Dec 14 2007
Favourite 8 shows of 2007
I think im done with shows for 2007 so i thought id post a list of my favourite shows this past year. You may notice that for a few shows on the list they are back to back shows. I decided to consider them as one since it was the same performers even though it was a different experience.
01 Beirut - 2007-10-02 The Music Hall - Toronto, ON
This show ended up being number one for a few reasons. First and foremost the overall atmosphere during the entire show was great. The band was in a great mood, the crowd was great which at times is rare for TO, and the music sounded very good all night. Not to mention that the band allowed fans onstage during ‘Bradenburg’.
Setlist, audio samples, and original writeup are here.
Download:
beirut2007-10-02.mc930.flac16.zip
Live Music Archive:
http://www.archive.org/details/Beirut (you’ll find other great Beirut recordings here aswell)
02 Queens of the Stoneage - 2007-10-15 Sony Centre - Toronto, ON
Queens were on fire, the venue sounds absolutely perfect, and i had dead front centre balcony seats. perfect for taping. The crowd was loud and appreciative. And one of my favourite bands were opening, The Black Angels.
Setlists, audio samples, and original writeup here.
Download:
tba2007-10-15.mc930.flac16.zip
qotsa2007-10-15.mc930.flac16.zip
Live Music Archive:
http://www.archive.org/details/TheBlackAngels (my other TO show recording is up here as well as many others)
03 Neil Young - 2007-11-26 & 2007-11-27 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
Neil Young at Massey Hall. All there is to say. I torrented the show a few weeks back, but here it is to download for anyone who wants to check it out.
Setlists, audio samples, and original writeup are here.
Download:
pegiyoung2007-11-26.akgck1x.sd702.flac16.zip
neilyoung2007-11-26.akgck1x.sd702.flac16.zip
04 Great Lake Swimmers - 2007-04-14 Church of the Redeemer - Toronto, ON
Both the early and late shows were wonderful. The band sounded great in this beautiful venue. I havent posted these recordings so now’s your chance to grab both shows.
Setlists, audio samples, and original write up are here.
Download:
gls2007-04-14.early.akg463.flac16.zip
gls2007-04-14.late.akg463.flac16.zip
05 Okkervil River - 2007-09-26 Lee’s Palace - Toronto, ON
This was another really fun show. The crowd on the otherhand, probably gave the musicians a reason to skip TO the next time around. The venue was over crowded and extremely hot. The hottest ive ever felt it at Lee’s. Their performace though made up for those to shortcomings.
Setlist and original write up here.
06 The Tragically Hip - 2007-03-09 & 2007-03-10 Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
If i had to pick between these two shows, id have to pick the March 10th show. Why? The main reason being because I got to hear Fiddlers’ Green” green played live. Both shows were great though. The Hip played the new songs off “World Container” mixed with some older favourites which were different each night.
Setlists and original write up are here.
You’ll find all sorts of Hip audio and video to download at thehiptracker.com.
07 Wolfmother - 2007-03-06 Kool Haus - Toronto, ON
Wolfmother were on fire. They jammed on a few songs and ended with Andrew giving away his pedals to the crowd. The show was loud, but sounded pretty good in the Kool Haus. Id definitely see these guys again.
Setlist, audio samples, and original write up are here.
Download:
wolfmother2007-03-06.spcmc8.flac16.zip
08 Built To Spill - 2007-07-11 Lee’s Palace - Toronto, ON
Last but not least, Built To Spill played two excellent shows here this past summer. It was their first and second ever perforamances here.
They sounded great and so did the venue. The crowd was pretty good on this night which was cool.
Setlist, audio samples, and original write up here.