Ed (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} joeradio) wrote,@ 2004-09-17 19:14:00 |
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Tackhead in the area!
The show last night certainly rocked the house.kyronfive has already documented the proceedings quite nicely, so I don't need to add much. The band members certainly have aged since they started in 1979, but they're still one of the tightest rhythm sections you'll ever hear. And of course we were treated to a live version of "The Message"! There were probably some people in the audience that thought "aw, how cute, they're covering this old classic"; but no, folks, these were the guys who actually performed the Grandmaster Flash original.
Some wanted to know how this show compared to the time I saw them at the I-Beam 16 years ago, before Bernard Fowler replaced Gary Clail as MC. Musically speaking, last night's show was just as good, though there certainly was more crowd energy (and a larger crowd) at the 1988 performance. Fowler has a more laid-back style, which you really can't fairly compare to Clail's megaphone rants. The earlier show also had the benefit of Mark Stewart and the Maffia (Tackhead with a different vocalist) as the opening act and more of Adrian Sherwood's freestyle dub-DJ stylings between the sets. So that 1988 show is still #1 on my list, but I thoroughly enjoyed last night's as well.
The show last night certainly rocked the house.
kyronfive has already documented the proceedings quite nicely, so I don't need to add much. The band members certainly have aged since they started in 1979, but they're still one of the tightest rhythm sections you'll ever hear. And of course we were treated to a live version of "The Message"! There were probably some people in the audience that thought "aw, how cute, they're covering this old classic"; but no, folks, these were the guys who actually performed the Grandmaster Flash original.Some wanted to know how this show compared to the time I saw them at the I-Beam 16 years ago, before Bernard Fowler replaced Gary Clail as MC. Musically speaking, last night's show was just as good, though there certainly was more crowd energy (and a larger crowd) at the 1988 performance. Fowler has a more laid-back style, which you really can't fairly compare to Clail's megaphone rants. The earlier show also had the benefit of Mark Stewart and the Maffia (Tackhead with a different vocalist) as the opening act and more of Adrian Sherwood's freestyle dub-DJ stylings between the sets. So that 1988 show is still #1 on my list, but I thoroughly enjoyed last night's as well.
