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> From: Gen Kanai <gkanai@earthlink.net>
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu; rychard@worldnet.att.net; ziobro@earthlink.net;
Global851@aol.com; ogottlie <ogottlie@scf-fs.usc.edu>;
peter_dames@toyota.com
> Subject: quickie review: Greyboy Allstars in Los Angeles
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 1997 9:07 PM
>
> Well, it isnt often that I take a weekday night out to go listen to music
> (yeah, I'm a nerd) but I cant pass up Greyboy Allstars, right?
>
> Well I get to the Palace, meet Elson outside, Mariko and her sister
Sumiko
> inside and the first act "Pocket Lent" goes on for 4 songs. Elson knows
> these guys from Jazzid Up and they're okay, nice groove, good sax player,
> nothing special though.
>
> Next up is the Long Beach Dub Allstars, who are the former members of
> Sublime and a few others. I was a little wary about this "dub" band but
> whatever, I've got an open mind, right ;)
>
> NO! GOD! These guys were so HORRENDOUS it was first embarrasing, then
> aggravating, then finally disappointing. I should've been warned by the
> heavy "OC" (Orange County) crowd that was there to see the "LBDA" and not
> Greyboy. They go on, do a few songs that are nothing close to dub but
more
> like bad punk with a singer with an accent. Then the lead singer tells
us
> he's going to invite some friends on. First its the "Mexikanz" who are
two
> rappers who were so talentless it was astounding that anyone ever listens
> to them. I mean "Put your hands in the air!" and shit like "Say ho!" is
> just so out.... It gets worse though, because next up is the
Jamericans,
> who are two "Jamaican" rappers (one with a decent singing voice) but who
> were worse than the "Mexikanz." Then finally there was this singer "HR"
a
> guy in dreds who came on stage for four songs and was so horrendous, I
was
> crying in my drink by this time, sorry for myself for paying $17 to hear
> this bullshit. By this time, the "dub" band was down to the drummer (who
> couldnt keep rhythm), bassist (who was nothing special) and guitarist
(who
> was really bad...REALLY BAD) who were essentially playing bad punk/ska
and
> letting this dredded guy just croon awfully on stage. I'll add that they
> had their whole entourage of "OC" fans on stage in the wings (like 40
> people) which made for a real professional feel. This music was so
> infantile and dated, I was just dying.
>
> Finally, at 11:30, they left. Phew!
>
> I stayed 30 more minutes, heard 4 amazing songs by Greyboy Allstars and
> went home happy to have heard them, but wondering which crackhead placed
> these two bands on the same bill.
>
> Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. I cant even begin to
describe
> how talentless the Long Beach Dub Allstars were. It was literally amazing
> to find out that these guys had the following they did. Doesn't anyone
> have any taste in Long Beach or what?
>
> Embittered...
>
> Gen Kanai <gkanai@earthlink.net>
> (in honor of ShannonM's recent post, I bring back this choice quote...)
>
> Sex is something you do while your motorcycle parts are on order.
> --Kimberly Bouwens
>