Nashville Dominated Lousiville....

[Love Dogg]

I went to both shows.  I thought there was no way to top Nashville...none.  I was wrong.  Everytime I see them, they are better and better.  The guys from Red Rocks and Chicago and DC are going to say those shows were better than the Louisville show.  And that's perfectly warranted. 

It's all based on perspective.  Where was our mind when we got to the show.  Are the kids sick...is the wife pissed...is it too hot or too rainy? We have to evaluate the elements in the equation and determine what exactly we are comparing.  I liked the set-up at Nashville.  Riverfront Park is amazing (it is tiered for better visbility) and I want to see more shows from there.  The fireworks from the football game and General Jackson strolling by to visit, were extraordinary moments in the cosmos that can never be replicated.  War Begun...How Do You Know...and the Nashville To Kentucky Remix...Holy Shit!  I went down there with Kory and Dylan and my buddy Goose and I don't know if I could have assembled a better crew-six + hours in a car with someone you don't know is usually a disaster, but I feel like I've got a couple of new friends in them.  We were in the Music City for crying out loud...Carl's home town (I realize he grew up near Indy) and that night belonged to Carl.  He was electric.  The band was tight and I thought they were at their very best that night.  The crowd was very green, though.  I didn't have too big of a problem with the guy climbing the stage, but the crowd surfing was a little much and the glowsticks to the face was downright obsurd.  But the crowd was moving, that's for sure!

I have always been a little weary of the Louisville fans, with all the Leather Kids and what not.  I'm afraid there are a lot of haters out there, because somewhere in their heads they think it's "cooler" to talk the Jacket down.  I don't give a shit if you knew somebody that used to know Jim Olliges or not...Jim James is who the guy is now.  Jim James is the guy who has God on speed dial.  Jim James is the mother fucker who brought us all together, and Jim James is the brightest star in the musical universe.  Louisville was Jim's night, no doubt.  He took over and never let go.  As I said before, the elements were different.  I was with a group of 15-20 people, not all together, but definitely trying to keep in touch.  Plus my girlfriend (ex) was bitching at me, and trust me, I handled it well and got over it quick, but I didn't have to worry about that shit in Nashville..in fact I missed her a little.  It had a little affect on me, though.  Beer lines, I'm with my new friend, j rud on that one.  I got an armload of beers before the show but never left my spot once the show started...except for other-worldly elevation tactics, but I don't think I was controlling it this time!  But first of all, the setlist shake-up locked in a whole different vibe that night.  Nothing was to be expected.  Heartbreakin' Man the Remix...Where To Begin...COBRA!  Whoo!  And how 'bout that bad ass Aluminum Park.  The best Dondante EVER!  And the Louisville Pride was in full affect!  Other than some of the complaints up front, I thought it was a great audience.  The glowsticks, albeit rediculous, were more tame than in Nashville I thought.  

And after the show, I met Angry Ewok, Megalicious, Suspicious K, Alan (sorry, I forgot your screen name), from Alabama and Tennesse areas, jrud, YouAreGivenToFly, and their buddy, from Philly, Ms. Yvon and Wendy from LA, and no telling who else went to Bearno's in the Highlands that didn't know to come to the beer garden in the back.  Before the show, I got to meet TEO who welcomed me to the community with some WWJJD shit, and Jon and his wife, Mandy who drove up from Pensicola.  I felt like I had been put up for adoption as a youngster and was meeting my family for the first time.  And boy, did they embrace me.

This weekend was the best weekend that I've ever had.  It was better for me than Xmas or Thanksgining.  It was better than all the Bonnaroos I've been to.  It was better than any trip I'd been on.   It was better than being a kid.  I woke up Sunday morning with the same smile on my face that I would have had if I would've woken up next to all those pretty ladies I saw that weekend...or woken up in a pile of cash.  

So Nashville Dominated Louisville...Louisville Dominated Nashville...tomatoes/tomates.  It's like picking your favorite twin-you can't.  It was part of the Nashville To Kentucky Experience and I don't think they can be separated.  They were two acts in one brilliant Skakespear play.  Two eyes within one clear vision.  Two hearts that made one beautiful child.  And I will love that child and I will protect that child, and I will hold it dear to my heart.

[YouAre_GivenToFly]

well said love dog... it was nice to meet you

"Do I know you?"

"Umm... I doubt it, I'm from 700 miles away"

;D

[TEO]

That is the best post I have read here in months if not years! Welcome to the fold My Brother in Jackethood.   :)

[harpua51]

So Nashville Dominated Louisville...Louisville Dominated Nashville...tomatoes/tomates.  It's like picking your favorite twin-you can't.  It was part of the Nashville To Kentucky Experience and I don't think they can be separated.  They were two acts in one brilliant Skakespear play.  Two eyes within one clear vision.  Two hearts that made one beautiful child.  And I will love that child and I will protect that child, and I will hold it dear to my heart.

Love Dog that was beautiful!!!  I almost teary eyed!!  

[pawpaw]

Outstanding post Love Dog! Insightful, fired up show reviews have ALWAYS been my favorite things on here - thanks for a great one!

I've been lovin' all the feedback from everyone (especially that guy who was reborn and wants us all to move to Lousiville!), gettin' me fired up for Berkeley!

[LowDownLuvDawg]

I feel the same way there is no comparison... it was a weekend as a whole... Nashville to Kentucky and the band knew it... you could tell... I had a better time in Nashvegas but thats just because of the mood i was in and it was the first time I had seen the boys in a while... Come Louisville I was already broken in.  The weekend as a whole was magical. A dream that came and by the time you realized it was a dream the climax was over.

