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Robert Fripp and The Orchestra Of Crafty Guitarists VI – Caorle, Italy, April 19th, 2013: For largely personal reasons, I have been in Italy for a few weeks, and when I was planning the trip, by luck, I happened to come across this. I’ve heard various versions/recordings/concerts/whatever of various incarnations of the crafties since they first started recording, and I’ve always thought it would be interesting to attend one of the classes/workshops/whatever someday. Anyway, I noticed they had a performance at the end of this incarnation and inquired as to whether it would be public or not. It wasn’t, but I was grateful when I was added to the guest list (along...; posted @ Tuesday, April 30, 2013 3:48 PM | Feedback (0)

Marillion Montreal Weekend 2013 – Brave: “Brave” was a seminal release in Marillion’s career. It came maybe a couple of years after they dropped off the planet for me (94 maybe), so I never knew it existed until 5 years ago, or whenever I rediscovered the group thanks to Porcupine Tree (Stephen Wilson helped produce one of their albums (I think), “Marbles”, which is my favorite of theirs). So, there’s a bit of an emotional distance there for me. But, I’m willing to bet that for many people in the crowd, this was one of their all-time favorites, and there were grown men, giddy like...; posted @ Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:57 AM | Feedback (0)

Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (and other songs): Steven Wilson’s latest release is arguably bittersweet for any Porcupine Tree fan, for while he has emphatically rejected making any sort of grand pronouncement about the permanent demise of the band, it is clear that it is on the back burner for him for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, for anyone that is a fan of what is contentiously labeled “progressive rock,”, I urge you to give this a listen. Having only listened to it a few times, I am not sure, but it might arguably be, on many levels, the greatest work that he has ever produced. A...; posted @ Friday, March 01, 2013 11:05 PM | Feedback (0)

Marillion, Park West, Chicago, IL – 6/23/12: A different concert in a couple of different ways. But first, the set list: The Invisible Man Open My Eyes Slainte Mhath Out of This World Afraid of Sunlight Cannibal Surf Babe The Great Escape Estonia Lucky Man Between You and Me Neverland Encore 1: This Strange Engine Encore 2: Kayleigh ...; posted @ Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:10 PM | Feedback (0)

Marillion, Park West, Chicago, IL – 6/22/12: If there were two things that were confirmed at this concert, they are: Though I was encouraged by the presence of my still noticeably older brethren, I am perilously close to becoming too old to rock Sometimes, you can go home again First, the set list: The Invisible Man Beautiful You’re Gone Easter King Fantastic Place A Voice from the Past Ocean Cloud ...; posted @ Saturday, June 23, 2012 2:00 AM | Feedback (0)

Marillion – Invisible Man (Live): This song pretty much sums up what Marillion is and what they do. With any band that has been around for this long, saying any particular song is their best is open to interpretation, but this is their best. Hogarth keeps the theatrics to a minimum. Actually, not really, it’s still a bit much, but better than other attempts. Just sing the freakin’ song, dude. Enjoy. The world's gone mad And I have lost touch I shouldn't admit it But I have....; posted @ Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:48 PM | Feedback (0)

Porcupine Tree – Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (Live): Perhaps not their best song, but close. The video is from a concert at Park West in Chicago, the last concert they played there before I knew who they were (if that makes sense). And so of course, in almost every show I’ve been to (6 or 7 or something), they don’t play it. The only time I’ve heard them play this song live was as the encore at their ‘special’ concert at Radio City Music Hall. All my designs, simplified And all of my plans, compromised And all...; posted @ Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:09 PM | Feedback (0)

Bettye Lavette - Talking Old Soldiers: An absolutely amazing song. It’s hard to add much to this. A cover of an Elton John song (which I now have to lookup), it’s dark and bitter. I like it. It's funny I remember, oh, five or six years ago I'd say I'd stand right here at this bar with my friends who passed away And drink three times the wine I can drink today Yup, I know how it feels to grow old I know what they're sayin' son There goes...; posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:55 PM | Feedback (0)

Jeff Beck – Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers: As partial penance for a previous post (say that five times fast), here’s a seminal guitar instrumental. I saw Jeff Beck once, appearing in a bill with SRV about 6 months before the helicopter crash. A great concert, even greater in retrospect given what happened. He’s one of the few guitarists that I know of that uses tone to signify change in emotion as effectively as he does (David Gilmour is probably the only other guitarist that uses this technique regularly. That I know of, of course.). There are many other YouTube videos of him performing this...; posted @ Monday, January 30, 2012 8:25 PM | Feedback (1)

Guilty Musical Pleasure : Colbie Caillat – Fallin’ for You: I like Colbie Caillat’s music. There I’ve said it. I realize that I’m not her target demographic. I also realize this is somewhat disturbing, if not downright creepy. But dammit, I can’t help it. There is a particular cognitive dissonance when the shuffle play on my Zune pairs this with, say, King Crimson, but what can you do. I've been spending all my..time Just thinking about ya I don't know what to do I think I'm fallin' for you I've been waiting all my.. life...; posted @ Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:47 PM | Feedback (0)

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