Reply to "New archive release for Jan '18: Brendan Byrne Arena, NJ - June 24, 1993"

bcpkidTougher Than The Rest

I am not a fan of this band, this era, this tour. BUT...I think the soul we find missing is primarily a lack of sax. Musically I think the engine of the band is piano/guitar/sax--taking nothing away from Max and Gary, who are a fantastic bedrock. Roy is there, the guitar is there, but there's a Big Man sized hole. It was the one element that couldn't be replaced, at least for me. Watching a (very competent) back-up singer take the BTR solo was painful. Listening to Badlands with an additional guitar solo was close to heresy. It mattered to the fans and it mattered musically. It's no coincidence that after a full year on the road the defining moment of this tour came when Clarence took his 10th Ave solo in this show--it was like the air was breathed back into the stadium. Elemental indeed.

1/6/1811:13 AM

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