Great effing show. The band is definitely tighter and tracks are far more developed - you can hear the difference in the new material especially. The Charade and Another Life (which feels like it could/should be a huge song) were unbelievable. The YouTube clips really don't do 'em justice.

I was really struck by how comfortable D looked w/the guitar. A huge leap forward from the European clips. He looked like he knew how to use it as part of his stage persona, like he's been playing it on stage for years.

Even the crowd was pretty decent (by LA standards), and brought some good energy. There seemed to be a good buzz in the air when the show let out, and only a handful of folks griping about not playing Untitled.

(BTW when did Jesse turn into Mr. Glass?)