21 November, 1998 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan

 

review by Karen

it was a rainy night in Portland...that's very true, but seriously, this was such an incredible show! unfortunately (well okay, fortunately) i missed Pete Krebs since i was talking to Mark through his whole set! afterall, i was a Lanegan virgin, having never met him before like so many saplings before me. Mike Johnson was amazing, all dressed up in his usual suit and smiling a lot. his music was certainly food for thought, to say the least. dark lyrics in a dark club mixed with jokes between songs?! i was told he would crack a few jokes on stage but i had to see it to believe it! he really impressed me. when Mark & band came out a funny thing happened. for the first time in my life i felt compelled to watch OTHER members of the band besides Mark! they were all having so much fun, it was so cool. Teresa, Debbi & Jen were so right when they said that ALL band members were incredible. nothing less than a perfect mix of talent, all together at the same time. beautiful. *sniff*. it was simply mesmerizing. talk about 'standing around being hypnotized'. Ben & Marc were a lot of fun to watch. Lanegan delivered a great show as usual. he sounded and looked wonderful. and he also told me that when he sees saplings at his shows he feels like his family is there...awww.