Hoboken, N.J.
Dec. 7, 1986
audience recording (sound quality: VG++; transferred from McKenzie master tape)
HOLIDAY GREETINGS to Tom at The McKenzie Tapes for his generous sharing of this recording’s digital master for our listening pleasure. It's early Christmas, on the 36th anniversary of this show!
A great, sweaty club show deserves a photo like this one |
ROB SEZ: I posted this excellent show many years ago, using a different source tape. That was pretty darn good, but this new source (transferred from the master, courtesy of the fabulous McKenzie Tapes collection) brings a new dimension of clarity and punch to the proceedings. In this case, "the proceedings" are a thoroughly enjoyable live show at Maxwell's, where The dB's were adopted as hometown heroes (Gene Holder had moved there and the band played Maxwell's frequently). Here, Gene is in very fine form, peeling off tasty lead licks right and left. If the term "adoring crowd" ever applies, it's certainly fitting in this case. You can hear that Peter is jazzed on account of the band's recent signing to IRS Records (though not yet announced publicly — thus the opening cover tune). Rarities include the non-album song "Darby Hall," Will singing his own "The Room's Still Spinning" (Georgia from Yo La Tengo takes over drums so Will can be up front), and a seasonally appropriate "Feliz Navidad" for the final encore. Why not take a few seconds to leave a comment here, thanking Tom at McKenzie Tapes for his generosity?
02 She Got Soul
03 Living a Lie
04 Lonely Is as Lonely Does
05 Never Say When
06 Today Could Be the Day
07 New Gun In Town
08 I Lie
09 Never Before and Never Again
10 White Train
11 band-audience banter
12 Darby Hall
13 Change With the Changing Times15 Amplifier
16 Love Is for Lovers
17 The Room's Still Spinning (Will Rigby song)
18 A Spy In the House of Love
19 See No Evil (Television cover)
20 Feliz Navidad
The dB’s:
Jeff Beninato – bass, vocals
Will Rigby – drums, vocals
Gene Holder – lead guitar
Peter Holsapple – vocals, guitar
*Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo) - drums on #17
thank you! this looks amazing....
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ReplyDeleteWell, it IS pretty amazing to tell you the truth! 8-) Thanks for chiming in, Anonymous and chuck.
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