jealous, very jealous.
...and please confirm that he does the whole show without changing or even tuning his guitar.
I was just checking Craiglist for tickets. I'm thinking of going....
You should, if only so I can live the experience vicariously through you and Rod. Beck is a master, and if you haven't seen him before, all the more reason to go. Btw, don't expect to see a lot of women there.
Waiting for your review Rod! A friend went, and posted this on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=75863329123&ref=nf
Very fine show. Beck was shredding, the band was strong (one friend was saying that the drummer might be the best drummer he's ever seen). The things Beck does teasing cries and moans and plain weirdness from his instrument, I don't think anyone emotes better on a guitar (at least not in the world of rock). And to confirm for Mshray, yep, no guitar changes or tunings. Just an hour and a half of continuous jamming. I guess they might have retuned before the encore, but probably not.
Geoff, the note link just redirects me to my home page on facebook...
Pretty sure the drummer was Vinnie Colaiuta, one of the many killer skinsmen to come to promininence in Frank Zappa's bands over the years. And Beck *always* gives them enough space to show off a bit and make you think "My god, that guy was the best effing drummer I've ever seen." Prior to Colaiuta I'd seen him play with Terry Bozzio (SF native and another Zappa alum) and Simon Phillips, who's a British *monster* of the double bass, played with Townshend, then the Who on the latter-day Tommy revival tour, and held down the drum chair in 801, Phil Manzanera's post-Roxy project with Brian Eno, when he was about 17. But Colaiuta is absolutely top of his field--the equal of about any other drummer you could name.