Show Journal 2006-01-28
Musically tonight’s show was a little humbling. We played with two “experimental” bands which either means they are going to totally suck and make noise or they are just short of genius. Pretty sure it was the latter. The Freak Accident was all over the place from noisy jazz to heavy rock. Guitar, bass, drums, samples, keyboards and a trumpet. You do the math. Removal was insane and the definite hit of the night. I literally wanted to just pack up and go after seeing them play. At times it sounded thick and sludgy like Fu Manchu (or any other favorites stoner rock band you might know) and at other times kind of like technical rock with crazy breakdowns. If you play any sort of instrument you were probably as humbled as we were. Oh yeah, samples and a video show as well. I would so like to see them again. Our set was “pretty good”. It started really late (12:30 AM for an all ages show?) and we were still exhausted from last night. Dave’s speech to the crowd about not remembering the last time we played there was probably an indication of that. Of course the energy loss could also have been the effects of “The Chronic” that Dustin subjected us to in the van stereo. I’m not sure we played as well as we have in the past, but seeing so many of our friends faces there makes it impossible not to have fun. We always say Richland is our favorite place to play and it really is. It has been for years. A million thanks to Dustin, Chad and the Atomic crew. Hard to believe they have had our backs for over 8 years now. Also, thanks to EVERYONE who stayed late … Kiah, Matt, the Chief, Jared, Cryssi, Stephen, Rae Lynn and all the other names that are escaping me right now!
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