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kevins_concerts) wrote2010-11-04 08:00 pm
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Richard Thompson
Cyn and I went to see Richard Thompson at The Pabst. We had great seats - eighth row, center.
Thompson is a great guitarist - one of the best - so I was disappointed that his guitar was a little too quiet in the mix. Or rather that everything else was too loud. Maybe it's because we were front and center, but this was one of the loudest shows I've been to in a long while. At one point, the saxophone was doing that reedy screech, and my ear actually hurt a little after that.
The band was Richard Thompson (vocals, electric and acoustic guitars), Pete Zorn (acoustic guitar, flute, alto sax, baritone sax, sopranino sax, mandolin, vocals), Michael Jerome (drums, vocals), Taras Prodaniuk (electric bass guitar, vocals) and Joel Zifkin (electric violin, mandolin, vocals). The drummer and bassist occasionally did background vocals. Zorn often sang harmonies. Zorn was my favorite of the night. I liked his baritone sax a lot, and loved his alto sax solos. I also liked Jerome on the drums. He has a great, loose style.
Thompson's latest album was recorded live on his last tour. The first half of the show were all songs from this album. The audience really seemed to love it. The second set and encore were his earlier "hits". I actually only recognized a couple of songs (Cyn's the big fan), but they were all good. Most of the show was straight-ahead rock or folky/rootsy stuff. One song was a maybe-forties-style jazzy/bluesy number. It had a great sax solo, that sounded like a muted trumpet. A couple of songs featured extended jams and solos from different bandmembers, but especially Thompson.
Thompson is a great guitarist - one of the best - so I was disappointed that his guitar was a little too quiet in the mix. Or rather that everything else was too loud. Maybe it's because we were front and center, but this was one of the loudest shows I've been to in a long while. At one point, the saxophone was doing that reedy screech, and my ear actually hurt a little after that.
The band was Richard Thompson (vocals, electric and acoustic guitars), Pete Zorn (acoustic guitar, flute, alto sax, baritone sax, sopranino sax, mandolin, vocals), Michael Jerome (drums, vocals), Taras Prodaniuk (electric bass guitar, vocals) and Joel Zifkin (electric violin, mandolin, vocals). The drummer and bassist occasionally did background vocals. Zorn often sang harmonies. Zorn was my favorite of the night. I liked his baritone sax a lot, and loved his alto sax solos. I also liked Jerome on the drums. He has a great, loose style.
Thompson's latest album was recorded live on his last tour. The first half of the show were all songs from this album. The audience really seemed to love it. The second set and encore were his earlier "hits". I actually only recognized a couple of songs (Cyn's the big fan), but they were all good. Most of the show was straight-ahead rock or folky/rootsy stuff. One song was a maybe-forties-style jazzy/bluesy number. It had a great sax solo, that sounded like a muted trumpet. A couple of songs featured extended jams and solos from different bandmembers, but especially Thompson.