25 Apr 2003, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, NY, USA
This was the first of 4 shows for me of this tour, and I believe the Dregs, as usual, put on a fine show, but a few venue related items detracted from the performance in my opinion. The sound seemed to be good except I couldn't hear Steve's guitar as clearly as the other instruments. It was nice to have the 'big screens' on either side of the stage, but the camera was often focusing on the wrong person or took too long to pan over to the current soloist. I'm sure it's difficult to do the camerawork if your not familiar with the tunes...I so wanted to offer my assistance as a 'guide'! It took a long time for the food we ordered to arrive, and lastly, the venue pushed people outside rather quickly and somewhat gruffly so the 'meet & greet' opportunity kinda got busted up. Sorry for the not-so positive review, but please remember it doesn't reflect one iota on the Dregs!
I didn't see a setlist posted yet, so here it is:
Take It Off The Top
Assembly Line
Sleeveless in Seattle
Goin' To Town
Odyssey
Justice (T Lavitz tune from ? album)
Hereafter
Kat Food
Brick Chicken (Jerry Goodman tune from 'Strangers Hand' album)
Country House Shuffle
Steve's talk
I'm Freaking Out
The Bash
Cruise Control (part of Rod Morgensteins drum solo included a 'double drummer' effect as he played over a section of the solo from Cruise Control off the album 'Bring'em Back Alive')
Meeting of the Spirits (Mahavishnu Orchestra tune from 'Inner Mounting Flame' album)
Shapes of Things