@PisoMojado said:

What a fantastic weekend and great show on Sunday night. Woo haters gonna hate, but the band *invites* the woos with their full-band measure-long rests. I woo'ed on Sunday along with 1000s of others - I dare say it was fun - then they continued jamming.

Besides, where do you draw the line? Are the PYITE "heys" ok for some arbitrary reason? The Mound claps? What about singing along?

Really, I see the "woos" as a populist extension of the Secret Language from days of yore. Let's try not to crap on a big reason we all love the band - the bond between the band and the fans.

pyite and mound are not the same thing.... they just aren't. the tunes impose limits. i hope they play mound again soon.

nor is singing along.

SL was a means for the band to stay alert: at no point does the audience signal the band. when it becomes interactive, the band was driving the communication.... and then the band tired of that, too...........................

even were one to concede that woos were invited during weigh - they weren't, initially; really: they weren't: and then they were constantly 'mis-wooed' throughout the tune (go back and listen) - one can still argue that the quiet space the band leaves is better left quiet.

i swore i wasn't going to comment anymore re: this.

but 'full measures' were not bestowed to the fans during mike's (listen to 10:42 and on....) this is the only reason i care: i feel the woos marred the tune. it's not the nevada tweezer; let them go dark.

if you like to woo, cool. but that's the extent of it - you like it: the band hasn't been inviting it.

they did for about a week.