Diane & I saw the Dead Weather at Rams Head Live on Monday, August 2nd in Baltimore. What an incredible, sold-out show! They are best as a live band. The raw emotion and aggressiveness of their music just rocked.

There were songs that I don’t really like off their records such as ‘60 Feet Tall’ (Horehound) and ‘I’m Mad’ (Sea of Cowards) that were superb live. Conversely, Die by the Drop is one of my favorite songs off their new album, but I didn’t care for the live version.

Harlem, from Austin, Texas, opened. They did 10 songs and I really liked three of them. A few sucked and the rest were ok. They’re a three person band, and the lead guitarist and drummer swapped about ½ through the set. To be honest, the first guitarist wasn’t that great but the drummer-cum-guitarist rocked out on both instruments.

The Dead Weather played 13 songs and then came back out for a three song encore. Here’s the setlist they played:

  1. The Difference Between Us
  2. I'm Mad
  3. 60 Feet Tall
  4. Hang You From The Heavens
  5. You Just Can't Win (Them cover)
  6. So Far From Your Weapon
  7. No Horse
  8. I Cut Like a Buffalo
  9. Gasoline
  10. Die by the Drop
  11. Hustle and Cuss
  12. New Pony (Bob Dylan cover)
  13. Will There Be Enough Water?
Encore:
  1. Blue Blood Blues
  2. Jawbreaker
  3. Treat Me Like Your Mother