Concert Date: 10 June 2008
Location: Chicago Theater

Wordplay:

• Mediocre
• Yawn
• B-52’s should have headlined… Just like last year, Erasure should have headlined.
• God Bless Fred Schneider and his cowbell
• Carson? What? Nope
• Yawn again… My neck hurts from nodding off so much…
• Again - Thank God for the B-52’s…
• The Clicks are getting a little bit better - (A little..) that’s not saying much…
• But, but, overall — Mundane… Oh, to be a producer, juggle the line-up, kick some ass… Fire people… If only… If only…

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All images © Bobby Talamine and are provided by the photographer for skipthedial.com

Concert Date: 09 June 2008
Location: United Center

Wordplay:

• A Sublime Controlled Chaos
• Loudest I’ve ever heard them (and that’s a good  thing)
• Fully Torqued (as in Red Barchetta)
• Neil
• The Doll of Neil and his drum kit in front of Geddy’s keyboard and microphone (timeless)
• Again, Neil
• Wascally, Wascals, All!
• Amazing, watching Neils kit completely shake during Tom Sawyer… Richter scale: 5.2… Honest!
• Neil
• God Bless you guys

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Concert Date: 23 May 2008
Location: United Center

Wordplay:

• A Vibrant Tour de Force
• Visionary
• Tons and Tons of bells and whistles
• A blast and a half of Hip-Hop
• Defend, Ambush and Annihilate
• Stands tall, Cocksure (and there’s the rub)

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Concert Date: 06 June 2008
Location: United Center

Wordplay:

• Fighting Form
• Muscular and lanky at the same time
• Jolly Moods
• Polished
• Significant
• Inventive
• Brave

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Concert Date: 17 May 2008
Location: Allstate Arena

Wordplay:

• Endearing
• Missed
• Loved
• Bittersweet
• Emotional
• Expressive
• Beautiful
• Misunderstood - (In other words, not just a mopey goth band, you idiots! )

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