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Re: “Review: WTTS celebrates 20 years at The Lawn”
Love Cracker. Woefully underrated.
Big Head Todd is Clapton guitar rock, Blues Traveler bores me, and Barenaked Ladies are surprisingly fun, rockin', and hold up damn well.
So there you go...
Re: “Review: Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow at VWMC”
The song "Forty" was written by John Eddie, a New Jersey roots/rocker and appears on the album "Who the Hell is John Eddie?" He is the same guy who wrote "Lowlife", a song Rock has been singing on the past tours, and appears on the Kid Rock "Born Free" album as a bonus track.
Re: “Review: Bob Seger at Conseco Fieldhouse”
Three things I liked about the show:
1. No video screens. Makes the crowd follow the music and musicians in a more organic way. I can't overstate the difference it makes in a show when eyes and ears are your own, not owned by the video director.
2. Kudos to Seger for pulling out some nuggets to play: from "Against the Wind", "Shinin' Brightly" was stellar, and "Long Twin Silver Line" nearly as good. And he reached back to do "Heavy Music" (one that he might have passed by if he wanted) and "Ramblin' Gamblin Man".
3. ""Beautiful Loser" into "Travelin' Man" - just like on Live Bullet - is some of the best seven minutes of rock and roll he does.
Sound mix? Typical Conseco Fieldhouse style; too erratic. I was straight back from the stage, in lower level, and mix bounced from clean to muddy to clean to muddy too many times. Could have used more Seger in the mix. His voice is still strong.
Band? They rocked. Crowd? Friendly, old, and into the show. Seger? Unduly unappreciated by anyone under 40 years old. He is a link between Chuck Berry and anyone playing three-chord guitar rock and roll today. Seger predates Mellencamp, Springsteen and the rest who get more love than he does. He first stepped on a stage in 1961. For Bob to still do what he does, with the passion and energy he showed Saturday night, borders on amazing.
Re: “Otis Gibbs meets the Bottle Rockets”
Uh...thanks. Not quite sure what to do with that comment...but will take it as a compliment since it is from the gorgeous and hard-working Ms. Nora.
Re: “15 Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs”
Ooh boy. Different ideas of classics. I'll stick with my list, though would love to see a punk list from you. Rock on, my friend...
Rob
Re: “Henry French to record live album at Radio Radio”
Thanks for shooting video...helps a reader (and me) have a deeper understanding of the music that I am talking about...
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Re: “All-star benefit has highs and lows”
Springsteen was the best, and he didn't even bring out the Born in the USA guns. Three from the new album and "Born to Run" as a closer. Set bar that was pretty high. I thought The Who were underrated in this performance. Yeah, FM warhorses, but the live setting energizes the two old guys and a crack band. Stones bored me - they dragged, even though Ron Wood rocked. McCartney was was B+ with two great Wings nuggets, Kanye horribly mixed and too long, Billy Joel best I've seen in a long time, and Roger Waters laborious. Bon Jovi are cartoon characters. Cool to see Michael Stipe rescue Chris Martin. Clapton is always worth a listen. The whole thing 6.5 out of 10. Good but not transcendent.