BRAIN: London gig review

[Jon Jarrett]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:

> On 18-Feb-2005 11:54, Jon Jarrett wrote:
> > I think John Otway probably counts as a
> > quintessential English tourist attraction for any transatlantic visitors
> > :-)
>
> Perhaps if we want to destroy English tourism forever :)  Apologies to
> die hard fans, but as a person who had never encountered John Otway
> before, he's planted himself firmly in my Top 3 Worst Opening Acts of
> All Time list.  Whatever you need to appreciate 'im, I clearly ain't got it!

        Wow :-) Who's between him and Magic Michael then? (I mean, I
assume Magic Michael still holds the No. 1 slot... )

> Much though I know it's wrong to shout "me too", Jon's comments here are
> right on the mark.  Al has always been among the few drummers that have
> made me really sit up and _listen_ to what they're doing, and come to
> think of it, perhaps he's the only one of those I've actually seen live.

        I recommend seeing Clutch on this score as well. At least, when
they're on a bill where they have time to stretch out a bit; they don't
always Jean-Paul Gaster the drum breaks they should.

        And hey, I thought Carl Palmer was a fantastic drummer to *watch*
that time he supported BOC... Yours,
                                     Jon


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                Jonathan Jarrett, Birkbeck College, London
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