Doug Holland was using a custom Les Paul that I've seen before - he may have used it at the Cro-Mags reunion at CBGBs a short while back. A beautiful black guitar. One of a kind! The bass Don played was a vintage Fender - similar to one of my own; I just love 70s Precision Bass Guitars. I heard talk there was a difference in Kraut's sound on Friday as opposed to Saturday but I was there on Saturday and it sounded perfect. As perfection is. Also: I was speaking to Vanessa, Daughter of Satan, and I hope she writes a good article for the NY Waste about the show... If only Kraut could reform, Davey, Doug, Johnny and Don once again making serious new material - it may be a dream but some dreams are beautiful and we are talking serious punk rock here!
Many faces from the past reappeared... I saw characters I haven't laid eyes upon for over a decade - some even more. It was incredible- like Doug said - the energy that flowed at CB's on Saturday (and I'm sure Friday as well) was of a unique nature - entirely good, from the heart. Kraut, of course, played an excellent selection from their impressive song list - and ended the set with a very cool audience participation number; "Bodies" by the Sex Pistols of whom, as we all know, Steve Jones, with his band The Professionals, used to play gigs with Kraut on a regular basis in the early 80s - what a time! Well I'll end this now and I have to say one thing: if and when Kraut reforms again - Be there. You won't be disappointed.
Kevin Sewage