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03-05-2004, 04:09 PM
Such a good show. The best, I think, that I've seen so far. Anyone else there??
I post on the 311 board a lot, and I wrote a "review" for fans there to read.
It was as follows:
Event: G Love & Special Sauce
Venue: Headliners @ Banana Joe's, Columbia, SC
Quite possibly the best show I've ever seen. If not that, then I left the concert feeling better than any concert before. The show was almost 2.5 hours, a little less maybe.
Random Ratings & Explanations:
Venue: 10/10. 16+, which is cool for a lot of youngsters, yet I WAS THE YOUNGEST ONE THERE (20). I was the only one that had to walk around drinkless, with big black X's on my hands. It was small, with a decent sized floor and a big balcony up top. Not really "up top", more like 8 feet from the ground. Let's just say, not a bad seat in the house. Of course I was right in front of the 3 foot stage, no "barriers"/security like most big shows (just in case you don't know how G Love shows are). Parking was ample and free. No traffic going in/out.
Crowd: 9/10. Like I said, everyone was older. Everyone was slightly buzzed, but no "drunk fuc*s" like at 'rock' concerts. Very chill group. One hammered chick though, who went from insulting salsa dancing to almost passing out in about 10 minutes. And somehow she ended up sitting on the stage the whole time, on the very front edge, so I was probably just jealous, hence the crowd not receiving a perfect score. http://www.311.com/ubb/redface.gif
Set list: 6.5/10. Unfortunately, they don't mix up their set lists THAT much. You know what songs you'll always hear, and "rarities" are just that. It's cool though because they're pretty much a jam band, so you're always going to hear different things come solo time. Oh well. Maybe I just want to hear Free At Last and nothing else, but fear I never will. But they did play some new songs last night that were definitely cool. And the rip they did on 50 Cents In Da Club gets its own 10/10.
Jimmy Jazz's unusually giddy composure: If you've seen this guy before play, he's good. I mean, who even plays a stand up bass anymore these days? Not that he's never not good, but let's just say he never compares to Garrett when it comes to stage presence. But last night! He was so rocking out. He just looked excited, acted excited, played his all. It was entertaining.
The concluding section is much more than just a rating. I started getting into this band from downloads off the internet (thank you, HSJ), but it was after I saw them in concert a few times when I decided to get ink done on my arm displaying their name. Considering their 10+ years together making music and doing shows, (somewhat comparable to 311), their shows still are incredibly personal. It blows my mind with joy, it really does. No repeating one-liners (who does that?!), no same intros to songs... I mean Garrett goes from sitting to standing to sitting the whole night! (and he didn't sit much last night http://www.311.com/ubb/biggrin.gif ) He talks to the crowd.. gives cheers with his beer to fellow beer drinkers in the crowd. Gives his own damn half-drank beers to audience members. All this sitting 3 feet in front of everyone. He gets up and dances, acknowledges every reaching hand in the crowd with his own.. (If you saw them with 311, it wasn't the same, only because it was a huge venue, and they were an opener) And they are so happy when they're playing. They absof**kinglutely love what they're doing, its plain as day, their energy from that alone is amazing. No other band that I've seen is like this, NO ONE. I was telling Chris last night, "You know, I am more of a rock music person (versus music G Love plays, although it surely is cool stuff), but its the way they carry themselves live that makes them my favorite band".
http://www.311.com/ubb/smile.gif
I post on the 311 board a lot, and I wrote a "review" for fans there to read.
It was as follows:
Event: G Love & Special Sauce
Venue: Headliners @ Banana Joe's, Columbia, SC
Quite possibly the best show I've ever seen. If not that, then I left the concert feeling better than any concert before. The show was almost 2.5 hours, a little less maybe.
Random Ratings & Explanations:
Venue: 10/10. 16+, which is cool for a lot of youngsters, yet I WAS THE YOUNGEST ONE THERE (20). I was the only one that had to walk around drinkless, with big black X's on my hands. It was small, with a decent sized floor and a big balcony up top. Not really "up top", more like 8 feet from the ground. Let's just say, not a bad seat in the house. Of course I was right in front of the 3 foot stage, no "barriers"/security like most big shows (just in case you don't know how G Love shows are). Parking was ample and free. No traffic going in/out.
Crowd: 9/10. Like I said, everyone was older. Everyone was slightly buzzed, but no "drunk fuc*s" like at 'rock' concerts. Very chill group. One hammered chick though, who went from insulting salsa dancing to almost passing out in about 10 minutes. And somehow she ended up sitting on the stage the whole time, on the very front edge, so I was probably just jealous, hence the crowd not receiving a perfect score. http://www.311.com/ubb/redface.gif
Set list: 6.5/10. Unfortunately, they don't mix up their set lists THAT much. You know what songs you'll always hear, and "rarities" are just that. It's cool though because they're pretty much a jam band, so you're always going to hear different things come solo time. Oh well. Maybe I just want to hear Free At Last and nothing else, but fear I never will. But they did play some new songs last night that were definitely cool. And the rip they did on 50 Cents In Da Club gets its own 10/10.
Jimmy Jazz's unusually giddy composure: If you've seen this guy before play, he's good. I mean, who even plays a stand up bass anymore these days? Not that he's never not good, but let's just say he never compares to Garrett when it comes to stage presence. But last night! He was so rocking out. He just looked excited, acted excited, played his all. It was entertaining.
The concluding section is much more than just a rating. I started getting into this band from downloads off the internet (thank you, HSJ), but it was after I saw them in concert a few times when I decided to get ink done on my arm displaying their name. Considering their 10+ years together making music and doing shows, (somewhat comparable to 311), their shows still are incredibly personal. It blows my mind with joy, it really does. No repeating one-liners (who does that?!), no same intros to songs... I mean Garrett goes from sitting to standing to sitting the whole night! (and he didn't sit much last night http://www.311.com/ubb/biggrin.gif ) He talks to the crowd.. gives cheers with his beer to fellow beer drinkers in the crowd. Gives his own damn half-drank beers to audience members. All this sitting 3 feet in front of everyone. He gets up and dances, acknowledges every reaching hand in the crowd with his own.. (If you saw them with 311, it wasn't the same, only because it was a huge venue, and they were an opener) And they are so happy when they're playing. They absof**kinglutely love what they're doing, its plain as day, their energy from that alone is amazing. No other band that I've seen is like this, NO ONE. I was telling Chris last night, "You know, I am more of a rock music person (versus music G Love plays, although it surely is cool stuff), but its the way they carry themselves live that makes them my favorite band".
http://www.311.com/ubb/smile.gif