I thought Rock The Bells would be the dopest hip-hop show ever with the full Wu-Tang lineup but I realized that Method Man is really the only one to watch (and I saw Ghost). I jumped on the tickets when they were announced for Mezzanine

Tonight was the show, I actually went late, like 9:30 and missed all but the last 5min of the first random mc, he had to be white. This show was cool, I thought there was less downtime than Ghost's show or maybe it wasn't as boring, Big Von held it down hard on the one and two, that cat is good

Oh I almost forgot but Umi and Dead Prez also performed, Dead Prez got some sick joints, I liked them a lot, Umi not so much. Masta Killa came out with fanfare, I hate to say it but this is the first time I took a good look at his face, I dunno if it's age but he looked like nothing I remembered (those old Wu-Tang videos, like Triumph). Anyway, he was aight, Rebel INS was slightly better but I was here for Mister Mef (Masta Killa and Deck unceremoniously replaced up and comer Saigon on the bill)



Meth came out a bit after midnight, kid's energy is phenomenal, he rocked the old joints, the new ones, the Wu-Tang classics. Anything off "36 Chambers", "Bring The Pain", "All I Need", "Judgement Day" and the new one "Say" were the highlight for me. I thought "What The Blood Clot" was an odd choice. His homey Streetlife was backing him up though he needed none of it. Noodlez and Deck came to support on a couple of joints and there was of course an ill tribute to ODB (RIP)

I thought it was so cool how he went all over the club, down the floor where he danced with us (I hovered around the front), up the stairs to the second level (slid down the ramp and hit his head), he did a front flip into the crowd (I've never heard of that), crowdsurfed like 5 times, crowd swam to the back and front, and walked into the crowd where people held up his feet, just amazing

The show ended around 1:30 in Wu-Tang fashion with Meth getting people from the crowd (girls at first) on stage to just dance, he made a point to shake hands with all the kids who wanted to, it's cool to see how genuine he really is about his love for the fans. Like he said, nobody can rock the stage like he does. That's real. M-E-T-H-O-D Maaan! Here's a cool review of his show in Indiana in Sept. Rest of Method Man tour dates, I'd go see him. Best hip-hop show, ever. $25 (+ service charges)

Oct 15 2006 UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Oct 16 2006 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
Oct 17 2006 House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
Oct 18 2006 4th & B, San Diego, CA
Oct 19 2006 Marquee Theater, Phoenix, AZ
Oct 20 2006 Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
Oct 22 2006 Emos, Austin, TX
Oct 24 2006 The Moon, Tallahassee, FL
Oct 25 2006 Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct 26 2006 House of Blues, Orlando, FL
Oct 27 2006 House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
Oct 29 2006 Cats Cradle, Carrboro, NC
Oct 30 2006 Starr Hill, Charlottesville, VA
Nov 01 2006 Tufts University, Boston, MA
Nov 02 2006 930 Club, Washington, DC
Nov 03 2006 Webster Theater, Hartford, CT
Nov 06 2006 Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
Nov 07 2006 Avalon, Boston, MA
Nov 08 2006 Dragonfly CLub, Harrisburg, PA
Nov 09 2006 Sonar, Baltimore, MD
Nov 10 2006 Country Club, Syracuse, NY
Nov 11 2006 Nokia Theater, New York, NY

Some pics, the whole set