TE Khai-su wrote:

Then it was a version of Jail in the Radford Era. Radford was on the vocal, Matters on the guitar, Drew on the bass, and Dunn on the sax. Drew, a new face in the old Band, did not show much of a difference from the style of Hofer. On the other hand, Radford, who for the first time officially broke the monopoly of Benedetti on the vocals of this song, manifested his own style, however not far from that of Benedetti's. I would say that this Radfordian Jail is a worthy collector's item for serious Urinites.

The hell? The Radford Era? From the very beginning Jail was mainly a Radford song. The piece was designed for his vocals (although Benedetti's later-added groove at the end seems best left out of Radford's hands). All the studio versions have Radford on vocals, and the first few live performances were attempted by him, although it was soon decided that it was far more critical to have Radford on the drum kit, despite the resulting weaknes in the vocal area. The ``mature'' Jail, as witnessed on the CD, perfectly combines able drumming, the nasal, Axl vocals of Radford during the bulk of the song, Benedetti's energetic improvisation at the end of the song, and some amazing sax work thrown on top. A brilliant piece, of which Radford has always been an indispensible part. Now, I haven't heard this post-Benedetti version and don't know how he has dealt with the vocal finale (or how the drum situation was resolved . . . did Geoff play the drums, and is he as good as mrad?) but don't let it be said that the ``Radfordian'' Jail is anything new.

ObServation: Drew showed up as one of SU, thus the ``Sleeves'' (?) has no legitimacy of existence, non raison d'etre. Dunn mentioned, before the show, that the term ``SU'' be the general terminology for ``Dabney-based bands.'' I suggested ``Stale Urine International,'' consisting of a quite fluid cast of bandmembers.

Yeah, what's the deal with that? I mean, I see nothing wrong with ``the band'' continuing on like this, as long as the band members are okay with it, but I would kinda like something new to happen. If only to get a better band name. (The Sleeves? C'mon, is that better than One Child Policy? Not even close.)

--Alan