While the band, and J Robbins in particular, sound pretty happy on this recording. Touring the US in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 with a band named Burning Airlines must have not been a ton of fun.
At this Denver show and I imagine else where the theatre put B.A. up on the marque the day of the show instead of the full name.
I think I missed local support Contender since I have no recording of them. Oddly I just got a copy of their CD 20 years after the fact. Good stuff.
Was most excited about seeing Rival Schools again. They toured like madmen around this time and I caught them with a bunch of different bands. I have a partial recording of their set from this night.
Had been a big fan of Jawbox and I had never got to see them. So catching any J Robbins band was a treat. I love all that guy has done right up to today. He put out an amazing solo album in 2019.
The Ogden can be a tough room. The sound quality there has improved greatly over the years with many upgrades. But It has a tall ceiling and could be a bit muddy and boom sometimes. I massaged this recording a bit to take those rough edges off. It's not amazing but very listenable. Especially if your a big fan. Enjoy.
Burning Airlines
Ogden Theatre
Denver CO (USA)
2001-09-22
Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: Coresound CSB's > Sharp 722 minidisc
Transfer: Sony MDS-JE330 > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Time: (57:02.48)
01 Identikit
02 Outside The Aviary
03 The Deluxe War Baby
04 A Lexicon
05 Scissoring
06 Morricone Dancehall
07 A Song With No Words
08 All Sincerity
09 Pacific 231
10 Paper Crowns
11 Escape Engine
12 3 Sisters
13 Carnival
14 Wheaton Calling
15 Election Night Special
16 - Encore -
17 Dear Hilary
18 The Surgeon's House
LINK TO MP3 DOWNLOAD