Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site lzwi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!lzwi!dsl From: dsl@lzwi.UUCP (D.S.LERNER) Newsgroups: net.music.gdead Subject: KOKOMO !! Message-ID: <242@lzwi.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 16:25:52 EDT Article-I.D.: lzwi.242 Posted: Mon Aug 12 16:25:52 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 12:43:35 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft Lines: 33 I saw KOKOMO two nights ago at the Metro in North Brunswick, N.J. They were very tight. Brent and Billy were great. Some of the highlights included: Dear Mr. Fantasy --> Keep on Growing Dark Star (Brent sung the first verse) Good Times Blues, Tons of Steel encores: Casey Jones ---> Let it Rain All I can say about them was they were very good for a band that haven't been together a long time. Dave Margen is a great bassist. He jammed on Dark Star so heavily that I almost didn't recognize it was Dark Star. Kevin Russell was great too on lead guitar. During Dark Star he tried to play a few Garcia licks during the spacey part. He kept throwing and spitting his guitar picks into the audience though, which is a little show business ploy. But, still he rocked real well with the band. The funniest thing was that Billy Kreutzmann dyed his hair "JET BLACK". All of his gray hair is gone. Except for his receding hairline and circles around the eyes, he looks like he's 25 again. Amazing what Grecian Formula can do for people. The Dead songs they played were mostly Brent tunes except for Casey Jones. Only, they didn't play them like the Dead plays them. Each song was played faster and more like the way Brent likes to play them. Dear Mr. Fantasy and Keep on Growing was a lot like the Traffic versions. In my opinion, they sounded better than the way the Dead play them, except for Casey Jones. All in all, I'd recommend this group to anyone who likes good ol' Dead music as well as just rock and roll. The Dark Star was a fine treat for us New Jersey Deadheads. Dave