From: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com (edheads-digest) To: edheads-digest@smoe.org Subject: edheads-digest V7 #35 Reply-To: edheads@efohio.com Sender: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Errors-To: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Precedence: bulk edheads-digest Wednesday, February 18 2004 Volume 07 : Number 035 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: EFO: Pasadena Review [johnathan vienneau ] Re: EFO: Pasadena Review ["Susan Shepherd" ] Robbie/Brindley Bro. at Fez pics ["John J. Ryan" ] Re: Question [JohnEBongo@aol.com] CA shows [Nicole TWN ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:44:05 -0800 (PST) From: johnathan vienneau Subject: Re: EFO: Pasadena Review > I find it quite unsettling that most of the new songs > are being written with > Eddie on the drums. Does anyone else notice this? Is > this only at certain > shows?I know most of the time, no one on this list > likes to point out > negatives with the band (some lists call them PATTs: > Positive All The > Time) but I can't keep this one in. I find it very > troubling that one of > the main things that draws me to the band and seemed > to be the band's > signature is slowly being phased out in the new > songs... It's called "evolving", Seth. Most great bands tend to do this. A few fantastic bands do it well. EFO is a fantastic band. > > __o _o > /\o_ _ \<,_ //\_ > ^^^^^^^^ (_)/ (_) _/\ > / And is this a guy on his knees praising a man singing, with a guy on a 10 speed behind him? - -Johnathan (PATT in denial) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 11:22:51 -0500 From: "Susan Shepherd" Subject: Re: EFO: Pasadena Review I've been an EFO follower for at least 7 years. I remember them starting to phase in the drum set at least 5 years ago. Maybe other folks can help me remember, but I saw them at the Flood Zone in Richmond, VA. They played Loittering in the Lobby (which I requested they play) and Eddie played the drum kit. I was surprised, but thought this was a good addition to get things rocking as only EFO can. The Flood Zone has been closed for at least 5 years I think. (This is where others can help me if they can remember how long it's been closed.) So, while this may seem new to you, the drum kit has been a staple on this coast for quite awhile and is certainly not a sudden thing. Just my 2 cents, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: johnathan vienneau To: edheads@efohio.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 10:44 AM Subject: Re: EFO: Pasadena Review > I find it quite unsettling that most of the new songs > are being written with > Eddie on the drums. Does anyone else notice this? Is > this only at certain > shows?I know most of the time, no one on this list > likes to point out > negatives with the band (some lists call them PATTs: > Positive All The > Time) but I can't keep this one in. I find it very > troubling that one of > the main things that draws me to the band and seemed > to be the band's > signature is slowly being phased out in the new > songs... It's called "evolving", Seth. Most great bands tend to do this. A few fantastic bands do it well. EFO is a fantastic band. > > __o _o > /\o_ _ \<,_ //\_ > ^^^^^^^^ (_)/ (_) _/\ > / And is this a guy on his knees praising a man singing, with a guy on a 10 speed behind him? -Johnathan (PATT in denial) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 12:30:42 -0500 From: "John J. Ryan" Subject: Robbie/Brindley Bro. at Fez pics http://public.fotki.com/aly/robbie_schaeferbrin/ Courtesy of my friend, Aly. It was her first Robbie show, won't be the last (Never seen EFO before either). ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:37:47 EST From: JohnEBongo@aol.com Subject: Re: Question >>If so, I'll also be sorry not to hear Eddie on the bongos - Joel from Maryland Joel, Don't worry about Eddie playing the bongos. Even at shows where he has his full rig set up, he still plays the bongos on the majority of their songs. I don't think we will ever get to the day where he only plays the drums. John ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:51:44 -0800 From: Nicole TWN Subject: CA shows Wooo. What an amazing series of shows! Wednesday: Great American Music Hall, SF CA Airports are really a world apart, aren't they? The minute you pull up to the curb next to the skycaps and hear the first security announcement on the PA system, it's like you've already left the city. I cleared security and bought a truly appalling cookie from Starbucks (a cookie so inedible that I ended up throwing it away), and spent a good hour or so in the neither-here-nor-there zone that is the modern airport. It was only when I was snuggled into my airplane seat and happened to gaze out the window that it hit me--I was looking out at traffic on Sepulveda, a road I take to work every day. It was just around 8 at that point; on a normal day, I'd be driving to work just about then. Once in San Jose, I set off for San Francisco around 5. Traffic was horrible, truly LA quality. I have made this trip many, many times, and it routinely takes 1 hour. It took me nearly 2 hours this time, and I arrived JUST before doors. There