New Bomb Turks @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2000-06-22

This was my first time seeing New Bomb Turks I think.  My first time recording them for sure.  They headlined a bonkers lineup along with Zeke and The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs!!  Rawk and Roll!!

I've posted the Zeke set before   HERE

New Bomb Turks were on tour for the 2000 release Nightmare Scenario but they play songs from all across their catalog and a few fun covers.  Eric has some good stage banter through out.  At one point calling La Donnas the best band to ever come out of Denver.  And then later questioning their fortitude after the had warned the NBT about drinking at altitude.  What a fantastic rock n roll show this was.

Mix is a little muddy but vocals are clear through out.  Enjoy.

New Bomb Turks 

Bluebird Theater

Denver CO (USA)

2000-06-22

Recorded and Presented: SxPxDxCx

Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc

Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > AAE-9 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC

Time: (51:39.58) 

01 Long Gone Sister

02 Point A To Point Blank

03 Automatic Teller 

04 Bullish On Bullshit

05 T.A.S.

06 Let's Dress Up The Naked Truth 

07 Bachelor’s High

08 End Of The Great Credibility Race

09 Minimum Wages of Sin

10 Spanish Fly By Night 

11 Continental Cats 

12 I'm Weak 

13 Born Toulouse-Lautrec 

14 Defiled 

15 TV Eye (The Stooges)

16 - encore -

17 Last Lost Fight 

18 Chip Away At The Stone (Aerosmith)

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New Bomb Turks @ Bluebird Theater, Denver CO, 2002-09-17

The New Bomb Turks are an amazing band.  Maybe a bit too punk for the rock n roll crowd and a bit to rock in roll for the punks.  Like a lot of bands on the late 90s early aughts circuit kicking around playing RAWK music.

Rock N Roll is such a generic genre umbrella it's funny to think that so much of it is underground stuff.  I guess the radio divide at the time separated the more main stream acts from the people down at the quarry mining the real rock nuggets.  Most people are more than happy to just listen to what ever is presented to them.  NBT were just not for that crowd.

This set at the Bluebird in Denver back in 2002 was during the beginning of a time when the city imposed a ridiculous 100db limit on the club because some folks that forgot they lived nearby, in the middle of the city, and right near busy Colfax, decided it was too loud and complained none stop.

Seriously the traffic is that loud.  My friend that worked there have stories of phone calls coming into the box office staying "the show is too loud you need to turn it down"  despite the fact no show was happening at the time.  Madness.

Practically ever band complained about it.  Rightfully so as it is pretty quite.  The venue didn't want to get fined so they kept it quite.   At the time it was a drag but in listening back to all these older recording from that era it might have help make a better house mix without everyone on stage just cranking up their amps to 10.

Front man Eric Davidson is in fine form this night with some ridiculous intro to some of the songs and it wouldn't be a Denver New Bomb Turks show if Eric didn't talk some shit to and about Denver band The La Donnas.   Good times.  Enjoy.


New Bomb Turks

Bluebird Theater
Denver CO (USA)
2002-09-17

Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > UAC222 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (59:22.07) 

01 - intro -
02 Id Slips In
03 Point A to Point Blank
04 Hassle St.
05 Grifted
06 Up For The Downslide
07 Rat Feelings
08 Professional Againster
09 T.A.S.
10 Spanish Fly by Night
11 Bullish On Bullshit
12 So Long Silver Lining
13 Pretty Lightning
14 Born Toulouse-Lautrec
15 Defiled
16 - encore -
17 Last Lost Fight
18 Radio Beat
19 I Want My Baby...Dead?!
20 Tattooed Apathetic Boys

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