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Breaking Up the Band


05 Dec

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We bonded over music. The first CD my husband ever loaned me was Mental Jewelry, the debut album from LIVE. They became “our band”. Why settle for a song, when you can have a band? “Dance With You” from Distance to Here, was our wedding song. We travelled out of state and out of country (twice) to see them perform live.

So its hard to see the band break up, to realize that everything turned sour. This was our band. I’m excited to hear what the former members are doing now, but I can’t help but be a little sad.

Great live performances – The Gracious Few


03 Dec

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“It’s called rock and roll, look it up.” This slogan was repeated a couple times during the Gracious Few concert, and rock and roll it definitely was, with a bit of blues thrown in. To quote Huey Lewis and the News, “They say the heart of rock and roll is the beating” and that was definitely true here. The beat and baseline drove the music, while the guitar solos added some flash.

Toward the end, they sat down for their “untamed” section- a little swamp bluegrass, they called it. It was intimate and added a new dimension to the performance.

Great live performances – LIVE


29 Jun

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LIVE is our favorite band. We have seen them perform live four times. The first time was in Oakland at an outdoor amphitheater. The second was when they were opening for Nickelback in Vancouver. The best part was leaving before Nickelback came on and the look on the bouncer’s face when we left. We also saw them at a casino just outside Vancouver, that turned out to be a great venue, and finally, just two summers ago, at Marymoor park.

They have all been great performances, and I am sad that it looks like their current break might become permanent.

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