January 29, 1999
Friar Tuck's · Norfolk, VA
12 songs3 segues3 sets
Set 2Awol's Blues, Basis for a Day★*, Once the Fiddler Paid > Norwegian Wood > Once the Fiddler Paid, Mr. Don★*, Nughuffer*
Encore 1Hot Air Balloon
Footnotes
Basis for a Day - The nearly seventeen minute main jam is a perfect encapsulation of the band's growth in January 1999. Magner dominates the jam from the beginning, starting off with a few simple synth lines that could be lifted directly out of any great 1998 show, and gradually layering on more sounds and effects. Barber takes over, in a spectacular way, around the 25 minute mark and leads the jam to a dizzying conclusion
Mr. Don - A powerful Don that, like the best of them, sees the band jamming as a unit without any obvious leader. The interplay in the first half of the jam sounds far ahead of its time. Barber creeps gradually more into the forefront of the jam, and when he finally takes over, he absolutely murders the peak
Nughuffer - A great trance jam that manages to stay interesting without being a rager. Magner holds down a mellow theme for the first several minutes, starting out on staccato trance synths and moving around the 8 minute mark to a more droning sound, all while keeping a very sinister mood. Magner maintains this theme as the jam builds in intensity to a solid peak
Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).