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Hemlock Tavern October 19, 2003 Review by Jake Thomas After having seen The Planet The a few months back at the Eagle, I have since been anticipating their return to the San Francisco. I was almost afraid that I’d built them up too much in my head, having enjoyed their last show so much and constantly telling folks to check them out. Well, they didn’t disappoint in the least – TPT were on fire this fine evening. The music was great, a mix of Trans Am proginess and Ex Models no wave rocking makes for fine listening for my ears. Another fact that made this show ever so enjoyable is due to what a great showman the singer is. He has a great stage presence, plenty of entertaining banter, and pretty funny to boot. Statements such as ‘can you guys smell us? We smell like an oily shit up here’ were par for the course. I’ve noted it before and I’ll say it again, this is a band of dual personalities, one where the singer is playing guitar and another where he sings only. They sound like 2 completely different bands almost, but both are equally entertaining. I picked up their full length at the show, here’s to hoping it can at least approach the greatness of their live set. I stuck around for at least half of The Mass’s set, because even though I was tired at this point I still wanted to see at least part of their show. They never fail to disappoint it, one of the most solid rock bands in the area, and every time I see them they seem to be tighter and tighter. If you think combining the sounds of Sweep the Leg Johnny and metal sounds like a good idea, you should really make the effort to see these guys. I’m actually not much of a metal fan, but I like the proggy side of The Mass so much that it more than makes up for it. Hopefully next time my happy drugs will kick in and I’ll be able to make it the whole performance. --- Read our previous The Planet The review: January 2, 2003 @ Eagle Tavern ©2003 playinginfog.com |