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Setlist: 2023-01-06 - Arch Street Tavern; Hartford, CT
By: simpletwistupdon Date: January 7, 2023, 7:36 am
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Set I: Phaddy Boom Baddy, Space City Affair > See The Light[1]
> jam > Pysgn > Wild Pack Of Asscracks, Escher's Etchings (Part
III) > Crying Song[2] > Escher's Etchings (Part III) > Doughboy
Set II: jam > Merge > Metropolis[3], Rust > Bugs, Moby Dick >
drum solo, Gladys Pimp And Kangaroos With Me[4] > Sundance[5]
E: Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples > Baba O' Riley
[1] inverted; unfinished
[2] last time played 2000-06-08
[3] with drum & bass jam
[4] with 'Split Open And Melt' (Phish) jam
[5] with 'Rift' (Phish) jam
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Re: Setlist: 2023-01-06 - Arch Street Tavern; Hartford, CT
By: Buqu3bus Date: January 7, 2023, 8:34 am
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Looks beautiful!
Can't wait to hear frolfer's write up
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Re: Setlist: 2023-01-06 - Arch Street Tavern; Hartford, CT
By: frolfer Date: January 8, 2023, 5:24 pm
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Whew! Wow, what a show, what a trip. I am still beaming from
Friday night's show.
To say I was excited for this show is an understatement. It was
all I could think about after it was announced sometime in
December. I think I got a ticket and booked a hotel that same
day. We had some credit card points so I stayed at the hotel by
the convention center right around the corner. Choice!!
As an aside, I used the opportunity to play some frolf in the
area before the show. I played a nice 9 hole course in
Manchester and checked out the course in Hartford. Beautiful
park minus the trash and random idling cars all over the place.
Course was tough to follow and doesn't seem like it's played
much or taken care of. Too bad because it could be diamond in
the rough.
Anyways, on to the show. The place was steadily filling up as I
chilled on the patio as a familiar reggae beat entered my
eardrums. Wow, Phaddy Boom Baddy to start? That's gotta be a
rarity. And apropos, as I believe CT is about to give the green
light to brick and mortar dispensaries, right? Right away I
could feel something a little different in the air. Maybe it was
not having played together since last September (at least
publically), but there was energy swirling and smiles abound as
they played with the song structure and lyrics.
I should note at this point that the place is packed! Almost
uncomfortably so. But, I was so happy that the boys got a ser
crowd drinking it up! They deserve it a million times over. I
talked to a couple people before the show and they were there
because of seeing some of the other bands these guys are now in.
Could this be some sort of inverted surge in popularity going on
here? One show is not enough of a sample size to make this kind
of statement, but I can only think that playing in some popular
bands can only help bring some more fans in.
Well Phaddy ends and STL starts up and the groovy vibes continue
and everyone around me is smiling and Chris' bass is full and
powerful and commanding. The move into Psygn was a little off
for a couple seconds, but then got super interesting and I
picked up the Psygns right away and the energy was powerful. The
song dwindled down to almost nothing and then Adrian counts it
off and bam! WPOA!!!
By now I am noticing the interesting set structure going on
here. To me it seemed like all cards were on the table. Escher's
3??? Are you ser? Are they ser? Yes they are!!! How do they pull
off this intricate stuff playing so rarely?? I am still
astounded by this. Haven't they done the Crying Song before?
Maybe just teased it? I am somewhat familiar with this song but
with it emerging out of EE3 I found myself standing at the bar
seriously grooving and folks around me are like WTF and I am
spinning metaphysically and they weave it back into EE3. Whoa.
Doughboy to end the set was brilliant. I really need to hear
this again because this jam went places. For ser. I love how
Doughboy and the Chase have developed some legs over the years.
Amazing set. Great song choices and huge band/crowd energy. I'm
not sure I have been to a Breakfast show this crowded and with
this much energy. With how these guys play, this should be the
norm. But anyways....
At setbreak I needed to find a seat. I didn't need to imbibe, I
didn't need a drink, I just needed to gather myself and get
ready for the second set. If that's what they brought to the
table in set 1, what do they have up their sleeves for act 2?
MERGE!! That is the answer to that question! What?!? Has Merge
ever opened a set? This is getting crazy. And then Metropolis?
Yes! More strong Dangle bass and band energy.
Not much crowd drop off at setbreak either, which was great.
This could be the start of something really beautiful. A
Breakfast renaissance if you will. Time will tell.
Rust was another surprise but excellent with a shifting jam and
then....Bugs? Hell yes. Another great, eclectic choice. Gladys
Pimp signaled that it's time to turn up the intensity to warp
10. The place was going bananas! As the jam started to wind
down, I could start to hear some familiar hints and then yes,
Sundance!!! The wet, dreary Hartford day finally broke open in a
dazzling display of reds and purples as the band righteously
closed the show.
Thumpasorus was a killer choice to kick off the encore. The
place grooved in unison as the band had us in their power. I was
expecting a classic Thumpy > Taboo combo which would've ruled,
but a very familiar melody emerged in Baba O'Riley. Again, what?
The crowd ate it up and before I knew it, it was over. What a
show!
They really dug into the repetoire and pulled together two very
interesting sets. I can't wait for the next one!
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Re: Setlist: 2023-01-06 - Arch Street Tavern; Hartford, CT
By: Buqu3bus Date: January 9, 2023, 5:17 am
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Great read frolf- I felt like I was right there! So glad there
was a decent crowd- that stuck around tab00t
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Re: Setlist: 2023-01-06 - Arch Street Tavern; Hartford, CT
By: frolfer Date: January 9, 2023, 5:50 am
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[quote author=Buqu3bus link=topic=20292.msg286227#msg286227
date=1673263068]
Great read frolf- I felt like I was right there! So glad there
was a decent crowd- that stuck around tab00t
[/quote]It was one of the best crowds I've seen for them!
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