7/18/10 Rusty Kettle Pub, Wharton NJ
Even longer than the previous day's concert! A performance of Springsteenian
proportions. Over 4 hours of mayhem, with a little help from special guests "The
Washington All-Stars" (A pair of very talented guitar slingers - friends of Tim).
(Approximate order of songs)
quotoable quotes:
Tim: "I learned eveything I know about DJ'ing from my friend D.J."
Art: "What did you learn from your friend B.J.?"
* Denotes World Premeire
SET 1
1 Sweet Jane (Velvet Underground Cover)
2 Tonight's the Night (Neil Young cover)
3 Your Grace
4 Who'll Stop the Rain (CCR cover)
5 Blitzkreig Bop (Ramones Cover)
6 Rock and Roll Girl (The Beat cover)
7 Hell's Tenants
8 The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind
9 Wishing Well
10 Sympathy for the Devil (Stones cover)
SET 2
11 *Green Fields of France (Eric Bogle cover) - Art solo Acoustic*
12 I Do Solemnly Swear
13 Garbage Man
14 The Riddle of Life
15 Rachel Maddow
16 Lola (Kinks cover)
17 Destroyer (Kinks cover)
18 Baba O' Reilly (Who Cover)
19 Long Live Rock (Who cover)
20 Walter Reed
21 Ground Zero
SET 3
22 *Deportees (Woody Guthrie Cover) - Art Solo Acoustic*
23 Perfect Weapon
24 Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR cover)
25 Heartbreaker (Stones cover)
26 She's Illuminated
27 16 Tons on My Back
28 London Calling (Clash cover)
29 Communication Breakdown (Led Zep cover)
30 * Red House (Hendrix cover) - The "Washington All-Stars"*
31 * Crossroads (Cream Cover) - The "Washington All-Stars"*
32 Voodoo Chile (Hendrix cover) - 68AD with the "Washington All-Stars"
SET 4
33 In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree - Art Solo Acoustic
34 The Maverick
35 Countdown
36 Fractured
37 Cube Farm
38 Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull cover)
39 Kids are Alright (Who cover)
40 Save the last Dance (Drifters cover)
41 Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry Cover)
42 Peace Love Understanding (Elvis Costello Cover)
ENCORES
43 Bad Moon Rising (CCR cover)
44 Knocking on Heaven's Door (Dylan cover)
45 Hell's Tenants (Reprise)
7/17/10 Private Party - Mine Hill, NJ
68AD's longest performance TO DATE. (Approximate order of songs)
quotable quotes:
"Keep off the tower"
"Here's a song about clams"
* Denotes World Premeire
SET 1
1 Sweet Jane (Velvet Underground Cover)
2 Tonight's the Night (Neil Young cover)
3 Blitzkreig Bop (Ramones Cover)
4 Rock and Roll Girl (The Beat cover)
5 Hell's Tenants
6 The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind
7 Wishing Well
8 16 Tons on My Back
9 Sympathy for the Devil (Stones cover)
SET 2
10 Heartbreaker (Stones cover)
11 Kids are Alright (Who cover)
12 I Do Solemnly Swear
13 Garbage Man
14 The Riddle of Life
15 Rachel Maddow
16 Lola (Kinks cover)
17 Destroyer (Kinks cover)
18 Baba O' Reilly (Who Cover)
19 Long Live Rock (Who cover)
SET 3
20 London Calling (Clash cover)
21 Communication Breakdown (Led Zep cover)
22 Walter Reed
23 Who'll Stop the Rain (CCR cover)
24 Your Grace
25 Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull cover)*
26 Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR cover)
27 Holiday (Green Day cover)*
28 Break on Through (Doors Cover)
29 I Can Only Give You Everything (Them cover)
SET 4
30 Save the last Dance (Drifters cover)
31 Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry Cover)
32 Peace Love Understanding (Elvis Costello Cover)
33 Bad Moon Rising (CCR cover)
34 Knocking on Heaven's Door (Dylan cover)
35 Save the last Dance (Drifters cover) Reprise
CHETSTOCK - Tom's River N.J. 6/12/10
* Denotes World Premeire
SET 1
Sweet Jane*
Tonight’s the Night
Blitzkreig Bop
Rock and Roll Girl*
Hell’s Tenants
Reader’s Digest Version of My Mind
Wishing Well
Riddle of Life
