BRAIN: Upcoming gig songs

[Stephen Swann]

Rudich, Robert A writes:
>
> Looking forward to catching at least one of the upcoming April gigs.   Are
> the Surgeons planning to debut any of the new material live yet?

They already have!  They've played "Date With My Guitar" a couple of
times, and although I missed the Maxwell's show a couple weeks back, Pete
Bohevsky told me that they played "St. Vitus' Dance" there.

If you missed my rundown of the new songs, "St. Vitus' Dance" (not a
comver of the Sabbath tune!) is a great heavy rocker that really *moves*.
"Date With My Guitar" is power pop of the "Medusa" variety, although it
exchanges the drama of that tune for more forward momentum and hard-
biting, catchy guitar riffs.  It's a terrific song, clearly destined to be
a concert favorite.

> should be able to recapture the magic of the recent recording sessions.   Of
> course, this is from a guy still looking forward to hearing "I Play the
> Drums" live (and maybe the addition of "Stones in my Passway").   How long a
> set is planned for Pearl St in Northampton?  The distinctive demographics in
> the area may make "Sally" a big hit because of its ambiguity.

"I Play the Drums" always comes across well, because even in a venue with
poor sound, the rythmical nature of the song causes it to always come
through loud and clear.  That makes it easy for the audience to catch the
groove... and the band really gets into it, too.  Great concert tune.

Steve