A great bass riff by Duff McKagan holds it all down before a killer chorus and guitar line hits. I Know You’re Lying is a rocker towards the end of the album that has the band locked into a groove, totally in sync. “You say the world don’t owe me nothin’ / without you where would I be / I don’t want to wake up in the morning / Unless you’re lying next to me”. An almost jazzy performance by Barrett Martin on the skins, it compliments the smoky vocals by Jefferson. Again, the keyboards create an atmosphere that is spine-tingling. Don’t Owe Me Nothin’ is my favorite song on the record and I was bummed they didn’t play it at the show. I loved this lyric: “I can’t ask you to marry me if I can’t afford the rent”. Deeply emotional, it transfixes the listener from the start. Red and White is the 1 st of several stunning ballads. A bluesy rocker that feels like The Rolling Stones filtered through the rain of Puget Sound. The album opens with My Luck Pushed Back which sets the tone for the album. The lyrics are on point and the whole package deserves to be considered a Pacific Northwest classic. The new album is heavier in spots with some truly touching ballads. I’m not sure how the band did it, but they topped their stunning debut. For this show, I had the new album WP2 on repeat to the point that I have just about every riff and lyric memorized. I’m sure people had it in the back of their heads that they’d like to see Duff McKagan in person at such a small venue – I did too – but the band stood on their own and made it a night to remember.Ĭoncert prep for me involves listening to a band’s albums repeatedly in the days leading up to the show. The Butcher was a particularly effective ballad that had the crowd entranced by Jefferson Angell’s delivery. The rockers rocked and the ballads were nuanced in their approach and emotional. The band excels in quintessential Pacific Northwest garage rock/grunge with a healthy dose of blues. The setlist leaned heavily on the new album with about 6 tracks from the 1 st album. More than once I found myself amazed to be next to the stage at a small venue witnessing this magic. He was the classic frontman – leading the audience in singalongs, telling stories, and really entertaining the sold-out crowd. Jefferson Angell is a star – there’s no other way of explaining it. He inhabits the role of bandleader and does it well. One thing that struck me was the joy that Barret Martin displays on stage. The band took the stage around 11:30 or so and opened with Death On The Lips – a blues/grunge workout from the new album. Advertisement Walking Papers performing at Jazzbones Photo: Jason Adolf
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