Oct 25 2001 @ Harper's Ferry Allston, MA

In CAPS are songs I didn't expect, but was really glad to hear!

Party at Ground Zero Ugly Skankin' to the Beat Primadawnutt Bonin' in the Boneyard AIDS and Armageddon In These Last Days The Suffering Lyin' Ass Bitch The Devil Made Me Do It Riot Demon in Here Freddie's Dead LOSE OUR MINDS UNYIELDING CONDITIONING Alcoholic Frey'd Fuck'n Nerve Endings DEEP INSIDE Sunless Saturday

Encore: FISHBONE IS RED HOT!

Great set list, good mix of old and new (again: Lose Our Minds is a GREAT song, my favorite of the new batch!), and a really great show. Crowd wasn't as big as the last time they played Harper's Ferry, earlier this year -- pre-show promotion was non-existent, though the Globe did mention it in a quick blurb the day of .....

Purposefully skipped Blowfly, caught most of DW's set (led me to think about how it's incredibly valuable for great sports teams to have really good role players to complement the superstars, even though they can't really carry the team themselves ... Walt is Scottie Pippen to Angelo's Jordan!), Angelo did a few poems, and Fishbone took the stage!

I took a few friends, one of whom hadn't seen Fishbone for many years, and was worried they wouldn't be the same ... her quote, just a couple of songs into the show: "wow, they're still really good!" Her husband and sister-in-law, who are Ethiopian (though have lived here for a bunch of years) were, I think, completely unprepared for what they witnessed (especially Angelo stage-diving, which he did I think three times), but were very impressed!

I also had the same feeling someone mentioned earlier, about how much I completely respect people who work as hard as they can, no matter how many people are paying attention -- the whole band, but especially Angelo. It's really inspiring, and a good example for the rest of us to follow!

Steve Hurley

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