Saw Mike Zito again about a week ago. He came to town. He does a helluva rendition of the Blind Faith song, "Presence of The Lord."
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First Concert in over a year
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Thanks for the heads-up; I'll try to make it when he comes around.
Me, I'm looking forward to seeing these guys for the first time this spring. Three bands have really blown my head off and went beyond sounding like more articulate versions of what I thought and felt at the time into "how the hell did they know I was thinking that?" territory: Cheap Trick when I was a kid (I was too young to really enjoy the 70s, but Cheap Trick kept the best of 'em alive into the dark ages that followed), Game Theory when I grew up (still the best rock band ever IMSO--at least the best songs), and Sleaford Mods when I hit my late 40s. Fuck the wistfulness, this is the most essential band I've ever heard. It helps that I'm their age and that I tend to look like what would happen if Andrew ate Jason.
EDIT: I've got to share their newest, too. Video's great, "I want it all, like a crack forest gateau" is great, and I've got my 10- and 8-year-olds digging it (the little guy prefers "Smash Each Other Up").
So much road and so few places, so much friendliness and so little intimacy, so much flavour and so little taste.
Friendship is better than fighting, but fighting is more useful.
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Well, Buddy was worth it although the entire night was just kind of strange. Ally Venable opened up. Started getting into her vibe about 4 songs in. Then she was done, 4 songs. I have never experienced a first act get such a short window.
Eric Gales was next up. He can get a little crazy, Jimi Hendrix like. His set was a little longer than Venables. He let everyone know he has been clean for 6 1/2 yrs which is great. He had some great stories between songs. A funny part of his set is when he stopped mid song and started talking about the signer (they had a woman off to the side signing). He stopped and gave her kudos as she was really getting into it. It must have been something because he commented multiple times after, sometimes in the middle of the song. He didn't jam out as much as I thought he would but he was still good.
Buddy was Buddy. 87 frickin years old and he still brings it. He also did some talking, great stories about his youth and how blues is no longer played on main stream radio. At one point he set his guitar down and used a drumstick to do the intro to Smoke on The Water. Funny thing about it, he was dropping the F bomb quite a bit. He said he never used to cuss until hip hop came out.
He was talking about his youth, leading to the song, Skin Deep. A woman must have seen this previously and she started yelling, repeatedly, "Skin Deep, Skin Deep!" He told her to "shut the fuck up and let me introduce my own song." Little crusty in his old age.
He is a legend and glad I caught him on his farewell tour.
Eric Gales was next up. He can get a little crazy, Jimi Hendrix like. His set was a little longer than Venables. He let everyone know he has been clean for 6 1/2 yrs which is great. He had some great stories between songs. A funny part of his set is when he stopped mid song and started talking about the signer (they had a woman off to the side signing). He stopped and gave her kudos as she was really getting into it. It must have been something because he commented multiple times after, sometimes in the middle of the song. He didn't jam out as much as I thought he would but he was still good.
Buddy was Buddy. 87 frickin years old and he still brings it. He also did some talking, great stories about his youth and how blues is no longer played on main stream radio. At one point he set his guitar down and used a drumstick to do the intro to Smoke on The Water. Funny thing about it, he was dropping the F bomb quite a bit. He said he never used to cuss until hip hop came out.
He was talking about his youth, leading to the song, Skin Deep. A woman must have seen this previously and she started yelling, repeatedly, "Skin Deep, Skin Deep!" He told her to "shut the fuck up and let me introduce my own song." Little crusty in his old age.
He is a legend and glad I caught him on his farewell tour.