Sugar
Vooruit, Gent (Belgium)
11 Dec 1992

Last week I uploaded the very first show Sugar played in 1992 (their debut gig as well; still available at http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=214368). This here is the final performance of that year. Coming at the end of a weeklong trek across Europe, and wrapping up more than 2 months of almost continuous touring, the band was obviously in need of a new spark. So, after a solid, routinely performed set of their catchy and well-crafted songs, they suddenly shifted gear after Tilted and embarked on a 25-minute jam that was a jaw-dropping sight to behold. You particulary felt for Malcolm Travis, who was  incessantly pounding his drums in a tempo akin to that of a horde of stampeding cattle. A number of fans and journalists present at the gig afterwards complained about the number of unfamiliar songs and the jam that went on forever, but I thought it was a totally cool performance. Unfortunately the Vooruit in Gent has never won any prizes for its acoustic qualities, and neither of the two audience recordings I managed to track down in the weeks after the concert does it much justice. I have taken the better of the two (which is 2 or 3 generations down from the master), but even after some tweaking it still only merits a "B" rating. That's why I'm including a sample in the comments.

This is what you're getting:

1. intro (0:11)
2. The Act We Act (4:46)
3. A Good Idea (3:20)
4. Changes (4:12)
5. Running Out Of Time (2:26)
6. Where Diamonds Are Halos (4:49)
7. Hoover Dam (3:09)
8. Sapphire Capital (3:25)
9. After All The Roads Have Led To Nowhere (3:47)
10. Frustration (5:16)
11. Slick (4:03)
12. Anyone (2:44)
13. Clownmaster (3:13)
14. Come Around (4:53)
15. Tilted (3:47)
16. Jam (24:22)
17. (encore) Man On The Moon (4:54)

(83 minutes total time)

Enjoy!