Concert Review
Well Perk and I had a grand time last night. Slinky Tripp didn't show for the show, not sure if they were ever scheduled to appear, there was some confusion there even though it was on the web site.
Runna Muck was pretty pathetic. I think Perk was more forgiving than I. It was generic Jam music with no direction. Although the bass player had some very funky stops and licks the guitarist was totally lost and probably should just stick to whatever day job or college he is going to. Very uninspiring.
Inspiring is not even a word that can begin to describe Lili Haydn. Supporting her (literally that night) just released new CD "light blue sun" she tore up the stage. Combining progressive, classical, jazz, techno and trance she wove a spell on many in the audience that was mesmerizing. The fact that she is "five foot nothing" and very beautiful certainly helped keep the men in rapture, but her energy on stage was like a dynamo. Her band consisted of a drummer who started the night off on the floor playing bongos, and a "laptop guy" as she called him who provided the lively trance/techno supplement to the drummer, a bass player with funky jams and a very etherial keyboardist. Lili's writing has a very strong eastern background as well. Her voice last night reminded me much of Kate Bush, however hearing the CD this am it is more unique. Overall this was one of my better live experiences this year. Her new Cd is on Private Music and you can pick it up from various places including Spun Music
particle came on around 11 so I didn't stay for the whole set but they are a great Jam type band. All instrumental all the time this band was so tight! Of course compared to Runna Muck any band is tight. However their compositions, as Perk said, sounded like complete free form jamming, but had an underlying structure that was well written. I was fast dozing off however (Great Jam Space Rock like this makes me close my eyes to enjoy it more) and we bailed at 12:30
Please trust Mikey and take the time to track down Lili Haydn's old or new CD and support this girl. As Perk mentioned she opened for the Page and Plant tour in the late 90's. When Perk asked her "what happened after your first CD" she told us that she had the second in the can but didn't like what the record company was doing with it so she cancelled the contract. Now that type of musical integrity should be supported!
More laterz.
Well Perk and I had a grand time last night. Slinky Tripp didn't show for the show, not sure if they were ever scheduled to appear, there was some confusion there even though it was on the web site.
Runna Muck was pretty pathetic. I think Perk was more forgiving than I. It was generic Jam music with no direction. Although the bass player had some very funky stops and licks the guitarist was totally lost and probably should just stick to whatever day job or college he is going to. Very uninspiring.
Inspiring is not even a word that can begin to describe Lili Haydn. Supporting her (literally that night) just released new CD "light blue sun" she tore up the stage. Combining progressive, classical, jazz, techno and trance she wove a spell on many in the audience that was mesmerizing. The fact that she is "five foot nothing" and very beautiful certainly helped keep the men in rapture, but her energy on stage was like a dynamo. Her band consisted of a drummer who started the night off on the floor playing bongos, and a "laptop guy" as she called him who provided the lively trance/techno supplement to the drummer, a bass player with funky jams and a very etherial keyboardist. Lili's writing has a very strong eastern background as well. Her voice last night reminded me much of Kate Bush, however hearing the CD this am it is more unique. Overall this was one of my better live experiences this year. Her new Cd is on Private Music and you can pick it up from various places including Spun Music
particle came on around 11 so I didn't stay for the whole set but they are a great Jam type band. All instrumental all the time this band was so tight! Of course compared to Runna Muck any band is tight. However their compositions, as Perk said, sounded like complete free form jamming, but had an underlying structure that was well written. I was fast dozing off however (Great Jam Space Rock like this makes me close my eyes to enjoy it more) and we bailed at 12:30
Please trust Mikey and take the time to track down Lili Haydn's old or new CD and support this girl. As Perk mentioned she opened for the Page and Plant tour in the late 90's. When Perk asked her "what happened after your first CD" she told us that she had the second in the can but didn't like what the record company was doing with it so she cancelled the contract. Now that type of musical integrity should be supported!
More laterz.
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