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September 12, 2024

 

The Jubilee Tour featuring three bands that gained popularity in the 1990s hit the Blossom stage on a beautiful Tuesday night.

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It has been a few years since STP has graced the stages of northeastern Ohio and the boys from San Diego made up for lost time with a great performance. The DeLeo brothers along with drummer Eric Kretz and singer Jeff Gutt celebrated the 30th Anniversary of their Purple album by playing it from start to finish.

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This was my first time seeing Gutt front the band after the death of Scott Wieland in 2017.  He did a fantastic with his vocals and he endeared himself with the fans in the pit as he made his way along the barricade and fist bumped and shook hands with people in the front as he sang "Vasoline."

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Bassist Robert DeLeo addressed the crowd by thanking them for making it to the show.  He said that they were playing the album Purple  in it's entirety "and this is the fourth song."  With that, the band launched into perhaps their biggest hit, "Interstate Love Song." 

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The band continued to play the album almost note perfect.  Other big songs from that lp included "Big Empty" and "Unglued."

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Their breakout song "Plush" kicked of a four song set from their debut album Core.   "Dead and Bloated," "Crackerman" and the song that put the on the map, "Sex Type Thing" closed out a great set.

 

Live, now just featuring singer and guitarist Ed Kowalczyk are out celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their breakout album, Throwing Copper. 

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Ed and company sounded spot on all evening as they played the hits, some deep cuts and even a new song in their fourteen song set.  

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"All Over You," "The Dolphins Cry" and "Lakini's Juice" were sprinkled throughout the set.  However the band saved their biggest two songs for last, "I Alone" and "Lightening Crashes" much to the delight of the pavilion only audience who sang along with every word.

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Dave Pirner and Soul Asylum kicked off the night of '90s nostalgia with a brief seven song set that mostly consisted of songs from their platinum selling album Grave Dancers Union.  

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Photos and review by Greg Drugan

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