Great Scott! Jake has returned safely to the year 2016! Thank you to those of you who traveled back in time with us to the late 1990s as we all had an opportunity re-live an historic Jake lineup and set list.

To say the show was both fun and successful would be a profound understatement. Jake owes each and every one of you a huge thanks for making it out to Tom & Jerry’s, and is relieved to hear that all traversed home safely during the insane weather that finished off the evening. Attendance was at an all-time high, and spirits followed suit. Jake is not the few of us on stage, but the collection of all of us together. Thank you, everyone.

Take a peek at some photos and stop by the Bootlegs page to listen along.

And now, we send Jake to the Future!

Set 1
The Boys Are Back in Town
Santeria
You Wreck Me
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
Just Like Heaven
Hurts So Good
What I Am
Torn
Walking On Sunshine
Time/Breathe Reprise
All Along the Watchtower
Synchronicity II

Set 2
Shimmer
You May Be Right
Just What I Needed
Low
Revolution
Rain King
Just a Girl
These Are Days
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Africa
Alive
Up On Cripple Creek
Brian Wilson
Blister in the Sun
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
867-5309/Jenny

Encores
Suspicious Minds
Better Man
Life On a Chain
Message in a Bottle

“Didn’t you guys just play Lucy’s?”
“Yeah. But they asked us to come back, so here we are!”

It’s only been 5 weeks since the last Lucy’s show, but we returned with a vengeance. It was a rainy night, so turnout was a bit low- but that didn’t discourage us one bit.

^{Photos ©2016 John Apicelli}

We’d like to give a special shout-out to Scotty Wood who did a tremendous job filling in on guitar for Brendan. We picked up some of Scotty’s favorite tunes, and they went over really well!

Set 1
Take It Easy
Breathe
You Really Got Me
You Wreck Me
Corduroy
No Excuses
Wish You Were Here
Revolution
Lady Picture Show
Today
Say It Ain’t So
Just What I Needed
Surrender

Set 2
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
Purple Rain
Santeria
Vasoline
Good Times Bad Times
Sex On Fire
Love Shack
Rebel Yell
Possum Kingdom
Sympathy for the Devil
Creep
Just Like Heaven
Billie Jean
Under Pressure
Highway to Hell

When we rolled into Lucy’s, we realized something was drastically different from our show in August: Where the hell did they put the fucking stage?

Not having the stage actually had its benefits; we spread out and took over the whole front of the bar. Folks who showed up were dancing and singing along to every song. One of them kept requesting Queen. So we played two Queen songs. Listen, you ask of Jake, we deliver. That’s just how it works.

Jake and the Mountain Men were extremely happy to debut Mr. Greg Saracino on the drums. He had a very short time to learn an awful lot of songs, and he totally nailed it!

After two face-melting sets, the audience still demanded more. To paraphrase:

“Play Journey!”– Lucy’s patron.
“We don’t know any… OK, fine…  JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL…“– Mussels.

We look forward to returning to Lucy’s very soon.

Set 1
Intro
Vasoline
Aeroplane
My Best Friend’s Girl
Say It Ain’t So
You May Be Right
…Now Drink Some More
Santeria
Honky Tonk Women
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Heart and Soul
Jailbreak
I Melt With You
Dancing in the Dark
Are You Gonna Go My Way
Handle With Care
Possum Kingdom
Pressure

Set 2
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
In the Meantime
Creep
All Along the Watchtower
Synchronicity II
Radio, Radio
Dancing With Myself
I Wanna Be Sedated
Hurts So Good
Beds Are Burning
Old Man (Tease)
Low
Solsbury Hill
Love Me Two Times (Tease)
Under Pressure
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Revolution
Just Like Heaven
American Girl
867-5309-Jenny
Working for the Weekend

Encores
Laid
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Attempt)

Jakes, you really came out of the woodwork to make it to this show! It did not go unnoticed– we love you all! Thank you so much for continuing to support our aging, cranky asses.

Jake isn’t used to being on stage, at least not since our infamous show at Vintage in White Plains back in 2009. Looking out and seeing so many familiar faces made it a very fun night for us.

