[kj] A few quick Boston notes

[GREG SLAWSON]

I'll agree, as a former TWH hater, that is works much better live than on cd (and fit well w/the set). Also, that 
KJ 1994 (at Axis) was one of my all-time greatest shows (but beat out by some Black Flag and other early 80s punk, Joe Strummer, Bow Wow Wow, Pylon, and various ska gigs). I even remember "Exorcism" from that gig too! It was also a good gig visually--stage bathed in blue light, candles/pillow, Jaz in  a preacher collar and Youth in a kilt and antlers...These days the Joke look more like aging auto mechanics who just finished a day working on transmissions!
 

> From: breadfan at cybercom.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:20:40 -0500

> Subject: [kj] A few quick Boston notes

> 

> Managed to sneak in (if you can call brazenly walking in the front door 

> "sneaking in") to see the boys soundchecking Requiem and the first minute of 

> LLB. 

> 

> Was then (doubly) surprised when the setlist was being taped on the stage 

> and LLB wasn't on it. (Was also very disappointed to see that ESS was 

> missing as well. Dammit.) 

> 

> If I was Geordie's tech, I wouldn't last five minutes ... and quite possibly 

> wouldn't be able to bring myself to ever listen to the band again! :D 

> 

> As previously mentioned, no between-songs banter ... the band wasn't phoning 

> it in by any means, but there was definitely a feeling of expediency about 

> the proceedings. They started slightly late (was supposed to be 10:15, they 

> took the stage at 10:36) and ended just a couple of minutes before midnight 

> (and also excised Complications from the encore - it was on the setlist) ... 

> perhaps they were struggling to meet a curfew. 

> 

> TWH was massive. Like, FUCKING massive. Full disclosure: it's in my top 

> three from AD and has been from first listen. I'd have to say that if I'd 

> been one of the haters going in, this performance would have converted me. 

> I've never heard Jaz more powerful. It was probably my favorite of the 

> night. (Commence stone-throwing.) 

> 

> Best KJ show for me since Boston '94 (my favorite show of all time from any 

> band), with my other shows being Boston '03 and the two nights in NY in '08. 

> This one tops the NY shows, if for no other reason than the new stuff is so 

> great. TWH and Cull, while pressed against the stage amongst a swarm of 

> rabid KJ fandom ... it was like when Axis shook under the power of Exorcism 

> in '94. That will never be duplicated, but this came close. Grand stuff. 

> 

> Ron

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