Episode 3 > GBFBITS > Episode 3 > Drunk Monk Bar > Episode 3
Guess I will finish posting what I started last night.
When we arrived the venue was not open. We went across the way to Packards to enjoy a beer before the show. While at Packards, I met bdfreetuna and his friend. Thanks again for the prizes. When I left Packards after my beer, I went to the venue and waited and one of the longer lines to see The Breakfast. I knew then that this show was going to be something.
I told a few people that this was going to be the show that propelled them into the right direction. Then the show began, almost on time and to a very packed house.
The Episode 3 sandwich was definitely the highlight of the evening. It was an excellant way to breakdown the "emoitions/feelings of Buquebus". Tim was working the crowd like no other last night with a lot of tension and release work from the get go. I said a few times, especially during GBFBITS that TPalms was shredding his axe. The night started out near perfect. The jam into No Regret was good, but the Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos with Me was awesome. Great playing by the entire band. From the beginning you could see Adrain pounding the skins with authority. The highlight of the 1st set is the Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos With Me > The Chase. It is what I refer to a whiplash jam. The high power and energy eminating from the Gladys came almost to a complete stop on a dime before they slowly brought themselves into The Chase. I had just purchased a beer and thought I heard Tim say something about a Set Break?
Set break is perfect. I enjoy set break, it gives everyone a minute to catch a breathe, a smoke or talk to there friends. Either way, IMO, the band made great use of their time. Set break was short and sweet and then it was back to the show.
By this point in the night, I had basically seen the show from every spot in the venue. I thought the balcony was the best spot but my beer was down on the stage so I decided to hang out on the Save/Animal side a little longer. I\'m glad I did. I had given up all hope for Honey Butter after hearing it at the Webster on NYE. Glad I didn\'t shut the door on it. Honey Butter was intense and has a lot more potential then I ever could imagine. There were a few parts that sounded as if they had more time they could expanded but then again a 30-minute Honey Butter during a short show wouldn\'t have been wise. I hate the VT Song but I must say in the last year they really did rework and the music to the song is better. Still a song I can do with out. So I went back up stairs to chat with some peeps before finding myself back down stairs with a beer behind the soundboard. Where I was standing next to Weekapaug19. Phaddy Boom Baddy went over really well. It has a perfect crowd interaction part, everyone knew the lyrics and sang. As Weekapaug19 turned to me after PBB and said they need to bust into Rufus, Mooboos, Scheme or something. And I agreed, they needed something big to wrap up this show. As I finished the boys hit the opening to Rufus and the place was nuts. As Oldnewbie said after this show, the Iron Horse is the house that Rufus built. They love to place Rufus in that place. The Drum Solo was great. Animal beat the skins like a drunken step father beats his new wifes kids when she is not around. How is arms didn\'t fall off after the show is beyond me. As Animal was ending the drum solo he brought the beat way way down before bringin it back up for Hot For Teacher. The way Animal kicked into Hot For Teacher was awesome. I hate Van Halen and don\'t really care for this song at all but it was nice for DerickW to finally get it after missing it in Syracuse. A cool tune for a mostly college crowd.
Ron\'s bass solo in the encore was strong and deep. He was simply on fire all night and it gave all the peeps in the crowd a nice farewell gift. Attraction is a different tune and I don\'t know how I feel about the lyrics but the music has a cool cartoonish feel to and I think it crossed into Bugs beautifully. Bugs is a comical tune and was a decent way to end the show.
The recap is this. The band took great advantage of the opportunity. After the Mills Street show was missed and this crowd built up to near sell-out there was only one thing to do and that was set fire to the building. The two set show, although short was just the boost needed. The entire band from the beginning was wild. Great work by Dobson and Ellis-D.
Not the best Breakfast show I have seen but it was definitely for some people there as I overheard a kid near the bathroom line say it was "the best Breakfast show he has ever seen". So, hopefully they made a few new friends that\'ll stick around for a little while.
All and all, this was a rocking show for your no so typical jamband.