Lucy’s prefers that bands play two longer sets, and it just so happens that we prefer it that way too. If you didn’t get a chance to see this show, we’re working on setting up another date so stay tuned!

 

Set 1
The Boys Are Back in Town
Sweet Emotion
Last Nite
Heart and Soul
My Best Friend’s Girl
Buddy Holly
Possum Kingdom
All Along the Watchtower
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Billie Jean
Just Like Heaven
Africa
What I Like About You
Hurts So Good
Are You Gonna Go My Way
Honky Tonk Women
Sex On Fire

Set 2
Santeria
Pressure
Corduroy
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
American Girl
In the Meantime
New Age Girl
Night Moves
It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Jesse’s Girl
867-5309-Jenny
I Melt with You
Dancing with Myself
I Wanna Be Sedated
Suspicious Minds
Hey Ya
Under Pressure
Easy Lover
Baba O’Riley
Blister in the Sun
Laid
(Alright, Fuck It, Let’s Play) Everlong

What a show, Jakes!

We stuck TSM’s drum kit in the corner but he could not be contained; he’s a beast. We tried to stump him by throwing a Police song in the mix without his knowledge.

Dino, you’re fucking killing me right now.” –TSM

Don’t worry, he crushed it.

The crowd was brimming with enthusiasm, and requests. We played, and then we played some more, until the place was practically empty. Then we played for those people. Maybe we played for ourselves? Maybe we just forgot how to stop?

Thank you for coming out, for screaming, for making requests, for singing along, for dancing, for hanging out with us until the wee hours of the morning, for going to work late the next day…

Thank you for being Jake.

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Set 1
Sweet Emotion
Stuck in the Middle With You
I Melt With You
Hurts So Good
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Just Like Heaven
Heart and Soul
My Best Friend’s Girl
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
No Excuses
All Along the Watchtower
Santeria
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Buddy Holly
Jesse’s Girl
Circle the Drain

Set 2
Jailbreak
Revolution
Honky Tonk Women
In the Meantime
New Age Girl
What I Like About You
Love and Memories
Blister in the Sun
She
Dancing in the Dark
Message in a Bottle
867-5309/Jenny
Sex on Fire
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Suspicious Minds
Hey Ya
Baba O’Riley

Encores
Dani California
The Boys are Back in Town
Eyes of the World
Sweet Home Alabama/All Summer Long/Werewolves of London
Easy Lover

The Mountain Men have a running gag about being the self-proclaimed loudest band in Westchester. We often joke about our ears ringing for days after our shows. Well, as it turns out tinnitus and hearing loss are not actually that funny at all. A few of us actually suffered from noise-induced hearing loss for 24-hours after the show. While we planned on helping to ring in the new year back in December, we instead ended up ringing our own ears for months.

We hope you got your hearing back.

It was a Christmas show, and our gift to you was the long-term remembrance of our last show! Merry Christmas!

Many of you came in full support, wearing your horrendously ugly sweaters. This is normally where we would make a reference to Bill Cosby, but we wouldn’t want to risk triggering anyone at the moment.

Christmas tunes were demanded, and we delivered. You wouldn’t believe how difficult it is to take yourself seriously while wearing Grandma’s bedazzled, over-sized, woolen, holiday vest. As usual, we had a blast playing for you folks at the RGAB, and the next show couldn’t possibly come any sooner!

Cheers,
–The Mountain Men

Ugly Sweater Setlist
Please Come Home for Christmas
Just Like Heaven
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Circle the Drain
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Cradle of Love
Sex On Fire
Locked out of Heaven
I Will Survive
Little Saint Nick
Undone (The Sweater Song)
Dim
O Holy Night
American Girl
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
My Best Friend’s Girl
Blue Christmas
Honky Tonk Women
Hurts So Good
Last Night
Interstate Love Song
Run Rudolph Run
Santeria
Take Me Out
Corduroy
She
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Surrender
Love and Memories
Dancing With Myself
I Wanna Be Sedated
867-5309/Jenny
Rock and Roll All Nite
Jesse’s Girl
Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Blister in the Sun
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Laid
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Working for the Weekend
Sweet Child O’ Mine (Tease)
Highway to Hell