SET 2
Jokes (allegedly)
I Do Solemnly Swear
Garbage Man
Baba O’ Reily
Long Live Rock*
London Calling*
Walter Reed
Lola (with members of Uncle Yellow)*
Destroyer (with members of Uncle Yellow)*
Communication Breakdown
FINALE WITH UNCLE YELLOW
867-5309 (Jenny)
I Wanna Be Sedated
Apples - Kenilworth N.J. 5/1/10
Sound checked
Riddle of Life
16 Tons
Main Show
Blitzkreig Bop (Ramones)
Hell’s Tenants
The Readers Digest Version of my Mind
Rachel Maddow
Wishing Well
Walter Reed
Your Grace
I do Solemnly Swear
Garbage Man
Communication Breakdown (Zep)
Baba O’Reilly (Who)
The Kids are Alright (Who)
I can only give you Everything (Them)
Dazed & Confused (Zep)
Sympathy for the Devil (Stones)
Heartbreaker (Stones)
I wanna Live (Ramones)
Peace Love and Understanding (Costello)
Encores 1
Bad Moon Rising (CCR)
Tonights the Night (Neil Young)
Encores 2
Cube Farm
Ground Zero
Art Guest vocals with BACK FROM THE DEAD
Hymn 43 (Jethro Tull)
The Crossroads 3/27/2010
Another one hour plus tour de force to close the joint...
* - denotes world premeire.
1. Blitzkrieg Bop*
2. Hell's Tenants
3. Fractured
4. The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind
5. Wishing Well
6. Walter Reed
7. Communication Breakdown*
8. 16 Tons on my Back
9. Rachel Maddow
10. The Garbage Man
11. BFD*
12. Cube Farm
13. The Countdown
14. Baba O' Reily
15. The Kids are Alright
16. Band Intro Medley (Break on Through, Sympathy for the Trot, Heartbreaker *(Stones song), Voodoo Chile)
Apples Bar Kenilworth N.J. 2/13/10
* - denotes world premeire.
Trot and Art Acoustic
1. Kenilworth*
2. Everytown*
3. Out of the Hole
4. Black Horse
FULL BAND SET
1. Tonight's the Night
2. Fractured
3. The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind
4. Your Grace
5. Who Medley: Baba O' Reily*/The Kids Are Alright
6. Wishing Well
7. Walter Reed
8. Ground Zero
9. 16 Tons on my Back
10. Garbage Man
11. Rachel Maddow
12. The Countdown
13. Hell's Tenants
14. Cube Farm
15. The Maverick Medley (The Maverick, Break on Through (Tim on vocals), Sympathy for the Devil (Trot), Voodoo Chile/House Burning Down (Itchy Fingers)
16. (What's So Funny About) Peace Love and Understanding*
Soundwaves, Commerce Street Union N.J. 1/23/10 (Joe Jr.'s Live debut with the band)
* - denotes world premeire.
SOUNDCHECK
1. Bad Moon Rising
2. The Kids are Alright
3. Sympathy for the Devil
SET
1. Hell's Tenants
2. The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind* (1st time with full band)
3. Your Grace
4. 16 Tons on my Back
5. Cube Farm
6. Rachel Maddow
7. Garbageman* (w/band intros)
8. Walter Reed
9. Wishing Well
10. The Riddle of Life
REPEAT OF 1st TWO SONGS FOR TAPING (by request)
11. Hell's Tenants
12. The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind* (1st time with full band)
Morgan's Bar Rt. 46 Kenvil, N.J. 12/13/09 (FULL BAND - Yeah!)
* - denotes world premeire.
1. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
2. Bad Moon Rising
3. Santa Claus is Back in Town
4. The Riddle of Life
5. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
6. Tonight's the Night
7. Rock and Roll Music
8. Father Christmas
9. 16 Tons on my Back
10. Walter Reed
11. Maverick Medley (15 blistering minutes of mayhem including - Sympathy for the Devil, I Wanna Live, House Party, Maverick reprise)
ENCORES
12. The Kids are Alright
13. Philly Eagles Song????*/ Happy B-Day John (Bar owner)
14. Mr. Tambourine Man*
15. Hell's Tenants
Saturday, September 26TH 2009 At The Cup in Linden N.J. (Art and John acoustic)
QUOTE from Art: "We are here to celebrate the 30th anneversary of Earthquake Studios. In the grand scheme of things, 30 years really isn't that long. The building is hundreds of years old and the've got some guitar cabinets that are probably older...'
