Beck ended the brief but fulfilling first day of Boston Calling with a career spanning set that was a mighty fine was to spend the final hours of the night.
Being a festival set, I anticipated a set more geared towards his hits, but even so, I didn’t expect so little material from Morning Phase, you know, last year’s album of the year at the Grammy’s (sorry Kanye). He only shared “Blue Moon” from that, but when you get a set featuring “Devil’s Haircut,” “Lost Cause,” “Girl,” “Gamma Ray,” and “Where It’s At,” how can you complain?
Beck was visibly enjoying his time on stage, sharing many smiles and running enthusiastically around the stage. He had fun with his set, throwing in a bit of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” towards the end of “Think I’m In Love,” and broke down “Where It’s At” to include brief interludes of rock classics led by each band members, such as Van Halen’s “Running With The Devil,” New Order’s “Blue Monday,” and Devo’s “Whip It.” Moments like this broke down the barrier of super rock icon Beck, and made him very relatable to the Boston audience.
He earned every bit of that headlining spot, and proved that he’s still very much on top of his game, not that any of us were doubting him (ok, sorry again, Kanye).
Setlist:
1. Devil’s Haircut
2. Black Tambourine
3. The New Pollution
4. Qué Onda Guero
5. Gamma Ray
6. Hell Yes (Ghetto Chip Malfunction)
7. Go It Alone
8. Think I’m in Love / I Feel Love (Donna Summer Cover)
9. Soul of a Man
10. Lost Cause
11. Blue Moon
12. Soldier Jane
13. Loser
14. Girl
15. Sexx Laws
16. E-Pro
Encore:
17. Debra
18. Where It’s At
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