Re: Re: Bladerunner concert review
Dave Brunelle <[email protected]> Thu, 8 May 2014 09:36:09 -0400
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--Apple-Mail-B763E86D-C85A-4AEF-B178-07D76A9A9332 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't disagree with that. And by tentative I guess that's what I was gett= ing at.=20 But I still remember rather enjoying the NYC show. Of course, remembering t= hat I was still fairly fresh to this music and the players. I remember spen= ding a lot if time staring at Frith since I had never seen him play live. I= haven't ever really gone back to revisit those shows.=20 Lombardo told me he has spent the intervening years practicing and learning= to listen - as he acknowledged that issue. And it showed. Both as a trio a= nd when he played in tandem with just Bill or Zorn.=20 It wasn't packed. But if they set tables up, I don't know that it would hav= e been comfortable. I get the feeling they opted for standing room because = of the presumed crowd. Also not bad when you figure the set was only about = 45 minutes.=20 Dave > On May 8, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Richard Williams <[email protected]> wro= te: >=20 > Dave, I think you're being overly kind about the previous incarnation of = Bladerunner. I saw the NY and Victo shows, which were both train wrecks. Lo= mbardo didn't seem to be listening to anyone else in the group, and the dis= connect between him and Frith(who usually gets along well with drummers) wa= s painfully obvious. Was the turnout at LPR high enough to justify making i= t a standing room only event? (That being the reason I opted out) >=20 > Sent from my iPad >=20 --Apple-Mail-B763E86D-C85A-4AEF-B178-07D76A9A9332 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <head> <style type="text/css"> <!-- /* start of attachment style */ .ygrp-photo-title{ clear: both; font-size: smaller; height: 15px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 75px; } div.ygrp-photo{ background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; height: 62px; width: 62px; } div.photo-title a, div.photo-title a:active, div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table div.attach-row { clear: both; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div { float: left; /* margin: 2px;*/ } p { clear: both; padding: 15px 0 3px 0; overflow: hidden; } div.ygrp-file { width: 30px; valign: middle; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div a { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div span { font-weight: normal; } div.ygrp-file-title { font-weight: bold; } /* end of attachment style */ --> </style> </head> <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"> <div>I don't disagree with that. And by tentative I guess that's what I was getting at. </div><div><br></div><div>But I still remember rather enjoying the NYC show. Of course, remembering that I was still fairly fresh to this music and the players. I remember spending a lot if time staring at Frith since I had never seen him play live. I haven't ever really gone back to revisit those shows. </div><div><br></div><div>Lombardo told me he has spent the intervening years practicing and learning to listen - as he acknowledged that issue. And it showed. Both as a trio and when he played in tandem with just Bill or Zorn. </div><div><br></div><div>It wasn't packed. But if they set tables up, I don't know that it would have been comfortable. I get the feeling they opted for standing room because of the presumed crowd. Also not bad when you figure the set was only about 45 minutes. <br><br>Dave</div><div><br>On May 8, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Richard Williams <<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div> <span style="display:none"> </span> <div id="ygrp-text"> <p>Dave, I think you're being overly kind about the previous incarnation of Bladerunner. I saw the NY and Victo shows, which were both train wrecks. Lombardo didn't seem to be listening to anyone else in the group, and the disconnect between him and Frith(who usually gets along well with drummers) was painfully obvious. Was the turnout at LPR high enough to justify making it a standing room only event? 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