Another ser Porter\'s show. WUIAC is an alltime great opener, then a rockin\' Fairy. They\'ve definitely taken out some of the soul and emotion in Fairy and traded it in for some edge since the early versions. It really works well both ways, but considering how many more songs they have with rock edge, I feel that their real emotion tunes (Fairy, Mooboo\'s, Vera Street, Question Mark etc.) should be kept guarded. Looking at the setlist, they played 3 out of 4 of those last night...nice! LDZ > HLH > SOS was crazy, Harry was a great jam that resembled the beginning of a roller-coaster ride; very gradual and exciting buildup, then a huge swoop down all at once. They landed back in a mini-jam with the Harry changes and Tim playing the melody, and Freddie made the excellent point that this could be considered a "Harry Reprise".
(To digress into setlist geekdom for a moment, I think that Freddie is right, and that if there is a Hardluck Harry Reprise, this is what it is. My only question is, can a song segue into its own reprise, or is that just an extension of the same song?)
Anyways, this was definitely the best jam of the first set, Beef Barley was good but last week\'s was off the charts. FFT was congratulating Ron on getting married, huge grin on his face the whole time. 2nd set...oh my goodness. Superfly Phaddy Fat > The Other One...are you kidding me? I mean, who does that? This is the type of segue you fantasize about that only The Breakfast pulls off. Unbelievable, and the best part was these 2 minutes where they\'re playing the unmistakable Other One rhythm, and I\'m hanging by a thread waiting to see if Jordan is gonna say "Spanish lady comes to me, she lays on me this rose..." or if it\'s just a really tantalizing tease. Then he finally busts out with it and I\'m jumping through the roof. Those were the best two minutes of the show. The rest of the show rocked hard with DMB, WPOAC, and Sweet Leaf. I really like Porter\'s, the out-of-the-wayness actually gives it a lot of character and it\'s the best venue for beer since CBC. Love the new dance floor. Super time and great to see everyone! See you next weekend!
