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Bottom of the Hill October 1, 2004 Review by Jake Thomas The Mono show at Café du Nord was probably my very favorite live performance by any band during all of last year. On their return to the states, would they be able to fulfill my hopes and desires created from such an outstanding first viewing? Well, they came about as close as any band can come to fulfilling over-hyped expectations, without the element of surprise on their side. As bombastic as they were last year, they were just as much if not more so this time around – when the entire group was rocking out, the sound was so thick and heavy it was as if you could actually feel the air moving around the room. The tracks played seemed to be split pretty evenly between between their last two releases, “One Step More and You Die” and “Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined”, respectively. Although they didn’t play “Com(?)” from “One Step…” and that was a wee bit of a bummer, it was pretty damn great nonetheless; and yet again, Mono will be near the very top of my year end lists of best shows and records on the year. --- Read our previous Mono review: November 13, 2003 @ Café Du Nord ©2004playinginfog.com |