One week after I saw Phone Calls From Home in Atlanta, it
was time to see them again in Birmingham. This show was extra special because
it was a home show for Danny, the drummer. It was also a reunion show for his
old band, Dreams of Flight. Dreams Of Flight (DOF) disbanded last year and the
running joke is that this show is goodbye until their next reunion. It’s funny
because this is the second or third reunion show they have done since they
broke up. But, hey, whatever floats their boat, right? Before the show started,
me and several other friends were walking to the Starbucks down the road from
the venue. When we were about to cross the main street, we heard several loud
honking noises. I look over and there is Zack waving at us from the van. He
literally slowed down in the middle of the busiest intersection of Five Points
to wave at us. That was great and that definitely set the tone for the rest of
the day. We walked back to the venue and talked to a few of the guys until they
had to load in and it was very nice. The doors did not open until nine, but I
did not care. I was just ready to see PCFH perform again. The first band of the
night was Sloss Minor. They were pretty good and the keyboard player had a
really cool tattoo on her left arm. Two of their songs were about the Dutch
horror movie, The Human Centipede (eww) and the TV show, Dexter. Then it was
time for my favorite group of boys, Phone Calls From Home. They played
Forget You
Ever Told A Lie
I Guess You Could Call It Love
This Far Now
Show Me Love
Crazy
Keep This Dream Alive (Dave played it acoustically)
In The End
Be Your Burden
I swear that band puts on the most
meaningful shows ever.
After PCFH was Dreams Of Flight. I
saw DOF once before they broke up, but I honestly do not remember anything
significant about that show. This night was different. There were more people
there for this show than for Falling In Reverse in April. I thought that was
insanely cool. I was also really excited that I got to see Danny play drums
twice. I honestly had no idea that Danny was in a “hardcore” band. His drumming
was way heavier and faster than it is in PCFH. I honestly thought that was
insane. There is a sign at the entrance of Zydeco that says “NO HARDCORE
DANCING.” DOF told the audience to ignore the sign. And that is exactly what
they did. The crowd was wild and: it was brilliant. I even saw several PCFH and
SM band members join in on the fun of hardcore dancing. I do not really know
why DOF broke up, but they were and are passionate about what they do. During
the show they informed us that we were in the Church of Saban. The crowd
cheered in response, including me. Roll Tide! When they walked off the stage,
the crowd kept yelling “JOURNEY! JOURNEY! JOURNEY!” DOF closed their set with
the anticipated cover of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing. There were more people
singing along in that room, including the bartenders, than there were when I
saw Journey last year. That in itself should give you some sort of idea as to
how dedicated and responsive this crowd was and if you ever have an opportunity
to catch Dreams Of Flight at one of their not-so-distant-future reunion shows,
you should take it.
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