Jack,
" Original members, great performances, good energy and yes, there were
some
> senior moments, but a good time nonetheless. Granted, Rob Argent had a
> digital key setup, but you
> try dragging around a harpsichord, marxophone, B3,
> etc. to all the shows, as we all know, all too well.
> And he is Rob Argent."
Rob, the senior moment is all yours this time......"Rob Argent".
Regards,
Ed
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:05:29 -0700 (PDT), Jack Younger <
e4103s@...>
wrote:
> Here's some food for the thinkin'....
>
> I went to see the Zombies here in Boston MA, and
> it was fantastic! Original members, great
> performances, good energy and yes, there were some
> senior moments, but a good time nonetheless. My gripe
> was this; the guitarist was not original and walked
> up with some PRS-type guitar and a newer stack of some
> kind, with a collection of soulless patch tones and
> shredded through every song. Now, this was the Little
> Steven Garage series and the guitar back-line is all
> AC30's, so there was no excuse for plugging into that
> monstrosity.
> The bigger problem was that this seemed to be OK
> with the band. They were smiling and flaunting this
> "young buck" through the whole set as though this
> would somehow connect them with the younger
> generation. I was hanging out with some younger
> clients of mine (ranging from 18-24) who love the
> Zombies and were disgusted. Where were the scrappy
> rhythmic guitar spanks that made them great?
> Granted, Rob Argent had a digital key setup, but you
> try dragging around a harpsichord, marxophone, B3,
> etc. to all the shows, as we all know, all too well.
> And he is Rob Argent.
> I guess my question is, at what point does a band
> forget what makes them cool? Yes, it sucks when a
> legendary band goes through the motions to make some
> bread because they got screwed out of royalties in the
> 60's, but then, who can blame them for that? It's an
> integrity thing, which is, after all, what makes a
> band great in the first place. Get as old as you like
> and play as long as you like. Just don't pander to a
> young audience that would rather hear you be honest
> and original like you always were.
> That's my two cents.
>
> Jack Younger
> -Gracefully growing older and still making records the
> old-fashioned way.
>
>
>
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