Helped decorate the venue before this show and even though those efforts turned into a wash as the drop fell 15 minutes before the doors opened the show more than made up for it. The Avalon after the countdown is second to none, and the Cole's is perhaps my all time favorite. D1 tracks 3 and 4 are switched in the description above. T3 should be 5B4 and T4 should be Tangled.

This whole colorado run was amazing! I was there for pre-show decor as well...caught a sound check low spark that was pretty jazzy! So rubber bands didn't hold the feathers and such in the tarp..BUT after it fell we found a few sewing needles and pins in the mix and decided it was a good thing that stuff didn't fall on those getting down..So instead we put all the stuff in boxes and bags and handed it out to random people during the Avalon NYE tune and BAM! the crowd got involved in raining glitter, parachuting aliens and feathers on an awesome crowd! cheers and btw...shut up and dance!

The Gothic is known for its great sound, and this show is a testament to this. There are better sounding recordings on the Archive of Kimock, but given everything surrounding this show (and the night before) the tapes came out very good.

This is a perfect example of a New Year's Show in that the band continues to get better and better as the night moves forward into "next" year -- each composition being performed with more energy and focus than the last. A short but sweet IU2U to start things off leads into what is possibly one of the shortest Experiments I've come across. Tangled Hangers, in my opinion, is where this show really lifts off and it doesn't look back from there. Five B4 Funk builds on that energy, and Moon People in turn builds on that, etc..

Post Bell Ringing, Hugs, Kisses, and Champagne Drinking, you have an absolutely raging Avalon. Perhaps the best version in this month. Cole's is well done, with Steve playing a run of triplets in the final third of the piece that is really quite impressive in its technical bravura. Again, the energy just continues to build through Sabertooth, Ice Cream, LFP1, and Hillbillies.

Little Wing is Little Wing. Never disappointing, and standing in the crowd that night, one knew it was coming. But You're The One was unexpected, and is perhaps the song of the show (along with Avalon). Mitch's solo is outstanding, and one wonders where he got the energy to see us out into the Denver night remembering all that came before.

Show is an easy A in performance. Sound quality is in the B to B+ range. Great show!