Ok, how about a review in a more timely fashion this time?
I try to use my Breakfast travels as an opportunity to play some frolf at some new courses. On Saturday I played two 18-hole courses in Bristol, CT. Rockwell Park is especially beautiful and challenging. The course is poorly marked so I spent some time wandering the woods looking for the next tee.
I'm still feeling the glow after Saturday's show. Cool venue. The room itself reminded me of a room here at home called Flour City Station. New Park is a little bigger but the orientation of the stage and band is similar. A nice patio for chilling and right after I got a margarita I see Donny Bee and his friend Mark. Always nice to see familiar faces when you travel 5ish hours to a show in another state.
There was no jam or SCA to start. They jumped right into Honey Butter and the band was in command riding the grooves this song provides. I always look forward to the jam section of this song. I need to hear this again to properly dissect it. At this point I was just happy to be there and everything else was just gravy.
The move into Merge caught me off guard. Second song in? Yup, and a slow, boiling Merge unfolded before picking up steam and somewhat resembling a more normal Merge. Again, I think I need to hear this again to make sure I am accurately describing it.
War Pigs? I was not ready for this at all. They have started off like we are in the second set already. Firing all guns! Chris' vocals were on point and band rocked this tribute to the Prince of Darkness with power and style.
So, at this point I don't know what's going to happen. They are dealing fireballs right now. Sundance > Bugs > Sundance had me flashing to Poughkeepsie in 05 with a similar medley. I was in orbit now. I'll take a Sundance at any time, any day, and at any point in the set. After Bugs, the jamming continued to take on new life and they seemed to be moving into the ending of Puppetry. It seemed to happen so organically that I wished they went with it and followed through. That would've been just nutty. But, they had other plans and it morphed back into Sundance and they but a nice bow on it.
One more before the break brought out Reel Time. This is one of those songs that I'm not immeditaely stoked with, but as soon as it gets going, I love the changes and the jam and it ended up punctuating the set very nicely.
Set break was enjoyable, met some folks and greased the synapses to proper set 2 calibration.
I made it back inside during the beginning of Tunage but honestly my head was swirling and I was ready for the Tunage jam. Another one I need to hear again because I don't remember much other than enjoying the hell out of it.
Dig was another eclectic choice and to me, it shows part of what the Breakfast is capable of. Something I always liked about PB was the shifting of styles and following an epic, progressive jam with a hip swaying groove with great lyrics.
Now, Gladys is where things got ramped up. The jam went far and wide and I feel like if this band played regularly, these jams would be all throughout the set and they may have followed inspiration and finished Puppetry, for example. Who knows? Anyways, the Pimp jam was amazing and they rode this wave through the end of the show, segueing into an epic Late/Over. Wow
And then the lights came on. No encore? I'm not sure one was needed anyway. They may have been out of time I really don't know.
So, awesome show. Worth every mile and there's no show I'd rather be at. See y'all at the next one!
Was fun. Sorry I wasnt more social was honestly fighting to stay awake after a crazy night prior.
Great review and thanks for posting.
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