Don Caballero's lineup has never been constant. For a brief time after What Burns Never Returns was released, the band remained a quartet despite the departure of founding guitarist Mike Banfield and bassist Pat Morris. John Fine (Bitch Magnet, Vineland) took over on guitar. Eric Topolsky, already playing in Ian Williams' other group Storm and Stress, filled the bass spots. That quartet toured a bit in 1999, including this date in Boston, before reverting to the pedal-driven trio which eventually delivered American Don.
This boot is notable for a few reasons. Firstly, of course, it sounds pretty good for what was apparently a crowd mic recording. Also, they play two songs from Don Caballero 2, a live feat which for whatever reason was not attempted by the original quartet at the time What Burns... was released. Lastly, the track "That Badge Means You Suck" was an early version of "You Drink a Lot of Coffee for a Teenager."
Often imitated, never duplicated, frequently hated - Don Caballero.
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