YTSEJAM Digest 6388
Today's Topics:
1) Re: Planet X rocked the house- SPOILERS (and more spoilers)
by Ilia <painlessscream@yahoo.com>
2) Re: Planet X rocked the house- SPOILERS (and more spoilers)
by Coldfire <coldie@bellatlantic.net>
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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 19:38:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Ilia <painlessscream@yahoo.com>
To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Subject: Re: Planet X rocked the house- SPOILERS (and more spoilers)
Message-ID: <20021129033834.20448.qmail@web11305.mail.yahoo.com>
I second that notion.
I actually got to see them on Monday night at Jaxx in
Springfield, VA. Interestingly enough, the place wasn't even
half-filled - me and a couple of people who came with me were
all the way up front.
The opening band was Land of Chocolate, who has some interesting
material, but weren't extremely impressive. Their keyboardist
could use some piano lessons, for one. Their drummer was pretty
good and bass ok, and the guitarist's chops, while technically
impressive, were little more than Fretboard Logic lead patterns
played at high speeds. Musically, they were more of a trance
band than anything else, with elements of prog, like a few
polyrhythms, here and there. Except the keyboardist was singing
too, which they could've done without. Anyway, enouggh about
them.
Planet X played quite an impressive set. I won't go through the
set list, that's done for me on the web site. I was extremely
happy to finally see Tony Macalpine live (my first time seeing
him), and he exceeded all my expectations. Granted, towards the
end of the show he was running out of ideas in a couple of
songs, but for the most part he seemed confident playing with
the band (not regarding a few counting errors on his part, here
and there). His sweep/tap technique is something to work up
towards, for all aspiring shredders out there.
The bass player (something like Rick Fierbarraci), who's played
with Frank Gambale, and, as I found out after the show, played
on On The Virg, was a decent choice for the band to tour with.
He seemed to have no problem with the material, and, as was
appararent from his solo segment, as well as a few lead breaks,
he's got rhythm, groove, and melody - no problem.
Derek was definitively Derek. He pulled off a keyboard/guitar
duel with Macalpine in the vein of what Petrucci/Rudess have
been doing. In his solo, he played, among improv and similar
material, segments from Eruption, and the intro from LiTS. He
even gave me a look of approval when I indicated that I
recognized the riff. :-D I also liked very much the way that
his keyboards are angled out, so you can see everything he's
doing. Unfortunately, we couldn't *doh* because he was all the
way to the left of the stage, and so the two boards on his left
side weren't visible. But still, the idea is there.
Virgil shone throughout the show. He demonstrated how well he
can keep the beat without showing off, and how the show-off
parts of his playing are well-placed. After the opening number
(Ignotus per Ignotium), someone shouted out "Drum solo!" and he
responded with "It was!" I actually got to see him at PASIC
this year, and so I've heard his drum solo, but at the show it
was probably three times as long as what he played during his
clinic. Overall, quite incredible, in all respects of soloing
with rhythm. The group I came with
When people ask me how the show was, I say "good". Because when
I thought about it, if I went to describe any one aspect of the
show, I'd say it was "pretty good" or "good" or "really good".
So for all of you who want to know, considering seeing them, or
are going to see them, I'll tell you this much: the show was
good. Worth your while, for sure.
- Ilia.
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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:42:18 -0500
From: Coldfire <coldie@bellatlantic.net>
To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Subject: Re: Planet X rocked the house- SPOILERS (and more spoilers)
Message-ID: <3DE6E21A.D686B7B4@bellatlantic.net>
Ilia wrote:
>
> The opening band was Land of Chocolate, who has some interesting
> material, but weren't extremely impressive. Their keyboardist
> could use some piano lessons, for one. Their drummer was pretty
> good and bass ok, and the guitarist's chops, while technically
> impressive, were little more than Fretboard Logic lead patterns
> played at high speeds. Musically, they were more of a trance
> band than anything else, with elements of prog, like a few
> polyrhythms, here and there. Except the keyboardist was singing
> too, which they could've done without. Anyway, enouggh about
> them.
Here's where we play 6 Degrees of Ytsejam Separation...
the bass/stick player for Land of Chocolate is none other then John Jens
a long time Ytsejammer and Saveur on #ytsejam IRC back in the day. I
saw LoC open for The Flower Kings back in April at Jaxx and really liked
what they were doing. And the Keyboardist is Jonn Buzby..who's brother
is Chris Buzby of Echolyn.
LoC when I saw them had some definite funkiness going on in their set.
I think now they are adding more songs from their soon to be released
new cd.
Coldfire
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