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Transcription Info
Were there MWFM broadcasts before, during or after the show and do we have transcriptions of them?
Show Was? Have?
Pre-Show Broadcast Yes Yes
Mid-Show Broadcast Yes Yes
Post-Show Broadcast Yes Yes

The Cast
People who stepped up to the mic during the broadcast.
David Meinert (Dave)
Pirate Radio DJ
James Lane (James)
Pirate Radio DJ
Kim Warnick (Kim)
Singer/Bassists for The Fastbacks
Saturday, November 04, 1995
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California, USA

First Set
Release, Even Flow, Last Exit, Animal, Dissident, Not For You, Rearviewmirror, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Go, Glorified G, Daughter, Deep, Jeremy, Corduroy, Lukin, I Got Id, Spin the Black Circle, Red Mosquito, Brain of J, Why Go, Black, Alive, Blood

First Encore
Leaving Here, Better Man, Immortality, Porch, So You Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star?, Indifference

Monkeywrench Links:
Five Horizons
Hard To Imagine
MWFM News Article

Monkeywrench Radio broadcasts before, during and after the show on 89.3 FM. In addition, it was planned to also broadcast from within San Jose the day before, but we can't confirm that it happened. Radio Stations, apparently pissed that they didn't get sole rights to any broadcast, pick up the signal and rebroadcast it. The kind taper who taped the pre-show, show and post-show on this day recorded six hours of material, starting from after The Fastbacks set, including Ben Harper's set, through Pearl Jam's set, and about an hour afterwards. Since the Monkeywrench Radio signal is FM and low bandwidth, this allows a DAT Taper to use the "slow speed" on their recorder and turn a 3-hour DAT into a 6-hour DAT. We know there is another source of the post-show out there, so if you have any information, please email us. Thank you.

Pre-Show Broadcast

This is one of the rare pre-shows that we have. This particular set starts with an absolutely classic soundbyte from a Circle Jerks concert that was recorded and broadcast by the Monkeywrench Radio Team. Since this show was in mid-September, it's probable that the Circle-Jerks show was broadcast some time between the Chicago show on 7/11/95 and this show. In a situation similar to Bob Dylan at the Isle of Wight (though on a much smaller scale), Keith of the Circle Jerks announces that the broadcast is "courtesy of Mr. Vedder's travelling radio station". A fan yells "Fuck Vedder!", prompting a classic comback: "Oh, fuck you, he's a cool guy". Continuing, James mans the station early and plays large blocks of songs probably from the mix tapes in their collection. This is based on other broadcasts where blocks of different songs are also played in the same order. The abrupt cut in Sonic Youth's "" probably signals the beginning of Pearl Jam's set.

(Transcription by: Karisa Keating, John Reynolds)

Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song ("Stand Still .... watch it")
Song  Hammerbox
Hammerbox - Unknown Song ("I find in the distance from my mind ... a secret, a secret")
Song  Unwritten Law - Superficial Society
Unwritten Law - "Superficial Society"
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song (incomplete - only 20 sec.)
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Sad Rose ("Shoulders draggin dead weight, Nothing I can relate, got the midas touch")
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song ("I slowly walk away, roadside, we don't like the end")
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song (Sounds like French or Asian language)
Song  Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Unknown Song
Song  Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Unknown Song (incomplete, about 1 min 20 sec)
James  James Intros Ben Harper
What you're listening to is Ben Harper. This is 89.3 FM Monkeywrench Radio. Don't forget to stay with us tonight, we're gonna have a backstage party. Everybody's invited. Eddie's gonna join us. But right now I think we should hear a little Ben Harper. Don't you? Yeah.
set  
James (Over Song)That was Ben Harper. This is 89.3 FM Monkeywrench Radio. Ben Harper Live.
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song (Sounds like the India version of Tom Waits)
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song (Sounds like the India version of "Several Small Species ..." by Pink Floyd)
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song (Female vocal "I want it. Give it to me. I love it. Don't give it to her, give it to me. I saw it first I will have my cake and eat it too, just like you". Seven Year Bitch? L7?)
Song  Grotus
Grotus - Sleepwalking
James  James and Kim
Alright, that was Grotus. San Francisco's very own. Hey look. Do not under any circumstances forget to tune in to 89.3 FM Monkeywrench Radio. After the show, we're gonna have a little backstage party and guess who's invited? You! What's up?
Kim All right! Yes. I don't know. I just came out to show my friend this radio station and hang out and, like, get psyched about this crowed.
James That of course is Kim from The Fastbacks, who uh by the way, I personally believe that The Fastbacks put ont their best show I've ever seen them put on today.
Kim We had about the best time in the world. i would like to do this tomorrow night too.
James Well, why don't you?
Kim Because we won't.
James Well uh ...
Kim You guys aren't doing anything tomorrow night and the next night is The Ramones.
James The Ramones. I remember the ramones.
Kim Ya know they're kinda good. They're actually like one of the best things in the world .
James Right on. Anyway. We're goonna continue the music here. That's what a radio station's supposed to do right?
Song  Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Satanic Reverses
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - Unknown Song (Instrumental Hard Rock/Blues)
Song  Helmet - Meantime
Helmet - "Meantime"
Song  Sicko - Rehashed
Sicko - "Rehashed"
Song  No Empathy - Masturbate
No Empathy - "Mastubate"
Song  James
That was No Empathy. This is 89.3 FM Monkeywrench Radio. And this right here is just a subtle reminder of who the best fucking band in Seattle is.
Song  The Fastbacks
Fastbacks - "Waste of Time"
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Song - "Unknown Song" (hardcore "Start the fuckin song ... start the song")
Song  Sex Pistols - Animal
Sex Pistols - "Animal" (incomplete)
James  James Intros Pearl Jam
That was the Sex Pistols and what you are about to hear for the next two hours is Pearl Jam.

