Once again it was a standing-room-only night at the Green Knoll Grill. The crowd packed in so tight that people were tripping over the monitors in front of the band at times. That didn't stop people from dancing in place however. There were a lot of familiar faces from previous gigs and many new faces. A special hello to Gene, a real Zeppelin die-hard of the seventies who we hadn't seen in a while. People drove out from as far as Philly and Bucks County to see the band in Bridgewater which the band is very appreciative of. It looked like everyone was having a great time.
The band opened up on a different note with Down By the Seaside to ease everyone in. It's a soulful tune that always goes over well and is a favorite with the band. The band followed with All My Love, which got cheers from the crowd and then the haunting keyboards of In the Light followed which filled the room with celestial sounds compliments of Mike Palschakov. Then the band kicked into a driving version of Sick Again, building the energy up to a bit of a frenzy before it's conclusion followed by Over the Hills and Far Away which literally explodes upon impact.
The band went into a non-stop song montage with Ramble On into Out on the Tiles, Bring It On Home, Good Times Bad Times and peaked with What Is and What Should Never Be. This was then followed by Going To California spotlighting bassist Tommy Santo on mandolin. Slowly lifting the energy back up the band went into Ten Years Gone, which was a favorite with the club's management we're told.
What Zeppelin show could be without the timeless staple, Stairway to Heaven. The band was particularly loud at this show which introduced some interesting challenges controlling all the buzzing strings of the instruments. Yet the band made it through and brought the music to it's peak drawing people out of the crowd with raves at it's conclusion. The energy climbed as the band launched into Kashmir which is a familiar favorite.
The band wrapped up the first set with South Bound Suarez, newcomer We're Gonna Groove and the gritty blues sounds of the Lemon Song. Seventeen songs later the crowd was ready for more and the room continued to fill out. The band got to meet with many of those who came out during the intermission and the compliments were humbling. It was a really great crowd and we enjoyed seeing old faces as well as meeting new ones.
The band got back up sometime after midnight and the crowd was ready to go. The energy went straight up as the band opened with Heartbreaker. Not to be outdone, Black Dog came in right behind it, which was a new addition to the show by request of friends of the band. Dancing Days followed, which was also a new addition to the show that went over very well with the crowd. The dreadlocks came out on D'yer Mak'er which had people dancing in place where they could find room.
The band kicked into another timeless staple, Rock and Roll and if it wasn't loud already it was even louder now. No one was shying away from the speakers however. They just kept packing in with people leaning over fixing monitors they were tripping over. John Daggett brought out the big guns with a hammering rendition of Moby Dick which had the crowd cheering all the way through. That's a great number for a room like this because everyone seems to really enjoying watching the sticks fly as he makes his way around the kit.
After closing on a high note the crowd got a little misty with Misty Mountain Hop. People always request the Rover and the band delivered another driving rendition followed by a big favorite with the crowd, Whole Lotta Love. People were really enjoying the spacey jam with vocalist Brian Caufield trading off wails and cries with guitarist Kevin N@y manning the Theremin.
It was getting late and the band was thinking they'd have to bring the show to a close, but no one said stop so the band went right into a haunting version fo No Quarter. And when no one said stop yet again they were right into the Immigrant Song which is another timeless favorite. It was obvious that no one was pulling the plug and the band had four already and now they were steady and then they went right into the Ocean.
Vocalist Brian Caufield hit new vocal heights with Night Flight, which the band recently started introducing at shows. It's a more obscure tune, but no less popular with Zeppelin die-hards. It was two-stepping time with country diddy Hot Dog, which was followed by Darlene another song not frequently heard, but no less enjoyed. The band slid right into Royal Orleans and had people dancing on each others feet and then the band closed with their namesake Custard Pie featuring Brian Caufield on harmonica.
The band worked the room to a fever until sometime after 2:00 and the crowd probably would have stayed longer if the band had continued to play. Everyone was looking at their watch out of surprise as the crowd began to disappate. Many thanks to everyone who came to see the show. We hope it was everything you hoped it would be and will continue to evolve with every new show that comes along. Thank you to the management at the Green Knoll and for their inspiring compliments about the show. We look forward to working with you in the future. Please send all song requests and feedback as we always take the audiences comments into consideration as we continue to build upon the show. Thanks to everyone, we hope to see you soon.
http://custard-pie.com/SET 1
Down By The Seaside
All My Love
In The Light
Sick Again
Over The Hills And Far Away
Ramble On ->
Out On The Tiles ->
Bring It On Home ->
Good Times Bad Times ->
What Is And What Should Never Be
Going To California
Ten Years Gone
Stairway To Heaven
Kashmir
South Bound Saurez
We're Gonna Groove
The Lemon Song
SET 2
Heartbreaker
Black Dog
Dancing Days
D'yer Mak'er
Rock & Roll
Moby Dick
Misty Mountain Hop
The Rover
Whole Lotta Love
No Quarter
Immigrant Song
The Ocean
Night Flight
Hot Dog
Darlene
Royal Orleans
Custard Pie