12-18-2022, 04:16 AM
(12-18-2022, 03:50 AM)TheBigTBone Wrote: The Raleigh show was AWESOME. A minor glitch with power cutting for a second or two but what a show. First time in the front row right side, right in front of right side lift. I will be back next year and this was truly one of TSO's better shows. While Chris was in front of me he lost his pick in the strings at the pick-up...pretty cool to see what is going on, the looks, the facial expressions etc. Did anyone notice that in the one song (a new one) that there was the music from Steely Dans "Reeling in the years?" As they were playing it I was having that moment trying to figure out were I heard that and it finally clicked in...thought that was pretty cool. Brink was AWESOME as well and so good to have him back east. BTW, WHERE WAS CALEB JOHNSON? I did not notice until the singer intros that he was not there. All the singers were great, but I wish they would let Caleb or Russel do "Music Box Blues." Nothing against Erica, but I think Caleb could nail it to the "T", going back next year for sure and going to try to gat that front seat one more time...I was really impressed this year.
When they were learning / rehearsing “Carousels of Christmas” in rehearsals, Al came up with the idea to slip in the Steely Dan quote. Pretty neat.
Caleb was out sick for a week or so and missed a bunch of shows. Russell did his Good King Joy in his stead and Christmas Dreams went back to Zak in the interim.
Funny you say that about Music Box Blues. Definitely was rehearsed and planned that way if Erika was unable to go.