Sinners Are Much More Fun

"Thanks for the mammaries"

-Cruess, 4/29/15

GM delivered a special acoustic performance Wednesday night which hopefully will become a more frequent occurrence in these parts.  Lots of debuts, an enthusiastic crowd and a clean, stripped down sound made for a really fun night. Setlist and videos below.

4/29/15 

Pies and Pints, Middlebury, CT

Set 1

Waiting in Vain*

On Your Way Down

Long Black Veil

Into the Great Wide Open*

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover*

Fixing a Hole

Mookie Wilson

He's Gone

Only the Good Die Young*

Cold Roses

Set 2

I Can't Go For That> (1)

Maneater (1)

Cities 

You Wreck Me*

Mary Jane's Last Dance*

It's the End of the World As We Know It

Breakdown* (2)

Soulshine

Show Notes
*First time played
(1) Jim on lead vocals
(2) "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" tease

Acoustic performance. First show at Pies and Pints. No bass fires were reported at this show.

Bravo, GM!

Saturday's Bruises

"If we're too loud, let us know. We'll try and turn it up."

-Dave, 4/25/2015

4/25/2015

Boru's, Waterbury, CT

Set 1

Got a Grip

Cry

John's Camera

Cites

Come Together

Shame>

Shakedown Street

Cold Roses

Set 2

Easy Tiger

Demon Theory

Mookie Wilson

Everything's Fine

He's Gone

Psycho Killer>

Will of the Working Man>

On the Run>

Tush

Tennessee Jed

Rocky Mountain Way

Black or White>

Tool Time

Satisfied Mind

Bloodshot and Blue>

It's the End of the World As We Know It

Sticks and Stones

Show Notes

No notes. No bass fires. This show rocked. 

Thumbs up, Guy Malone!

P.S.

Amending a previous post siting GM's last Sully's gig as 4/11/03, the latest performance was in fact 1/23/2004. Setlist below:

Guy Malone

1-23-2004

Sully’s Pub, Hartford, CT

Elephants on Parade

Spook the Pigeons

Shadowboy

So Far Gone

Tryptophan

Lion’s Mane

Birdland

Saturday Night Something

Situation Nominal>

Psycho Killer>

B.L.O. Me>

Alibi

Show Notes

Unfinished setlist and recording

A Vacation Close to Home

 "We haven't played here in 10 years. Let's party."

- BC, 4/17/2015

Unofficially, the last time GM played was 12 years ago (almost to the date). Just found this beauty in the arguyves:

 I remember Bill being cool enough to get me in Sully's at the time, as I was a wee candyass 19 year old. I wasn't nearly hip enough to appreciate this B.L.O>Alibi (titled "Bunk" on CD)>Post>B.L.O.  I'll throw this show on archive.org if there's enough demand (i.e. if one person asks me). 

In their return to Sully's last Friday night, the band brought the heat (and Mercier) for a cover heavy show. Setlist and videos below.

4/17/2015

Sully's Pub, Hartford, CT

Set 1

On Your Way Down

Psycho Killer

Come Together

Cry

My Way Gone

Rocky Mountain Way

She's a Woman

Cities

Frankenstein

Set 2

Black or White*>

Will of the Working Man> (1)

Tush (2)>

On the Run>

Tush

Easy Tiger

Shakedown Street (3)

Loving Cup (4)

Baba O' Riley (5)

So Far Gone

Show Notes

* First time played

(1) "On the Run" tease

(2) "Take me to Sully's"

(3) Unknown on lead vocals

(4) Rob on vocals

(5) Contained ending section to "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" (Rolling Stones)

Show featured Mike Mercier on keys throughout. "Black or White" (Michael Jackson) was debuted.  Band last played at Sully's 4/11/03. No bass fires were reported at this show. 

Bravo, Guy Malone!