A couple of quick highlights from today, and then onto at least some of my thoughts on Crowder:
1) I got everything new from the latest B&N trip imported into itunes and dropped onto the ipod today. When the day started, I thought I'd have more time for listening than I actually wound up having, so when it comes to absorbing the new music, well, that will have to happen later on in the week.
2) Finally made it all the way through the Grohl biography! It was, as I had suspected about halfway through, significantly lighter on the post-Nirvana portion of Grohl's music career, but somehow that seems par for the course. Everyone gets too wrapped up in Nirvana, in my opinion. They were a great band, don't get me wrong, just a great band whose best studio album (In Utero) is vastly overlooked, and who might not have been quite as legendary had their lead singer not become a member of the 27 Club.
As for Crowder, as I alluded to last night, the music part of the show was fantastic. Even the opening band, Stetson & Cia (aka, Songs Of The Fall) were great. Bought their CD. According to the Mrs., resident David Crowder expert that she is, his solo work is a lot more of an acousitc/bluegrass sort of thing, while his music with the band was centered more around electronica. I'm curious to hear the original stuff, but for me, this was a great entry. Not only was the musicianship top notch, but Crowder's stage presence was off the charts, and the stories he told made the audience really feel like they were right up there with him. Such an affable character, it was hard not to enjoy yourself.
The biggest downfall for me was that the venue wasn't accessible for someone in a chair in any way whatsoever, and what was worse was that management didn't really try to do anything to rectify that fact. Consequently, the musician in me, who enjoys watching the action on the stage got no satisfaction from the gig at all.
I'd have gone back to see Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers there in April, but after the experience with the venue, I'm thinking maybe not.
Oh well, at least I could hear everything that went on.
1) I got everything new from the latest B&N trip imported into itunes and dropped onto the ipod today. When the day started, I thought I'd have more time for listening than I actually wound up having, so when it comes to absorbing the new music, well, that will have to happen later on in the week.
2) Finally made it all the way through the Grohl biography! It was, as I had suspected about halfway through, significantly lighter on the post-Nirvana portion of Grohl's music career, but somehow that seems par for the course. Everyone gets too wrapped up in Nirvana, in my opinion. They were a great band, don't get me wrong, just a great band whose best studio album (In Utero) is vastly overlooked, and who might not have been quite as legendary had their lead singer not become a member of the 27 Club.
As for Crowder, as I alluded to last night, the music part of the show was fantastic. Even the opening band, Stetson & Cia (aka, Songs Of The Fall) were great. Bought their CD. According to the Mrs., resident David Crowder expert that she is, his solo work is a lot more of an acousitc/bluegrass sort of thing, while his music with the band was centered more around electronica. I'm curious to hear the original stuff, but for me, this was a great entry. Not only was the musicianship top notch, but Crowder's stage presence was off the charts, and the stories he told made the audience really feel like they were right up there with him. Such an affable character, it was hard not to enjoy yourself.
The biggest downfall for me was that the venue wasn't accessible for someone in a chair in any way whatsoever, and what was worse was that management didn't really try to do anything to rectify that fact. Consequently, the musician in me, who enjoys watching the action on the stage got no satisfaction from the gig at all.
I'd have gone back to see Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers there in April, but after the experience with the venue, I'm thinking maybe not.
Oh well, at least I could hear everything that went on.
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