Roger McGuinn show 4/23/11 in Norfolk, CT
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:08 pm
Hi,
The Saturday show was the better of the two. I had a fourth row center seat for the show. Roger's guitar playing was a lot better than on Friday. He still had occasional left hand trouble on his Rick, and the outro to "Feel a Whole Lot Better" was not played cleanly. I'm not sure if he spends such little time on his 370 because it's harder for him to play - or - it's harder to play because he spends such little time on it. His Martin HD-7 seems to be the guitar of choice for him now. The crowd came to life every time that he reached for the Rick. There was actually a bit of jangle when he played it, but I didn't hear the kind of chime I'd expect with the guitar's circuit or a JangleBox. The guitar(s) sounded far better than on Friday. In Roger's defense, the sound check took a lot longer than planned on Friday night, when he had most of his trouble. On Saturday, the trouble was mostly keeping the guitars in tune. He did a lot of tuning and even brought out the "I tune because I care" chestnut. The HD-7 just wouldn't stay in tune very long.
An old high school guitar player friend of mine was impressed with Roger's singing and playing. The crowd was on its feet for 2 of the 3 encore songs.
Here are some pics from the Saturday show: Tom (beatbyrd.com)
The Saturday show was the better of the two. I had a fourth row center seat for the show. Roger's guitar playing was a lot better than on Friday. He still had occasional left hand trouble on his Rick, and the outro to "Feel a Whole Lot Better" was not played cleanly. I'm not sure if he spends such little time on his 370 because it's harder for him to play - or - it's harder to play because he spends such little time on it. His Martin HD-7 seems to be the guitar of choice for him now. The crowd came to life every time that he reached for the Rick. There was actually a bit of jangle when he played it, but I didn't hear the kind of chime I'd expect with the guitar's circuit or a JangleBox. The guitar(s) sounded far better than on Friday. In Roger's defense, the sound check took a lot longer than planned on Friday night, when he had most of his trouble. On Saturday, the trouble was mostly keeping the guitars in tune. He did a lot of tuning and even brought out the "I tune because I care" chestnut. The HD-7 just wouldn't stay in tune very long.
An old high school guitar player friend of mine was impressed with Roger's singing and playing. The crowd was on its feet for 2 of the 3 encore songs.
Here are some pics from the Saturday show: Tom (beatbyrd.com)