"Oh Yeah" Part 3.2 - Story Of A Band To Be Proud Of: Bowery Ballroom Photos

This is the middle entry of three; the first is above and the last below. This entry contains photos of the Bowery  Ballroom show from When I Am King through Helmethead.

WIAK

"It could happen!"

I can't say for sure what the segue from WIAK to Sean's impromptu rendition of the Flaming Lips' Do You Realize might have been. Most of this is on video, along with the breathtaking bonus of a disconcertingly beautiful view of Alan's foremost hindmost as he makes a move to come down into the audience to see how things might look from that perspective.

Sean's Flaming Lips & Alan's Gorgeous Arse, Floating In Space, video download link

Whatever brought the song to Sean/s mind at that moment, the lyrics really do deserve to be recalled as more than a Volvo jingle:

Do you realize
That you have the most beautiful face?
Do you realize
We're floating in space?
Do you realize
That happiness makes you cry?

Do you realize
That everyone you know someday will die?
And instead of saying all of your good-byes
Let them know you realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

After that interlude, it was back to the set list, with Charlie Horse up next.

"Stalwart Men"

Sean's dead General followed after the dead horse.

General Taylor, Sean McCann/Great Big Sea, video download link

Scolding Wife, came next starting out with Alan's lovely little guitar piece. I don't usually take a lot of photos during this song, but on this night, Alan's performance had a keen edge to it, much like a freshly sharpened blade.

Rover, from an AlanStory perspective.

 

After Rover came the Singalongs (Video Killed, 500 Miles, and Bohemian Rhapsody which is on video, followed by Run, Runaway, which is not.

Pre-Run, Runaway Singalongs, Alan Doyle/Great Big Sea video download link

Sea Of No Cares.

I simply could not decide which version to choose, since both are beautiful.

For that matter, I'm having a hard time deciding which Sexy Murray is the sexiest. These photos from Helmethead.

Even better is when Sexy Alan comes over to join Sexy Murray.

The third and final entry will be for the last three songs of the main set , and it will include the encore photos too, if I can get them done quickly enough, but in case I don't, I want to be sure to get as much up as I can now and those will go up later.