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back in ny after first three shows... thnx for the comments as usual
everyone seems to have enjoyed the shows... we've made some changes in
the band setup, (yeah this doesnt refer to jimmy's absence of course,
he's got some stuff going on that he couldnt avoid attending to and will
catch up with the tour as soon as possible, his keyboard/synth tech kevin
who's job is usually dealing with sequence triggers, acting as extra hands
is doing a great job of filling in) we set up closer together now, clem
is playing electric drums that produce much lower stage volume and as
a result doesnt have to be isolated like last time, no side fills, everyone
is using ear monitors including clem, and i never drink anymore... theres
prob some stuff im forgetting but so far the sets have felt different
to me, i cant speak for everyone else but i feel more in control relaxed...
we're still puzzling over the set, i see that those of you whove written
are liking the material we picked, it was totally debbies idea to make
the show more rock, harder... the two new songs are "diamond bridge" and
"golden rod"... everyone recognises "havana affair" by the RAMONES but
im not sure how many know "love comes in spurts" which was writ by RICHARD
HELL/JOHNNY THUNDERS and performed by the HEARTBREAKERS... when the HEARTBREAKERS
split up so did the song, it became JOHNNY'S "one track mind" with the
same music and RICHARD'S second version of "love comes in spurts" with
a slight alteration of the chord sequence, any way we're doing the original
version which i always liked the best of the three, also we're playing
"see no evil" by TOM VERLAINE and TELEVISION which is an all time classic
rock song and fun to play... im still a bit concerned that the general
audience will want more of the 'standards', but we'll see how it goes
over the next few dates... |
