Wilmington, Delaware, July 22nd, 2007 Options

[flyersfan62379]

I really hope Live is the closer for that show. Otherwise, I'd be pissed. Really. If they opened, I'd lose interest for the rest of the show.

[torcatofan]

And for the guy who was saying that a girl knew what songs were coming...I've got similar abilities. You can tell by the guitars that are brought out what is going to be played. Pay close attention and you'll start to pick up on it too.

Yeah I knew every song before they played it too - I have over 700 Live songs on my computer, and most of those are performances over the years. I was just surprised that someone standing right behind me knew them all too.

Plus, last night Ed Roland was whining about the time constraints the band faced instead of being grateful that CS was permitted to open for the Counting Crows, and had the opportunity to play their music in front of a large audience. Say what you want about Ed K. but last night he came across grateful that he had the opportunity to play in front of such a large audience.

Finally Ed Roland closed his set by yelling, "You just saw Collective Soul and you know you liked it, tell your friends." He comes across as such a tool onstage that its embarrassing.

See I think Ed R. was just pissed because he knows they are better than Counting Crows yet they got half the playing time. But he better get used to it because they have 20+ more shows on this tour.

And yes, he is a bit of a tool on stage, but it's fucking hilarious.

I forgot to mention, I loved Ed R's baseball references. "Time to play ball", "Thanks for letting Collective Soul throw out the first pitch", etc. So corny but as an avid baseball fan I thought they were great.

[CRH]

torcatofan...i missed the part where you said that you didn't feel so alone because of the person that knew all the songs before they played. didn't mean to doubt your knowledge.

and for the record, any time the white strat comes out, things get good for me.