I saw the Supersuckers nearly 4 years ago at the
Annandale Hotel and it is still one of best shows I have been to. Allot of that had to do with front man Eddie
Spaghetti who has 100% belief that his band are that absolute shit.
This was still present at Eddie's solo acoustic show at the Sando
in Newtown on a chilly Friday night. The way the show worked was
interesting in that beyond opener “I Gotta Get Drunk” and possibly closer “Born
With A Tail” the setlist was made up on the spot via audience requests. It was a really fun way of building a set in a
small club setting and got everyone involved in the show. It also gave those in attendance the chance to hear what they
really wanted to hear. The setlist
ended up leaning heavily toward the more Country material of the Supersuckers “Must’ve Been High” album and Eddie's Solo tunes.
Many times the audience was brought in to provide backing
vocals or even shared lead vocals as in the case of “Hungover Together”. “Hungover Together” was requested but Eddie
said he would only play it if someone did Kim Deal's part and one female members of the audience did just that. She did a
great job even making up lyrics when she forgot the last set of lyrics. Both "Killer Weed" and "Non-Addictive Marijuana" included extended chorus sections which had the audience singing along with
Eddie.
Other highlights on the night for me were "Barricade" (with
Eddie asking the audience to “pretend I’m Eddie Van Halen in 1984” during the
bridge, the just plain cool “Sleepy Vampire” (a highlight during the
Supersuckers show I saw), Ween's “Piss Up A Rope” and the infectious “Pretty
Fucked Up”.
This show was a hell of a lot of fun and I think
everybody in attendance had a blast. I
know I sure did. Cha cha cha!
Eddie Spaghetti Setlist:
I Gotta Get Drunk
Double Wide
Barricade
Hungover Together
Roadworn And Weary
Misery And Gin
Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me
Dead In The Water
Sleepy Vampire
Mudhead
One Cigarette Away
Killer Weed
Non-Addictive Marijuana
Creepy Jackalope Eye
Jesus Never Lived on Mars
Breaking the Law
Bloody Mary Morning
Piss Up A Rope
Carry Me Home
Pretty Fucked
Born With A Tail
