August 24, 2002

** Big sweeping statement upcoming !** :: This may be Marc Brownstein's best bass performance of his career or at least 1.0. I know...5150 this guy lol.

I just want to pop on by and express my love for the ''Frog Legs ~> Basis'' encore firstly. Holy shit. It's the Aston Martin of encores.

While the 1st set is stupendous (opening ''Kamaole Sands ~> Spacebirdmatingcall'' This UFO lands perfectly. But the undoubtedly highlight and perhaps....perhaps the highlight of the weekend is "Hope ~> Crystal Ball ~> Hope ~> Kamaole Sands" !! It's 1.0 blissco jamming at it's finest. Each segue can do no wrong, creating mass amounts of goose-pimples on replay. The way skinny Barber brings the world into a frenzy while exiting CB back into 'Hope' is crazy. I'm not an expert on the specific equipment they used and at what period, but while the Doctor was always a mathematical machine, the 3 frontmen never sounded so good in terms of Mags' psychedelia and sample; Marc's thunder down under with minimal perfection only to slap-n-pull a string every once in a while just to make sure you're paying attention. And skinny Barber, Baba Jingo's guitars, pedals, effects, technique and attitude are ALL perfect!! Perhaps only perfect for me but I fucking doubt it. There could be only one set ending tune here; Sands. You can hear it coming a mile away like when you hooked up with that beautiful girl for the 1st time after the freshman dance. "She liked me!!????" There's nothing like losing your virginity to the Police's "Wrapped Around Your Finger" ahem.

The meat, the substance, the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe; the 2nd set.

''Mindless ~> Crix'' this Crickets is stunning. Mr. Brownstein is full on in the mix, right in front and he's just killing it in the name of rock n' roll. ""Save The Robots ~> Sound One ~> Rock Candy"" this Robots jam makes me feel like the 15 year old guy who loses his virginity to the hot 19 year old camp counsellor. Jeez....I need to get laid, it's been a week. Again,lastly, I cannot believe this is the first inverted ''Crystal Ball'! Very 'M Dribble' like quality and tempo. Fast, Furious and on point like a mf.

""I used to love that lady But I don't know what went wrong Whoa, no! And I never had the heart to leave her But she left me on her own.""

~Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.~