The Black Crowes
House of Blues
Cleveland, Ohio
August 24, 2010
Good Morning CaptainJealous Again
My Morning Song -> Stare It Cold -> My Morning Song
Poor Elijah - Tribute To Johnson (Medley)
Seeing Things
Let It Be Gone
Downtown Money Waster -> Jam ->
Thorn In My Pride
Last Place That Love Lives
Black Moon Creeping
No Speak No Slave
- encore -
She Talks To Angels
Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)
There's an old interview from back in the mid-90s with Chris where he trashed the House of Blues franchise saying something to the effect of, and I'm paraphrasing: "Those people wouldn't know the blues if it bit 'em in the ass." Well here we find ourselves in the year Two Thousand and Ten, and like Willie Nelson sings, ain't it funny how time slips away. This was the fourth visit to the HOB for the band and the 13th Black Crowes show on record to go down in Cleveland, with the first one having been at the Agora opening for Junkyard in April 1990 and the second one coming two weeks later at the Phantasy Nite Club Theater opening for the McAuley Shenker Group. Continuing the trip down Cleveland Memory Lane, the House of Blues has seen two song debuts in the past, both coming during the two night run in July of 2008. One was a never-before-played b-side from the By Your Side sessions and the other was a Grateful Dead cover. The '95 show at the Cleveland Music Hall is known as being the show for which this famous Emek print was made.
So, after three nights of double-setter marathons in Detroit, Chicago and Columbus over the weekend, the band had a day off before playing this one set all-electric show. Capacity at the tiny HOB is 1200 and it was a sold out packed house. Plenty of opportunities for people to get down early in the set with Good Morning Captain and Jealous Again kicking things off, followed by the MMS > Stare It Cold > MMS gospel tambourine breakdown that by now can officially be classified as a hit with all audiences, including atheists and agnostics who would normally resist the urge to dance and get into music inspired by the spirit and power of God running through your veins. Then the first of several jams came during Poor Elijah. The jam in this one can get pretty far out on the open sea sometimes and it's always a good indication of how dialed in the band is when they start to bring it back to port. Everything docked back in nicely as things quieted down for Chris to do his thing on Seeing Things, which always seems to be a favorite with the ladies. Did we mention he was rocking a headband tonight? We don't get too wrapped up in the band's fashion sensibilities; we're here for the music, but when we do wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night with visions of Chris and headbands swimming though our skull, we tend to think of this. By the way, back on the memory lane front once more, here's a old clip for you from a show that just had its 15th anniversary this month.
And now back to this show - following on the heels of Seeing Things was Let It Be Gone, which has been on the PUP list for an entire year after reconstructive knee surgery but has finally been making a welcomed comeback this month. For those that are paying attention, that's the second cover Rich has pulled back out of retirement this month. Could there be a Song of Love or a You've Got To Hide Your Love Away coming down the road? Let's hope so.
The onslaught of Downtown Money Waster > Thorn was the main course tonight - clocking in around 30 minutes - which usually tends to separate the men from the boys in the crowd. You can always tell by a quick pan of the audience during this one, as the looks on people's faces indicate who's being dragged through the mud and who's surfing the moment. The Last Place That Love Lives gave everyone time to recover for a Black Moon Creeping and No Speak No Slave roundhouse ending as the show was already past the 90 minute mark by this point. She Talks To Angels and Been a Long Time (Waiting On Love) were served up for dessert as the night came to an end and the freaks and weirdos of Cleveland were all promptly sent home to their mamas. You want more show details? Fine, here you go:
Tuesday 08/24/2010 Doors: 07:30 PM
Show: 08:30 PM
Prices:
$42.50 - GA standing room - Advance
$45.00 - GA standing room - Day of show
$69.50 - Balcony Reserved seating
House of Blues Cleveland
308 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 523-BLUE (2583)
You want pictures too I suppose. You'd think by now you'd all know what these guys look like. Well, enjoy the pics while you can because the crackdown on cameras is coming...
PBR tallboys for $4.
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