Comments on: Fleshtone, Assemble! Fleshtones, Baby, Hit it!

By: Mitch Townsend

Mitch Townsend — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:30:02 +0000

Runs in the family: My youngest brother was getting married and they had this utterly wiener wedding band playing wiener wedding band stuff. The bride, groom, best man, maid of honor, etc. got fed up and started moshing to “You Are the Sunshine of My Life.” The band got the hint.

By: PatrickH

PatrickH — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:40:33 +0000

Heh, that’s right, Lex. I was the only one grunting and moaning, actually. The rest of the crowd was silent. As for “hulking around”, I think that was me too.

Remember, I was “all liquored up”. Yeah, that’s it.

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By: Lex

Lex — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:47:07 +0000

Patrick, that sounds about right. I remember seeing them at the Cubby Bear in 1985 (I think). They did the thing where the singer is saying “take it down, man. Take it way down …” They had the whole crowd crouching on the floor, silent, Peter Zaremba had put aside his microphone and was “singing” in a stage whisper, and you could hear the glasses clinking behind the bar. This from a packed crowd that had been roaring its lungs out three minutes previously. They had the crown in the palm of their hands. They have this kind of thing down to a science.

By: PatrickH

PatrickH — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:40:50 +0000

Lex,

‘Pretty skinny for a bunch of old guys’ is exactly right. The guitarist is like a human blade, all skin, bones and angles. And, ‘the best live act I’ve ever seen’. No kidding.

I saw them a few years ago on the recommendation of a very, very knowledgeable music fan[atic], who described them in your very words. They came to the Ottawa Blues Fest, I got liquored up, and saw them do their thing on a small stage well away from the main action.

I’d never seen anything like it. Total commitment, endless energy, and man, they had that place hopping and moshing and making general mayhem like no band I’d ever seen. When the guitarist plunged into the crowd and drew us all down into a deep crouch and had us hulk around, arms spread wide, grunting and moaning, I was in heaven.

I was absolutely drawn into what they were doing, and now, whenever I hear the name “Fleshtones”, I say simply, “Best live band I’ve ever seen.”

‘Cause they just plain are.

By: Carl Ortona

Carl Ortona — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:57:47 +0000

i was smiling because i can remember how much happiness they have brought … one show at a time. and they always deliver as the best … can’t wait for the gig in NYC with the Sonics. just had to add something to this thread. is it wrong to wonder about something that makes you happy everytime you think about them … (a la George Costanza). freedom takes many forms; god bless them.

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:26:30 +0000

They are pretty skinny for a bunch of old guys. They have never broken up. The book explains the various other stuff they have done for rent and food money over the years.

By: Mitch Townsend

Mitch Townsend — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:16:55 +0000

They must not be big eaters if they’re living on the proceeds of their musical ventures. Great band, but I had no idea they were still around.