optimistic-pessimist

I don't think anyone has mentioned Maynard's escalating scream in the middle of Stinkfist. It would be at 3:29 on the album version, but instead of the subtle little "right" that he normally says, it was more like "rriiiiiiIIIIIIIIIGGHHH!!!" that just kept going up and up. Very unexpected and cool.

He also screwed up, and changed up, a bit in the beginning of Rosetta Stoned. He got a little tongue-tied on "contemplating the whole chosen people thingy" but played it off well by just stopping the line and going on to the next one. He was also saying a lot of lines differently... changing his inflection and tone from the way it was recorded on the album. I didn't like it, personally. It didn't seem like an improvement... just something for his own entertainment.

Lastly, someone already mentioned how Maynard slowed down his lines in the middle of Opiate and how Adam got tripped up. "If you want to get your soul to heaven." -wait- "Trust in me now don't you judge or question." -wait- *Early riff from Adam* (whoops) "You are broken now but faith can heal you." etc...

But Danny was fooled for a second too. He stopped his little rhythm on the high-hat and seemed ready for the song to break out again. Seems like it really was an improvisation from Maynard and it had everyone, not just the audience, fooled.

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