Show 3: New Orleans Jazz Fest- New Orleans, LA 4/27/12 (SETLIST/PICS/REVIEWS)

[anazgnos]

HelDo I really wanna get banned?e Rhonda

An unintended consequence of doing the word censor thing to combat all the "pee emm" requests!  

(THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A PEE EMM REQUEST)

[runnersdialzero]

HelDo I really wanna get banned?e Rhonda

lolololololool

[Justin]

I'm also starting to think that all this "Brian really, really looks out of it" talk really stems from that this is the first time Brian's been on stage and off to the side and NOT the complete center of attention--a sight we've NEVER seen in the last tours.  All the times we've seen him in the last decade he's been front and center and FORCED to do whatever amount of showmanship he's required (and wants to do).  Today, we see him to the side quietly playing piano and singing a few songs solo...the adrenaline is lower, the energy is much more subdued and he's just not going to be as "up" as we've been used to seeing him.  The work load may be off Brian's shoulders but so is the responsibility to be a little bit more aggressive and in front of the band.  It just looks like to me that Brian is aware that he doesn't have to do much on this tour and he is completely taking advantage of that opportunity.  

[Zach95]

I'm also starting to think that all this "Brian really, really looks out of it" talk really stems from that this is the first time Brian's been on stage and off to the side and NOT the complete center of attention--a sight we've NEVER seen in the last tours.  All the times we've seen him in the last decade he's been front and center and FORCED to do whatever amount of showmanship he's required (and wants to do).  Today, we see him to the side quietly playing piano and singing a few songs solo...the adrenaline is lower, the energy is much more subdued and he's just not going to be as "up" as we've been used to seeing him.  The work load may be off Brian's shoulders but so is the responsibility to be a little bit more aggressive and in front of the band.  It just looks like to me that Brian is aware that he doesn't have to do much on this tour and he is completely taking advantage of that opportunity.  

Which, as long as he's happy, is perfectly acceptable for me.

[Wirestone]

I'm also starting to think that all this "Brian really, really looks out of it" talk really stems from that this is the first time Brian's been on stage and off to the side and NOT the complete center of attention--a sight we've NEVER seen in the last tours.  All the times we've seen him in the last decade he's been front and center and FORCED to do whatever amount of showmanship he's required (and wants to do).  Today, we see him to the side quietly playing piano and singing a few songs solo...the adrenaline is lower, the energy is much more subdued and he's just not going to be as "up" as we've been used to seeing him.  The work load may be off Brian's shoulders but so is the responsibility to be a little bit more aggressive and in front of the band.  It just looks like to me that Brian is aware that he doesn't have to do much on this tour and he is completely taking advantage of that opportunity.  

To quote AGD: If he sees a chair, he's going to sit in it.

That is, if he sees a way to possibly work less, he's going to do it.

[Justin]

I do remember that AGD quote, thanks.  Someone else on the board I recall labeled Brian as flat out "lazy" and I thought of that also as I wrote my post--but didn't want to say it!  When you put it into context, it all fits. 

[Zach95]

As many have said before, he's earned the right. Though he could benefit if he lost a little wait. 

Brian does, however, work very hard in the studio. Or so it seems.

[Justin]

[Lowbacca]

Stamos introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_WEcSDARN4 (...)

GOK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBfRDhA9o8Y&feature=relmfu 

[STE]

And many more clips here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/SoCalMusicLover

[Autotune]

That clip of Barbara Ann is hilarious:

A) Jeff Foskett forgets one more verse before the guitar solo...throws off part of the band
B)  Mike, Bruce and Al do the line dance during the solo (yes, and Darian seems to enjoy it)
C) Mike's Charleston poses
D) Bass player, either Mikey or Probyn think there's another verse after the solo...you can hear him emphasis the stop..a MINOR scuffle but they move on wihtout missing a beat. 

