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Just watched it again.

-Edging was so fucking fun live. That’s gotta get the crowds going on tour.

-this was the first version of I Miss You where I was like “oh. My. God. That was legendary” since the Pepsi smash performance.

-Tom’s new guitar is so rad. It sounded appropriate for each song. Perks for going digital! Although it is super weird to not see amps on stage haha.

—Marks bass still sounds incredible. Can’t get over how he brought the OG pink bass back.

 

first time playing Aliens with Tom since 2001?????????? Wowie. They sounded incredible.

 

What a time everyone. Enjoy the ride.

 

this one made wish we got to see the Enema celebration with Tom.

 

It was really cool seeing them play quite a few Enema deep cuts.

 

Is Aliens Exist considered a deep cut? Lol

 

Yes. They hadn’t played it with Tom in over 20 years.

 

haven’t played it in over 20 years and it was never a single so I’d say yeah

 

I maintain that all 3 of the serious TOYPAJ bonus tracks should have made the record. I don’t know exactly in place of what, but they’re too good to be relegated to bonus tracks that a good percentage of people probably don’t gen know exist

 

Shut Up, Good Reason and Lonely Guy. It's couldn't be easier for me lol

 

TOYPAJ def feels most appropriate to listen to today just cause that was when blink was most fun really

 

holy shit the crowd

 

More than anything else….I just want to see them play Please Take Me Home and Everytime I Look For You again.

Obviously Online Songs would be cool, but we’ve never gotten that. The two up top have been payed before and need to be brought back!

 

How dare you

 

"What went wrong" would've been a perfect album closer.

"Give me one good reason" and "please take me home" shouldve been b-sides.

 

Haha Good Reason is the only one I consider a skip FWIW

Back in the day Lonely Guy was one of my faves. In my emo-est times

 

How dare you

 

wtf

 

I’ve watched clips all day on tiktok and the emotions are so real.

 

Can anyone point me to a link to download audio?

 

Looks like when Mark said "Hi John" he was talking to Feldy. He posted about Travis having him out and some videos of them in the front of the crowd.

 

Lally was there too. I’m choosing to believe it was him

 

Some thoughts:

Mark's voice really has benefited from some rest & not having to carry the majority of vocal duties. It also probably didn't help that a lot of California & Nine were out of his vocal range.

Really don't see how California or Nine get worked into the setlist, outside of Built This Pool, Brohemian Rhapsody & perhaps Happier Days.

Besides them just having an all around blast and sounding great, there was a definite difference in Tom's attitude towards the old songs this time around. Some funny changes in the vocals, but not the monster voice. The '09 reunion just had this feeling of "Ugh, First Date & ATST are so beneath an artist of my stature". IDK, maybe watching someone else give those songs the performance they deserved the last 5 years was a good "wake up".

 

I watched live last night and just wanted to focus on the performance. As soon as Dammit wrapped, I fell asleep haha

But, wow! I was very worried about Tom, but overall, he did great. You could tell he prepared. Vocally, he sound a little odd her and there, but for Tom, he did great. His guitar sounded top notch. And fucking pick slides! I feel like I never hear those anymore? Are they frowned upon these days or am I just not listening to the right bands? So, yea, welcome back, Tom. I didn’t want you back, but you showed up and shut me up.

Of course Mark and Travis also killed it, too! I can’t wait to see them this summer. Going to be so sick.

That was a pretty damn solid set. The only changes I would make, personally, would be to swap out Dumpweed for Wendy Clear and take out Down for Stockholm Syndrome. I love the musical side of Dumpweed, but the lyrics are easily some of the ones that do not hold up 24 years later. I don’t think I need to explain my other swap haha!