The interesting thing, Holden, is that one gets to know by heart the bootlegs...and the way they are playing songs 'currently' so to speak. But when they actually play, there is a fair amount of variation and 'live jam' feel. I was really impressed when I saw them in 96, and I was equally impressed friday night. My only complaint, is that some of the tracks they are playing are really REALLY long. From Out there Somewhere to Remind was over an hour. I hate to say it, but without invigorating substances, a 25 minute long epic gets a little old after a while. I was actually grateful to hear One Perfect Sunrise and Know Where to Run--I'd never heard them live before... same with Belfast. --I actually videod the entire Belfast, but the sound was so distorted I a probably going to scrap it. I thought about replacing the sound with the manchester version..
At any rate. Seeing Orbital seemed to put bookends on some emotions for me. I saw Orbital the first time and realized I wanted to make music --I saw Orbital on friday, and I realized, it might be time to move on. I felt my age in a big way.