“More Songs About Buildings
And Bob”, October 1, 1984. Live at The Jockey Club, Newport, Kentucky
Set-list:
1.
Take Me Down To The Hospital
2.
Color Me Impressed
3.
Heartbreak Hotel
4.
Draw the Line
5.
Stairway to Bob
6.
Bobdamn Bob
7.
Help Me Bob
8.
Little GTBob
9.
Freebob
10.
Bob Night Special
11.
Can't Get A Bob
12.
God Save The Bob
13.
Bob Beat It's A Love Beat
14.
Metal Health
15.
???*
16.
Cherokee People*
17.
California Sun*
18.
Walk On The Wild Side
19.
Hitchin' A Ride
20.
Blue Suede Bob
21.
Jailhouse Bob
22.
Hootenanny
23.
Paul's List
24.
Bill's Got Some Boots
25.
The Moon Shines On Loreena
26.
Can't Hardly Wait (Attempted)
27.
???
28.
Can't Hardly Wait
29.
Lovelines
30.
???
31.
Nobody Knows But Me*
32.
Gary's Got A Boner*
33.
Train Kept A Rollin'
34.
Last Train To Clarksville*
35.
Hey Good Lookin'*
36.
The Mats vs The Audience
37.
???
38.
Goin' Out Of My Head
39.
When You Were Mine
40.
Johnny's Gonna Die
* = played with / by members of the audience
Notes:
Complete show: Yes, but is
it a show?
Musicians: The Replacements
v 1.
CD quality: Perfect,
seamless copy.
Sound quality: Let’s put it
this way, you can just about make out that a concert is going on.
Remarks:
Well, I don’t know what to
say about this show. It sounds as if everyone was drunk, apart from the taper.
This is what happened as far as I can make out. The Mats are pretty drunk, as
usual, and stumble through the first couple of songs. A fan screams for Bob
constantly and before you know it, Paul decides to do more songs about Bob.
Hence the eclectic selection of songs, with classics such as Stairway to Bob,
Bobdamn Bob, Help Me Bob, Freebob, Bob Night Special and Bob Beat It's A Love
Beat.
Is this show for you? If
you want an introduction to The Mats, then “No”, this one’s not for you. This
one is too much “slacker Mats” with no countervailing musical integrity – the best
shows have both dimensions intertwined.
If you love music, then,
“No”, this one’s not for you either.
If you’re a recovering
alcoholic, then “Goddammit, stay clear of this CD”, this one’s not for
you.
If you’re curious about
what they were drinking, go for it.