In my stint as a DSP fan I have been to at least three of their shows. One with the veteran Lost Dogs (5/11/96), one with Black Eyed Sceva and San Deigo's Dryve (10/26/96), and the last one with Five Iron Frenzy, Model Engine (formerly BES) and Dryve again. All three shows were great further proving to me how good DSP was in general and that they can turn out a great live show. They pack real energy and deliver their songs with passion, exhibiting true showmanship. One of the general bonuses to a DSP show is that during "Feel's Like Rain" the band goes into a 5 minute digression jam into other material. I have heard them brake into the likes of "YMCA", "Jungle Boogie", "Staying Alive", and Cougar's "Jack and Diane". Their music is played with extreme clarity and vivacity. They know how to communicate with a crowd and all have pretty good sense of humors. At one show frontman Justin Stevens introduced the next song as new material and then guitarists Masaki broke into the opening riffs of "Sweet Child O Mine". Now that the band is no more I wish that everyone could have enjoyed seeing them live.

The last time I saw the band play it was in the Refuge in St. Pete, where I had seen the other two shows. Their new album Fantastic Distraction had come out but DSP was not on the original bill. But at the beginning of the show I spotted Masaki and he said that they were going on as the opener. Being the last time I would see DSP and the only time I saw the new material I was excited. The set was short and tight, DSP playing to a mostly younger ska/punk crowd awaiting FIF. One of the highlights of the night included seeing DSP almost sweat to death (Masaki later commented on it being their hottest show ever! literally) also to close the set Justin had the horn section of FIF to come and play "King of the Tragic Ones". It was a lot of fun. Masaki showed about the greatest amount of guitar ability I had ever seen from him at one time. After the show I got to talk to the guys and it was really one of my favorite memories of a show. DSP will be missed.