RE: Smashed Bass or... JAE/Toronto 3/17/96Sun Dec 7 13:22:25 PST 1997

[Michael Hanley <mhanley@microsoft.com>]

5:15 pm on Monday, and the ears are still ringing...  :--)
You didn't mention the impromptu r&b number Steve sang: "Dead Red Bass".
It was short but sweet.
Who got the three pieces?  Did they get glued together again?
The show was good.  Steve is a very good drummer.  Mambo was good.  John
seemed to be really pissed-off for the first 3-4 songs due to the
aformentioned lighting and sound issues.  His humour was evident in many
of the little comments he made.
Shakin' all over was incredible.  The speed at which his fingers
travel.....

I noticed that the guys from "Joni's Butterfly" did a lot of the
"technical support" for the show, moving guitars, checking settings on
the equipment.  Is that part of the deal, or are they just keeners?

My Wife and I are looking forward to Saturday nights in
Kitchener/Waterloo, at Lulu's!


Mike


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>From: 	WFang01@aol.com[SMTP:WFang01@aol.com]
>Sent: 	March 18, 1996 1:30 PM
>To: 	thewho@mpath.com
>Cc: 	theox@eden.com
>Subject: 	Smashed Bass or... JAE/Toronto 3/17/96
>
>An interesting show... apparently John and band were getting annoyed by
>the
>lighting guy, (he thought he was "clever" by turning off the stage
>lights
>in-between the songs--even after the band repeatedly told him to leave
>the
>lights on...) and some sound problems on stage, John took his red
>buzzard and
>dropped it horizontally to the floor, breaking it into three pieces!
>All this
>took place right after "Love Doesn't Last"... John then pulled out a
>nice
>green buzzard for "Under A Raging Moon", but it seemed to sound
>funny--as if
>it were producing "sour" notes...
>
>Anyway, from the front center of the next to the stage, the sound
>coming off
>the monitors, to the audience sounded pretty good, with the vocals
>being a
>bit low in the mix, but not as low as previously. Apparently, there
>were
>other problems out through the main speakers, as people in the far back
>were
>complaining about hearing nothing but a loud feedback sounding
>"whine"...
>
>From my perspective, it was a good show. I really enjoyed their version
>of
>"Under A Raging Moon" even with John's sour notes and from what Steve
>said
>after the show, a misadjusted bass pedal, which he felt significantly
>decreased his performance. I couldn't hear it, and felt he did an
>outstanding
>job... 
>
>The only merchandise available for sale in Canada, are the tourbooks
>and
>CDs...
>
>The tour WILL be continuing through the beginning of April, with dates
>to be
>announced, including possibly another NYC date... (stay tuned)
>
>The set list was:
>
>Heaven & Hell
>Had Enough
>Success Story
>Trick Of The Light
>Brdiges Under The Water
>The Real Me
>Love Doesn't Last (just like the red buzzard)
>Under A Raging Moon
>Boris The Spider
>Life After Love
>My Wife
>Last Song
>Summertime Blues
>
>Encore:
>
>Long Live Rock (played slower than previous shows)
>Shakin' All Over
>
>-wf
>