Anyone seeing Cornell in Reading, PA this weekend??

wma11

It will be a memorable show, just wondered if anyone else from the board will be there??

Redlegs

You Cornell folks are going to cause a riot

bostonlou

i think pjtaper is flying in

i could get 6th row seats for tonight but ain't sure i want to bother

Poncier

bostonlou wrote:

i think pjtaper is flying in

i could get 6th row seats for tonight but ain't sure i want to bother

You could throw peanuts at the back of my head, that should be enticing enough to pull the trigger.

nfanel

i won't be in reading, but i'll be at the electric factory on sunday! woohoo!

thegabber

I'll be at the show since it's close by. Got really crappy seats because I did not find out until after the tickets went on sale. I know a few others from RM will be going.

bostonlou

Poncier wrote:

You could throw peanuts at the back of my head, that should be enticing enough to pull the trigger.

i don't have any rotten peanuts though

couldn't waste fresh ones

a5pj

i'll be there, pretty sure i have a 2nd row ticket, row bb

Poncier

a5pj wrote:

i'll be there, pretty sure i have a 2nd row ticket, row bb

Orchestra bb is 2nd row
Loge bb, not so much

wma11

a5pj wrote:

i'll be there, pretty sure i have a 2nd row ticket, row bb

I think we're Orch. sec C, row J...which would be like 10th row...and the place is SMALL...PSYCHED AM I (as Yoda would say)

LedZepFan

i'll be there...found out about it late, so got loge tickets. even so, i'm really excited. i hate to be "one of those people" but I'm hoping for lots of nice Soundgarden material

Atomic Punk

I'll be there with the woman and my brother in law. Looking forward to it. Have an extra ticket due to a 'back-out', but hey, whatever.
Going on Wednesday night in Sayreville NJ too.

BetterManningNYG

i'll be heading out that way. orch R row G.

i don't think i've ever been to reading. is there tailgating at this place?

DOSW

I wouldn't miss it for the world, considering it's about a ten minute drive from my house. I got a second row seat in orchestra right, pretty sweet. I'm flying solo on this one like my last Cornell concert.

BetterManningNYG wrote:

i'll be heading out that way. orch R row G.

i don't think i've ever been to reading. is there tailgating at this place?

You could if you wanted I guess. You probably want to stay off the streets of Reading though. It's a massive shit hole.

But then again... it may be a toilet, but it's my toilet.

Brain of J.Lo

nfanel wrote:

i won't be in reading, but i'll be at the electric factory on sunday! woohoo!

me too! can't wait.

DOSW

nfanel wrote:

i won't be in reading, but i'll be at the electric factory on sunday! woohoo!

Too bad we can't meet up again. Oh well... I'm convinced that there's no way this show will be better than the TLA show anyway. That one was legendary!

....Slaves and Bulldozers....

a5pj

Poncier wrote:

Orchestra bb is 2nd row
Loge bb, not so much

it's def orchestra, but it's the seat 114 thing that confuses me, got the tic right when it went on sale... well I'll see on saturday when I get there just being in the same building is gonna be great!

wma11

DOSW wrote:

I wouldn't miss it for the world, considering it's about a ten minute drive from my house. I got a second row seat in orchestra right, pretty sweet. I'm flying solo on this one like my last Cornell concert.



You could if you wanted I guess. You probably want to stay off the streets of Reading though. It's a massive shit hole.

But then again... it may be a toilet, but it's my toilet.

I never knew there was another 'boarder from Reading...I hail from the Sinking Spring/West Lawn 'hood...I guess we're pre-gaming at the Oyster...it'll be kindof a long/shady walk to the Perf. Arts Ctr. I manage a local band, The Suns of Ivy, who played the after-party for Alice Cooper there last Halloween and its a great venue, but the pre-gaming/tailgaiting is limited...unless you have a flack jacket...and yeah, toilet is a good description!

Poncier

a5pj wrote:

it's def orchestra, but it's the seat 114 thing that confuses me, got the tic right when it went on sale... well I'll see on saturday when I get there just being in the same building is gonna be great!

