At
1:00am, the funky Mo' Phat hit the stage with some serious shit!! First, the
band tackled the Bootsy classic "Munchies For Your Love" with much
coolness and the audience devoured it with delight!! John Willis, Eric Wilson
and Lisa Michaels performed the tasty vocals for this classic. The killer
guitar solos by John Willis were just........groovalicious! "Come
Together" was full of heavy drum attacks by Kevin Harrington, standout
bass by Jean Hunte, and some hardcore lead guitarisms! "Kiss" and
"Head" (Prince covers) were full of spicy keyboard riffs by Eric. The
James Brown cover "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothin' (Open Up The
Door, I'll GetIt Myself)" smoked with some funky bass & good rhythm
guitarisms! "Cosmic
Slop" was the low point of the show, sounding somewhat
uninspired--Nappyhead, Original P or The Clones of Funk could have done a
better job. The lead guitar riffs were strong, but the bass sounded somewhat
weak and the song was too short, ending after the second verse & breakdown. "Play That Funky Music, White
Boy" was a very welcomed change in pace, with some smolderin' bass, strong
keyboardisms, and excellent guitar funkiness!! "Thank You (Falettinme Be
Mice Elf Agin)" was da shit with FONKAY bass thumpin', great keyboard
riffs & good vocals by John Willis! The last song, a Melissa Etheridge
cover (I don't remember the name), was a funky blues song with some funky organ
riffs, funky-blues guitar riffs, and some great vocals by Lisa. The first set
was over at 1:55am.
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