Tulsa, Oklahoma, Cain's
I was most surprised that The Cult was coming to my fair city, but with the historic Cain's
Ballroom, we get many surprises and treats. The Cain's has seen everyone to the Sex Pistols
to Willie Nelson and has a sound system that is beyond compare. The Cult started around 9
as I expected from reading the other reviews, but they did not experience any sound problems
or glitches as others reported and played almost two full hours--the other sets I saw years
ago were barely an hour.
The crowd responded well with a little help from Ian and Billy and the spring-loaded dance
floor of the old Ballroom was bouncing. Spiritwalker was a great surprise and
Electric Ocean was one of the highlights--even though it was never a hit. She
Sells Sanctuary tore the house down with every soul in the building flying just a little
bit.
A fan can never be truly satisfied with the set list, but this one came pretty close. I
would have rather heard Wild Hearted Son over Wonderland, but that is only a
minor complaint. Also, I have to disagree with the less than gushing reviews of the
acoustic version of Edie (Ciao Baby) and Brother Wolf; Sister Moon--complete
with electric stand-up bass. Both of these songs gave us a much needed break from the
non-stop waves of a highly emotional performance. Billy is one of the unsung heroes of
the rock guitar.
The guys seemed to be truly enjoying the performance and playing like rock and roll brothers.
It was great to see many fathers and sons (like me and mine) at the show. It was like
passing down a bit of music history. If they hadn't of worn us out with a truly exciting
set, I think we could've managed another encore. Unfortunately, no one had a voice left in
order to call for more. I don't think I could of handled another song, but I would've tried.
If you are looking for a show to buy from Instant Live, I don't think you would be
disappointed with this one.
Ian left us with his thanks and his love of the venue, promising to be back. I can only
hope that it wasn't just empty end of the show farewell.
Derek Jones
Setlist
Lil' Devil
Sweet Soul Sister
The Witch
Peace Dog
Revolution
Spiritwalker
In The Clouds
Wonderland
Brother Wolf; Sister Moon
Gone
Rise
Rain
Fire Woman
Wild Flower
War
Encore 1:
Edie (Ciao Baby)
Electric Ocean
She Sells Sanctuary
Encore 2:
Love Removal Machine