February 16, 2007

Oh God....this place! :) it does have good sound.

{I} Dribble psych diedown~> Solstice[dub heaven and a Magner masterpiece]~> Dribble insanity!! Crack[top of the shelf version/ the 'Music Never Stopped' of 1st set closers] {II} Martinis outro~> Cyclone~> 42 [trio=that early '07 dance sensation]

The sound is good, if not a tad bright, light bass and the stereo imaging/soundstage is weird but salutations and appreciations always to the crew, Johnny Soundboard and to the holders of the magic sticks.

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” – Joseph Campbell

Opening Dribble jam gets spacey and exploratory and I’m here for it. This sort of melts into Solstice, which is always welcome for me. The jam out of Solstice is absolutely phenomenal. The whole band coalesces around this great progression that starts with Magner, with Barber and Brownstein sort of begrudgingly coming along. This is a really great theme, though I wish Brownstein would have dropped a second chord for the second half of the motif. Oh well. The jam out of Dribble has this weird hypnotic dance groove that I really enjoy. It almost sounds like Magner is initially teasing “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough,” but maybe this is just a coincidence. In any event, the band crafts this interesting pocket that had me hooked. Rock Candy has another solid dance jam, with the band focusing on dark and evil themes, which fit this song so well. The jam flows so well into the ending that it almost feels like this was a type 1 (though it was not).

The jam out of Strobelights is solid, though not something that is all that unique. Jam out of Cyclone is basically the same. Sad how paint-by-numbers these are given how solid the first set was. The 42 jam is slightly more interesting, although this still never gets to a very interesting place for me. Mitts is jamless, but I’m generally fine with that. Munchkin’s jam is another mediocre, paint-by-numbers dance jam, and Lithium is an awful encore.

Highlights: Dribble (1, 2), Solstice*, Rock Candy