MISSION OF BURMA
Toad's Place - New Haven, CT - July 16, 2004
PHOTOS BY SHERI HAUSEY
Jimmy (mob tour manager) tapes down the set list on the stage. Two full columns come into
view. Jimmy says to the eager fans who eye this paper like the long lost
lover they thought never to embrace: "There are TWO sets. Please don't
take this until the end." I'm really hyped up now knowing that Burma is
once again spoiling us with more MOB in one evening than one could ever
have dreamed of in a life time only two short years ago. Their energy is
immense: their playing is tight and assured. Their European stint seems
to have revved them up rather than sapped their reserves. Clint steers
the evening into unique waters right from the start when, praising Bob
Weston in his absence, he notes that this evening is a return to primal
Burma - a three man line-up. Speaking of three's a charm: The Wipers
started it, the Melvins picked it up, and Burma has blasted it into the
new millenium.
Once again MOB channels a raw urgent energy in this time of pungent politics. Brilliant musical archaeology coupled with a prescient/contemporary anthemic song structure make their choice and delivery of "YOA" a slamming call to the ballot box to oust that "Shrub." Yeah, "Youth of America... It is time we rectify this... NOW, NOW, NOW."
The PHOTOS on THIS PAGE are from
Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
July 16, 2004 - SHOW
SEE PHOTOS FROM THE CLUB - SET-UP
SEE MORE PHOTOS from OTHER SHOWS
THE SHOW at NIGHT and DAY
THE BARFLY - GLASGOW - UK - July 3, 2004
PEARL ST - NORTHAMPTON, MA - November 3, 2004
THE GARAGE - LONDON - UK - April 25, 2002
SOUNDCHECK at NIGHT and DAY
MANCHESTER, UK - July 5, 2004
MANCHESTER, UK - July 5, 2004
CARLING ACADEMY - BIRMINGHAM - UK - July 2, 2004
Sheri Hausey
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