setlist: Sloterdijk/Assassins of Silence: New York 9/17

[Burro Mike]

Kevin has a point about venue equipment, but I would say it's less a matter
of it sucking, and more a matter of not having the proper time to get used
to it etc. The sound man ( Amos ) at the Baggot is pretty accomadating, and
I have to fess up, that some of the technical problems were mine. Although
it may not have seemed so on stage, we did play quite loudly. I had no
problems with the keyboards ( other than lack of stage volume in the
monitors ), but did have many of the same troubles that plague me as a
guitar player wherever I go. I had two straps, and ended up using the
lousier one. My guitar nearly fell off twice during the show ( no strap
locks).
I managed to recover, but did most of my solos from a kneeling position etc.
I also had no experience with the amp I was using, as was the case for all
of us. Nonetheless, an audience tape of the first 45 minutes of the set
reveals some rather spirited moments. Moonglum emerges as a particular
surprise. The tape does not include, Lord Of Light, Silver Machine ( which I
thought was particularly good ) or Hurry On Sundown. I thought for throwing
4 guys together from 2 different bands ( playing the music of a third ) who
had never played together before, in a New York City club, with little of
their own equipment it was rather good. An odd comment from another Brit in
the audience ( and a member of the last band on ), which I thought might
have been a bit much was, " I saw Hawkwind on the Choose Your Masques tour,
and I thought you were better than they were"..Go figure?

Peace, Mike