After attending the KC which was much more subdued than the other shows I am definitely glad I did the nashville to kentucky trek... I saw about 20 people out of the 1500 in attendance dancing.  Some people were getting annoyed by people dancing next to them. One guy actually elbowed me away telling me to leave.   So I guess what I'm getting at is KC made me really understand how powerful the weekend was.  It was a perfect storm of music on two beautiful august evenings with mmj

[Jon T.]

Well said, Love Dog!!

[j_rud]

I went to both shows.  I thought there was no way to top Nashville...none.  I was wrong.  Everytime I see them, they are better and better.  The guys from Red Rocks and Chicago and DC are going to say those shows were better than the Louisville show.  And that's perfectly warranted.

It's all based on perspective.  Where was our mind when we got to the show.  Are the kids sick...is the wife pissed...is it too hot or too rainy? We have to evaluate the elements in the equation and determine what exactly we are comparing.  I liked the set-up at Nashville.  Riverfront Park is amazing (it is tiered for better visbility) and I want to see more shows from there.  The fireworks from the football game and General Jackson strolling by to visit, were extraordinary moments in the cosmos that can never be replicated.  War Begun...How Do You Know...and the Nashville To Kentucky Remix...Holy Shit!  I went down there with Kory and Dylan and my buddy Goose and I don't know if I could have assembled a better crew-six + hours in a car with someone you don't know is usually a disaster, but I feel like I've got a couple of new friends in them.  We were in the Music City for crying out loud...Carl's home town (I realize he grew up near Indy) and that night belonged to Carl.  He was electric.  The band was tight and I thought they were at their very best that night.  The crowd was very green, though.  I didn't have too big of a problem with the guy climbing the stage, but the crowd surfing was a little much and the glowsticks to the face was downright obsurd.  But the crowd was moving, that's for sure!

I have always been a little weary of the Louisville fans, with all the Leather Kids and what not.  I'm afraid there are a lot of haters out there, because somewhere in their heads they think it's "cooler" to talk the Jacket down.  I don't give a shit if you knew somebody that used to know Jim Olliges or not...Jim James is who the guy is now.  Jim James is the guy who has God on speed dial.  Jim James is the mother fucker who brought us all together, and Jim James is the brightest star in the musical universe.  Louisville was Jim's night, no doubt.  He took over and never let go.  As I said before, the elements were different.  I was with a group of 15-20 people, not all together, but definitely trying to keep in touch.  Plus my girlfriend (ex) was bitching at me, and trust me, I handled it well and got over it quick, but I didn't have to worry about that shit in Nashville..in fact I missed her a little.  It had a little affect on me, though.  Beer lines, I'm with my new friend, j rud on that one.  I got an armload of beers before the show but never left my spot once the show started...except for other-worldly elevation tactics, but I don't think I was controlling it this time!  But first of all, the setlist shake-up locked in a whole different vibe that night.  Nothing was to be expected.  Heartbreakin' Man the Remix...Where To Begin...COBRA!  Whoo!  And how 'bout that bad ass Aluminum Park.  The best Dondante EVER!  And the Louisville Pride was in full affect!  Other than some of the complaints up front, I thought it was a great audience.  The glowsticks, albeit rediculous, were more tame than in Nashville I thought.  

And after the show, I met Angry Ewok, Megalicious, Suspicious K, Alan (sorry, I forgot your screen name), from Alabama and Tennesse areas, jrud, YouAreGivenToFly, and their buddy, from Philly, Ms. Yvon and Wendy from LA, and no telling who else went to Bearno's in the Highlands that didn't know to come to the beer garden in the back.  Before the show, I got to meet TEO who welcomed me to the community with some WWJJD shit, and Jon and his wife, Mandy who drove up from Pensicola.  I felt like I had been put up for adoption as a youngster and was meeting my family for the first time.  And boy, did they embrace me.

This weekend was the best weekend that I've ever had.  It was better for me than Xmas or Thanksgining.  It was better than all the Bonnaroos I've been to.  It was better than any trip I'd been on.   It was better than being a kid.  I woke up Sunday morning with the same smile on my face that I would have had if I would've woken up next to all those pretty ladies I saw that weekend...or woken up in a pile of cash.  

So Nashville Dominated Louisville...Louisville Dominated Nashville...tomatoes/tomates.  It's like picking your favorite twin-you can't.  It was part of the Nashville To Kentucky Experience and I don't think they can be separated.  They were two acts in one brilliant Skakespear play.  Two eyes within one clear vision.  Two hearts that made one beautiful child.  And I will love that child and I will protect that child, and I will hold it dear to my heart.

Just when I thought I was over missing Louisville you go and drop this bomb on me lol! You nailed it, to be sure: its all about perspective. Although Louisville was a celebration of the band and their hometown, what set it apart for me was the journey to get there. 1,400+ round trip miles, visiting a new city, and meeting some awesome people in addition to an epic concert all add up to make it one of my most cherished memories. Does that make it better than Nashville? I dunno, how could I say? Im not even concerned about comparing them, to be honest.

And again, it was great to meet all you guys. Its funny to think we spent an hour at the other end of the bar and nearly took off without checking out the back end of the place. Im really glad we did because it was the perfect way to end our time in Louisville. Bleary eyed and exhausted, 3:30 AM,  waxing philosophic over warm beer and too many cigarettes about how Jim is one of this generations only true rock stars. It was perfect...