The Villains
March 3rd, 2008 | by Tom |This was a weird week for the Villains. First our drummer extraordinaire Bob Rock was sick and couldnt make our show in Bridgeport at Two Boots on Wednesday so I, the bass player, had to play drums. A couple things about Two Boots: the pizza isnt great and the roller girls give off a kind of military occupation vibe, i dont know why, thats just the vibe i got . However the decor is cool and they have a nice stage and sound system so it all blends together to equal a place i have no real feelings for. Anyway, we played with an instrumental surf rock band called the Clams and they were pretty good. they had their own go-go dancers which was a little awkward but neat i guess. Then it was our turn, let me preface by saying that i had never played any of the songs we played that night on drums so my main goal was just to try and remember what Bobby did and copy that as best I could. Much to mine and John Paul’s surprise, the show wasnt a disaster. We got forty bucks and didnt embarrass ourselves which for me means i had a pretty good Wednesday.
That brings us to Friday. We got Bob back to play a show at Cafe 9 with the Black Hollies and Les Sans Culottes, a pretty good bill. It snowed I drank a lot of Pabst, i drove home and picked up some McDonalds which i ate furiously and then instantly regretted. The next day i talked to a few friends of mine who were in attendance and they all said that it was the Villains best show. and i said , “what?” They re-iterated their claim that our snowy Friday show at Cafe 9 opening for two great bands was our best show ever. The Villains have been together for almost 3 years i dont think we ever anticipated having a “Best Show Ever.” I think we always shoot for somewhere between pretty good and not a train wreck. Apparently though on Friday we edged into a place i dont think any member of our band is comfortable being. the place where people expect you to play a good show, the place where someone that isnt your buddy might come out to see you play hoping to hear something great. I believe Friday was a turning point for the Villains, for better or worse. Maybe it was the paisley shirt John Paul let me borrow or maybe it was his rather excellent guitar solos. Maybe it was Bob’s steady but perfect drumming or it could be that was just didnt mess up at all and that the room sounded great. Who knows. Whatever it was the Villains are no longer the little band that could. we are now the little band that wants to take over the world one Psychedelic Lounge Rock fan at a time.
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