23 Apr 2003, The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, USA
Hello! I recently saw the Dixie Dregs for the first time in my life
(i'm 16) at the Birchmere in Virginia. Here's a quick review.
- My friend and I barely made it for the Dregs. There's a long story
as to how we got lost and accidentally drove to my mom's work, but it's
not important. Let's just say we were VERY angry that we wouldn't be
making it on time (45 minutes late or so). However, as soon as we
rushed into the theater of the Birchmere, something downright comical
happened. The vocalist of the previous band, the Pseudopods, said
something along the lines of "thanks for coming out to see us, up next
is the Dixie Dregs, stick around!". At that moment you can imagine the
look on my face. Anyway, we found a table in the corner and saw one of
the best shows of our lives. They went through lots of different kinds
of songs, and Take It Off The Top (my personal favorite) made the place
go crazy. I don't have a complete playlist, my friend swiped one of
those from the back actually. There was an incredible drum solo by
Rod, and he did some incredible antics with a basic 4/4 cowbell, which
soon exploded into a mass of sounds surrounding it. It was incredible
to think that such sounds were coming from only 2 hands and 2 feet.
Morse was playing at his finest, and I've never heard such incredible
shredding skills from the band before. They came out for an encore,
and soon after they announced that they would be signing autographs. I
got to meet Steve, Rod, and Dave and get pictures with all of them. I
couldn't believe it. Even though I only recently got into the Dregs
(being 16), I still am totally impressed with the band's humble
attitude, and how much fun they are having after all these years. This
is the musician's band if there ever was one. Thank you Dixie Dregs.