The One About the Second Coming

Death Cab for Cutie, part deux. Two years after the first time they rocked my world, they came back on Monday night to further infuse awesomeness into my life. Ass-kickery in sonic form thus ensued.

Setlist:
  1. Bixby Canyon Bridge
  2. The New Year
  3. Why You'd Want to Live Here (!!!)
  4. Crooked Teeth (!!!!)
  5. Long Division
  6. Grapevine Fires
  7. A Movie Script Ending (!!!!!!)
  8. Company Calls (!!!!!!)
  9. Company Calls Epilogue (!!!!!!!!)
  10. Soul Meets Body (!!!!!!)
  11. I Will Follow You Into the Dark
  12. I Will Possess Your Heart
  13. Cath...
  14. No Sunlight (!!!!!!!)
  15. The Sound of Settling (!!!!!!!)
  16. Marching Bands of Manhattan
  17. Title Track (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
  18. Title & Registration (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
  19. Expo '86
  20. Tiny Vessels (!!!!!!!!)
  21. Transatlanticism

NOTE: Exclamation point denotes me marking out for the song. Number of exclamation points next to song denotes how badly I marked out.

A few things:

  • The longer they went without playing Title & Registration, the closer I came to having a nervous breakdown. When they said Marching Bands was supposed to be the last song, my heart sank. Luckily, I remembered that bands ALWAYS come back for encores. As soon as the first few notes hit, I was back on the up and up.
  • They played Title Track! Momentous! I was REALLY looking forward to them playing it seeing as they skipped it the last time around. You can actually hear me saying "No WAY!" in the background while filming the song.
  • Speaking of filming, no ballad notes from me this time around. I've learned my lesson.
  • Company Calls Epilogue! "Crashing through the parlor door, what was your first reaction? Screaming, drunk, disorderly; I'll tell you mine." Ouch.
  • TINY VESSELS! "You touch her skin, and then you think that she is beautiful, but she doesn't mean a thing to me." Mucho ouch.
  • Transatlanticism: Best. Closer. Ever.
  • Watching your favourite band live > lectures starting at 9AM the next day.

Over and out.

- marty..

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