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2. The Police- New Orleans, La Setlist: Message In A Bottle Synchronicity II Walking On The Moon Voices Inside My Head When The World Is Running Down Don't Stand So Close To Me Driven To Tears The Bed's Too Big Without You Truth Hits Everybody Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Wrapped Around Your Finger De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Invisible Sun Walking In Your Footsteps Can't Stand Losing You Roxanne *Encore* King of Pain So Lonely *2nd Encore* Every Breath You Take Next To You I had not been a big Police fan until I saw the show. Needless to say it was great, especially since they're all 50+ years old now! Sting's voice obviously couldnt hit the higher notes (a'la Roxanne) but he used audience participation to cover for him. My favorite moments were in "King of Pain" because that song was played literally to perfection. Not much else to say except that they made me a HUGE fan on that night and everything sounds much better live. The sound quality was strange because it was clear, yet when Sting would go for a long note in the higher register, something wouldn't click and it would just kill my ears (and those around me too). I made makeshift earplugs out of napkins and I was okay. Only other complaint is that they should've atleast played a recording of the piano overdub on "Every Little Thing she Does is Magic" because it sounded empty without it.

Getting 2 reviews done here as I saw both bands in the span of a week: 1. John Mayer- Dallas, Tx Setlist: Neon Belief No Such Thing I Don't Trust Myself With Loving You Waiting on the World to Change Why Georgia Dreaming with a Broken Heart I Don't Need No Doctor (Ray Charles Cover) Bigger than my Body Vultures Gravity *Encore* Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Your Body is a Wonderland I'm Gonna Find Another You Overall i'd give this show basically a 9.5/10. I wish he had played a few more songs from "heavier Things" (Notably: Something's Missing) and maybe one more from the Trio cd (Good Love is On the Way preferably). But it was great, he was spot on and the extended improv jams were great as well. The sound quality of the show was exceptional, which alone moved this one up from 9 to 9.5 for me. It was perfect, as It was loud enough to give it a great atmosphere, but quiet enough to not kill you on the high notes (unlike my next review). One of the best parts was seeing all the babes there though... and I do love those women.

Pulp Fiction is all about the lines...which are some of the most badass lines in all of movie history. Reservoir is like Pulp Fiction in that sense, but almost like Quentin had not found his edge yet you know. Kind-of like Rush making "Rush" thru "Caress of Steel" and then "2112". Great 1st 3 records but they're still tryin to find their sound which they succeed on w/ 2112.

Rush was in a bathtub with Dream Theater and Mike Portnoy farted. Geddy loudly exclaimed, "Wheres My Thing!?!". "It is in Alex's double neck Gibson, which is not the greatest place to find a gigantic wildebeast. Neil said fear the snow dogs or they will kill your family, then outa nowhere came Kurt Cobain shooting heroin in the face. "Ow!" Neil ran screaming, grabbed his drumsticks and his helmet, whipped out his giant spaghetti noodle, and sped out of the studio to go find Terry Brown's apartment. "Oh my gosh! I forgot my...

Dream Theater is the band that oddly enough got me into Rush. When I first heard Rush i thought they were your average 70s classic rock band, and when it comes to 70's classic rock there are a ton of bands that sound just the same right! I dismissed Rush as being ordinary and lame and unoriginal, although I did like Tom Sawyer. But when I got heavily into DT(saw em on Gigantour and loved em) I found out that they were huge Rush fans and all looked up to these guys, and I thought "wow there is something about Rush that I obviously dont know about..." I bought Moving Pictures and i was hooked from the start. That being said Dream Theater is still my favorite band (w/ Rush a close close second right now), i'd recommend "Images and Words" and "Metropolis Pt. 2 Scenes from a Memory" for most first time listeners, especially on a Rush board. If there is anyone here who digs heavier and slightly less proggier material, go for "Train of Thought" or, their masterpeice "Awake", which is one of the greatest albums ever made in my opinion.