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Re: (TV) Austin show
My friends review of Athens:
The show was great. As great as they are, they're even better live. You don't realize how good Ficca really is.
I thought the great majority of songs were top-shelf. Ripp was even able to handle 1880 or So, tho he lacked the chops for See No Evil (in fairness, Lloyd wouldn't have had them either). The only weak spots were the new middle-eastern sounding thing, which needed a lot of work -( definitely not ready for prime time) and Psychotic Reaction. An extremely pedestrian, uninteresting version. To make matters worse, they've honed that to complete blandness over many years.
But that was the exception. Live, you just really realize how special they are. Not just great guitar playing, but unique, guitar lyricism.
On Nov 10, 2013, at 1:05 AM, Luis Salinas <salinas.l.e@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was reluctant to go to FunFunFunFest, because I dislike crowds and
> outdoor festivals. Also, I'm old and can't stand on my feet for very long
> without getting tired and footsore. Plus, I knew that Television would
> have only a limited set in the festival format.
>
> So it wasn't until yesterday afternoon, at my wife's urging, that I finally
> decided to buy a ticket. My plan was to arrive about an hour before the
> band's time slot and work my way through the crowd to a good vantage point.
>
> The band that played before Television was called Geographer; I didn't care
> for them, but the kids around me seemed to like them.
>
> The set change between acts was mercifully quick. They'd have been done
> even sooner if the band hadn't come on stage and asked them to switch
> Jimmy's and Fred's rigs.
>
> The band's performance was really lovely. They seemed to enjoy playing,
> though there was no banter. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Tom was engaged and
> played like he cared. Jimmy did admirably with Richard's parts, though
> they sounded very much like the records, and got the chance to solo
> extensively in 1880 or So.
>
> Setlist:
> Venus
> 1880 or So
> Little Johnny Jewel
> Prove It
> Elevation
> Marquee Moon
>
> I'm glad I went.
>
> ls
>
> PS: I have several large files that I would like to make available to
> people in this community. What would people recommend as a way that these
> might be shared?
>
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