Yacht Rock played a sold out show at the Variety Playhouse last night, performing Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and most of both Anchorman soundtracks. Great gig, particularly the DSOM. I think we've now played it enough times that it's automatic. For me, the show was much better than last year because I had a great reed. Last year I had an ok reed and I think I played just ok.
The Anchorman (Anchorma?) stuff was cool--it was a mix of songs we play all the time (such as Ride Like the Wind, Lowdown), stuff we play but not regularly (Treat Her Like a Lady, Who's that Lady), and new songs (This is It, Hold Your Head Up). I had a good night and felt mentally present through the whole thing (sometimes that is not the case and I have to wait for half the set for my brain to show up). In particular, I enjoyed This is It, which is super hard I think for everybody in the band--instrumentally complicated and vocally challenging. I worked on that one a lot, especially coordinating my vocal part with the moving string part. Hope that one's a keeper.
The encores for the show were Afternoon Delight and Don't Stop Believin', the latter being a particularly guilty pleasure. I sincerely love that song.
Awesome gig! One of my favorites at the Variety.
