Tuesday Night Jam at Greens, was one hell of a good show last night. It was an up-tempo jam, full of really fast paced but tight grooves. There was a good crowd, people were dancing, and the energy was high. And the next thing I knew, we were playing "Space Captain," and then it was over. Four hours just kind of flew by. The night however, was just getting started.
After we packed up the majority of our instruments, we took some shots, and we're just messing around with each other, when people started fiddling with the remaining instruments left "on stage." Ultimately this was comprised of (not including random percussion instruments), a drum kit, a Gibson SG, a Bass, and a microphone. It was getting loud and nutty, when finally Danny brought some order to the chaos. He orchestrated the following lineup:
Pat - Bass
John Burns - Guitar
Mega - Drums
Himself - Vocals
So they started fucking around with some blues riffs, and some Hendrix, and the next thing you know, I think Burns is playing "Gypsy Eyes," and boy is he ripping it. And somehow without a lot of discussion or interruption, a transition is made, and oh what a transition it was. It turned out to be one of the greatest twenty-minute jams ever. I'm talking epic, quite possibly better than the entirety of Tuesday Night Jam itself. A mind-numbing version of "War Pigs, " filled the air, and anyone still there (which was a solid 12-15 people) stopped what they were doing and started going ape shit. Clapping, stomping, yelling, fist pumping, and many other knee-jerk wild motions were brought forth by the music. Maybe it was the full moon. Or maybe it was just the perfect version of the song, at the perfect time. Burns was absolutely ripping it, destroying the guitar, creating absolute madness. It was beautiful. It was also 1:30am on a Tuesday.
After humming the tune the whole ride home, and then waking up with it in my head this morning, it seemed only fitting to choose it for SOD. I only wish I could play you their version somehow...
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