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crimson_dynamo wrote:I sheepishly admit that I saw Wetton and Edie Jobson play last year and they did UK and Crimson tunes all night at small theatre in Arlington, MA. It was like a Star Trek convention, all the old prog wizards in the audience! John Wetton's voice has always had a lovely "lived in" quality and that sounded great. His bass playing was definitely hampered by carpel tunnel syndrome and he had a thumb pick taped to his hand. Sadly, his HIwatts were nowhere to be seen and he had a plain old modern bass tone. Meanwhile, Adrien Belew has a power trio with a young girl form Philly named Julie Slick who totally recreates the patented Wetton Brontosaurus bass sound.

I've said too much and outed myself as a prog geek. I'm going to go say ten hail REMs.
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I have seen Belew's Power Trio with the above mentioned Julie Slick.
Their music takes Prog. WAY out into the stratosphere!!!!!! You have to hear it for yourselves!!!!!

Julie is the new Chris Squire of the bass-guitar.....she is a vision of beauty, and a very cool person to talk with.

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Yeah, I kind of figure between her, Adrien and Tony Levin I'll get my wig stretched good and proper at that one.
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crimson_dynamo wrote:I sheepishly admit that I saw Wetton and Edie Jobson play last year and they did UK and Crimson tunes all night at small theatre in Arlington, MA. It was like a Star Trek convention, all the old prog wizards in the audience! John Wetton's voice has always had a lovely "lived in" quality and that sounded great. His bass playing was definitely hampered by carpel tunnel syndrome and he had a thumb pick taped to his hand. Sadly, his HIwatts were nowhere to be seen and he had a plain old modern bass tone. Meanwhile, Adrien Belew has a power trio with a young girl form Philly named Julie Slick who totally recreates the patented Wetton Brontosaurus bass sound.

I've said too much and outed myself as a prog geek. I'm going to go say ten hail REMs.
Sheepishly? :P I would have loved to have seen that. :D I was a big UK and Crimson fan back in the 80s. I know what you mean about Wetton's "plain old bass tone" nowadays. That old P Bass through a tube stack was IT! And I definitely need to check out this Julie person.
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John add me to the list.. that was oustanding. Can't believe he wasn't able to sell the film.. it would be perfect for PBS
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Thanks guys, but I'm just the messenger. I saw the filmmaker's post on the Rick Club thread over on TB and thought it worth the mention here and in the Chris Squire forum here.
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I have a new Fav band too now. Thank to this posting and I never even heard of em till I watched this vid John.

The Flower Kings!!!!! Are awesome!! I have all there albums now. I have also been digging the older ones i never heard of too Gentle Giant and Camel, Marrilion. Newer ones like Spocks Beard, Big Elf. Still the fav goes to The Flower Kings. I also got a few albums of Transatlantic downloaded too. :twisted: Muahahahahahaha
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Picking the cream of the crop I see, Andy! :lol: :lol:
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