Holy Birotrons, Batman!! ...er, Wakeman!!
--- jonesalley <
jonesalley@...> wrote:
> Flying Tormatoes?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: zappaboggs
> To: Mellotronists
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Middle-age
> meddling...
>
>
> "I guess my question is, at what point does a band
> forget what makes them cool?"
>
> Good question... IMO, just ask Chris Squire and
> mates...
>
> (I type this while ducking the tomatoes
> flying...)... My favorite show in the last few
> years from THE era?
>
> James Gang at the Beacon, NYC 2006... Played
> every song perfect... (Minimal jamming... which
> sometimes is a good thing...)
>
> Tend my Hammond...
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jack Younger <e4103s@...>
> To: Mellotronists <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:05:29 AM
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Middle-age meddling...
>
>
> 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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