1. The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind
2. The Riddle of Life
3. Black Horse
4. Media Giant
5. Countdown
6. Walter Reed
TUESDAY, JULY 28TH 2009 AT SOUTHPAW - 125 5th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217
(Art and Paul acoustic)
* - denotes world premeire.
1. Frontier Town*
2. Out of the Hole
3. Hell's Tenants
4. Countdown
5. Walter Reed
6. The Maverick
7. Save the Last Dance for Me
The Crossroads (Acoustic - Art, John and Paul) 7/15/09
* - denotes world premeire.
1. No Penance
2. To True to Be Good*
3. Media Giant
4. Out of the Hole*
5. The Countdown
6. Walter Reed
7. No Surrender*
8. Sweet Jane*
9. Rock and Roll Music
10. Victim of Coincidence*
The Crossroads 6/12/09
A one and a half hour tour de force to close the joint...
Quote: "Take that Bon Jovi..."
* - denotes world premeire.
1. The Riddle of Life
2. Fractured
3. The Reader's Digest Version of my Mind *
4. 16 Tons on my Back
5. Walter Reed
6. Hell's Tenants
7. Wishing Well
8. Perfect Weapon *
9. Rachel Maddow *
10. She's Illuminated
11. I Do Solemnly Swear
12. The Garbage Man *
13. Thrash Marley
14. Maverick Medley (17 blistering minutes of mayhem including - Break on Through *, Alley Ooop, Rock and Roll *, Sympathy for the Devil, Voodoo Chile, Maverick reprise)
15. The Kids are Alright
16. Bad Moon Rising
17. Cube Farm
18. Ground Zero
19. Tonight's the Night
ROCKIN’ JOE’S WESTFIELD N.J. – JAN 28TH 09 (ART SOLO W/GUEST PAUL)
Rockin Joe's was a blast. Here is the setlist...
Art Solo
Quote: "Put down the guacamole and chicken fingers!"
1. Perfect Weapon (New original)
2. Rachel Maddow Song (New original)
3. Time After Time (R.E.M. cover)
With Paul on backing vocals
4. The Countdown
5. The Maverick
Art with some harmonica/poetry guy who also signed up for open mic
6. Long improvised blues jam with spoken words and a little "Snatch Beckons" thrown in!
CALLBACK
Art with Paul on backing vocals
7. Don't Go (Drifters cover)
Art with Paul on backing vocals and host Arlan Feiles on piano
8. Save the Last Dance (Drifters cover)
9. Bad Moon Rising (CCR)
Unfortunately nobody brought a recording device. This performance will only live on in the memory of the audience (all four of them).
Arlan wants us back soon.
68 AD 11/07/08 - Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ)
Quote; Good evening multitudes... ~Art
1. Hell's Tenants
2. Wishing Well
3. Your Grace
4. Walter Reed
5. Ground Zero
6. Fractured
7. 16 Tons
8. She's The One
68 AD 10/11/08 - Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ)
Quote; It's great to be here at The Stone Pony in beautiful post apocalyptic Asbury Park NJ. ~Art
1. 16 Tons
2. Hell's Tenants
3. Wishing Well
4. Walter Reed
5. Fractured
6. I Do Solemnley Swear
7. Cube Farm
8. The Riddle of Life
68 AD Unplugged - Rockin Joe's (Westfield, NJ)
Art, John, Paul
1.Artie Dylan Medley
2. Countdown
3. Wishing Well
4. 16 Tons
5. Tin Kettle Hill
6. Fractured
7. Wake me when your done
8. Wish you were here
9. Rock and Roll Music
10. Save the Last Dance for Me
Encores:
11. Walter Reed
12. Bad Moon Rising
Call Back:
13. Medley of
14. House Party
15. Sympathy for the Devil
16. I Wanna Live
17. House Party (Reprise)
68 AD 9/10/08 - The Black River Barn (Randolph, NJ)
1.Hell's Tenants
2. Wishing Well
3. Cube Farm
4. Tonight's the Night
5. The Kids are All Right
6. Bad Moon Risin
68 AD 08/07/08 - The National Underground (New York, NY)
1. Tonight's the Night
2. Wishing well
3. No Pennance (Acoustic)
4. Hell's Tenants
5. Wishing well
6. Your Grace
7. Die in my Footsteps
8. Ground Zero
9. The Countdown
10. Walter Reed
11. The Riddle of Life
