it.
i
was disappointed because i don't get to do that bass harmonics part
twice."
unfortunately the show went until midnight and i had a two hour drive
home, so i didn't get to talk to anyone else after the show.
here's the setlist:
1. In Circles
during the solo part jeremy sang another verse -- "you opened my eyes"
is about all i remember
2. Pillars
3. Guitar and Video Games
joe did back up vocals on "g&v." very cool.
4. The Blankets Were The Stairs
5. Every Shining Time You Arrive
6. 100 Million
7. Song About An Angel
perfection. dan did the backup vocals of course, and unlike "in
circles," he did them exactly the way they were on diary. he
sang the
whole "yr married to yr... yr married to yr... yr married to yr...
pain"
part, that was the obviously the most he sang that night.
8. How If Feels To Be Something On
9. The Prophet
10. Rodeo Jones
this was amazing. jeremy seemed like he was ready to explode.
during
the "wet sand... in between the waves" verse, where he just hits that
one chord in between every line of the song, he would swing his arms
back and forth like mad, and during the non-vocal parts he had the
most
energetic look on his face, like he was screaming, but he wasn't.
it's
so hard to describe.
encore:
11. J'nuh
this song keeps getting longer. during the "j'nuh, j'nuh" part,
dan
just kept playing and looking up towards the ceiling with his eyes
closed and shaking his head around, almost as if he didn't even realize
he was in the same room anymore. joe added a new little bassline
during
that part as well.
12. Roses In Water
13. Days Were Golden
jeremy once again sung that extra verse after he took his guitar off,
and yes, i'm pretty sure it is from his song "days design."
another awesome show.
Anthony Schmidt <anthony@foxinternet.net>