Yes, dear me, the senior/dyslexic moment is mine. It
is indeed ROD Argent.
-Jack
--- Edward Bartholomey <
bartholomey@...>
wrote:
> 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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