JA March 2023 Tour Thread

[REA]

No need to pre buy tickets, they can be bought at the box office the day of show.

[thoreau]

They played Obvious finally!? Really hope a clip pops up.

Now we need to see Of Course.

Thanks for the reviews, Rick and PB!

[SR]

JK reinvents a classic Jane's song by omission and addition. This is a beautiful take on this song. Perk got creative on the original as well.

[lucio]

Troy's guitar sound is a lot better in my opinion. Troy's playing is pro, 100 percent. Josh not so much. They should have kept Troy in.

[ESY]

Palladium was fucking stunning. I didn't comment on the Bakersfield gig as I was a little underwhelmed - they just didn't have the same umph they had in November. But.Tonight. Fuck. Fantastic. Perry was on a whole other level compared to Bakersfield. He was fluid and sounded so much better.

A portion of the difference between the shows may be down to the audience - Bakersfield was half full and a shit crowd. Palladium almost had a sense of occasion to it.

Trip Away and Pigs in Zen were dropped. Obvious and 1% added. Loved it. The rest of the set was the same.

Gutted to have to miss out on Reno....snow storm.

The Palladium is a perfect venue for Jane’s. I saw bauhaus there and it was killer.
Was at Bakersfield too, right at the front. Having a mostly seated venue, really doesn’t help.
Saying that, Perry was the most Perry I’ve seen since back in the day. He’s super into it. Last time I saw them in 2009, I swore I wouldn’t ever again - he was going through the motions and Eric looked bored. So glad they both are back!

[thoreau]

JK reinvents a classic Jane's song by omission and addition. This is a beautiful take on this song. Perk got creative on the original as well.

Couldn't agree more. That was absolutely phenomenal. Wow.

[CaseyContrarian]

Loving the clips (cheers PB) and really enjoying this new lease of life they’ve got with E’s return. Don’t get the knocking of Josh, I think he’s awesome up there being himself. If Dave ever actually wants back in, I’d quite like him there as well as, rather than replacing… band would work as a five.

Whatever happens, this shit is exciting again.

Because he mangles important parts. The 8 bar intro to Three Days in Tucson, the noise opening of Ted, etc.. it’s honestly embarrassing at times. Nothing against him personally, he’s just not a great guitarist. Below average.

Good energy tho, lol.

[Shufflefield]

They played Obvious? No, more to the point... Eric played Obvious? Has he ever played Obvious, I think even the studio recording had a session guy on it. I know they played it with Martyn on the Jubilee tour. If Eric is actually playing Obvious, that shows there is just a ton of water under the bridge. =)

Good stuff.

*Edit - Trip Away Bakersfield... sounds like the record.... wow. I got alot of clips to catch up on. back to my comment on the setlist, this is the most adventurous they have been in years. Trip Away, 1% actually being played? If they do slow divers or suffer some I may pee a little.*

[someguy]

They played Obvious? No, more to the point... Eric played Obvious? Has he ever played Obvious, I think even the studio recording had a session guy on it. I know they played it with Martyn on the Jubilee tour. If Eric is actually playing Obvious, that shows there is just a ton of water under the bridge. =)

Good stuff.

*Edit - Trip Away Bakersfield... sounds like the record.... wow. I got alot of clips to catch up on. back to my comment on the setlist, this is the most adventurous they have been in years. Trip Away, 1% actually being played? If they do slow divers or suffer some I may pee a little.*

They played obvious during NINJA too- he’s on the recording as well

[Shufflefield]

They played Obvious? No, more to the point... Eric played Obvious? Has he ever played Obvious, I think even the studio recording had a session guy on it. I know they played it with Martyn on the Jubilee tour. If Eric is actually playing Obvious, that shows there is just a ton of water under the bridge. =)

Good stuff.

*Edit - Trip Away Bakersfield... sounds like the record.... wow. I got alot of clips to catch up on. back to my comment on the setlist, this is the most adventurous they have been in years. Trip Away, 1% actually being played? If they do slow divers or suffer some I may pee a little.*

They played obvious during NINJA too- he’s on the recording as well

Ahhh, your right. had to look it up. Of Course was the weird outlier on Ritual. forgive my foggy old man brain.

[Hokahey]

They played Obvious? No, more to the point... Eric played Obvious? Has he ever played Obvious, I think even the studio recording had a session guy on it. I know they played it with Martyn on the Jubilee tour. If Eric is actually playing Obvious, that shows there is just a ton of water under the bridge. =)

Good stuff.

*Edit - Trip Away Bakersfield... sounds like the record.... wow. I got alot of clips to catch up on. back to my comment on the setlist, this is the most adventurous they have been in years. Trip Away, 1% actually being played? If they do slow divers or suffer some I may pee a little.*

They played obvious during NINJA too- he’s on the recording as well

Ahhh, your right. had to look it up. Of Course was the weird outlier on Ritual. forgive my foggy old man brain.

I always have that same mixup. I think it has something to do with the rumor that obvious was about Eric?

[bman]

Three Days. Josh is good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjBJHRq_O8

[batteringram]

Jane's Addiction @ Hollywood Palladium 3/9/23

https://youtu.be/mqwPfw-kauw

[someguy]

Jane's Addiction @ Hollywood Palladium 3/9/23

https://youtu.be/mqwPfw-kauw

This is awesome- Josh kills it on Obvious and Stop

Said it yesterday but I really want to see this lineup

[autumnan]

Good footage - great to see the 50 yr-olds moshing and crowd surfing! Doing my homework, the Palladium is a similar size to Brixton Academy (currently closed after 2 people died in a crush). Now, if only they would come to Koko or Shepherd's Bush for a festival warm up this summer...

