Agreed. ridiculously amazing.
yardsale, my losing bet. period.

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Wish me luck, I know you think I'll need it.
For all the hardest roads we have to walk alone.

Son of a...........................

Pretty Girl from Raleigh = my favorite song. So much meaning behind that song for me. I want to her it so bad Maybe at my 7th show, they'll play it for once...

That set list is one of the best I've ever seen. Great listening online, but would have loved to have been there.

@CoffeeBomb: Sorry I couldn't make the pre-show, I was running a little late and got up there at 7 when then the doors opened. What an amazing show, and I almost couldn't have asked for a better set-list for my first Avett show. It was worth the drive, WELL worth it. Very upbeat and high energy, as I assume all Avett shows are. My favorite "song of the week" is Tin Man, and I jumped out of my skin when I heard those first notes!

And I agree, I hope that the radio stream is offered as a download. Have fun to all of those going tonight to the HoB!! I've got to get ready to go to the Blackhawks game!

@BeefyD: that "Jumped out of my seat" thing made me laugh. I did the same exact thing when I heard the first note of Colorshow. I literally jumped up and yelled.

oh man, what an incredible first show.
i've been waiting for a long time for these guys to play in milwaukee. they even admitted it had been awhile.
and to get this kind of set list from them for my birthday (which is technically today, but whatever). just incredible. and to be able to tell seth that after the show, just - legendary night. happy 2-4 to me. definitely worth standing out in the cold for a few hours to manage to be in the front row - despite the drunk a**hole next to me during the majority of the concert. (the guy who kept yelling Providence during The Low Anthem).

just. incredible.

edit: i tweeted with the radio (cause i didn't hear the broadcast at all) because i know that they do turn around and offer the downloads from time to time. i have a set of Andrew Bird and a Bon Iver set from them.... but they said it matters on the Avett management and label if we'll get it or not.

YardSale and My Losing Bet were amazing but 9 songs from I&L&Y. Don't get me wrong, I love the album but it seems like these songs are getting overplayed. The setlists are getting a little predictable with an occasional surprise. Hope tonights show in Chi City will have a little more variety.

I really hope they're going to get an approval to put this show up for download. It was a great listen and made me incredibly sad that I won't get to see them on this tour.

This was my second show, and it was amazing--again. These guys have an energy I haven't seen in years. Not to mention some sweetass moves!!! We're so lucky to enjoy their coming of age!!

BUT....at the risk of sounding jaded, I'm wondering if anyone else felt it was too big a venue for the boys. My first show was the Barrymore in Madison, and it was thands down the most intimate show I've ever been to. I felt this was missing at Riverside. I was up in the balcony so I'm sure that had something to do with my reaction. I just seemed so...impersonal? Anyone have any thoughts?

As for the setlist, I'm still WOWed. They played a lot of newer stuff at the October Madison show. It was a pleasant surprise to hear oldies like Colorshow and Yard Sale! And Greatest Sum...are you kidding?!!! Give the boys a lot of props for staying true to their roots!

P.S. Anyone else notice Bob coming into his own as a budding rock star?

@Libalaplage I was at that show at the Barrymore in Madison as well, and it used to be #2 in the ranking of Avett shows I've been to - This show last night in Milwaukee definitely displaced it. Yes the venue was huuuuge, and I was in an almost identical spot to where I was at the Barrymore (last row of the balcony both times, I have terrible luck.) but even in such a large room it still seemed every bit as intimate to me. The band gives SO MUCH of themselves to every song and every performance, and the fans give it right back... it didn't really seem like a big deal to me!

well originally this show was booked in a much much much MUCH smaller venue, but they sold out Turner Hall (who also owns the Riverside and the Pabst) so quickly, and they already had something booked in the Pabst - which is the middle size venue of the three - that they moved it up.... and I think MKE was waiting for The Avetts to show up - unbelievable that they sold that place out. I mean, not, but I am so very pleased. Show seemed super intimate to me, but then again, I was leaning against the stage.

