OK, let's get some bashing going on here...
I listened this morning to the 1993-05-07 Gijon Show. Although I am not a particular fan of this period, and I hardly listen to any show of these 2 years I do like the energy coming from this boot.
As I was only 4 years old when the tour started and probably only heard Bruce when my parents had the radio on in the car, can anyone tell me what the reaction at the time was? Of course we all now that the drummer, Zach Alford was never even close to the quality of Max. Was that obvious at the time during the shows? I also heard stories that one of the guitar players often looked at his watch (particulary in Rotterdam 1993) to see how much longer he had to play...Which led to some reaction by Bruce...
I have to say I'm not really fond of the 2 albums either. Some songs are OK, but the performances on the tour, with just Bruce and Roy are the real highlight for me when listening to the shows. The band plays ok IMHO, but that's probably because a lot of the setlist comes from the 2 albums. BTR sounds really flat on every boot I've listened to.
Any opinions? Have to say I do like the "Across The Borderline" from the Gijon show with one verse in spanish.
Dennis
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