Third spruce tree on the left

Saw #GaryNuman last night at The #Concert Hall in #Toronto - excellent show, great venue; was one of those shows where the #music was #loud but not so loud you walked out with a headache or your ears ringing. Also #generaladmission but there are seats upstairs in the balcony, which as an old fart I appreciated.

Really digging Numan's latest work (and all his classics of course), definitely would go see again. 10/10

Mar 25 at 1:20pmWeb
Show threadLadder Logic 🇨🇦1d ago
@tezoatlipoca
Saw him in 2019 at the Vogue theatre in Vancouver. Old style movie theatre converted for concerts, seating ripped out downstairs for general standing and balcony with seats upstairs. The acoustics were really good. He was just winding up his Savage tour, the show was excellent.
Show threadAlexanderVI1d ago

@GuitarSith @tezoatlipoca

Saw him 25 years ago in London and was surprised he was still going. His longevity is extremely impressive!

Show threadLadder Logic 🇨🇦1d ago
@AlexanderVI @tezoatlipoca
He’s a month older than me, I know what you’re saying. His show was very high energy, a far cry from his performance back in 1980 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. Back then he was into his cold as ice persona, I like his new persona much better.
Show threadAlexanderVI1d ago

@GuitarSith @tezoatlipoca

I'm also perpetually in awe at the fact that he wrote Cars in 30 minutes, for which he would still be a pop legend even if he hadn't written any other absolute classics.

Show threadLadder Logic 🇨🇦1d ago
@AlexanderVI @tezoatlipoca
A lot of great songs happen spontaneously. John Bonham was warming up at Headly Grange doing the opening snare beats for Rock’n’Roll when Jimmy Page threw in his guitar lick. Jones and Page then ad libbed their way in. The song was written and recorded in less than an hour. Similar for The Eagles Life In The Fast Lane which started as a Joe Walsh finger warmup exercise. Took a bit longer but was still one of those spur of the moment wonders.
Show threadAlexanderVI1d ago

@GuitarSith @tezoatlipoca
This shows the value of preparation and of spending a lot of time goofing around producing nothing if you are doing creative stuff.

These lightning moments only happen because everyone in the room has thousands of hours of messing around with music under their belts.

Obviously, that's no guarantee (Bonham driving himself crazy trying to come up with a drum part for Black Dog, for example, before he realized he could just play a straight 4/4), but it helps!

Show threadLadder Logic 🇨🇦1d ago
@AlexanderVI @tezoatlipoca
Absolutely, it shows the value of doing live performances night after night on slogging road trips. With a band like Zep that ad libbing was natural, they never performed their songs the same way twice. But even bands that just follow the same routine every night can eventually perform songs perfectly blindfolded. Personally I’ve rarely performed live, but I can appreciate the discipline it takes and I admire those who do.
Show threadAlexanderVI1d ago

@GuitarSith @tezoatlipoca

Yes, the Eagles are probably the premier band in Column B. You know exactly what you are getting because it's exactly the same thing they have done every other time they have performed.

That kind of precision is certainly enormously impressive, but if I had a choice of which to see at any point in the 1970's, I'm choosing the three hours of extended versions, rearrangements, non-album covers, ludicrous vocal ad-libs, and occasional bum notes from the guitarist.