At
9:40pm, the Jerome Jordan Trio hit the stage. Unfortunately, this was more of a
soft-rock set than the power hardcore funk-rock show at MAYAPALOOZA. The first
song, "I Don't Mind", featured some good wah-wah guitar by Jerome
Jordan and good drumming by Abhita. That was followed by a slower rock ballad
with a Hendrix-style guitar solo and some good backing vocals by the bassist,
Ganessa....unfortunately, her vocals needed to be louder. Jerome was doing
some amazing intergalactic guitar riffs during the next soft-rock song! The
following song was funkier with some solid bass riffs! Later in the set,
SONNY BOY hit the stage at 11:00pm, amidst the continuous
problems involving the sound system! Of course, all the technical snafu's did
not really take away from the magnitude of SONNY BOY's funk bomb!! (and I mean,
it was on the magnitude of the hydrogen bomb dropped on Hiroshima!) The funky
intro was followed by the guitar funk of "Soul Junky"!! (well, I'm a
funky junky, baba!) "Sometimes
I Feel Like I'm Bout To (Lose My Mind)" featured Sheldon Riser's funky
vocals, some backing vocals and a NASTAY guitar solo, meaty bass, slammin'
drums during the guitar solo, and some good wah-wah guitaring!!The gospel funk stinked up the Cutting
Room with some grinding organ riffs and great falsetto vocals & bluesy
guitar by Shel! (one problem: Shel's falsetto was ruined by the mic being
turned down too low!!) "Devil's Got You High" was funky as hell with
some thumpin' bass, nasty guitar and lots of churning organ! (Of course, I
wished the guys did the song close to the way it was recorded on the CD, but it
worked!)