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| From | mkropp@comcast.net |
| Subject | Re: The Q on video |
| Date | Fri, 05 May 2006 18:44:38 +0000 |
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I've been a huge Q fan for a long time, the live shows are not be believed.
Somehow missed out on this video! I'm all over it now - thanks for the tip. If it's from 1999, I assume it's Johnny on guitar. I was always partial to Big Al, but I do like Johnny.
I had a bunch of Q TV appearances spread out on various videotapes and recently dubbed them them together onto a single tape and man did I have a blast re-watching them in action.
Michael
(whose first dance with his bride was to "I Love Her, She Loves Me" from the ...At Yankee Stadium album).
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From: "Gene Good" <javagene@hotmail.com>
> 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
> >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
> >To: "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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