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MATT KRAMER LIVE SEPT.19,2003
TWILIGHT YBOR CITY FL.
(W/CIRCLE 2 CIRCLE)
This was one of the first solo
shows by Matt Kramer since the release of the "War & Peas" c.d.
The show opened with many from the new c.d. and it set the tone for the rest of
the night.. It was going to rock!
Matt puts on such a great show, he has the charisma of a cross between Perry
Farrell and Jim Morrison.. all you can really think when you see him on stage is
"what is he on.. and how do I get some?" He is just captivating... All though
the turn out was smaller then expected.. from lack of real rock n roll support,
the band still performed like it was a sold out show..
They also went on to do some Saigon Kick songs.. but only the heavy ones.. no
"Love is on its Way"..
If your in the mood for an ass kickin show of HEAVY guitar riffs. and kick ass
drums...and a solid bass groove..
Matt Kramer is a show to not be missed........
note: the pics are a bit grainy from all the fog...
Then after the show.. Matt jumped off the
front of the stage and came down and hung with the fans
and signed anything they had for him..
What a great guy, very down to earth.. and very serious about his music, and the
state of music these days..
If you don't have War & Peas yet.. your missing out... go to his site and get it
NOW.. www.mattkramer.net
Fans
Reviews of the show:
Not
too much could top the show that was put on by Circle II Circle. Not much, that
is except for Matt Kramer. As a longtime fan of the Saigon Kick family, hearing
that Matt was coming to town had me itching to see one of the best frontmen I
have had the pleasure to see perform.
The
lights go down and the 60 or so people who stayed over, were in for a real treat. The set opens with 5 tracks off the new album (Goodbye
To All Tomorrows, Soul Star, Caught Up On The Inside, Spinning Round and
I’m Getting Closer) and a
tune that I believe isn’t released. Soul Star and Spinning Round were
definitely the stand outs although the other are top quality songs, too. Before
beginning Spinning Round, a tune about the repetitiveness of the world today,
Matt compared this tune to Bob Dylan’s ramblings in “Subterranean Homesick
Blues” from 1967 and he did an excellent job on it.
Matt announced that they were going to play some Saigon tunes with the disclaimer that if anyone asked for them to play Love Is On The Way, he’d kick their ass! Way to go, Matt!
Smoke
filled the room and the familiar tune of Coming Home floated through the air.
I remember seeing Saigon Kick during the first and second albums and saw
numerous people letting the music take over their bodies and dance in their own
special way. All these year later, the music does the same. I counted at least a
dozen people going crazy and doing their thing. It was like I was back at the
local venues watching them 10+ years ago.
The
Saigon Kick portion of the show included New World, God of 42nd
Street, Ugly and Suzy. After performing Suzy, Matt asked if anybody wanted to
hear Pink Floyd…obviously a joke, but also a sign of things to come. The song
he did perform next sounded dead on. She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult. Holy Shit!
If I didn’t know better, Ian Astbury could have been there belting this one
out and I wouldn’t have known the difference! Matt sounded great and went
crazy during this song! Next came the grossly underrated SK tune, Peppermint
Tribe and then the show finished with What Do You Do. I was hoping to hear one
of my favorites from the day, Bodybags, but was denied.
Right
after the show, Matt jumped off stage, high-fived a few people and went straight
to the merchandise booth to sign autographs. If War & Peas is a sign of what
happens when someone leaves a successful band to do their own thing, more people
should leave their bands! If you don’t have War & Peas, get out and buy
it! Hell,
I’ll even lend you a buck or two just to get it!
-Moose
Matt Kramer I would have to
say was my favorite. I have nothing but good to say about the show.. I have to
start the review off to say that before I left the house, my girlfriend put in
the CD to listen to so I would at least know some of the songs and know what
kind of show would be performed. I wasn't sure what to think about it but I got
a whole different perspective when it was all performed live. The reactions of
the crowd was amazing. When my girlfriend and I got to the Twilight,
unfortunately there was only about 50 people at the show, but Matt didn't seem
to perform any different if there was 5 or 5000 people there. He seemed to put
just as much effort and heart into it. I honestly can say that I really didn't
know any of the songs but it was easy to get involved in them all. He was very
"deep" and you could feel it in the words how he sang them. I was really
impressed when as my girlfriend and I approached the stage, during the show,
Matt said hello to us both, by first name. How cool is that? Ok, so just my
girlfriend, he knew her first name. I could hear and see the excitement in her
face since this was the first time that they had met. But after the show, Matt
jumped off stage and conversed with all the fans. He had pictures with the fans,
autographed and hung out. Since my girlfriend does this awesome website, Matt
knew us both by the pictures since he visited this website frequently. All good
words came out of his mouth about her site , you could see that it really meant
something because my girlfriends eyes lit up when he kept praising her on her
site about everything and what a good job she does. He was looking forward to
her review of his show and you knew he would visit it soon. As soon as the bar
closed, we were still there. We sat on the couch and had conversations with him.
That has never happened to me. I never actually sat and had a conversation with
a rock star. He was very respectable. He even introduced us to some of the other
fans and people in the band. He was such a real person and listed to what people
say, he acknowledged everyone around him . You could see it in him, in his eyes,
in everyway that he was so involved in all of his fans and truly respected each
and everyone of them. I would love to see him perform again and I am hoping
that he returns to Tampa again, very soon. This is a show that I could see many
times again.
-Vonnie 
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