[kj] Toronto show

[Alex Smith]

Fuckin' Christ what a set list! You got "Fall of Because," "Kings & Queens"
*AND* "Empire Song" and "Frenzy". Goddammit! Can you smell the envy?

Alex in NYC


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>From: "death wish" <dwish2000@hotmail.com>
>To: gathering@misera.net
>Subject: Re: [kj] Toronto show
>Date: Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 3:14 AM
>

>Gatherers,
>
>There was no better place on earth tonight than Lee's Palace, Toronto. What 
>a night.
>
>Dave - sorry I didn't have my shit together enough to at least meet with you 
>for a drink - I drove in at the last minute and I'm driving back out of town 
>now (3 am) where I have to be a pallbearer in a few short hours. What a 
>heavy week it's been.
>
>Setlist, as I recall:
>communion
>requiem
>total invasion
>wardance
>blood on your hands
>change
>seeing red
>fall of because
>follow the leaders
>the death and resurrection show
>kings and queens
>the wait
>whiteout
>pssyche
>encore 1
>asteroid
>pandemonium (was that a tad of 'jana' Geordie did on the outro?)
>encore 2
>empire song
>frenzy
>
>A few technical glitches here and there - vocals dropping out occasionally, 
>but they were all in fine, fine form. Crowd was totally into it. Afterwards, 
>Jaz could do little more than point to his throat and whisper "I'm saving my 
>voice." Geordie loved the show and the crowd and Raven was a blast.
>
>T.
>
>>From: "Dave Axford" <daxford@rogers.com>
>>Reply-To: gathering@misera.net
>>To: <gathering@misera.net>
>>Subject: [kj] Toronto show
>>Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 02:44:31 -0500
>>
>>A very good evening tonight! Lee's Palace was sold out and there seemed to 
>>be a decent age mix as well.
>>
>>The Joke were in top form and it was difficult for me to believe that they 
>>cancelled Philly only a couple of days ago.
>>Our boy Cliff did a great job helping Geordie sound good (and Geordie DOES 
>>seem to be quite the task master. He seemed quite annoyed when there wasn't 
>>a towel handy on top of his amp!). A near perfect performance by our 
>>favourite guitar god.
>>
>>Ted was fucking great. He's definitely a keeper. I really want to hear him 
>>on a studio album.
>>
>>Jaz was in a good mood and really seemed to be in his element. No sign of 
>>the flu affecting his performance whatsoever.
>>
>>Raven was ever aware and looked like he was ready for anything.
>>
>>To round it all out the keyboards were nicely handled too.
>>
>>All in all, I'd have to say that maybe it wasn't the most intense KJ show 
>>I've been to, but it's a very close second without question. I'd also have 
>>to say that the sound was DEFINITELY the best that I've ever heard them.
>>
>>The band had three encores, even though I'm not sure that we got any more 
>>songs than other cities (maybe they were checking to see how Jaz was 
>>holding up). It was great to hear the classics The Wait, Change, Frenzy, 
>>The Fall of because mixed in with the new material. Blood on your Hands, 
>>Total Invasion, Seeing Red and Asteroid really got the crowd going.
>>
>>At the end of the show, Jaz gave Raven a hug, gave Ted a hands out ehaulted 
>>bow and a hug to Geordie. He patted his heart and thanked the crowd and 
>>said that this makes his life worthwhile. He then shouted out to the crowd 
>>"You'll see us back in 2004! That's a promise that you can bet your life 
>>on!"
>>
>>I can hardly wait!
>>
>>Dave
>
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