What a great weekend. I drove to San Diego to see Dead Man's Party perform. These guys are a Oingo Boingo Tribute Band. I have seen them many times, but this time was the best. Here is the review I posted on Steve Bartek's Site
My review of DMP’s show last night starts back at the Farwell concert in 1995. I was there, tears streaming down my face, thinking “I’ll never see this again”. I was wrong.
Simply put, last night’s DMP show kicked ass. More on that later. Going into last night, I was ready to have fun. I have seen DMP 5 times. I knew what to expect. A fun show with moments of memories “like it used to be”. I never have expected DMP to be anything like the real thing was many years ago. With Danny’s voice and Steve’s guitar playing, how could they?
Have I mentioned I was wrong? From the open notes of Ain’t this the life, till the final sounds of Goodbye, Goodbye Rob and his cast of characters were brilliant. I don’t know what Rob’s been taking, but his “Elfman Voice” was spot on. Although they did not have a sax player, Darren Conway more than made up for it by sitting in on trombone.
Set List:
Ain't This the Life
Dead Man's Party
Just Another Day
Little Girls
Private Life
It Only Makes Me Laugh
I'm So Bad
On The Outside
Insects
Nasty Habits
Capitalism
Little Guns
Fill The Void
Wild Sex
Violent Love
Reptiles and Samurai
Not My Slave
No One Lives Forever
Controller
Sweat
Who do You want to Be
Squeezit the Moocher
Nothing to Fear
No Spill Blood
Only A Lad
Goodbye Goodbye
The crowd was excellent. As DMP plowed through there set, we just got wilder and wilder and the mosh pit grew, each of us reliving memories of days gone by when we could actually slam dance for more than 30 second.
From No One Lives forever to the end, I was in heaven. I have seen Boingo well over 30 times (and DMP 6). This concert rates in the top 3 performances of Oingo Boingo music I have witnessed.
The DMP show on May 20, 2006 marked the return of Oingo Boingo music being performed with energy and enthusiasm that I have not seen in many, many years. Run; don’t walk to get your tickets to the next show.
Here is a picture. That is me, center stage (with the bald spot):Simply put, last night’s DMP show kicked ass. More on that later. Going into last night, I was ready to have fun. I have seen DMP 5 times. I knew what to expect. A fun show with moments of memories “like it used to be”. I never have expected DMP to be anything like the real thing was many years ago. With Danny’s voice and Steve’s guitar playing, how could they?
Have I mentioned I was wrong? From the open notes of Ain’t this the life, till the final sounds of Goodbye, Goodbye Rob and his cast of characters were brilliant. I don’t know what Rob’s been taking, but his “Elfman Voice” was spot on. Although they did not have a sax player, Darren Conway more than made up for it by sitting in on trombone.
Set List:
Ain't This the Life
Dead Man's Party
Just Another Day
Little Girls
Private Life
It Only Makes Me Laugh
I'm So Bad
On The Outside
Insects
Nasty Habits
Capitalism
Little Guns
Fill The Void
Wild Sex
Violent Love
Reptiles and Samurai
Not My Slave
No One Lives Forever
Controller
Sweat
Who do You want to Be
Squeezit the Moocher
Nothing to Fear
No Spill Blood
Only A Lad
Goodbye Goodbye
The crowd was excellent. As DMP plowed through there set, we just got wilder and wilder and the mosh pit grew, each of us reliving memories of days gone by when we could actually slam dance for more than 30 second.
From No One Lives forever to the end, I was in heaven. I have seen Boingo well over 30 times (and DMP 6). This concert rates in the top 3 performances of Oingo Boingo music I have witnessed.
The DMP show on May 20, 2006 marked the return of Oingo Boingo music being performed with energy and enthusiasm that I have not seen in many, many years. Run; don’t walk to get your tickets to the next show.
The next day I was lucky enough to be chosen to be on 91X "Hey Mom" show. This is where Steve West lets you come in and play your music for a hour. It was great. Here is my set list:
Oingo Boingo - Cry of the Vatos B52s - Private Idaho Big Country - Wonderland Jane's Addiction - Summertime Rolls Morrissey - November Spawned A Monster GuadalCanal Diary - Litany Berlin - World of Smiles Sparks - Pretending to be Drunk (Steve changed my Sparks pick) X - Surprise, Surprise Oingo Boingo - Insects
Also on the List (but not played)...
Elvis Costello - Allison Iggy Pop - Candy Stan Ridgeway - Pile Driver The Smiths - There’s a light that goes out … Thompson Twins - If you were Here XTC - Senses working overtime Yaz - Nobody’s Diary Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You R.E.M. - South Central Rain Split Endz - Six months in a leaky boat Sinead O'Conner - Three Babies Sparks - Popularity
and here is a picture of me "in the studio":
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