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

Listen, over 90% of Bruce's career is a freakin highlight reel.  But since he's inviting us to take a walk down the '92 - '93 section of memory lane....

-Shayne Fontayne's stage movements made me imagine what Jimmy Page would look like if he washed down a handful of muscle relaxers with a quart of gin. 

-Roy Bittan is a great, great keyboardist.  But he should have been delayed entry to the R&R hall of fame for 15 minutes as punishment for his synth playing during this period.  Pure treacle.  Makes your molars hurt.  Sounds like a bad suburban wedding keyboardist  in a powder blue tux and a mullet.  

-The black female backup singers.  Dylan did it in 1980, and we all know how that tour ranks in most people's minds. All white rock & roll boys eventually go through their phase of wanting to have a large contingent of black female singers behind them.  

-Bass & drums.  Pure cliche.  The cool black bass player with the flip-up shades who doesn't move.  The young hiply dressed dreadlocked drummer (who bashed away to a click track, ensuring that any dollop of groove that any of these songs might have had would be quickly choked out). Was there a snowstorm the day of the auditions?

-Bobby King.  Actually, a pretty good soul singer.   Kind of like a low-budget version of Sam Moore or Wilson Pickett. It gave Bruce an opportunity to shout "cmon Bobby!" a lot.

-The Crystal Chick.  Wasn't she Billy Joel's utility instrumentalist/stage cheerleader in the 80's?  I thought so..

I mean, honestly, in hindsight.....this was the really best band he could come up with? 

Last edited by Bobby_G
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