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August 29, 2006
Derailers @ Molly Malones: August 28, 2006
Much like working at a pop radio station that used to be a country station, it's hard to watch the Derailers without remembering the ghost of what used to be.
When Tony Villanueva left the group, it seems he took some of the magic with him. My feelings about the Derailers minus Tony kind of went in an arc - when they started their set at Molly Malone's Monday night, I thought, "I miss Tony!" As the show went on, I didn't miss him quite so much, as they played some of the songs that Brian Hofeldt originally did the lead vocals for, and a couple of tunes from their latest album Soldier of Love. Toward the end of the show, though, I missed Tony again. Do the Derailers, with their vast library of material, really need to cover "Johnny B. Goode"?
Sometimes you're better off just starting all over again.
Posted by darlin at August 29, 2006 8:47 AM