68 AD 6/28/08 Crossroads (Hell's Tenants Release)
1. Tonight's the Night
2. She's Illuminated
3. The Riddle of Life
4. Die in Footsteps
5. Hell's Tennants
6. Wishing Well
7. Your Grace
8. Ground Zero
9. Heathens Whores
10. The Countdown
11. Cube Farm
12. Walter Reed
13. Thrash Marley
14. The Heathen Pt. 2 (acoustic)
15. Unsatisfied (acoustic)
16. I Do Solemnly Swear
17. Rock and Roll Music
18. Voodoo Chile Medley (12.5 minutes)
19. The Maverick
20. The Kids are Allright
21. Bad Moon Rising
68AD UNPLUGGED at the Crossroads 5/16/08
Art - John
1. Ground Zero*
2. She's Illuminated
3. Riddle of Life
4. Listen to the Lion (Van Morrison cover)*
5. Heathens, Whores and Politicians*
6. Wishing Well
7. Walter Reed
8. Black Horse*
9. Unsatisfied (Replacements cover)*
10. Tonight's the Night (Neil Young cover)*
April 5th 2008 – THE CROSSROADS – 78 North Avenue Garwood NJ.
Full Band – Second Gig
SET LIST
Quotable Quote: “Wow…let’s hear it for the Brown Suede Bombers. Tough act to follow. I guess we’re just going to have to get medieval on your ass”. Art
1. She's the One
2. The Riddle of Life
3. Wishing Well
4. Let Me Die in my Footsteps
5. I Do Solemnly Swear
6. Your Grace
7. The Countdown
8. Hell's Tenants
9. Cube Farm
10. Walter Reed
11. Thrash Marley
12. Have you Ever Seen the Rain
13. Up and Around the Bend
14. Voodoo Chile
15. Bad Moon Rising
February 9th 2008 – THE CROSSROADS – 78 North Avenue Garwood NJ.
68AD Band Debut
SET LIST
1. B&C Intro into Drum Solo/Drum Roll
2. The Neighbor
3. She's Illuminated full band
4. The Riddle of Life
5. No Penance (Art solo acoustic)
6. Wishing Well
7. I Do Solemnly Swear
8. Pyrono Commercial
9. Your Grace
10. The Countdown
11. Hell's Tenants
12. PhlemCo's Going out of Business Sale
13. The Bridge
14. The Center Ring
15. The Ringmaster
16. Knocking on Heaven's Door
17. Cube Farm
18. Walter Reed
19. I Can Only Give You Everything (w/Band Intros and Itchy Fingers)
20. The Maverick
January 11th 2008 – THE CROSSROADS – 78 North Avenue Garwood NJ.
Archie Solo Acoustic
SET LIST
This was a short set. Things were running behind and there were two other bands to go on.
1. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree – I don’t know the origins of the original song. It is some kind of old Irish drinking song that my grandfather used to sing. He only knew one verse…so I took it upon myself to write several of my own original verses.
2. North Country Blues – Old Dylan folk song about the decay of a once proud mining town. With a recession imminent…it seems to have some relevance. The audience wasn’t sure whether to applaud or not. Exactly the reaction I was hoping for.
3. She’s Illuminated
4. The Riddle of Life
5. The Countdown
6. Walter Reed – The first ever live performance of this. I think it went extremely well…very passionate. By the last verse my voice was a growl.
7. Chimes of Freedom – another Dylan number because I was feeling it. I shortened it to 4 verses because it just wasn’t the right crowd for this type of long poetic number.
8. The Kids are Alright – I dedicated this to my sister (fellow Who fan)…but she couldn’t make it to the show due to work.
October 6th 2007 – THE CROSSROADS – 78 North Avenue Garwood NJ.
Archie Solo Acoustic
SET LIST
1. Living in Violent Times – An old song by the 80’s power pop band The Barracudas. For some reason, I thought it was appropriate due to the fact that tonight’s concert was a benefit for the victims of the recent Virginia Tech massacre. After the song, I acknowledged the cause and gave a shout-out to MusiciansOnCall.org ; a charitable organization that brings music and musicians to the hospitalized.
