re: Post Some Heady Disco Biscuits Jamz

Figured I would post some 1.0 greatness. This is an amazing show from start to finish. I would give anything to have been into these guys back when they were playing like this. That's not to say I don't dig what they're doing now, but I love this style of playing/jamming. It's so cool to hear elements of what is now "Strobelights & Martinis" in Mindless Dribble here.

Disco Biscuits Live at Wetlands Preserve on 2001-09-01


I: Story of the World, Triumph > Haleakala Crater, Kamaole Sands, Home Again

II: Once the Fiddler Paid, Mindless Dribble > Above the Waves** -> Mindless Dribble > Floes > House Dog Party Favor

E: Pygmy Twylyte > Run Like Hell > Pygmy Twylyte -> Run Like Hell

From the outset and the Story opener it's evident that more than just another show lie in store. Story pushes the limits of sound and synergy and serves as a sonic precursor of things to come. Triumph is a fine choice to follow. While it may not live up to other more recent versions you will hear bare in mind it is one of the first ever played, and thus unique in that regard. Additionally, listen for the slight Story tease toward the end -- immediately followed by a serene streaming segue of which Haleakala Crater emerges. Very cool. Haleakala is rare and has beautiful lyrics so good stuff there. Kamole starts off smoking and then gets slightly psychedelic before settling back within its theme. Very solid version. Home Again is high energy and a great choice to end a very good 1st set.

Set 2 in any fair assessment obliterates nearly any other set ever played -- possibly by any band, ever. Once the Fiddler is rare and rages, but more then that it allows you to be caught off guard by what comes next. Mindless Dribble begins what is easily one of the most memorable song strains ever assembled by the Biscuits. DRIBBLE>WAVES>DRIBBLE>FLOES>HOUSEDOG knows no equal. Dribble is the sickest ever played and displays what I call the imminent evil jam (5 mins in). Roughly 18 mins in it becomes clear that a perverse inversion of Waves is next. Waves soars to all new heights before crashing back into Dribble. Jedi like jamming ensues characteristic only of 9/1/01. Listen for the first allusions of Floes around the fifteen minute mark. Floes is the best I've ever heard, is monstrously entertaining, and segues into Housedog with jaw dropping precision. The Housedog is utterly out of control easily dwarfing any other version I've heard.

The encore picks up right where set 2 leaves off -- super tight playing only overshadowed by extraordinary seging. Pygmye leads off, then into Run Like Hell. Run sprints out of the gate, back into the Pygmy Twilight briefly, then redefines raging one last time with the back end of Run.

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