Sorry this review is coming so late but I've had a really hectic week
since the show in Boulder.

Samm and I got there and talked to Angelo briefly. Shortly into our
conversation he said, "Oh, you guys just reminded me that I need to put
Dave on the guest list!" and he was off! The first band to go on was
called Pimp or Die. They were pretty good, but very mellow. Not quite
what I would have in mind for an opening band. They were followed by
Speaker. hmmm....Jerry Garcia does 90's rock??? Speaker was fairly
amusing and a little more energetic (but not as good!) as Pimp or Die.

Fishbone came on to a fairly decent sized crowd (especially considering
the venue was quite a bit larger than what they usually play in Colorado
and it was graduation night at the University of Colorado). The songs
they played (sorry, I can't remember the order) were:

Ugly
Party at Ground Zero
Lyin' Ass Bitch
VTTLOTFDGF
When Problems Arise
A Selection
Cholly
I Wish I Had A Date
Give It Up
Ma and Pa
Question of Life
Bonin' in the Boneyard
Housework
Behavior control Technician
Pray to the Junkiemaker
Sunless Saturday
Swim
Porperites of Propaganda
Lemon Meringue
Beergut
Skankin' to the Beat
Just Allow

Also, Angelo did Jah Jah on the Telephone to start the encore.

They were great, of course. Angelo, Norwood and Walt are really holding
everything together. Spacey T had a good show, John McNight we couldn't
hear (except for when he would play the trombone). Not being able to
hear the keys was the only sound problem all night. Actually, the sound
system in the Boulder Theater is a little bit smaller than other clubs,
so they couldn't turn it up quite as loud. That made for outstanding
sound quality! Also, Angelo and Walt were using cordless mics for the
first time since Lollapaloser. Ok, the new drummer is John Stewart. NO
not the john Stewart from the Daily Show!! ;-) He was definitely
talented, but....Angelo and Walt had to give him a lot of visual cues
(probably on 14 of the 22 songs) which wasn't' a big deal. He did have
difficulty with a lot of the transitions and tempo changes and got lost
on a number of occasions. The low point of the night for the new drummer
was during Beergut Angelo told the sound guy to turn down the drums.
Samm and I both noted that he looked scared, but that he also tried
really damn hard and also came out and signed autographs and mingled
right after the show.

Fishbone remains one of the best live acts. I don't think I've heard
them play any song the same way as I've seen in other shows (9 of them
since '91). As a fan, I really appreciate that! It reminds me a lot of
what Zappa did with his songs (constantly messing with the lyrics,
tempo, style, etc. A lot of times right on the spot) and is a real
testament to their musicianship.

Blake