GBS at the Avalon

Great Big Sea
at the Avalon 2004

John Barbour was next and I have to agree with Lynda about its placement. Maybe it needs to be moved down a song or two on the setlist. The Boston crowd was not really into anything that was slow tonight. Any time the b�ys sang a slow one, there was an awful lot of talking. Kris�s drums are so much a part of what makes this song work for me. Alan�s pounding on the �electric� bouzouki makes the last verse too.

I explained to Chandra that the next song along with Sea of No Cares was my theme song from January to July last year. SO much fun! That would be Consequence Free. I have wanted to do that several times in my lifetime � be consequence free � but generally I don�t think it�d be a good idea.

Mari Mac came next but I hate the vocals on this one lately. The instruments are turned up way too loud and the mics not enough. S�an�s vocals were just swallowed up by the instruments, especially in the last verse.

Ordinary Day was a fitting closer and everyone in the audience joined Alan and the b�ys. We sang several choruses by ourselves and Alan lingered for a longer time than usual on stage after everyone had walked off. S�an exited stage Bob to join his girlfriend, I guess. Everyone else went backstage and waited a good long time to come out. We cheered for them for quite a while.

Ordinary Day

John Barbour

Encore 1

Alan came out alone, as I was hoping, and did Boston and St. John�s. Nice, very nice, a more fitting song could not be sung here.

Excursion was fun and harmonious with Bob�s mic still turned way up.

And during Feller From Fortune, S�an was very dancey and ended up kicking Bob in the butt! Sorry I didn�t get a photo of that!

Boston & St. John's

Feller From Fortune

Encore 2

Feller From Fortune

Boston & St. John's

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