Prong is another band that Claude introduced me to back in the day. This was right about the time in 1994 they were having a moment in the spotlight thanks to their fourth album Cleansing. This album was a solid coming out party. Having Terry Date produce the album certainly did not hurt, as I was already familiar with him at this point due to his work with Soundgarden and Pantera. When I saw they were coming to Brick by Brick of course I was in.

Tommy Victor was the only one left from that lineup in 1994 but being the voice of the band he was probably the most crucial piece to still have anyway. That and he is one hell of a badass guitar player. I saw him once when he played guitar for Danzig a couple of years back so I already knew firsthand what to expect.

After taking in game one of the NBA finals with Bob, we cruised over to a very empty Brick by Brick. It seems not many people in San Diego remembered or cared about Prong any longer. It has to be very disheartening as a band to come out to a place that is only a quarter full but they came out and rocked the fuck out of us like the professional band they are as if the place was sold out. Tommy and Co. played songs mostly off their first few albums before they ripped through essentially the first half of the Cleansing album to close out the show. Just like Powerman 5000 did earlier this year at the very same venue Prong did not play the entire album they were there to celebrate but that did put a damper on this one bit.

SETLIST: Unconditional, Lost and Found, Beg to Differ, For Dear Life, Cut-Rate, Ultimate Authority, Prove You Wrong, Rude Awakening, Cut and Dry, Revenge…Best Served Cold, Test, Another Worldly Device, Broken Peace, Whose Fist Is This Anyway?, Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck, However It May End