Les Mizzell writes:
>>I would say that Robert's live performance had vastly more structure and
"meat" than "Bestiary" or "Outpost". Robert spent the majority of the show
either playing one of his many bamboo flutes or his steel guitar, so he was
performing most of the time and not "tweaking". At times, Elhardt, this was
very melodic and beautiful and had a definite verse/chorus/bridge/verse type
structure.<<
Paul Schreiber writes:
>>What he does in concert is play really a montage of sorts spanning 15 years
of work.<<
If this is the case, perhaps a CD of his live performance would be more
interesting than his regular studio CDs. At least it would be kind of a Robert
Rich sampler.
Les Mizzell writes:
>>I've also got a second "live" ambition, and don't laugh, but I'm considering
forming a sorta "neo-classical" ensemble that would cover a pretty wide range,
from (oxymoron alert!) serious Mannheim Steamroller (Minus the cheeze! ACK!)
to some light chamber music and such. No sequencing or tape playback please!<<
If I liked performing live, that would be more up my alley. Stick with
Steamrollers first 4 albums for their more serious side. They started drifting
in their ways after that. This also reminds me of a live synthesizer performing
ensemble I recorded off of the radio 22 years ago. The group performed
Beethoven's 8th Symphony and some Tchaikovsky.
>>Besides,
I'd maybe get to drag out my tenor recorder, which I need to be rehearsing on
more...<<
I'll fill in soprano recorder with my motm + breath controller.
-Elhardt