And I for one was happy with the maybe I&L&U heavy set - I could have used a bit more variety from Emotionalism thrown in there and cut a few I&L&U tracks - just as a first time attender - and the fact that I discovered them during Emotionalism - but that's just nostaligia's talk. And with how much love I have for I&L&U it was nice to get a little bombarded with it. Most bands tour really heavy on their newest record for 6-18 months before they go to a more even set - I dunno the details of course on Avetts - but it's true for my other favorite bands.

this may be a stupid question, but spare me i'm a newb, how long has scott been singing murder in the city completely by himself? and with the lyrics about his daughter and her mother instead of sister and their mother?

i loved the lyric change, but i missed seth's harmonies. which dunno about you, but for me their harmonies are part of what DEMANDED i became a fan.

he started changing the lyrics just after his daughter was born. Like David said, sometime last year. It's nice when Seth harmonizes, but it's also nice solo.

this statement is not directed at anyone in particular, so please, no one take offense:

It's easiest to appreciate this band, in my opinion, if you leave your expectations at the door and just appreciate the gift that they give you at each show. They're more than likely customizing their setlists more and more these days to try to appeal to a wider fan base. and the wider that fan base is, the less forgiving the audience, or rather, the more fickle the audience. They must feel that they have to choose their setlist wisely so that they make the maximum impact. let's face it, they have a lot of songs that fans love, but that may turn off a first-time listener that has not experienced the musical enlightenment that we all have. So, a "boring" setlist at a show kind of makes sense to me. A bigger audience, a large majority of which probably came because of I&L&U, wants to hear the newer music. I'm sure TAB wants to retain those fans, and maybe they feel that they need to break them in easy to their older stuff. It may be dissappointing, but it makes sense.

I for one, am glad when they change things up, even if it isn't the way I like it. For example: I love The perfect Space live when Scott runs from keys to drums and back. not so much musically, but visually. it really speaks volumes to their drive to make due with what's at hand and not conforming to typical standards. But damn, when they played it in Ithaca with Jacob on Drums and Scott stayed on Keys, it sure made for a fuller sound and overall better musical presentation. (I can't say the same for SFOS at Milwaukee. That song just plain needs Seth on drums, visually and musically!). But I digress from my point, which is: if they played it or sang it the same every time, it would get stale.

I'm just grateful for every show I get to attend, and anxious for whatever music I may receive.

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thanks for the answers guys! (and girls?) somehow i dunno how i've never seen that on youtube? i get stuck watching the official vid for murder in the city more than live ones i suppose, and my friend who saw them in georgia it was the way i expected it to be. it was a super awesome welcome change, i was just wondering. thanks!

all in all a phenomenal night, and i can't wait to see them again. i need to get my bonnaroo ticket soon.

It was such an awesome awesome show. Few more "new ones" to add to my list. Can't wait for my next show!
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But their good times come with prices
And I can't believe it when I hear the jokes they make
At anyone's expese except their own
Would they laugh if they knew who paid?

Libala, I'm slightly confused...

you said:

"To your point about repetitive setlists, I've been to several disappointing shows in the last couple years where the set list was almost identical to the night before and the night before that..."

do you mean several disappointing TAB shows with repetetive setlists, or other bands? I think you mean other bands.

I ask because some people have complained about this from TAB during some recent shows. Which relates to what I was talking about.

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Definitely meant other bands. Hence "I soooo appreciate that they [TAB] deliver a mixed bag every time."

here's my video of And It Spread, surprisginly high qual sound for the camera resting on stage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHXawHLVAxM

also, all of my photos are here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2034674&id=123700160&l=9a01004ef4

The review posted to livejournal came from here
http://www.concertlivewire.com/avett10.htm

i wrote it, glad you liked it. Thanks to my friend Joe for taking the photos.