At
1:05am, the final set of the funky NYC band, MILO-Z, began in JB-style with
some "Pass The Peas", dominated by the funky horns of Thomas
Hutchings, Jr. (sax) and Omar (trumpet)!! The funky shit was followed by a
one-minute snippet of one of the funkiest Milo-Z joints around, "On Your
Time".....it was too bad that they didn't perform the actual song! Milo-Z
graced the stage in time to perform "Little Red Riding Hood" which
got the funky crowd stirred up in serious funkativity and dancing!! Mr. Bad-Ass
on Bass, Joe Copeland, laid down some heavy bass on "My Heart Said
Boom"! "Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin" featured some of
the noxious bass riffs in Milo-Z's history coupled with serious rhythm guitar
strokes from guitarist Roy! "Get Up, Get Up" was Milo's spotlight to
shine vocally,leading the crowd in some chanting.....his stage presence is
definitely there! I caught keyboardist Scotty Love doing some of the best
synthesizer riffs ever heard, even tackling Herbie Hancock's
"Rockit"! The trumpet and sax were playing "The Odd Couple"
TV theme!! "Body" was good, but better was "Higher Ground"
(Stevie Wonder's song).....done with a more hardcore rock edge, thanks to the
guitar & bass! "Korrina" featured more of Scotty's signature funk
keyboards! The encore performance of "Get Up, Stand Up" (originally
by Bob Marley) was very funky, especially with the funky vocals of bassistJoe
Copeland!! The show was over at 2:30am.
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