Listening back on this tour I now remember why I was relieved to leave the scene after their hiatus began. The Rock n Roll from 6/23 and even the Antelope from 6/24 show an agressive, locomotive-like intensity that was kind of a turn off. At the time, it wasn’t as pleasing sonically, but listening back 25 years ago it just sounds like drugs, fatigue, and musical miscommunication or ambivalence between band mates. It seemed like everyone in the audience knew what was happening, but a majority of the audience was zonked out as well. The tight gems that surface out of the rubble are rewardsing to hear however. Some of these incredibly transcendent 3rd space jams, both ambient and hard-edged/coke-fueled off-gassing of energy are profound.
Listening back on this tour I now remember why I was relieved to leave the scene after their hiatus began. The Rock n Roll from 6/23 and even the Antelope from 6/24 show an agressive, locomotive-like intensity that was kind of a turn off. At the time, it wasn’t as pleasing sonically, but listening back 25 years ago it just sounds like drugs, fatigue, and musical miscommunication or ambivalence between band mates. It seemed like everyone in the audience knew what was happening, but a majority of the audience was zonked out as well. The tight gems that surface out of the rubble are rewardsing to hear however. Some of these incredibly transcendent 3rd space jams, both ambient and hard-edged/coke-fueled off-gassing of energy are profound.