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Subject: GIG REVIEW: 21st Century Schizoid Band @ The Stables, Wavendon -
15/09/02
The opening night of the Schizoid Band tour saw the group play to a near
full house at The Stables.

The band consists of :-

Michael Giles - Drums / Vocals
Ian McDonald - Keyboard / Saxophone / Flute / Piano / Vocals
Peter Giles - Bass Guitar / Vocals
Mel Collins - Saxophone / Flute / Keyboard / Vocals
Jakko Jaksyzk - Lead Guitar / Flute / Lead Vocals

The set was :-

Pictures Of A City
Cat Food
Let There Be Light
Progress
In The Court Of The Crimson King
Formentera Lady
Tomorrows People
If I Was
Ladies Of The Road
I Talk To The Wind
Pictures Of A City
Cat Food
Let There Be Light
Progress
In The Court Of The Crimson King
Formentera Lady
Tomorrows People
If I Was
Ladies Of The Road
I Talk To The Wind
Epitaph

Encore

Birdman - The Reflection
21st Century Schizoid Man

The band mainly played songs from the first 4 King Crimson albums, but also
played 2 songs from Ian McDonald's solo album 'Drivers Eyes', 2 songs from
the recently re-released 'McDonald and Giles' album, and one song from the
forthcoming Michael Giles album ' Progress'.

They performed excellent versions of the Crimson material, with Peter and
Michael laying down a solid foundation, while Ian and Mel filled the sound
with constant interchanging between sax, flute and keyboard. Jakko's vocals
were strong without trying to replicate the original sounds of Greg Lake
and Boz. His guitar playing was excellent throughout and certainly stood
comparison with the original lines of Robert Fripp.

In short, it's an excellent show and they performed fantastic versions of
POAC, ITCOTCK, ITTTW Epitaph and 21st Century Schizoid Man, though my
personal highlight was a sensational Formentera Lady.


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::-----Original Message-----
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::Behalf Of Jill Strobridge
::Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 5:11 PM
::To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
::Subject: OFF: touring bands
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::
::Not quite entirely off topic but....
::
::Two flyers received in the post - one says that "The Pretty Things" are
::touring with special guest ARTHUR BROWN.    Is it *the* Arthur Brown
::does anyone know?   They are playing Edinburgh on 6th October which
::might be worth a visit if he is going to be there.
::
::The other flyer says that the "21st Century Schizoid Band" is touring.
::This appears to be quite a large chunk of X-King Crimson (pardon me) and
::in theory should be a good show.      They are in Cambridge tomorrow,
::Newcastle on Saturday and Edinburgh on Sunday.    If anyone has a chance
::to hear them could they post a quick review?
::
::Ta
::jill
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