Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt
That's great. Round of applause for Buddy. I don't blame him for the lack of variety, though. And what "parts" is he nailing? If he's jamming, there ain't much to memorize outside of the key of the song. Let him find space. Let him sit back and not force himself. All well and good.
None of that has anything to do with the lack of variety.
|
Well put. I found myself nodding my head vigorously listening to this podcast on the drive home from work the other day
I have one more show this tour, and yeah of course it's going to be fun no matter what. I don't have a bad time or complain at the shows I go to, but afterwards I can objectively comment on them compared to what I've seen from the band before. I'm not expecting much variety at VA Beach, but if we get just one of the "rarities" that have been played at some of the other stops this tour (YNK, Captain, Rhyme and Reason, something like that), I would be a happy camper.
In the bigger picture, the way this tour is going right now has me pretty certain I'll be cutting down to 1 show in 2019 if I go at all, instead of the 3-8 I've been doing in recent years. The two main factors in that for me are 1) no violin and 2) setlists.
As an aside, I'll catch every D&T show that I can. With no violin and trumpet overload, D&T is definitely superior to DMB for me now. Might just make a point to get to Canandaigua next summer and call it a tour.