tBS @ The Meat Locker, Montclair NJ 10/15/04

[Doug Pearson]

Thanks for the review!

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:00:00 -0400, Stephen Swann <swann at CUGC.ORG> wrote:

[snip]

>Holy shredding metal monsters, Batman!
>
>The influences of Ross the Boss' presence in the band are
>immediate and obvious:
>(1) they're more metal than ever
>(2) they're more intense in their performances
>
>Ross has lost none of his shredding, melt-the-strings
>lead guitar capabilities.  More than that, he obviously
>*loves* the material, is totally into the show, and the rest
>of the band seems to draw new energy off of his enthusiasm.

And not only is Ross a shredding metal monster, he has what far too many
metal lead guitarists lack: a GREAT, refined and evocative (from sleazy to
grandiose), sense of melody.  One of the great thing about seeing him in
the Dictators (and presumably the Brain Surgeons) is that it's incredibly
obvious that he and the rest of the band absolutely love playing
rock'n'roll on stage.

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com