2. The Neighbor – OK version. The nerves were raging.
3. She’s Illuminated – Ditto.
4. The Riddle of Life – Better. Started to settle down. The whiskey was kicking in. The rest of the set went fine.
5. The Heathen
6. No Penance
7. Media Giant
8. Your Grace – I kept messing up the one tricky chord in the song due to sweaty hands (it was hot up there). Otherwise a spirited version.
9. Headlines – I started this one with some banter about the Heathen character...how he was persecuted for speaking his mind and how this song was his big soliloquy against the evil and injustice of modern society. Nobody seemed to give a shit.
10. The Countdown
11. The Center Ring
12. The Ringmaster
13. Elvis Costello Medley (Possession/No Action/Hand in Hand/Mystery Dance) – I started this one with a rap about how I took my kids to see Chuck Berry at the park in Cranford last week, how I was taking my oldest daughter Victoria to see Springsteen in a few days, and joked about the importance of educating our children. Then I segued into the fact that Victoria thinks I sound like Elvis Costello…thus asking the audience to be the judge. I think this went over very, very well…especially the “Mystery Dance” section where I rocked it out pretty fiercely.
August 11th 2007 – THE CROSSROADS – 78 North Avenue Garwood NJ.
Archie Solo Acoustic
SET LIST
1. The Neighbor – This is a short song that sets up the narrative. It is slow and heavy with a persistent chiming E chord. It’s good song to warm up my voice to. By the time I got through it, the nerves were cooling off as well.
2. She’s Illuminated – I started this too fast and I hit one too many bum vocal notes. Those who have heard me play this before knew I blew it. The audience politely applauded.
3. The Riddle of Life - My voice was still shaky and my timing was off, but the performance had a little juice going for it. This was always intended to be one of those “crowd pleaser” type of songs. I was strangely touched when the audience attempted to clap along as I attempted to find the rhythm.
4. The Heathen – This is just a short song that moves the story to the next phase. I got through it fine with no mishap and no reaction whatsoever from the audience. Basically what I was expecting.
5. No Penance – This is a key song for me…and I am still trying to find a comfortable key to sing it in! I started in D this time and bellowed my way through. Luckily, the song speaks for itself and I think it made an impression.
6. Media Giant – I blazed through this one pretty well and I felt as if I was finally starting to hit my stride. An old band mate named Scott was in the audience and he later told me he liked the song. He thought it was called “Meaty Vagina”…which explains why he probably liked it.
7. Wishing Well – I originally wrote this back in the 80’s as a reflection on Reagan’s “trickle down economics”. It seemed to fit the theme of “Bread and Circuses” so I resurrected and partially re-wrote it. It’s a catchy little sumbitch. I’m not fond of playing it, but when I pull it off, people seem to like it. I pulled it off well enough tonight.
8. A Very Special Girl – Despite a few over-reaching vocal moments, I think I nailed this one.
9. I Do Solemnly Swear – Ditto. My confidence was rising.
10. Your Grace – Mike and my sister-in-law Amy both think this is my best song. I played it for them and nailed it. Great crowd reaction.
11. Headlines – A quiet song that seethes with anger and threatens to explode at any moment before dissolving into a whispered threat. I pushed all the right buttons and had the Crossroads in the palm of my hand.
12. The Countdown – another crowd pleaser. The chorus is so simple and catchy, people seem to miss how devastating and frightening the lyrics are. I’ve played this one much better a hundred times, but it went alright tonight.
13. The Center Ring – Time was running out so I skipped “Meet the Heathen” and did a fine version of this. It is the song where the grim fates of most of the characters are met. I could not play any version of Bread and Circuses without including this one.
14. The Ringmaster - Likewise for this one. Aside from a false start, I regrouped and blasted it out.
15. In Dreams – Yes…the Roy Orbison Song. I had to do it for three reasons; 1. I love the song, 2. It’s ballsy to even attempt it, and 3. I’m touched by the way Roy overcame such terrible personal tragedy and turned it into such beautiful art. I can relate to that. This was played in memory of him and my father. If my voice hadn’t cracked in one or two key places, it would have been the best version I could possibly have done. One day I will play this onstage and make people weep. That is my goal.
