4 Out Of 5 Doctors at Jammin’ Java, Vienna, VA [07.17.10]
4 Out Of 5 Doctors, Jammin’ Java, Vienna, VA [07.17.10]
1) Modern Man
2) Jeff Jeff
3) Waiting For A Change
4) Heart On A Chain
5) Young World
6) I Like You
7) Plastic Fad
8) Malpractice Suite
9) Elizabeth
10) Anna With Antennae
11) Opus 10
12) I Want Her
13) Good Pretender
14) Waiting For Roxanne
15) Danger Man
16) Mr. Cool Shoes
17) Sleepy Time
18) Girl With Smarts
19) Breaking Rocks
20) Call Me At Home
21) Hard Act To Follow
22) Mushroom Boy
23) Not From Her World
24) Red Blooded American Boy
25) Coliseum Rock
Billed as “The Last Waltz” I have a hard time believing that this is REALLY the last time that 4 Out Of 5 Doctors will ever perform before a live audience. This was, however, the third year in a row that all four original members (Jeff Severson, Cal Everett, George Pittaway & Tom Ballew) reformed to perform at the local Virginia venue Jammin’ Java and if they’ve worn out their welcome you wouldn’t have been able to guess considering the ecstatic reception that the near capacity crowd gave them on Saturday night.
In the previous two years the band performed their two LPs pretty much in their entirety; the first set consisting of their 1980 eponymous debut and the second set consisting of 1982’s Second Opinion. This time around, in the wake of their retrospective CD Post Op (released in 2009, containing 21 unreleased songs from 1977 to 1983) the Doctors mixed it up quite a bit, nixing a few of their well known numbers to spotlight some of the obscure gems in their catalog.
Maybe you had to be there “back in the day,” but I find the Doctors brand of energenic rock and roll (some might call it Power Pop) pretty timeless and if you are a fan of well-crafted songs, awesome vocals and flawless musicianship then you are encouraged to check out the band’s music for yourself.
The Gig List | admin July 19, 2010