Yeah, I think you'll like that seat, right on the aisle, 2nd row.

http://www.sovereigncenter.com/seating/seating5.htm

locked

Review of Boston 7/24/07 show:

Setlist (not exact order but pretty close):

Band instrumental (??) (w/out Chris)

Let Me Drown (soundgarden)
Outshined (soundgarden)
Show Me How to Live (audioslave)
No Such Thing (new)
You Know My Name (soundtrack to Casino Royale)
What You Are (audioslave)
Rusty Cage (soundgarden)
Wave Goodbye
Say Hello to Heaven (temple of the dog)
Until We Fall
Out of Exile (audioslave)

Chris solo:

Can't Change Me
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson cover)
Fell on Black Days (soundgarden)
Like A Stone (audioslave)
Doesn't Remind Me (segue to full band) (audioslave)

Chris and Band
Cochise (audioslave)
Spoonman (soundgarden)

Be Yourself (audioslave)
Jesus Christ Pose (soundgarden)

Encore:
My Wave (soundgarden)
Seasons
Sunshower
Slaves and Bulldozers (soundgarden).

comments:
venue was only 2/3 full with many empty seats in the good sections (corporate "no shows" perhaps?)

Chris's confidence in singing / voice exceeded even his previous Boston appearance.

"Say Hello to Heaven" and "Bilie Jean" were the show stoppers of the night. Cornell's command of the vocal deliveries on both were jaw-dropping. (I hope someone recorded this show!)

"Say Hello to Heaven" especially performed with shear perfection... rivaling the studio version..

Chris introduced "What You Are" & "Rusty Cage" noting "You deserve to be happy no matter who you are - here's two songs about that very thing"
Chris commented that "Out of Exile" referred to him being in a a major depression, isolated and having the birth of his child pull him out of that.

This setlist leaned more into the quieter / accoustic numbers, perhaps more than past shows?

(Can't Change Me, Billie Jean, Fell on Black Days -accoustic, Like A Stone, Seasons, Sunshower,Doesn't Remind Me)

But his band still hits hard on the classic SG numbers (My Wave / Jesus Christ Pose / Slaves)..

Its amazing that at this point in this long tour, Chris seems to be physically able to turn "on and off" both his "falsetto voice" and his "fiendish wail" *(aka "Slaves and Bulldozers") on command...without any repercussions to his voice.

Here's hoping we get some live audio or DVD released at years end to capture this chapter in his amazing comeback..!
__________________

DOSW

wma11 wrote:

I never knew there was another 'boarder from Reading...I hail from the Sinking Spring/West Lawn 'hood...I guess we're pre-gaming at the Oyster...it'll be kindof a long/shady walk to the Perf. Arts Ctr. I manage a local band, The Suns of Ivy, who played the after-party for Alice Cooper there last Halloween and its a great venue, but the pre-gaming/tailgaiting is limited...unless you have a flack jacket...and yeah, toilet is a good description!

Cool, I'm from the Wyomissing area. I'm not old enough to drink (legally), though, so I'll probably be skipping the pre-game. Look out for me at the venue though, I'll be wearing a cream-colored PJ shirt!

Poncier

locked, you completely overlookd Chris' wonderful dissertation on David Beckham.

DiRtyFranK38

Poncier wrote:

locked, you completely overlookd Chris' wonderful dissertation on David Beckham.

that was funny shit. "FUCK DAVID BECKHAM! I'LL WOOP HIS ASSSS. HOW HARD CAN IT FUCKING BE TO KICK A BALL IN A FUCKING HUGE NET. FUCK HIM! I'LL WOOP HIS ASSSSS. FUCK HIM! PLUS MOST OF US ARE FUCKING U.S. CITIZENS. YEA!"

it was great

Poncier

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

that was funny shit. "FUCK DAVID BECKHAM! I'LL WOOP HIS ASSSS. HOW HARD CAN IT FUCKING BE TO KICK A BALL IN A FUCKING HUGE NET. FUCK HIM! I'LL WOOP HIS ASSSSS. FUCK HIM! PLUS MOST OF US ARE FUCKING U.S. CITIZENS. YEA!"

it was great

Funny thing was, after he kicked the beach ball sideways, I turned to my friend and said jokingly, "he's no David Beckham", and 1.2 seconds later Chris goes into his Beckham rant.

locked

Poncier wrote:

locked, you completely overlookd Chris' wonderful dissertation on David Beckham.

Guilty!

THAT was hilarious.. "kicking a ball is fuckin ' easy... THIS is wicked hard!"