Whenever Decibully plays a show in Milwaukee, I do try to make my best effort to catch them. Most of the time I'm stuck working, but luckily August 22nd, I was fortunate to make it to Turner Hall to watch them headline the night. Koufax, Celebrated Workingman and The Championship also played to a very crowded venue. We arrived a bit late and missed Koufax. From the few songs I heard on their myspace, they sounded alright. Celebrated Workingman was a different story. Musically, they were not bad, but I couldn't get passed the singer/frontman. I just didn't like the way he sang. Couldn't really understand what he was singing. The auxiliary player was pretty good. He was playing about 4 instruments per song including bells, a tambourine and others. My wife kept nudging me that he needed more cowbell. They were actually releasing their new album too, which they kept reminding the crowd took way too long to release.
The Championship was next. They were a more mellow Americana/Bluegrass feel, which I couldn't get into. They played a bit longer then I would have liked. Thankfully Decibully was next. Finally. With tall cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon in hand, everyone swarmed the floor. They opened with 'Child On X-Mas Day'. Not the greatest choice for an opener, but they went right into "Meg and Magill'. My dream some day, is to play the marching drum part to that song on stage with them. Ryan Weber always kills it on that song (on the marching drum).
They also played
'Sing Out! Sing Out! Sing Out!'
'I'm Gonna Tell you'
'Rid Of Me At Last'
'Penny Look Down'
'Let Me In My Lord'
'Little White Girl'
and a slew of new ones. From the sound of them, I can't wait for it to be finally released. The show was nothing short of fantastic. I think when someone asks me "Oh what does Decibully sound like"? or "What do they do"?, It's really hard to explain their sound. I think the best way to compare them, is to a tall glass of Guinness or perhaps a glass of wine. It's not for everyone, but the more you drink it, the more you love it. You have to be open to what Decibully can do. Everyone plays multiple instruments which makes a live show that much more fun.
