Re: Of Guitar Gods and Men...

["Bruce Lachey" <b_lachey@hotmail.com>]

Dave wrote:

> Ravi Shanker's daughter who plays an unbelievable sitar.

I didn't know whether to post:

a) I don't believe it.

or

b) What's so unbelievable about her sitar?


;)


I liked all of OTR's guitarists; Ric (who I've seen with them most, probably 
in the 60+ times range), Jack, Linford, Karin, Paul, Matt.  They all add a 
different feel to it, and the non-sameness appeals to my hatred of 
convention gene.

It doesn't seem all that fair to gauge Matt's performance from this past 
tour; you had K+L, then Rick Plant on bass, who'd toured with them the past 
four months..  And the awesome Devon Ashley who had recorded with them for 
Ohio..  And then Matt, who'd likely had very little time to rehearse with 
them since the fall tour ended short and this lineup was conjured together.  
They should have let someone with better style sense (Karin?) dress him for 
the Taft show though - he looked frumpy.  And that's coming from me, King of 
Frump.

I didn't get much of a "attitude" vibe from Paul during the shows.  It 
seemed he had a genuine love for the music, and knew the tools to get the 
most from his instruments, without being overtly flashy.  After the quiet of 
Ohio, he was a perfect shot in the arm that helped elevate the live shows 
this past Fall to the awe inspiring levels they achieved.  The cigarette 
thing cracks me up a little - you can't nickname someone "Smokey" and expect 
him NOT to smoke!  hehe.

And though I'd only seen him a handful of times, he gave the most consistent 
level of performance by any OTR guitarist I'd seen.  When Ric was in a bad 
mood, he was in a BAD mood.  And Jack's style was awesome typically, but 
there were some lows there too.

The blind lead the blind,
Yeah,
B

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