mark nelson, jody neslon's brother... has posted some youtube clips of the set we played during the darfur benefit show. i'm the black speck in the left corner. you can see me rocking the tamborine on a few of these. everytime i played keys or guitar i seem to vanish. even the huge black grand piano seems to be absent. great show. great sound. huge crowd. lots of fun. and i think we saved africa... ha. through the sparks proper - greg, jody, the mimikakis brothers and james... all played with a great sense of groove during this set. i had time to listen... great stuff.
several new songs were played during the set. like a dove, buddy holly's gun, vampires, turn everything off. the set not only featured chad fisher, gary wheat and myself... but also featured a 7 minute multi-percussionist ensemble, which you can see the beginnings of, on the clip buddy holly's gun. the horn hook on like a dove is pure magic. the horns also sound fantastic on the final if and when, which happens to be my favorite song on the record. it even sounds good on a video camera 50 feet away.
the highlight for the horns during the show is the outro of action figure graveyard pt. 2. by the end of the song, the two horns are playing by themselves. actually.. that might have been the musical highlight of the show. it sounded like a great 70's band playing some european festival in august.
this was easily in the top 5 of shows i've played this year. here's a review of lazarus beach from earlier in the year. i think this one might be my favorite, because i feel this way about the record, and i agree with the writer's sentiments about the final if and when and a natural machine.
several new songs were played during the set. like a dove, buddy holly's gun, vampires, turn everything off. the set not only featured chad fisher, gary wheat and myself... but also featured a 7 minute multi-percussionist ensemble, which you can see the beginnings of, on the clip buddy holly's gun. the horn hook on like a dove is pure magic. the horns also sound fantastic on the final if and when, which happens to be my favorite song on the record. it even sounds good on a video camera 50 feet away.
the highlight for the horns during the show is the outro of action figure graveyard pt. 2. by the end of the song, the two horns are playing by themselves. actually.. that might have been the musical highlight of the show. it sounded like a great 70's band playing some european festival in august.
this was easily in the top 5 of shows i've played this year. here's a review of lazarus beach from earlier in the year. i think this one might be my favorite, because i feel this way about the record, and i agree with the writer's sentiments about the final if and when and a natural machine.
local moon
l. roi
like a dove
the final if and when
action figure graveyard pt. 2
buddy holly's gun
l. roi
like a dove
the final if and when
action figure graveyard pt. 2
buddy holly's gun