The new stuff he played from e was pretty good. All instrumental stuff, not quite as gnarly as some of the 'Crimson stuff, but will definitely appeal to the Krimhead. Good enough for me to buy the CD, so I did.
I was blown away with a song that I didn't recognize, but after looking up some lyrics I remembered, I believe it was Big Electric Cat. Great song, and an unbelievably cool guitar tone (as if Ade's guitar could ever sound less than cool). The solos in Of Bow and Drum brought a tear to my eye!
I was impressed as the rest of the world with the young brother and sister rhythm section of Julie and Eric Slick. Eric seemed to have flawless technique to the point where I could barely detect any human idiosyncrasy. Disturbingly good, and from what I could see, he barely broke a sweat.
I didn't take down the set list, but some songs I recall were (in no particular order):
a, b, c, e
Big Electric Cat
Neurotica
Three of a Perfect Pair
Of Bow and Drum
Futurevision
The opening band was called Death & Taxes. Never heard them before, but they were pretty good. They were prog with a sense of humor, kind of like King Crimson meets The Minutemen. A guy I met there pointed out that the keyboardist (who I gathered was new to the band) also plays in a local Genesis tribute band called Gabble Ratchet. Good player, although he seemed to still be learning the material, and a pretty darn good singer from what I heard.
The 2 things I forgot to do were a) bring my camera and b) charge my cell phone. These pics were from taken on the phone, and it ran out of juice 3/4 into the show. The sound quality of my phone videos is crap, so I didn't bother filming. I'm there to enjoy the music, and so the photos reflect their own priority level...
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Death and Taxes...
Ade's gear....
Eric's drums...
Adrian Belew Power Trio...
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