Rustic Overtones @ Rock and Blues Cruise 6.27.08 Setlist:
Sector Z
Oxygen
Carsick* (Seasick!)
Love Underground
Hardest Way Possible
Iron Boots
Sugarcoat
Crash Landing
Happy
Combustible
C'Mon
Gas On Skin
Troublesome
Smoke/Kashmir
Light At The End
Encore:
History Crush (not on the setlist)
Rock Like War (Jon immediately ran off stage to the nearest bathroom or deck)
Letter To The President
Notes: We arrived at Long Wharf a bit past nine, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the boat was larger than I'd expected, and already held a good-sized crowd on the decks. There were three decks--the lower deck held the bar, middle deck held the band setup inside and an open stern area, and the top was an open deck with a captain's wheelhouse. The boat was underway right on schedule, the night was clear and warm and the views of the Boston skyline were spectacular.
The band started up about a half hour later. People were looking in through the windows on the stern, people were crammed up near the band (including me ;D), people were standing in doorways--it was sardine city. I also heard they had speakers set up on the upper deck so those who stayed outside could hear loud and clear. I had a fairly decent view of Dave and Jon, and every now and then a tiny glimpse of the horn section--I had this horrible moment where I wasn't even sure if Spence was there because I couldn't see him at all, but once they started playing, I heard him and all was well. ;D The string section was also present and rockin'.
Rustic was on fire...the band nearly blew the upper deck off the boat with Combustible...holy shit. Made the hair on my arms stand up....smokin'!!!! And throughout the show, the crowd in front of the band was bouncing so hard that the entire floor was flexing under my feet. We could have fallen in a heap of twisted metal and bodies to the deck below, and ya know, I don't think we woulda cared. LOL A couple of times, the boat caught a wake that sent everyone weaving--band and audience included--but let me tell ya, you haven't seen talent until you've seen someone play bass without missing a beat while trying to keep their balance on a rocking boat. ;)
Anyhoo, it was a fantastic show, and I'm one happy camper today, although I'm sporting a purple big toe because a girl in front of me decided that pogoing sounded like a great idea, and stupid me, I forgot to wear my steel-toed boots. All worth it, tho. Allllll worth it. (from Donna, stage set list from OswegoMatt)