was still enough time to set up merch as people trickled in. Jeff and Pete Angwin came by to set up their rig and say hi, and so did Matte. They very kindly brought me food, which I needed, though in retrospect the raw green onion garnish stayed with me a while and perhaps negatively impressed the merch customers. The GAMH, always a great room, did not disappoint. They left the tables in this time, giving it a laid-back, Birchmere-ish vibe. I must say I preferred sitting. One long table up front had been reserved for those who had shelled out extra money for a sit-down dinner... and got front-row seats for their trouble. San Franciscans may wish to keep this in mind for future GAMH shows. The opener, 4 Year Bender, was pretty good; definitely one for the "above average" column. Onto the show! "Long Walk Home" had a slightly altered melody in the chorus--people tracking the evolution of EFO songs should check it out. (Speaking of which--when did they add the drum kit to "3 Fine Daughters"? Did I just not notice it or something?) New songs went over quite well, as they should, being awesome. New this tour was a polished rendition of "Come Together". They confirmed that they're recording this May; album out this fall if all goes well. Californians will be chagrined to hear that EFO aren't doing Kate Wolf this year--apparently the guys in charge like to mix up the roster. Friday: Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz As if to make up for Wednesday, I came well in advance to the Santa Cruz show. So early, in fact, that I found a spot in the Kuumbwa's miniscule parking lot. So early that, come doors, I had my choice of spots, including the choice ones with views of individual band member nose hairs. So early that I even had time to settle in, chat with people, and get to the dessert counter before they ran out of the good desserts. It was great! Being early to shows is massively underrated. This show was my first time hearing "Lady Freedom" (I'd heard most of the rest on the cruise), a fine song in the best Mike tradition--wry, whimsical, thoughtful. I didn't care so much for "No Pain, No Problem", but the rest of the audience loved it, so maybe I'm wrong. A drunken gentleman (Kevin?) entertained us with his... exuberance. At one point he got up on stage, uninvited, to show off his shirt. Robbie was a little taken aback, but soldiered on. Later on, Mike dared someone in the audience to go steal a particular giant neon sign and bring it back by the end of the next song... pan over to Kevin's seat, which is empty... (No, he didn't. But it was a funny moment.) Saturday: Neighborhood Church, Pasadena Driving to Pasadena is always an adventure. It's only about 20 miles inland from me, but I live in 2004 and Pasadena lives in approximately 1950. The time change happens all at once, too: just past the intersection with I-5, Highway 110 slo-o-ows down from four lanes to two, passing winding country lanes and Depression-era bridges over little irrigation canals. Then you're swept into Pasadena itself, full of storefronts and well-kept Victorians. Even if there aren't orange groves here anymore, you can sort of sense where they used to be. LA seems like another planet. We find the church, one of those light-wood, Scandanavian-like churches set in a parklike complex. Dagnabit, I just don't like church shows. The acoustics are all wrong--churches are always so boom-y and echo-y, which is great if you're intimating the Voice Of God, but less so if you're a band. (IMHO.) But maybe I'm cross because I didn't get a good seat: the guy at the door waved about 30 people ahead of me while he checked my ticket. I did, however, spot Eric Lowen of Lowen & Navarro wandering in; he was nice as always, posed for a picture with me, and was even forgiving when I called him "Dan" by mistake. (Brain fart, I swear.) The crowd was VERY enthusiastic, with a LOT of transplanted Virginians. A couple of them even brought a Virginian flag, which they waved around with great fervor and even ran up the aisle once or twice. Many people did the Joe. All the new songs were loved, especially Cowboy. Robbie, all better after a night of rest, joined his bandmates in the post-show hang-out session. >Now, I love the whole >group, but one of the first thing that instantly attracted me to the band >oh so many years ago, was Eddie on the bongos. He just rocks on them. I >find it quite unsettling that most of the new songs are being written with >Eddie on the drums. Does anyone else notice this? They're not "being written" with Eddie on the drums so much as Eddie is choosing to use the drums more often. I bring this up not to sound pedantic but to show that it's really driven by Eddie's taste and what feels most natural to him. Evidently, right now he's into the sound of a full drum kit. Once upon a time, waaaaay back when, EFO had two acoustic guitars and no bass. But while some songs sound fine that way, some--most?--really benefit from having the bass, and we're all glad now that Mike plays it. If I were you, I'd give it time. Eddie's bongos are not going anywhere (except on tour). - --nicole twn ------------------------------ End of edheads-digest V7 #35 ****************************