The Jayhawks - HMV Forum
Very excited to finally see one of my all time favorite Americana bands play live. Given the Mark Olson left the band in 1995, and remaining founding singer/songwriter put them into hiatus in 2005 - it did seem like something I'd never be able to experience.
Bu here I was with around 1500 of the other roots-rock faithful to finally hear Mark Olson and Gary Louris blast through a set comprised primarily of their landmark early-mid Ninties releases 'Hollywood Town Hall' and 'Tomorrow the Green Grass'.
Understandably the band didn't touch any material from the albums released post-Olson's departure, save for the wonderful 'Tampa to Tulsa' from 'Rainy Day Music' - sung by drummer Tim O'Reagan.
We also got a healthy preview of material from the forthcoming album 'Mockingbird Time' which sees Olson recording with the group again for the first time since 1995.
One minor criticism would be the state of Olson's voice, which was always slightly rugged, tonight was very worn - possibly not helped by the fact that he'd already played a full 45 min opening set accompanied by Ingunn Ringvold.
That quibble aside, a fantastic show, and if this re-union isn't a one-off event and turns into a full-blown reconciliation, then it would be good if they started including more material from the great later-Jayhawks releases like 'Smile' and 'Rainy Day Music'.
Full Setlist:
1. Witchita
2. Two Angels
3. Real Light
4. Red's Song
5. Nothing Left To Borrow
6. Closer To Your Side
7. Two Hearts
8. Settled Down Like Rain
9. Take Me With You When You Go
10. She Walks In So Many Ways
11. Blue
12. Nevada, California
13. Run Away
14. Miss Williams Guitar
15. Black Eyed Susan
16. Bad Time
17. Waiting For The Sun
18. Up Above My Head
19. Over My Shoulder
20. Tampa To Tulsa
21. High Water Blues
22. Clouds
23. Hide Your Colors
24. Sister Cry
Bu here I was with around 1500 of the other roots-rock faithful to finally hear Mark Olson and Gary Louris blast through a set comprised primarily of their landmark early-mid Ninties releases 'Hollywood Town Hall' and 'Tomorrow the Green Grass'.
Understandably the band didn't touch any material from the albums released post-Olson's departure, save for the wonderful 'Tampa to Tulsa' from 'Rainy Day Music' - sung by drummer Tim O'Reagan.
We also got a healthy preview of material from the forthcoming album 'Mockingbird Time' which sees Olson recording with the group again for the first time since 1995.
One minor criticism would be the state of Olson's voice, which was always slightly rugged, tonight was very worn - possibly not helped by the fact that he'd already played a full 45 min opening set accompanied by Ingunn Ringvold.
That quibble aside, a fantastic show, and if this re-union isn't a one-off event and turns into a full-blown reconciliation, then it would be good if they started including more material from the great later-Jayhawks releases like 'Smile' and 'Rainy Day Music'.
Full Setlist:
1. Witchita
2. Two Angels
3. Real Light
4. Red's Song
5. Nothing Left To Borrow
6. Closer To Your Side
7. Two Hearts
8. Settled Down Like Rain
9. Take Me With You When You Go
10. She Walks In So Many Ways
11. Blue
12. Nevada, California
13. Run Away
14. Miss Williams Guitar
15. Black Eyed Susan
16. Bad Time
17. Waiting For The Sun
18. Up Above My Head
19. Over My Shoulder
20. Tampa To Tulsa
21. High Water Blues
22. Clouds
23. Hide Your Colors
24. Sister Cry
