The Disco Biscuits      March 6, 2002 - The DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA Coming off a 2 night stand at the Fox in CO, the Disco Biscuits (tDB's) hopped on the their pimp-jet in hopes of making SF the next day. The 3rd show of a six night back to back run, they seemed to beckon the pressure and exhaustion of being on the road. This time through SF they had a new choice of venue, The DNA lounge. The DNA lounge was recently renovated. New lights, speakers, floors and internet terminals added to this futuristic palace. Steel staircase's, dark blue floodlights (mmm floodlights) over the bar, chest high tables for your girly drinks, and a force of black tee shirted bouncers who made me a tad queasy. So they take the stage. Lights go down. they shuffle around a bit and drop right into Triumph. Heavy right off the bat. Although this Triumph would be eclipsed by the version two nights later, it makes for a perfect opener. Lets the candyravers know they ain't in for their usually trip. Triumph wandered a bit, before touching on a staticy vassillos. Fairly clean transition. At this point they had no indication of spacing out for the club like atmosphere. The club itself has incredible sound from all sides. The lighting fixture's were everywhere. Rotating, wavering, and swooping across the stage in big wide circles, ladies and gentleman, the DNA is the new home for the disco biscuits in SF. Vassillos>Iman segue was flawless, although the Iman itself fell a little flat. Maybe we all had too many expectations for the song after the monster Iman @ the fillmore a few months prior. Reactor was standard, possibly because they want to shorten it for the upcoming album. Betty Boop was standard until the second jam, in which it kind of floated out there. It lost the edge, and became very transcendent. Very soft. Very beautiful. The Sound 1 set II opener was similar to the Reactor. Very album - version like, although, I personally don't know too many version of this song that go on too long. It's the nature of the song, yet still finger lickn' good. The spaga that followed was the highlight of the show for me. The composed section was perfect. Billie Jean teases in the intro, the song went definitely past the 20min mark. Magner was on top of his game. The story of the dragon, the story of victory. Arron was my hero that night. Spaga flowed seamlessly into Pygmy. This song, although well played tonight, was also topped by the Whiskey version 3 nights later. I don't know how they keep keeping this song so dynamically. It never gets stale, and they play it all the time. The jam being drastically different each and every time. Find a version that suits your taste. This one is certainly appealing. The Pygmy>Basis For a Day was the best transition of the evening. The Basis was a tad short, but very powerful. Marc didn't drop out after his initial bass line after the "whoooa" part (which I feel sets the tone for the rest of the song) but instead pounded it forward. Nice Bassist. Exhausted, they eased into Home Again. Many people told me they liked this version, I felt it was tiresome. Too plain, not enough layers, and very lackluster. I thought for sure we would get it in Santa Cruz the next night, but then again you can never be sure with tDBs. King of the World encore. Once again, new song for the album, short version. Still unsure about this one. I am sure it will grow on me. It seems like a missing piece to a new opera they are working on. Maybe it will make sense some day. All in all, they show was perfect for a Wednesday night in the city. The crowd seemed to be a little *new* to the disco biscuits. I think it was a perfect initiation show for many. I am fully confident we will see them play the DNA again. It echoed the comfort of the Wetlands, and added openness and technology. Bouncers did throw their weight around too much, and everyone seemed genuinely receptive. See you all at Jazzfest. Greg written by: Greg Sanseverino Submit a show review