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| From | "Gene Good" <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Q on video |
| Date | Fri, 05 May 2006 18:28:16 +0000 |
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Dave,
I agree with all you said , and you stated it nicely.I am a fan for most
of their carreer and have seen them many many times and have never been
dissapointed.I do have that dvd on the way,and can't wait to see it.I do
wish some day there will be a release of an entire set by them instead if
just a part of one.There was serious talk about the 35th anniversary shows
being filmed for release but no mention of this yet.One great part of seeing
these guys is to see the set build.There is alwayd a moment when they just
kind of explode and the music is out of control.
Terry Adams is rock's Thelonius Monk.A mad genius at work with mischief in
his eyes.There really is no one like him.
Sadly, they are not playing together at the moment.It is probably just a
break[I hope], but I miss their shows at Fitzgerald's in Chicago.They were
usually here twice a year .
Gene
>From: Dave Seaman <seamand@upmc.edu>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: "audities@smoe.org" <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: The Q on video
>Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 14:05:58 -0400
>
>Just picked up and watched a DVD of an 1999 NRBQ show for Connecticut
>Public
>Television. Wow!
>
>Is there a better unsung live band out there? These guys never cease to
>amaze me. Their playing is so loose and tight at the same time, it just
>gives me goose bumps and an ear to ear grin from the second they hit the
>stage to after they leave it. I don't know anyone else who approaches what
>they do, with their seamless blend of effortless sweet pop songwriting,
>raunchy roots rock and R&B, guitars that are one moment jangly and the next
>moment kicking my ass across the room, virtuoso on acid keyboards that
>leave
>my jaw hanging (how DOES he hit those notes while he's falling all over the
>keyboard in that drunken dance? He's like Keith Moon on the piano!), wacko
>humor, great originals, left field covers, soft sweet tender ballads and
>foot stompin' rock and roll... Actually, about the best combo of
>virtuosity,
>joy and fun I've ever witnessed. I've watched a few videos and sadly only
>one live show, but they always seem to be loving the heck out of being on
>stage with each other. They've been at it with virtually the same lineup
>since the late 60s - they're like 4 people happily married to each other
>for
>35 years. I could go on and on...
>
>If any of the above interests you, get the video - or better yet, try to
>see
>them live. Don't pass on the opportunity, I don't know how long they will
>continue to go on -- but hopefully, they have a lot more miles in them!
>
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