Variety Playhouse @
- Atlanta @
, GA @
- Mon, Aug 20, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The jams, wall of kick-ass guitars with pedal effects and yummy reverb! "Wisdom" was masterfully done. "Servo". The banter and comments from the band. @
Setlist: Not in order, and not complete: "Waking Up to Hand Grenades", "Anenome", "This Is Why I Love You, "That Girl Suicide", "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth", "Jennifer," "David Bowie (I've Loved You Since I Was Six)", "Servo", "Who" @
Opening act(s): Magic Castles (nice psych rock band, discovered and produced by Anton Newcombe) @
Founder Anton Newcombe and BJM originals Matt Hollywood, Ricky Maymi, and Joel Gion make me happy. Add two (some songs three) more guitars, a bass, drums (sick drummer, btw!), and keys and the wall of psychedelic sound is immense. You can feel it in your bones and that's a very good thing! With a song catalog numbering in the hundreds, most of which were written solely by Newcombe (Hollywood has contributed several gems), as well as this year's new release, Aufheben, the 2 1/2 hour show balanced the old with the new in a satisfying way.
There was little left of the personality conflicts and ego issues that a casual fan might have been hoping for if they know the band from the killer documentary DIG! but that's a great thing. Loved the sound at the venue, too. Come back to ATL soon, boys! Love you!
Variety Playhouse @
- Atlanta @
, GA @
- Mon, Aug 20, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The jams, wall of kick-ass guitars with pedal effects and yummy reverb! "Wisdom" was masterfully done. "Servo". The banter and comments from the band. @
Setlist: Not in order, and not complete: "Waking Up to Hand Grenades", "Anenome", "This Is Why I Love You, "That Girl Suicide", "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth", "Jennifer," "David Bowie (I've Loved You Since I Was Six)", "Servo", "Who" @
Opening act(s): Magic Castles (nice psych rock band, discovered and produced by Anton Newcombe) @
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