Mid-Show Broadcast

During the middle of the Sex Pistols' "Animal", the board feed cuts in and we hear the wonderful combination of the excited San Jose crowed and the lead-in music, again the Brian Eno keyboard piece which goes on for about three minutes. The show continues to be broadcast and James pops on during the encores, killing time with some Mudhoney.

(Transcription by: Karisa Keating, John Reynolds)

James (During the first encore) November fourth, 1995, that was Pearl Jam. Be sure to stay with us tonight. This is 89.3 FM, Monkeywrench Radio. We're gonna have a little backstage party and everyone's invited, so stay close. Even though I don't think anybody's gonna go anywhere.
Song Mudhoney: "Today Is a Good Day"
James (over the song) Don't think for one second that this show is over. This is just filler. This is Monkeywrench radio. Stay with us because Eddie is gonna come on after the show and talk to us and give us his version of the world.
James (After the song ends and over the crowd cheering) Like I said, this is November Fourth, 1995, and you've been listening to Pearl Jam live. This is 89.3 FM, Monkeywrench Radio. Right before Pearl Jam, you heard Ben Harper. They played an amazing set today. Like I said, there's nobody going anywhere tonight. Right now anyway. And of course before that you heard the Fastbacks which were amazing as usual. Another Seattle band. I think what I'm going to do is just go back to a little filler stuff.
Song Mudhoney: "???" (Pearl Jam comes on about 30 seconds into this song, so James switches back to the show)
comment ("So You Want To Be A Rock-N-Roll Star" ends)
James (Over crowd cheering and some guitar tuning) That's right. That was Pearl Jam, November 4th, 1994. This is monkeywrench radio. (Ed on stage: We just thought of one more.) Welp! One more!

Post-Show Broadcast

The amount of Post-Show Monkeywrench Radio that we have seems to be just a drop in the bucket to what actually transpired. Two days earlier, Ed and the Fastbacks yakked it up for over an hour and James continually says that he expects the same "later on". Unfortunatly our tapes end before that "later on" ever happens.

(Transcription by: Karisa Keating, John Reynolds)

James  James & Kodo Drummers
That was Pearl Jam. This is Monkeywrench Radio, stick around we'll be with you for a long time tonight. This is the Kodo Drummers ... 89.3 FM.
Song Kodo Drummers - "Unknown Song(s)" (About 15 minutes of Kodo Drummers)
James (Kodo Drummers interrupted by static) Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello. Hey, sorry about that everybody. Things get kinda of consusing around here. Well, that's how it goes. We're still live though. This is Monkeywrench Radio, This is 89.3 FM. Don't freak out, we're still around. So anyway, stay with us cause, uh, Eddie's gonna join us here in a little while and we're gonna have like a big backstage party and, oh boy, you're invited.
James Alright, that was the Kodo Drummers and this is Monkeywrench Radio; or, "Free Radio San Jose". And, hey listen, like I said before - and I'm definitely gonna hold to it - um, we're having like a big old party backstage tonight. And, uh, you're totally invited. Eddie's gonna come and join us and I think The Fastbacks are gonna join us and, uh, whoever else. Ya know, last time we were in this neck of the woods, Eddie, uh, invited his whole family to come on. And man, that was ... that was a load of fun.
Song  Coolie D - Unknown
Coolie D - "Unknown Song"
James  James foresees a big party
We got ourselves a little phone here and you can uh ... you call up and uh talk to Eddie and the boys and the girls and all the people back here having a blast. They're tearing this fucking place down right around our ears. But eh listen, I'm gonna give give ya this phone number, the phone number is 1-206-617-9690. That number again was 1-206-617-9690 and uh give us a call we want to talk to you we want to party and hang out. 1-206-617-9690.
Song Unknown Artist - "Unknown Song" ("I'll never be a rock and roll saint, I'll never be a rock and roll saint, cause i can't sing. oh no i can't sing. That's not the only reason, that's not the only reason. What's the problem, smiling stone.")
Song  Unknown Artist - Unknown Song
Unknown Artist - "What's the Problem?"
Song  Pimp C - Use Me Up
Pimp C - "Use Me Up"
James  James, Beasties and fade-out
Hey out there, you're listening to Monkeyrench Radio and uh thanks a lot for all your calls, definitely the phone is lighting up like a motherfucker! Uh stay with us uh, once again this is 89.3. You gotta gotta keep trying keep trying and keep trying ahhh the fucking phone again.... Hey, ah, I think we're gonna listen to a little bit more music here while I deal with this phone situation.
Song Beastie boys - "Sure shot"



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