I have to admit, Josh does make some appropriately face-melt tones up there, and he's getting a lot of the signature notes in. The guitars have historical reference in Janes too, which is a nice visual touch (...on the subject of Strats, DN has a white one in the Mt Song video).

He needs to wind his strap up a bit though. It could help finesse some of his leads if he wasn't hunched over with his arms at full stretch. When he has to do large position shifts, or land a phrase that ties off a fast lick, that's when he seems to lose his way.

Excellent set list too. After all the years of people moaning about not mixing it up...

[creep]

Excellent set list too. After all the years of people moaning about not mixing it up...

all it took was a little effort and you haven't heard anyone complain about Etty being on stage.

[rickpoet]

Someone snagged video of them soundchecking imminent redemption tonight. sounds pretty cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTwMJREBLMw

Bad link. Here’s the real one:

https://youtu.be/SECVGN4Bsgg

Honestly surprised no-one has shared the real video yet: https://r.mtdv.me/Janes-Addiction-Imminent-Rickdemption

Rick

[Artemis]

Someone snagged video of them soundchecking imminent redemption tonight. sounds pretty cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTwMJREBLMw

Bad link. Here’s the real one:

https://youtu.be/SECVGN4Bsgg

Honestly surprised no-one has shared the real video yet: https://r.mtdv.me/Janes-Addiction-Imminent-Rickdemption

Rick

I clicked. I should have known better.

[lucio]

They played Obvious? No, more to the point... Eric played Obvious? Has he ever played Obvious, I think even the studio recording had a session guy on it. I know they played it with Martyn on the Jubilee tour. If Eric is actually playing Obvious, that shows there is just a ton of water under the bridge. =)

If they do slow divers or suffer some I may pee a little.*

Slow Divers, would be awesome to hear that one.

[Pandemonium]

Sounds like the Palladium show was every bit as epic as it should have been. I came real close to going, resale GA tickets fell to $70 plus they released a few GAs at face value a couple hours before showtime so it would have been no hassle getting in to this "sold out" show. I just couldn't do it with the exclusively 1.0 set (and one new mellow song), great is it all looked. When they get around to putting out new music even if it's Josh's Addiction, I'll be more apt to give it a shot.

I'm curious what people who've seen these few shows think of L.A. Witch. I really like their albums but I'm not sure if their tunes translates well live without sounding too same-y.

[CaseyContrarian]

Good footage - great to see the 50 yr-olds moshing and crowd surfing! Doing my homework, the Palladium is a similar size to Brixton Academy (currently closed after 2 people died in a crush). Now, if only they would come to Koko or Shepherd's Bush for a festival warm up this summer...

I have to admit, Josh does make some appropriately face-melt tones up there, and he's getting a lot of the signature notes in. The guitars have historical reference in Janes too, which is a nice visual touch (...on the subject of Strats, DN has a white one in the Mt Song video).

He needs to wind his strap up a bit though. It could help finesse some of his leads if he wasn't hunched over with his arms at full stretch. When he has to do large position shifts, or land a phrase that ties off a fast lick, that's when he seems to lose his way.

Excellent set list too. After all the years of people moaning about not mixing it up...

Excellent setlists. Not sure that’s a Strat in the Mountain Song video.

Josh isn’t gonna nail the licks even with Steely Dan strap placement. He gets some, other entire parts are fuckin atrocities. Oh well.

[CaseyContrarian]

Three Days. Josh is good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjBJHRq_O8

He completely fucks up the clean arpeggios in the intro. It’s embarrassing.

[Hokahey]

Three Days. Josh is good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjBJHRq_O8

He completely fucks up the clean arpeggios in the intro. It’s embarrassing.

And then goes on to completely nail the rest of the song for the most part. You’re being ridiculously hard on him. Troy also had his moments where he would fuck up. These are big shoes to fill and I’m sure if Josh were to stick around for a while those little mistakes would get cleaned up. In the meantime, I think he’s doing an admirable job and bringing some great energy to the band.

[someguy]

Three Days. Josh is good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjBJHRq_O8

He completely fucks up the clean arpeggios in the intro. It’s embarrassing.

And then goes on to completely nail the rest of the song for the most part. You’re being ridiculously hard on him. Troy also had his moments where he would fuck up. These are big shoes to fill and I’m sure if Josh were to stick around for a while those little mistakes would get cleaned up. In the meantime, I think he’s doing an admirable job and bringing some great energy to the band.

He struggled mightily at the beginning of his tenure with RHCP- once he got his legs under him he was great.

He’s only going to get better once he gets more reps and acclimated with the songs, and he’s in a far better place with them than he was with RHCP songs in 2011

[Noonesshocking]

Three Days. Josh is good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjBJHRq_O8

He completely fucks up the clean arpeggios in the intro. It’s embarrassing.

And then goes on to completely nail the rest of the song for the most part. You’re being ridiculously hard on him. Troy also had his moments where he would fuck up. These are big shoes to fill and I’m sure if Josh were to stick around for a while those little mistakes would get cleaned up. In the meantime, I think he’s doing an admirable job and bringing some great energy to the band.

Yeah I'm not getting some of this Josh bashing. He's faithful to the parts and JA vibe while sounding like himself. It all feels pretty authentic to me.

Troy was awesome too, but you could tell there were a few songs he didn't really know and kind of hacked his way through (see: Up the Beach, BCS). Some of that probably had a lot to do with the short amount of time to prep. We should do a thread where we compare who we prefer song by song