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Many thanks. And our drummer was Dustin Mahler that night. Jason is in
Florida for 5 months. Dustin only practiced with us twice and this was
his first and only gig with us. We will have a new drummer for the
Pilgrims and Nebulas show. And I used a Jaguar not a Jazzmaster. You
knew that though. You were obviously think of Eric while you were
writing about me. For shame.
Thanks so much for coming out last night. It is always good to have a
surf fan at the shows.
Nothing is worse than a freezing venue.
--- In , "unlunf" <unlunf@y...> wrote:
>
> Good morning boys and girls,
>
> I just wanted to give a brief review of what went down last night
> in Seattle. The 'Verb starred in a multi-band revue promoted by
> occasional band member Mike Ball, who also heads up Boss Tweeter.
>
> To get the chaff out of the way of the wheat, let me just say,
> especially to Unsteady Freddie, that this was also a multi-genre
> show, and it worked like a charm. The other two groups were
> The Fleet Foxes, sounding very Paul McCartney influenced, and
> of course, Boss Tweeter, even further from surf, but amazing for
> a trio. Both groups did a mix of covers and originals, and I'm
> glad to report that the talent expressed was worth much more
> than the $5 cover at the door.
>
> Now, on to the good stuff....
>
> Eric Cranfield played lead on nearly all of the tunes, using a
> Strat and a Jazzmaster to derive an excellent tone. The venue
> was small, so he brought his Tremolux, and it turned out to be
> a good call.
>
> Jacob Dobner played rhythm, except where he swapped lead duties
> with Eric, using a Jazzmaster into a Showman head and what turned
> out to be a self-made cabinet. From the front of the stage, I
> couldn't tell that the cab was not a Fender, it looked very well
> put together. (Later, Jacob told me that you can see small
> differences when you get up close to it.)
>
> Bassist Matt Beck shook the floorboards (and the walls, and
> the.....) with a 'mere' BF Bassman head into an Ampeg cabinet.
> May not have looked quite like a '60's Surf band's bass setup,
> but Oh Lowerd, did my gut quiver when he mashed it!
>
> And can't forget drummer Jason Aumann - meter like a clock, cool
> and reserved, but not stiff like he's taking it too seriously or
> something - smiled all the time, obviously enjoying himself and
> the music, but not going overboard like many young drummers who
> find themselves in the spotlight.
>
> Both E. and J. used their namesake to good effect. Jacob even
> rocked his (with his foot on top, like a footrest) on one tune,
> giving rise to comparison with old Surfaris stage antics. Made
> me wince for the possible damage to the springs, but then again,
> if it's lasted this long, and it sounds this good..... <g>
>
> Several cover tunes, some with interesting new arrangements
> (Pipeline feeding straight into Sleepwalk!), and many originals
> marked the night. Flying fingers, traditional and non-traditional
> scales and chord progressions, shaking vibrato arms, it was all
> there, folks. And contrary to what the stage monitors were telling
> our boys, the mix out front was just right.
>
> If there were a fly in the ointment it'd be the fact that the
> showroom was cold! For 5 washers, I should think the joint
> could afford a bit of heat in the middle of January, eh? <g>
>
> In summary, I dare say that if the SP's and The Nebulas don't do
> their homework, The 'Verb is gonna take their lunch money way from
> them on March 17th! So says.....
>
>
> unlunf
>
