Random comments from Gilly's show

[Bradley Bressler]

Hey all... Brad from Findlay here... Is this group still on??  Couldn't make the shows last year, so was extremely happy to make the show in Dayton this year.  Enjoyed the venue, but I'm sure the 'dots would sound great anywhere!  I'm still a relative noob, having only seen them at Canal Street (several times) and the Stranahan in Toledo before Gilly's this time, but I thought there were a few things worth noting about this show:

1) Bob did a great job filling in for Robert Fripp on the solo for "Dave."  Made me think it should've been on bass all along!  Love to hear the 'dots playing Bears songs, like "Veneer" and "When She Moves" -- more great Bob songs!  I'd like to request some more of Rob's Bears songs in the future Thanksgiving shows: "Normal" and "Zelda Fitzgerald" are personal favorites since the "Eureka" tour was the first time I saw Rob, Bob, and Chris play at Canal Street.  I'm not much of a musician, so I have no idea how difficult it would be for them to play the songs without that other guy... what was his name again??... but if they can cover a Robert Fripp solo so well, nothing should be too problematic!

2) Started the "Plays guitar so awful" part a little early, eh Rob??  But seriously, enjoyed the improvising from Bob and Chris while Rob re-tuned at the beginning of "Mattress"... and then the extended "awful" guitar part was splendidly awful... always one of my favorite songs -- I love how Rob's solos ("awful" and otherwise) are always a little different, yet still spectacular, every show I see.

3)  Since "Mattress" is one of my favorites, I do need to express that I'm quite sad there was no balloon-aided guitar solo in the show.  This was somewhat made up for with the inclusion of "Fear is Never Boring" in the encore.  Most people might complain about certain songs that were not played, but instead I complain about balloons.  I guess I'm spoiled if that's all I have to complain about!

Okay, back to another few months of listening to 'dots CDs in my car until the next opportunity to see them in person.  Happy Holidays!!