What I"m noticing now is that both bands kinda get confused regarding arrangements and endings because one group is more familiar with how their group does it compared to the other.  In the Barbara Ann clip, Jeff is used to saving the last verse of the song for after the guitar solo but Mike and Bruce's group like to do all three verses before the guitar solo.  See Jeff do an "Alright!" only to find out that they're off doing one more verse...he rushes back to the mic.  Later as I wrote above, either Mikey or Probyn on bass mistakenly thinks that they're going to do that third verse after the solo (much like Jeff thought earlier) so you hear him stop to prepare for the "Danced with Mary Lou..." but the Mike and Bruce group just outro with "Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann"  so it seems that two groups are still finding their footing on each other's arrangements.  Pretty cool to see it unfold, at least  I think so.

Yeah, that was noticeable. By the way, didn't remember hearing the 3rd verse before the solo ever.
One more thing to note: they play a sax solo and then a guitar solo for Barbara Ann. And the guitar solo is played by David (remember when Carl was alive Jeff played it when he was in the band).

[Runaways]

Stamos introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_WEcSDARN4 (...)

GOK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBfRDhA9o8Y&feature=relmfu 

brian sang pretty strongly!

[Cabinessenceking]

i think they need to play deeper cuts to keep brian interested

Ye, more PS and Smile material, they coulda done Darlin' and Wild Honey with Darian on lead, perhaps Let The Wind Blow, do something from Love You like TNWSY, IBHN or Johnny Carson...

Why they dont do Cool Cool Water is beyond me! it was so well done in the 70's

[Stegibo]

Did you notice Mike sings "papa oom mow mow" at the end of Barbara Ann? How cool is that?!

[STE]

Very cool!

[Rocker]

God Only Knows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBfRDhA9o8Y&list=UUXgLfER521jCAn6YJGA-pEw&index=7&feature=plcp

Well I thought this sounded fantastic! Very nice performance by Brian, really.

Did you notice Mike sings "papa oom mow mow" at the end of Barbara Ann? How cool is that?!

Beautiful ! But Mike should shut up at the end and not trying to double Foskett's falsetto

Did you notice Mike sings "papa oom mow mow" at the end of Barbara Ann? How cool is that?!

He's doing that since '67

[Stegibo]

Did you notice Mike sings "papa oom mow mow" at the end of Barbara Ann? How cool is that?!

He's doing that since '67

Well, I knew he did it back then but haven't heard it in the later live performances.

[hypehat]

Jesus Christ, the auto-tune. Brian sounds like he's wobbling his fingers over his lips whilst he's singing.

[Autotune]

Jesus Christ, the auto-tune. Brian sounds like he's wobbling his fingers over his lips whilst he's singing.

Not again!
If he has the autotune, then why the hell is he singing off key on YSGTM or SoS, or TWGMTR?

[hypehat]

I just watched GOK, but he definitely sounds processed.

*blah blah, autotune can force you off key as it doesn't know what note you're actually trying to hit, blah*

[Lowbacca]

I just watched GOK, but he definitely sounds processed.

Don't really catch it on that GOK footage, to be honest. His singing is quite okay and normal-sounding, and anything 'weird' sounding I attributed to the recording quality. But there isn't much of that (to my ears).

[The infamous Baldwin Organ]

I do wonder how Brian's hearing affects him in performance. Even in the best of situations, live monitor mixes aren't usually very clear, and Brian's deaf in one ear. While I certainly don't know, it might partially explain his live performance anxiety or 'deer in the headlights' look sometimes.

Definitely have to give him props getting out there and going for it. The stage volume must be pretty loud with that many performers.

[STE]

Don't Back Down
http://youtu.be/CmkSSV0TDyE


Little Deuce Coupe
http://youtu.be/5trLCkrfqDc

[Mikie]

I would think Breakaway would be a logical choice for the set. Brian and Al shared lead, they did it together in '06 and Brian's band has done it since then.

Yes!  Good choice.

[drbeachboy]

I just watched GOK, but he definitely sounds processed.

*blah blah, autotune can force you off key as it doesn't know what note you're actually trying to hit, blah*

Ok, ok, ok, they use Autotune. 4 shows and they ain't listening to us to stop using it. When I'm sitting in my seat at the show, will it ruin my experience? sh*t, and I have tix for two shows and they are not worth going to now, because Brian needs some electronic help when he sings lead. They are doing this to sound the best they can. No one that has attended has been able to hear it inside the venues. Maybe they did this to piss-off bootleggers and their listeners.