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seafarer62 · 07-21-2014, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the set list.

Really surprised by Gord saying that "Much to My Surprise" was played only a few times.

Gord and the guys played in St. Paul, Minnnesota in late April 1995 for two straight nights. Both nights for the encore, I remember him coming out, sitting down on the bench he was using at that time, and played "Much to My Surprise." One night he said something to the effect that, this song is not quite finished but we want to try it.

It's too long ago for me to remember how close the 1995 live version was from the final product on "A Painter Passing Through."

So Gord was playing this song a couple of years before we heard it on album.

07-21-2014, 08:41 PM	#5
seafarer62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Forest Lake, MN USA Posts: 286	Re: RICHMOND VA-July 20-2014 Thanks for the set list. Really surprised by Gord saying that "Much to My Surprise" was played only a few times. Gord and the guys played in St. Paul, Minnnesota in late April 1995 for two straight nights. Both nights for the encore, I remember him coming out, sitting down on the bench he was using at that time, and played "Much to My Surprise." One night he said something to the effect that, this song is not quite finished but we want to try it. It's too long ago for me to remember how close the 1995 live version was from the final product on "A Painter Passing Through." So Gord was playing this song a couple of years before we heard it on album.