Members Jas Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 I'm posting this here because nobody paid much mind to it in Open Jam; maybe you guys will be more interested. The concer took place 7/23/05 on the New Haven Green. -------------------------------------------------- I mean. Just. Around Twenty thousand people attended. Twenty. Thousand. The population of the TOWN I live in is about 9,000. There was a big tight standing crowd up at the stage, and behind that people were sat out on chairs/blankets eating food and drinkin' booze. It was like a Mini-Woodstock. Naturally I bulled my way up front with my buddy. Onto the actual show: A) They played a set which was close to two and a half hours. They stopped playing to take a break from playing maybe... four or five times. They just strung thier songs together. It was grade "A" old-school performance endurance B) Bassist - Five strings on every song. Grooved like a mofo, slapped like one too. _AWESOME_ use of a Dynamic Wah. C) The guitar player. Raw tone. Raw energy. Sick rhythm during his soli. D) Drummer - Tight, loud, great grooves, not too much flash. E) Keys - Not a standout due to the musical style, but very tasteful, great chops. F) Vocalist - He must have lungs the size of Texas! He is a monster on the harmonica. Absolute MONSTER. He can belt it out too. Towards the end of the set they did an extended version of "Carolina Blues" which is without question my favorite song. The intro consisted of the guitar player going Hendrix @ Woodstock '69 for what had to be close to five minutes, then the band, for lack of a better word, slamed into the main groove. At this point the standing crowd became even more energetic, erupted, and were all jumping, dancing, singing, a bunch of people were crowd surfing and everyone was having a great time. Then I realized something: They were almost all youngish people. At a concert being performed by ugly older people... playing... music with substance... THERE IS HOPE! Take that pop music. Anywho, that show went to eleven. If you ever get a chance to see Blues Traveler... see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 Cool! Always nice to hear about good live music experiences. Sounds like a fun time and some great musicians... can't beat that. Good to hear about the "young crowd turning out for the ugly old guys" too. Every once in awhile somebody manages to pull that off. Thanks for sharing! I've never seen Blues Traveler myself but other folks I know have told me they put on a great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hanshananigan Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 Saw 'em about 10 years ago, I guess before John Popper's bypass surgeries. Glad they still rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loudneighbor Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 Cool. They're one of the jam bands I like. Popper is a monster on those harps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OSX Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 I'm shocked by your post you could have used more variety in your smileys........ infact you didn't even use a happy smiley smiley at all - didn't you have a happy time? I shall now go back and check what you've written. SX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A String Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 I saw them at Woodstock 94'. They put on an amazing show then. I'm glad that Popper's health hasn't stopped him from being the phenomenal talent that he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jas Posted July 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 Originally posted by A String I saw them at Woodstock 94'. They put on an amazing show then. I'm glad that Popper's health hasn't stopped him from being the phenomenal talent that he is. He's still not skinny, but that didn't stop him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A String Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 Yeah, no doubt. I used to laugh at the video they did where Popper and the band was hidden behind a curtain while a "Good looking" band was up front lip syncing. He's a big guy, but man can he rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 I like the idea of concert reviews here, cool...20,000 eh? What were the ticket prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 Yeah, I was going to say... I like the idea of concert reviews here too; too bad I hardly ever go to concerts anymore because the ticket prices are too damn high... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrewrg Posted July 29, 2005 Members Share Posted July 29, 2005 I heard a Blues Traveller cd and while I agree the guy has a great harp technique I remember thinking,ok,I get the picture,you`re great,just dont keep beating me over the head with it-the guy never stops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jas Posted July 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2005 Originally posted by Andrewrg I heard a Blues Traveller cd and while I agree the guy has a great harp technique I remember thinking,ok,I get the picture,you`re great,just dont keep beating me over the head with it-the guy never stops! Yea, I thougth so too -- but when I saw him live, I never wanted him to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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