Show Says Bye By Thomas Contributing Writer Lurking among the many dark and grim occurrences this Halloween season is perhaps the darkest of all all all- the death of the best out all-out party band on the face of the planet Those who have never s seen seen en them play live and chose to forgo their last show should be kicking them them- sel selves ves two-and-a- two explosive half hour farewell tour complete with their original horn section blew into the Delta Center Tuesday Oct 24 However having seen them eight times here in the past and being aware of the lacking concert conceit capability capability capability capa capa- the Delta Center offers I opted to catch this most significant Dead DeadMans DeadMans DeadMans Mans Man's Party at another venue venue the the Aladdin in Las Vegas The Delta Center made some necessary changes since last appearance They were the first concert the Delta Center hosted But there is still no comparison between the Delta Centers Center's stringent seating policy and the more relaxed and intimate intimate intimate inti inti- inti- inti mate setting of the Aladdin thrives on crowd interaction Location aside is quite capable of creating their own atmosphere atmosphere atmo atmo- atmosphere sphere and from the moment the house lights dimmed they did just that Opening with a montage of white black-and-white horror film clips then punching out a brutally intense rendition of Insanity Elfman and company set the pace at for the duration of the show With a set that was a virtual chronology chronology chronology chro chro- of old and new favorites proved that years of shared passion equals raw musical power as they led the raucous crowd through hits such as Just Another Day Not My Slave and No Spill Blood The climactic finish came at the end of the second minute 20 encore set as Danny The Bard of Elfman blasted out a searing version of Only A Lad one of the bands band's time all-time crowd pleasers While Salt Lake has always been favorite place to play outside of their native Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles they've opened and closed two different tours here it was refreshing refreshing refreshing re re- re- re freshing to see them in another city and to realize the true depth of fan support they enjoy As a final note to grammy- grammy winning award-winning Danny Elfman com com- poser guitarist Steve Bartek bassist John Avila percussionist Johnny Hernandez horn hom section ex ex- ex- ex Sam Phillips Leon and Dale Turner and the wide variety of key key- studio and road musicians who have experienced or participated participated participated in the phenomenon that is we we will miss you and the impact you have had on us May the force be with you To you who missed this final opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to visit the twisted land of Elf may the gods of musical genius take pity on your souls |