At
10:15pm, the rockstar-wigged Jimmie's Chicken Shack members started with some old
hard-rock classic to threw the fans off a little bit, before jumping into the
funky rock of "School Bus", featuring the voice of rock 'n' roll
Jimmy Haha! (By the way, I love his high-pitched "Are you ready to
rock?" voice) "Dropping Anchor", "Quitter" and
"Face It" were great, especially the insane guitar (courtesy of
Double D.) and bass (courtesy of Che Lemon) riffs of "Face It"
(complete with some bombastic drumming by Sipple)!! "Spider Web"
included a rapper who added some additional vocals outside of his rap
spotlight. "Strange" and "Fill in the Blanks" were followed
by the danceable "Lazy Boy Dash", featuring some fiery guitarwork by
Jimmy Haha and some powerful drumming!"Another Day" featured a bass
& drum workout, with some turntable scratching and two rappers (one of them
is the guitarist Double D.)!! "Beautiful" was good, but better was
the explosive "High" with screaming guitar riffs by Jimmy Haha &
Jimmy McD! "Do Right" included the reggae flavor of "One
Love" and "No Woman, No Cry" (both by Bob Marley).
"Milk" ended the show with two rapper (one Double D.) and a soaring
guitar solo by Double D.! The show was over at 11:30pm.
At
12:00 midnite, the spirit of Halloween fell upon Towson with the arrival of
the..................ALL MIGHTY SENATORS!! It was off to some martial arts
action....AKA "Kung Fu Masters"! "Transmitta" was a hell of
a crowd favorite as every fan danced about to the tight horns (including Dave
Finnell and Craig) and the funky voice of their commander, drummer Landis
Expandis (or if you will......KOOL-ADYE!!) "Booty Fresh" was fresh
like a new morning rain and "Giant Steps" featured guitarist Warren
Boes and bassist Jack Denning using robotic locomotion during the breakdown
(just before the third verse). "Kingpin" was so funky with the
smolderin' bass riffs Jack provided! The band threw in some AC/DC "Back in
Black" and Whodini's "Freaks Come Out at Night". Warren did lead
vocals for the Ray Charles tune "What I'd Say", as well as kick-ass,
hardcore guitarisms!! (Ray was probably looking down at the Baltimore area and
smilin'!!) I don't know why, but AMS played the chorus section of Beyonce's
"Crazy in Love". The next song was some country hootenanny stuff that
got some fans square-dancing! After that fun (HEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAA!!!), it was
time for the fans to have a "Culture Shock" attack...the fans were
jammin' to the funky pop/rock hybrid punctuated by some horny horns!! The
encore performance included "(Chunky Buttered) Soul" (DYNAMITE!) and
"In Your Face", a powerful pop song that's all-in-your-face...the
fans were on fire and Craig (the trombone player) was up front banging the
cowbell!! The fun was over at 1:45am.
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