On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Rick McCall <rickmccall@suddenlink.net> wrote:
> I couldn't believe they played a couple of masterpieces off Argybargy I've
> never heard them play live before.  I Think I'm Go Go and Separate Beds were
> both just incredibly stellar and all the more enjoyable because they were so
> unexpected.

That would have been worth the ticket price, if I could have budgeted
the early September show at the Ryman.  Just couldn't swing it right
now.

> The one negative, and it wasn't terrible, but noticeable, was Chris
> Difford's almost total lack of eye contact with Tilbrook, although Glenn
> tried all concert long to engage him in the fun.  Difford showed no signs of
> fun or joy and rarely even smiled.

That doesn't sound too different from how Difford looked when they
performed when I saw them in '88, riding high on their U.S. chart peak
("Hourglass," "853-5937").  Tilbrook is always tremendously engaging,
with Squeeze or solo,and Difford always looks impassive (though if you
look up "impassive" in the dictionary, there's a picture of Jay Farrar
performing live).  But since I haven't seen them this time around, I
dunno.

later,

Miles

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