Oct
06
2005

Katrina Benefit

Rockin' Relief @ Last Exit

Thursday, October 6, 2005 - 83:95:09 pm
(Posted Under: Music Music, Tempe Music Scene Tempe Music Scene)
Okay, so recording the Rockin' Relief Katrina Benifit concert was largely a success. Again, the internet rocks - being able to record a broadcast when not physically (at work) at the recording equipment is great! With the exception of 2GB file limits in the version of Sound Forge that I use, hence missing most of The Pistoleros set, and the ending time on Creamy Radio being wrong (listed the show finishing at 11:20pm, however the Black Moods apparently finished at 1:00am) hence missing the Black Moods, it basically went without a hitch.

I'd thought, and admitadly it was wishful thinking in play, that both the indoor and outdoor sets would be broadcast. As it turns out, only the indoors ones were. Which is fine, though I was looking forward to hearing Brian Blush. It also meant that I recorded a lot of between sets tunes. Which is fine, Creamy plays such a sweet selection, but it'll make editting the files fun. (My hard disk is thrashing as I type.)

My interest in Tramps and Thieves is relatively low, so I haven't listened to that much. However, I must say I didn't mind what I've heard. I was quite looking forward to hearing Hans Olsen. Other than one song on a various artists CD, I've not heard an Hans Olsen, and have always been intriged to hear him. I really wanted to see him at the Tempe Music Festival, but I was still somewhere between California and Arizona when he was on stage. In highensight, even if I hadn't of been, I doubt we would have made it to his set anyway. [wink] Regardless I was still bummed. Even more true listening to his set for the Katrina Benifit. Hans is great. Hilarious hearing him during one song, as his guitar is going wildy out of tune, and him desperately tuning throughout the song, without missing a beat - until he finally gives up and asks the audience to pretend that he's still playing while he tunes. [smile]

Next up was Train Wreck, a band I don't know of, and leading up to the show thought I didn't give a rats ass about. However, I was notibly impressed by their songs, especially musically. At one point I was skipping through the file, and hit their opening track, and mistook it for part of the between sets Creamy Radio mix. Furthermore, I later discovered the band is headed up by Dave McKay who sung in the Ten O'Clock Scholars with Doug Hopkins. Worth enough to have recorded their performance, even aside from how good most of their tunes were.

Then The Pistoleros - I can't comment much, because I missed most of it because of the whole 2GB file limit issue. Let's hope it ends up in the Creamy Radio rerun and archives. I did catch the end of Long Last Lonely Mile and Sara Says though. I think that would have to be my favorite version of Sara Says to date. From what I've read, the Pistoleros were the band of the night.

Next up, the band I really wanted to get recorded, the Gin Blossoms. Obviously it was going to be a short set, and as such, it's strange hearing them open with Hey Jealousy. With such a short set, it's suprising they did Allison Road but hey, that song just won't die. [wink] The broadcast was an awesome opportunity to get a decent sounding recording of the new songs. I must say, on it's own Suicidal Advocacy stands up well, but they've done a lot to it - and it pales in comparison to the Scotty Johnson version. There just ain't no comparison. Now, if the band were to strip it back to basics, ala how Johnson performs it...well, that'd be a good thing. [smile]

Now from not so great decisions, to fucking awesome ones - End Of The World. The band really doesn't need to do anything else right post this - the decision to start playing End Of The World is just that good. [wink] It's been on the setlist for a couple of months. I fell in love with this song years ago when I first heard Robin Wilson doing it acoustically. I never knew (not through a lack of trying to find out) whether it was a cover or an original. Of course we know now it's an original. And what an original it is!

As it turns out, Hans Olsen wasn't the only one to suffer guitar problems. During Til I Hear It From You Scott's guitar obviously suffered the same tuning problems. I'm not sure Scott saved face as gracefully as Hans Olsen though. [wink] A really comical and painful rendition of Til I Hear It From You, as Scotts guitar blazes out of tune. Particularly painful is his solo at the end. Poor Scotty - he should have just surrendered the fantasy - that guitar wasn't going to back into tune by itself. [wink]

The show closed with my favorite closer - Hands Are Tied, complete with the Jesse Valenzuela / Scott Johnson five minute wank off interlude that I have come to love so much. Not my favorite one (the performance at Solana Beach would have to take that cake), but still awesome - nice to hear Jesse throw some Pipeline into the mix!

Hmmm - "Come to love so much". I was actually an immediate fan, the minute I witnessed this is Solana Beach. But you know what I mean! [smile]

I've got no idea what the Black Moods were like, but I'm hoping to take advantage of the Creamy Radio archives in the next week.

An awesome night of music. I love Last Exit and Creamy Radio. Almost as much as I'd love being there. [wink]

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