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| From | "Gene Good" <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: FOW and NRBQ |
| Date | Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:25:28 +0000 |
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Dave,
You have made my morning-by bringing back the memory.I was there-I never
miss."Party in my Head",the opening song.is still whirring in my brain.It
was rocking hard.And there is nothing like that first time in the show when
Terry sits down and attacks the upright piano.All those complex "Monk"
chords.And when he starts playing with his elbows ,you know you are in the
prescence of greatness.Juat watching Terry all night can make you
dizzy.However Johnny just burns on guitar,Joey sings so sweetly,and Tommy is
one hell of a drummer.Amd the smiles on their faces as they look at each
other ,knowing how great they sound.They tour constantly ,but are still
amazed at each other's chops.
Terry sang a brand new song-"Imaginary Radio"-a beautiful ditty in which he
imagines Sun Ra is number one-they can play whatever they want-and the news
was Bush is thrown out of office.Oh ,and they play Beatles all the time as
well.Great stuff!
All in all ,a fun rocking evening.Just wave back when they wave at
you.The Q rule.
Gene
>From: Dave Seaman <seamand@upmc.edu>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: FOW and NRBQ
>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:30:25 -0500
>
>You will probably drop your collective jaw in wonder, but I have never seen
>either of the two Fountains of Wayne videos that have been the center of
>discussion lately, because I don't watch music videos on TV, ever - well,
>at
>least not in the past 10+ years. Seems every time I turn it on, it is a
>rap
>video, a britneypop diva, a 20ish yr old angst band, a new "country" act,
>or
>some combination of the above, so I gave up. But I'd like to see these
>videos and judge for myself. Any way I can do this without tuning into MTV
>for days on end?
>
>Also, must mention that last weekend I was in Chicago and had the great
>fortune of experiencing for the first time NRBQ live. A BIG thank you to
>Mike Bennett for giving me the scoop on the gig!
>
>Let me say that it was a religious experience - from the second they hit
>the
>stage, and they did indeed hit it, they were a great force of nature. They
>hit me like a tornado. Me and probably everyone else in the packed place
>enjoyed, smiled, laughed, danced, got goose bumps, drank, yelled, and did
>all the things that the best rock and roll does to you - for the entire
>time
>that they were on stage. It was purely joyous. The Qs do indeed Rock with
>a capital R. (and funk, and pop - in fact, they are the epitome of funk
>pop
>a roll!)
>
>It is rare for me that something that is hyped to me for years as being
>great - in this case, I have heard a zillion times that NRBQ are one of the
>best bar bands going - turns out to meet my expectations. In fact, they
>exceeded the hype and the expectations. If anyone has a chance to ever see
>them, please do, you won't regret it!
>
>
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