good morning gremmies. we have added the entirety of the 2003 year to the basement this morning. the tally is in-and-around 75 shows. please have a look. we broke up the year into 4 parts: pacific (which includes australia and japan) us leg i, us leg ii, and mexico (which includes 2 us shows played towards the end of the year).
the 2003 tour was in support of riot act, the band’s not-best album. it may contain canonical songs – goof and gremmie like soon forget, thumbing my way, and love boat captain particularly – but along with binuaral, riot act is regarded as a low point for the band’s studio releases.
riot’s act’s supporting tour however is widely regarded amongst gremmies as one of their best and most diverse with over 110 unique songs played across 3 continents. the quality of these shows is excellent, having been mixed by alchemists at the Ten Club.
in closing, a non-sequitur:
an old Pearl Jam joke the band is rumored to have devised:
Question: “How many members of Pearl Jam does it take to change a light bulb?”
Answer: “Change?! Change? We’re not gonna change for anyone! Do you hear me? Not for anyone.”
Personally I think Riot Act is one of their best