Last night, I was fortunate enough to witness the Secret Machines again – this time their stage wasn’t “In the Round”, like above. It’s been two year’s time since that show at Park West left me wondering, Can I ever witness a show this impressive again? The answer to that question is still pending, of course. Since that time, one of the founding members -Ben Curtis, the guitarist – of this dynamic, psychedelia meets dreamy pop concoction decided to leave to join another group. And when founding members depart, rumors begin to fly from fans. The most difficult rumor to swallow was along the lines of the new lineup putting people to sleep. How the fuck would that be possible with monsters like “Lightning Blue Eyes” and the mammoth closer: “First Wave Intact”.
As a fan, I don’t want to hate on TSM, but there was about a 15 minute period last night where their intensity was deflated; almost to the point that not much was happening on stage. I forgave them though; their encore was a monster. Below, I’m upping the opening track from yesterday, “Dreaming of Dreaming” – which for some reason didn’t make the cut on this year’s LP. And then the closer from last night’s set, “First Wave Intact”. I’ve been tossing the idea around for the past twelve hours that this song might be my favorite live track…EVER.
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