Chemistry216
10/21/08, 12:44 PM
So last night was the Minus The Bear show @ The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The place was absolutely packed! Doors were @ 8:00, and I didn’t get there until around 10:00, and there was still a pretty long line outside. There were two opening bands for them, The Ugly Suit and The New Year. We missed the Ugly Suit, but caught most of The New Year. They were pretty good, but a bit boring, just a little laid-back, and not much energy on stage. They left the stage around 10:30, And Minus The Bear hit the stage around 11:00…
MTB came on and opened with Lotus, the last song from Planet of Ice, that clocks in at about 9 minutes long. I had heard that they were opening up this tour with that song, and I was a bit skeptical at first because it’s a bit slower, but it was actually a great opener. They did a pretty good mix of stuff from all of their albums, but favored Planet of Ice a bit. They also did a pair of new songs. The first, was incredible, they didn’t mention the name of it though. The second new song they performed was Guns & Ammo, the new song from their new acoustic EP. I had heard that one before, but I enjoyed hearing it live for sure. They also did We Are Not A Football Team acoustic which was a pretty nice version. They closed with Absinthe Party which was really awesome.
Overall, it was a great show. Their energy was great, and they capture their CD sound very, very well. It was my first time seeing them, and they didn’t play my favorite songs like Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!, Hooray, Spritz!! Spritz!!! Etc… And they could have played more Highly Refined songs, but I really can’t complain besides that. The set list, as far as I can remember, was…
Lotus
Throwin’ Shapes
The Game Needed Me
The Pig War
Dr. L’Ling
When We Escape
Drilling
NEW UNTITLED SONG
Guns & Ammo (Acoustic)
We Are Not A Football Team (Acoustic)
Knights
Women We Haven’t Met Yet ( I think they did this one)
Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse
I bought the new acoustic EP that they just released exclusively on this tour and on itunes. The track list is…
Guns & Ammo
We Are Not A Football Team
Burying Luck
Knights
Pachuca Sunrise
Throwin’ Shapes
Ice MonsterI haven’t really sat down and listened to it yet, but it was good at a quick skim-through. I also finally got They Make Beer Commercials Like This, and a hoody also. Overall it was a great time. And all I know is that when they did Absinthe, everyone went crazy! And they put on a great show. I would highly recommend going to check them out if they come through your city. Even if you are just an average fan. You will not be disappointed.
MTB came on and opened with Lotus, the last song from Planet of Ice, that clocks in at about 9 minutes long. I had heard that they were opening up this tour with that song, and I was a bit skeptical at first because it’s a bit slower, but it was actually a great opener. They did a pretty good mix of stuff from all of their albums, but favored Planet of Ice a bit. They also did a pair of new songs. The first, was incredible, they didn’t mention the name of it though. The second new song they performed was Guns & Ammo, the new song from their new acoustic EP. I had heard that one before, but I enjoyed hearing it live for sure. They also did We Are Not A Football Team acoustic which was a pretty nice version. They closed with Absinthe Party which was really awesome.
Overall, it was a great show. Their energy was great, and they capture their CD sound very, very well. It was my first time seeing them, and they didn’t play my favorite songs like Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!, Hooray, Spritz!! Spritz!!! Etc… And they could have played more Highly Refined songs, but I really can’t complain besides that. The set list, as far as I can remember, was…
Lotus
Throwin’ Shapes
The Game Needed Me
The Pig War
Dr. L’Ling
When We Escape
Drilling
NEW UNTITLED SONG
Guns & Ammo (Acoustic)
We Are Not A Football Team (Acoustic)
Knights
Women We Haven’t Met Yet ( I think they did this one)
Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse
I bought the new acoustic EP that they just released exclusively on this tour and on itunes. The track list is…
Guns & Ammo
We Are Not A Football Team
Burying Luck
Knights
Pachuca Sunrise
Throwin’ Shapes
Ice MonsterI haven’t really sat down and listened to it yet, but it was good at a quick skim-through. I also finally got They Make Beer Commercials Like This, and a hoody also. Overall it was a great time. And all I know is that when they did Absinthe, everyone went crazy! And they put on a great show. I would highly recommend going to check them out if they come through your city. Even if you are just an average fan. You will not be disappointed.