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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Saturday, December 04, 2010 4 comments

I went to a concert by The Thing : absolutely excellent. Raw, energetic ... subtle and sensitive.

Michael Campbell said...: Jealous!; December 4, 2010 at 4:09 AM
joesh said...: Yes, I thought about going, but couldn't find a babysitter. And finally just forgot about it.

On the other hand I also wonder if it's absolutely necessary that Mats Gustafsson has to play so loud all the time, it's becoming a bit like Mr Brotzman who also uses the same way of pummeling the listener into submission.; December 4, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Stef said...: Hi Joe,
A pity indeed. Yes, power playing was indeed there all the time, but often in good balance with quieter moments.
But that's part of the fun: the uncompromising attitude.

cheers
stef; December 5, 2010 at 12:45 AM
Anonymous said...: I saw, The Thing earlier this year,but without Mats-just Joe McPhee on reeds,and was happily surprised.They sounded better than ,The Thing w/Mats (too garish for my taste),and more 'sophisticated' than,Trio X,but the 'life-changing' concert of the year was ,Michael Pisaro,Greg Stuart,et al.
Maybe,'not jazz',but something like it,something NEW:Progress.; December 7, 2010 at 7:05 AM