Just ordered my Roger McGuinn tickets

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:59 am

I'm going to see him on May 21st in Newberry,SC at the Newberry Opera House; anyone else going?

Cole

janglebox · Post by **janglebox** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:41 am

Thursday, April 28 at the Barns at Wolf Trap. (Northern Virginia, outside of D.C.)

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:13 am

Saw him last year guys, just after the release of Limited Edition, about this time. Good show, but he didn't use his 370, at all, just his Martin 7 string. Hope he gives you a little more. You just expect to see him use the Ric.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:58 pm

NO, say it ain't so! No RIC? What kind of spell does Martin have over him?

Cole

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:49 pm

At the time I think McGuinn had just had the Martin 7 for a short time and was rather enamoured with it I guess. I mean the show was great but I wanted the Ric. I had been waiting 38 years to see him play it and I'm still waiting. Maybe you and Steve will be more fortunate.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:53 pm

Man, I hope so. It's like going to see the Harlem Globe Trotters and find out that they are into soccer now.

Cole

pmb1 · Post by **pmb1** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:28 pm

Saw RM last night, Buffalo State college. Packed house (986 capacity).

He played the Ric for approx 4 songs (not EMH - that was played on the Acoustic 12 string) of the 30ish songs played. He totally missed and did not play the guitar lick inside TTT.
Honestly, I thought the Ric sounded flat, over amplified by the sound engineer. And could tell, since he started playing it and the volume got "turned up", then he quit playing cuz he didn't like the sound, to tune the guitar, so it got "turned down", and it went back up after he got it adjusted/how he wanted it.

He sure does like that 7 string. He called it the "swiss army knife" of guitars.
Show was 90 minutes. It was worth it. He sure enjoys playing, really gets into it.

It was weird, the audience wanted to clap/show support at beginning of songs, but immediately go quiet to not miss any playing/music.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:02 pm

Paul,

Thanks for that info and welcome to the forum.

I don't quite understand what you mean by he totally miseed and didn't play the guitar lick inside TTT. Could you please clearify?

Thanks

Cole

pmb1 · Post by **pmb1** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:22 pm

Thanks for the welcome, and sure - to explain:

Watch this video-
http://www.ibiblio.org/bitcasting/rmg-15meg.mpg

TTT Lyrics:

(Beginning left off), then:

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing

- Insert missed 12 string instrumental break RM did not play... -

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear it’s not too late

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:26 pm

Sorry Paul, dial up! Blah...

NO, say it ain't so Roger! That's my all time favorite McGuinn moment! I can't see going to a McGuinn concert and him not playing the TTT instrumental break. Unbelievible! What's next, no MTM?

Cole

pmb1 · Post by **pmb1** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:39 pm

I hope it was a mistake, he seemed very confused with the action of the Ric, this was the time when he was futzing with the tuners as I mentioned above...

Anyway, if he does the same improvational riff on EMH with the 12 acoustic at your show, it is the highlight of the whole show. I thought he was going to tear the strings off of it!

He walks onstage with the ric, and ends walking off with it. He came back on with it for encore, started to play but actually TOOK IT OFF and switched to the 12 acoustic (I thought I heard him mumble something about "having to tune").

He plays songs from each decade, a pretty good mix. Tosses in some interesting commentary, like the bus trip with Joan Baez, and working with Tom Petty.

pmb1 · Post by **pmb1** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:31 pm

oh, and I have to add...

If there is a pretty brunette, dressed all in black selling RM autographed Limited Edition CD's at a table before the show, ask if her name is Camilla (Roger's wife).

I could swear it was the same lady at the sound station, talking into microphone (presumably to RM) backstage.

pmb1 · Post by **pmb1** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:10 pm

Yep, it was Roger's wife selling the CD's...
Here is some video from a local TV interview, with Camilla commenting:
http://www.wesh.com/news/4402824/detail.html

So yeah it was her. Wish I would have known.

janglebox · Post by **janglebox** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:30 am

We saw Roger McGuinn at the Barns of Wolf Trap last night. In a word, he was
spectacular.

He opened on the Rickenbacker, walking out from the wings playing My Back
Pages. Pardon the plug, but it sounded wonderful being played through a
JangleBox -- *very* full and chiming. Uncharacteristically, he truncated
the song after the first verse to take a seat next to his three signature
guitars: the Ric, and two Martins -- the D42-RM and HD-7RM.

Roger was funny, warm, and conversational throughout the evening, relating
stories associated with the songs and other anecdotes (but totally
unscripted... not like "Live From Mars"). He really seemed to be enjoying
himself. His voice, which I thought was a little tired last year, soared.
Unlike other rock stars, his range has grown, not diminished, over the
years.

Some highlights: a beautiful acoustic 12-string version of 5D, which he
began by playing the outro (one of my all-time favorite McGuinn solos); a
spirited and animated Jolly Roger; and the always amazing 8MH (full version,
with two extended solos).

I ran into Camilla before the show, and asked her to please express my
tremendous gratitude to Roger for his support of JangleBox. She told me to
stick around after the show, which, of course, we did. When the crowd
cleared out, we were taken to the "green room", where Roger came in to greet
us and chat for a while. He was in great post-concert spirits -- jokingly
calling my wife "Mrs. JangleBox", and graciously saying how much he liked
the box. Man, what an evening!

The set list, courtesy of Robin Smith at alt.music.byrds:
My Back Pages (R12)
Up To Me (M12)
Dreamland (M12)
Jolly Roger (M7)
12 Gates to the City (M12)
5 D (M12)
Mr. Spaceman (R12)
Draggin' (M7)
James Alley Blues (M7)
Finnegan's Wake (M7)
Chestnut Mare (M12)
Old Blue (M12)
Russian Hill (M12)
Ballad of Easy Rider/Wasn't Born to Follow (M12)
King of the Hill (M12)
Mr. Tambourine Man (R12)
8 Miles High (M12)
Turn, Turn, Turn (R12)

Wonderfully lengthy encore:
I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better (R12)
St. James Infirmary Blues (M7)
May the Road Rise to Meet You (M7)
Chimes of Freedom (R12)
So You Want To Be a Rock & Roll Star (R12)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (M12)

--Steve
http://www.janglebox.com

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:37 am

Wonderful review Steve! Glad to see you enjoyed yourself. These young kids nowdays don't know what their missing.

Cole