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Tiger
Army at Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO 4/17/02
Yogi
Berra once said, Sex is like pizza. When its good, its really good and
when its bad, its still pretty good.
The hall-of-fame catcher never envisioned how delivery would emphasize
his point. The fact that pizza and
even sex can be delivered to ones door revolutionizes conceptions on those
two staples of our modern culture. Music can be the same way. During Tiger Army's three-night run in Colorado, I only went
to the show that came to my door, so I can't really complain about anything
being short of my expectations. Seeing
Tiger Army again was exhilarating, even if their energy level wasn't as high as
it was when they headlined a Punks Vs. Psychos concert in Denver exactly two
months ago. On this night, they were heckled for a little while because the
clich Nashville Pussy fans wanted to see the two redneck girls perform,
wearing next to nothing. In Tiger Army's defense, the power went out an hour
before they were scheduled to hit the stage, so their sound check was delayed,
in turn delaying the entire production schedule. Nevertheless,
Tiger Army came onstage ready to do what they have been doing nonstop for as
long as they have been around. They open every show with a short instrumental
ditty that sets the pace for the entire evening.
The bassist, Geoff Kresge lugged his enormous upright out onstage and
slapped it around for about a minute playing the instrumental prelude, Ghost
Tigers, the opening track from their newest album, Tiger Army II: Power of
Moonlight. Then the group's founder and guitarist, Nick 13, laid into his
electric guitar and screamed the famous slogan, "Tiger Army Never Die"
before he crooned "Nocturnal." After
thanking the fans for coming out that evening, Tiger Army played songs from
their latest effort such as Power of Moonlight, When Night Comes
Down, Valley of Dreams, and Cupid's Victim.
Those songs did not have the trademark punk punch of the self-titled
Tiger Army debut feature, however, that was likely the intent. The band seemed
to be shying away from the punk stigma in order to get in touch with its
Rockabilly roots. The band closed
the evening with Annabel Lee, which Geoffe Kresge dedicated to Reverend
Horton Heat because the Reverend was taking Tiger Army around the States and
exposing them to new audiences. However,
I would have rather seen the song dedicated to the Misfits, the obvious
influence for the song.
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