SD99

[Marc Power]

Doug Bates scribed:

> Before I rave about all the good things, I must say THE VENUE
> SUX AND IT MUST CHANGE for next years festival.

What can I say? this is absolutely true, but it's not going to
change. Jim got an exceptionally good deal on the site this year
and the only reason that he didn't make a ruinous loss and the
possibility is there for an SD2K is because of that deal.

I don't like then venue, particularly the sanitation, but I
will stick it out for another year for the sake of being able
to attend and perform at America's only outdoor weekend annual
SpaceRock festival.

> I thought Alien Planetscapes were great. They seem to improve
> every year, but there're new guitarist has really helped. And
> the bass player drives that whole thing and Doug Walker has
> really got it together. Its no accident that he always sounds
> great.

Alien Planetscapes are terrific, I thought that the new piece they
played that was a bit more rock'n'roll than the rest featured
some really great guitar lines from Josh, their guitarist.

However, if you liked A.P. at SD99/98/97, then you really have to
see them in a smaller venue, their show becomes even more intense!
We (BORN to GO) play with them or see them play at gigs all the
time in NYC. They were blistering at the Orion SpaceRock festival
last year down in Baltimore, they had the Lascko light show and they
just played a long mindbending set with incredible visuals.

A.P. are simply a world class act that the world has yet to discover.

They will. A.P. are too good to ignore.

Well done Doug, definately M.V.P. of SD99.

> As Tribe of Cro and Mr Creed burned there bridges there was a
> band ready, willing and able to save Friday night. Born to Go
> stepped up to fill the void and just as important they rose
> to the occasion! They open with Born to Go (as they should)
> it was heavy, it was hard, it was spacerock! I think they
> closed with Orgone Accumulator which was a classic improve.
> For those unfamiliar with the inventor of said machine, they
> received a crash course about the man. Way to go Marc that
> was hilarious! Anyway, BtG went to the next level. There
> original material was bitch'in.

Thanks Doug, mate. I must have been blitzed though, I don't even
remember playing 'Born to Go'!

Space is the Place!

Marc.

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