8/15/07 Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH

Scooby7 · Post by **Scooby7** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:45 pm

The Cincy show was a huge disappointment. Same set list as Pitt except no Ain't No Right. Quite honestly, Perry played to the size/response of the crowd. This show paled in comparison to the 96 Porno tour. Honestly, historical trend or not, playing a dozen (or less) songs for 30 plus dollars with 7 cds isn't acceptable anymore. A live performer of his stature should never play 70 minutes as he did tonigh in Cincy. He owes the fan base more than that. He seemed to be running through the motions.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:08 am

Hey Scooby, I split this off into a thread of it's own.

As for your comment that's a bummer that you were disappointed.
They really did a great show last night and had the crowd into it from the get go.
How many people were there tonight?
I know I'm preaching to the choir but you got to remember a 1 hour long show is the norm for every band Perry's been in except maybe Psi Com and those were probably less than a hour based on the few recordings that circulate.
Perry just going through the motions?
IMO I don't think there will ever be a day when we'll see that.
You of course are entitled to your opinion.
Again it sucks that you weren't happy because I thought last night was great and that the band were even tighter than they were when I saw them here in Cleveland last week.

vikkivale · Post by **vikkivale** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:54 am

Scooby7 wrote: A live performer of his stature should never play 70 minutes as he did tonigh in Cincy. He owes the fan base more than that. He seemed to be running through the motions.

I see what you are saying, but I have a shitload of bootlegs going back to 1986 (Jane's and Porno) and most have not been extremely long. However, it's quality not quality.

It seems they've been playing non-stop for the past few months and he is after all only human...I just know the level of energy at Lolla was incredible.

Post by **hydro** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:24 am

first off perry is only human,hes exsausted,hes missing his kids and right before the show in cinci some drama happenes with the bus driver and the band almost gets hurt and it probley scared them so im sure he had some shit on his mind ,give the poor guy a brake!!!!we should all feel honored just to be in his presence and to get to see him again after so many years,enjoy perry for who he is and all the great memories hes gave us over the years.lets party and celebrate and be happy that hes still making beautiful music!!! all perry and the band needs is lots of love and positive vibes from all of us to make their tour a success.

Scooby7 · Post by **Scooby7** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:59 am

There were probably 200 people there (in a 1200 capacity club). I felt badly for him, but Cincy's an odd town when it comes to recognizing good music. Unless you are obvious and all over the media, Cincy doesn't seem to get it. Anyway, back to the show......I'm not saying the whole show was lame or anything, just that it's disappointing to see Ain't No Right on every set list, then mysteriously dropped last night. I just think he should be doing a solid 15 songs, which was what I saw with PFP. As far as going through the motions, he just seemed more energetic with PFP (maybe he's just older?!?) , and the between song banter was pretty cheesey. I remember being more taken by his intro's to songs and comments with PFP. Maybe I'm the odd one out on this, but I also didn't find the guitarist a good fit, although he did crack me up. He was low in the mix too often and didn't seem to tackle the finer details of songs. All in all, a fair show, but not where it could be. I'd love to see Perry move away from the "hits" and tackle some other songs. Even a cover of "Ripple" would've worked well. Here's hoping PFP gets back together after SP winds down.

StickyFingers · Post by **StickyFingers** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:49 am

hydro wrote:right before the show in cinci some drama happenes with the bus driver and the band almost gets hurt and it probley scared them so im sure he had some shit on his mind ,give the poor guy a brake

What happened?

Post by **hydro** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:46 am

StickyFingers wrote:
hydro wrote:right before the show in cinci some drama happenes with the bus driver and the band almost gets hurt and it probley scared them so im sure he had some shit on his mind ,give the poor guy a brake
What happened?

HEY THERE YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT UNDER PERRYS BLOG ....I THINK THIS WILL GET YOU THERE
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =299890096

Post by **hydro** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:30 pm

hydro wrote:
StickyFingers wrote:
hydro wrote:right before the show in cinci some drama happenes with the bus driver and the band almost gets hurt and it probley scared them so im sure he had some shit on his mind ,give the poor guy a brake
What happened?
HEY THERE YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT UNDER PERRYS BLOG ....I THINK THIS WILL GET YOU THERE
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =299890096

im sorry im not yelling i just thought it would be nice to read it from perrys own words

slowdiver · Post by **slowdiver** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:12 am

I believe Perry's bands concerts are so incredibly full of energy, that they simply can't last too long....

Hey guys, I was a little worried after the big changes in the band, I'd like to know how is it going on stage: are they getting better and grawing fast? how do the new guitarist and drummer play?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:18 am

slowdiver wrote:I believe Perry's bands concerts are so incredibly full of energy, that they simply can't last too long....
Hey guys, I was a little worried after the big changes in the band, I'd like to know how is it going on stage: are they getting better and grawing fast? how do the new guitarist and drummer play?

Hi slowdiver, I totally agree with you.
Perry gives 100% every night out and goes for as long as he can.
As far as you questions I watched the Lolla webcast and they seemed a bit tentative.
Then I saw them in person on 8/8 and they were improved.
The show on 8/14 was better still.
So yes they're getting better / tighter as a group.
The new guitarist Nick is doing a great job.
When I saw them on the 14th he really nailed it.
The drummer Jordan is another fine addition to the band.
He didn't miss a beat the whole night until his kit suffered a mishap.

I think both are fitting in well and the band will continue to gel / improve.
Hope that answered your question and welcome to the site.