Slip into San Francisco

[lumpy]

Thanks to The Slip for heading back out to the West Coast! I didn't keep a setlist last night due to a lack of pen, but I'll post some thoughts in hopes that some of you enjoy them.

The show started with a nice Soft Machine with B-rad on a baby blue/ strat (first time I'd seen it), Marc on Danelectric 6 string, and Andrew sticking to his Ludwig kit. It's unbelievable to me how many layers these guys juggle around. It was great to be immersed in their music again - for me it had been since the mercury lounge show back in November.


I believe Even Rats was numero dos and in the next few songs we were treated to an outrageous Get Me With Fuji (Marc was rocking a fretted bass with a natural finish, no pickguard, and a very nice sound....I'm not sure where the fretless white one has gone, but it wasn't at the Independent.)

A song new to me with the words "I know" in it a lot....seemed to be an awful lot of lyrics about women, heartbreak, and the like.

Even Rats was a treat.

A really nice Children of December, their transistions in that song are just so fantastic. Tim L. also helped Brad out on this one by putting him up on his shoulders for a few minutes. After Brad took off Tim's Yankee hat and tossed it backstage, Tim pretended to drop Brad and eventually put him down. Brad particularly seemed to be having a blast being up on stage.

it's time for breakfast....I'll add more later - a quick list of other songs I remember.

I hate love (so happy to see this)
Reddish Moon
Paper Birds
Poor Boy (encore)

Hope everyone's well.

[Cleantone]

Tapers?

There is a Nathan tune called "I Know"

The first lines are:

I know each town is two towns
One full of love one full of hate
I know which one is up to me
as I enter through the gate

I know that I am lonely
I know I couldn't be true
I know that there are madmen
I know I could be one too

the chorus is "I Know" over and over.

Think that was it?

[lumpy]

Hey Cleantone - it wasn't that song, I'll keep thinking...I just wish I had a pen with me last night!

I did see one taper up in the small balcony, but you need a special wristband to get up there (similar to backstage), so I couldn't say hey.

[rhythmicstorm]

Suffocation Keep was really amazing.

[lumpy]

oh yes! Suffocation Keep......They sound on Brad's 'special' mic was really nicely done.

[Cleantone]

Any idea where Suffocation Keep is in the setlist?

Soft Machine>
Even Rats
I Know (your gonna miss me someday)
Get Me With Fuji
Something Learned
New song Maybe called Thunder Rose

Paper Birds
Cut From The Cloth
I Hate Love
New Song (harmonica solo) Suffocation Keep
Decembers Children*

Encore:
Reddish Moon
Poor Boy

Next time TALK TO THE TAPER!!!

He might sit on the tape forever or something...

[Guest]

i think you have it in the right spot cleantone, right there in the middle of the second set. i cant wait for monday and tuesday!

-Joel